Between The Lines

How do you see yourself at 50 years old? Lucie B is 50, and she’s loving every second of it! We chatted about finding love, previous dating experience, and making peace with being alone for the sake of finding healthy boundaries in future relationships. When it comes to love life, Lucie’s motto is “Don’t compromise!” And when it comes to professional life, Lucie B is not settling down for less eit...

History is such a fascinating topic! I’m absolutely sure of it after my conversation with Steve Snyder. We discussed his book “Shot Down”, World War 2 legacy, and the inspirational life story of his father. Howard Snyder went MIA during World War II when he was flying over French/Belgium border. “Shot Down” focuses on his experience as he and his crew members were trying to survive in a foreign oc...

Tom Corner is a wonderful man on a journey for aligned and conscious living. He lives his life surrounded by women - he has a wife and 3 daughters. Tom published 5 books, some of them based on his family. In a memoir “Mommy, Why Do You Have Two Birthdays?” he describes his wife Pam being diagnosed with a stage four Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, her journey towards health, and his thoughts on disease and t...

Sarah Katz is a fascinating young woman! She works in the intricate field of cybersecurity during the day and moonlights as a sci-fi writer. We chatted about her passion for science fiction (Star Trek Deep Space 9, anyone?) and discussed how crazy it is to live in the world that was envisioned by sci-fi authors of the past. We also came to the conclusion that the more things change, the more thing...

I had a candid conversation with Dania Voss, an Italian-born and now Chicago-based author of steamy romance books. We discussed her creative choices such as taking on a pen name to separate her career in IT and writer life, and challenges of distancing herself from blockbusters like “50 Shades of Grey”. We also learned more about the industry of Romance writing: ● Ideal male and female character a...

What is 'normal?' Is there really a reference point that can be used to determine what is really 'normal'. "To each his own" they say, as one person's normal may be another person's ab-normal. In Barbara's case, like most of us, her life was normal; good health, moved from South Africa to the USA,, all was generally well, until one day, she noticed a change on her husband's skin. What was once fla...

Experienced in helping several major companies to achieve their goals, Arie Brish is the Author of 'Lay an Egg and Make Chicken Soup' and the CEO and Business Strategist of  http://cxo360.net/ In this episode you will learn: The pros and cons of having an entrepreneurial spirit as an employee versus that of a sole proprietor The one major area he has observed that entrepreneurs ignore or don'...

It’s great to meet a fellow Trinidadian, Dawn James, a Caribbean native on my show, Between The Lines. Even more so, like me, she’s a Publisher and work with Authors hence the title of this blog/show notes. She worked for a magazine and book publisher from a more strategic perspective helping to turn companies around. In 2009 she became an author  and realized that there wasn&rsqu...

Catherine Auman found herself single later in life after being two times divorced. She says even though she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, she couldn’t find love for herself and was determined to find the love of her life. Now she has! She and her partner thinks “we never thought it would have been this good” If you want to say the same and looking for love in all t...

Life is perfect. You’re in love; you have a great husband/wife, wonderful children who seem well adjusted, finances in check, business on the upsurge, great friends and you couldn’t ask for more... EXCEPT! The life of your child! When life throws you a curve ball like the one Sue Matthews had, you wonder how as a mother, a parent, a woman, a wife that she held it together and could spe...

When your back is against the wall, you are then forced to face what is called reality. What really is reality? It's not what others say it is or try to convince you to believe based on their own experiences but more so, your own shadows or demons (not to frighten you), that come full circle to say here I am, you have been running but you cannot hide! The journey and yes it is a journey to tracing...