Bringing Education Home

Wendy Cocke Wendy Cocke, author of the best-selling book “Making Flex Work: Defining Success on Your Own Terms” is an engineer who spent over 20 years in Fortune 500 companies leading global teams. As a working mother, she began to define success on her own terms about 10 years into her career when Wendy pursued a flexible work arrangement and was told her career would stall. This was not the case...

Episode 30 - Sharon Walt - Finding the root cause of health issues Sharon Walt Sharon is Canadian-born but has spent over three decades traveling and living in various countries. She spent many years as an academic, teaching, speaking, and conducting research, which helped her develop skills in scientific writing and interpretation. Due to chronic workplace stress, she had to leave her academic ca...

Episode 29 - Denise Thomas - Debt Free College - Really? Yes! 29 Denise Thomas TEDx speaker, international best-selling author, and coach to parents of college-bound teens, Denise Thomas inspires, educates, and equips parents to take an active role in supporting their children to live a life of financial freedom. Her mission is to ‘flip’ the student debt statistic in the U.S. Denise is a 20-year h...

Replay Episode 11 - Lyn Seres- Speech development and reading development Lyn Seres Bachelors and masters degrees in Pre-K-12 special education and additional certification in Training and Development. Over 35 years in special education servicing students (as a classroom teacher and consultant) with reading and social/emotional challenges. Former Training Director of a Boston-based teacher trainin...

Episode 27 - Janet Krebs - Queen of POP Janet Krebs Janet Krebs is a thirty-plus-year educator turned passionate parenting strategist. She has influenced the lives of more than six thousand students, fostering confidence, self-reliance, and self-esteem Today Janet helps families restore fun and intention in confident parenting. If you ask her, she will say she is living her dream. Janet's Facebook...

26 Episode 26 - Clarissa Constantine - Parent(w)een Clarissa Constantine Clarissa is an only child who had a tough relationship with her mom. During college at University of Hartford, she began what would turn into a decades-long career as a test prep coach. She's helped thousands of kids around the world navigate the college and grad school admissions processes. Along the way she's joked that she...

Episode 25 - Pamela Klein - Discussing Homeopathy Pamela Klein Pam first heard of homeopathy over 30 years ago at a La Leche League play group that she and her two young sons were part of. She thought What Is This, and wanted to know more. She read books and took classes locally. About three years later, she enrolled in The School of Homeopathy in England, earning the Practitioner’s Diploma of Hom...

Episode 24 - Dr. Ravi Rajaratnam - The importance of the brain Dr. Ravi Rajaratnam Besides coaching individuals to achieve sustained breakthrough performance without burnout, Dr. Ravi is also actively involved in community service focused on helping the homeless, mentoring transitioning special forces veterans into their second career, and supporting youth education and well-being in rural areas l...

Episode 23 - Rick & Leisa Olson - FUSE Our programs help Unify, Strengthen and Empower you as a couple and as a family. You get a clear idea of who you are as an individual, and this expands to who you are as a couple and a family. We provide you with a framework and a structure for your relationship. This framework guides you through a process that defines your purpose and creates a boundary for...

Episode 22 - Nadine Rajeh - Heart centered coaching for families Nadine Rajeh Nadine Rajeh is a coach for parents and teens, an engineer, a best-selling author, and a mom of four. Originally from Lebanon in the Middle East, Nadine has travelled a lot before settling in New Zealand with her husband and four kids. Nadine provides heart-centred coaching for families worldwide, to help teens overcome...

Episode 21 - Cara Tyrrell - Core4Parenting Cara Tyrrell Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed., is an early childhood language expert. With degrees in American Sign Language, Linguistics, and a Masters in Education, she has spent over two decades studying how infants and toddlers acquire receptive and expressive language and how adult communication shapes early identity, emotional regulation, and long-term learning...

Episode 20 - Dr. Mort Orman M.D. - Anger relief is possible! Mort Orman, M.D. Dr. Mort Orman, M.D. is an internal medicine physician and a 40-year anger elimination and stress elimination expert. He has written 23 books on how to eliminate anger and stress without using drugs, relaxation exercises or other traditional management techniques. He is creator of the 10-session Angry No More anger elimi...

Episode 19 - Deb Porter - HOLD Hearing Out Life Drama Deb Porter Deb Porter is on a mission to "Mr Rogers" the world through teaching & practicing confidential, compassionate listening. To that end, she created HOLD Hearing Out Life Drama. HOLD is a listening service that is less than a therapist but outside the common circle of family, friends or coworkers. She makes sure that her team of listene...

Episode 18 - Rob Eastman - Tattooed Life Coach helping teens Rob Eastman Rob's Facebook page @tattooedlifecoach8 on Instagram Rob's Website Copyright 2026 Kristina & Herb Heagh-Avritt

Episode 17 - Spencer Jones - Prince of Positivity Spencer Jones Spencer Jones is igniting people’s lights so they can chase their passions, help others, and live their life to the max. Known as the Prince of positivity he shares his positive energy and spreads joy around the world. He does this by sharing tips, tricks, and strategies to help others live life to the max through his Daily Energize p...

Episode 16 - Jami Carlacio - Working to develop a Growth Mindset Jami Carlacio Jami Carlacio is a master-certified life coach, writer, writing consultant, and international public speaker. After spending about 25 years in academe as a scholar and professor of writing and literature, Jami left to pursue her spiritual calling. She attended Yale Divinity School, graduating in 2021 with a master of di...

Episode 15 - Linda Bear - Family fun in the outdoors Linda Beaulieu With more than ten years experience as a certified horticulturist, Linda Bear is passionate about food forests, permaculture, and getting families in nature. Raised in the city, she has always been drawn to nature. Living in the forest and traveling to see the beauty the world has to offer led her family to live a life of their ow...

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Episode 13 - Scott Rammage - Brotherhood of Fatherhood/Media Machine VAs Scott Rammage Scott Rammage is the owner of multiple businesses including Media Machine VAs, Podcast Media Machine, and Brotherhood of Fatherhood. Scott provides complete VA solutions for businesses, podcast coaching, and podcast post production services. He also runs events for men who desire to be the best husbands, fathers...

Episode 12 - Nick & Desiree Wingo - Breathing and Yoga for all Desiree & Nick Wingo Copyright 2026 Kristina & Herb Heagh-Avritt

Episode 11 - Lyn Seres- Speech development and reading development Email: Rewiretherapy@gmail.com Link to speech development chart: Note there's a 6-month variable window in either direction concerning age recommendations https://mommyspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/downloads/forms/sound_development_chart.pdf Two Books recommended during the podcast: Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers...

Episode 10 - Matthew "Whiz" Buckley - Thank you for saving lives!! Matthew "Whiz" Buckley https://nofallenheroes.com https://www.instagram.com/nofallenheroes https://www.facebook.com/NoFallenHeroes https://twitter.com/NoFallenHeroes Please donate if you can to this special cause. If you need help or support reach out to anyone on the show.

Episode 9 - Scott & Nancy Kiesling - Adventure Therapy Scott & Nancy Kiesling Scott & Nancy are Life & Relationship Consultants who use their unique method of Adventure Therapy to propel people from standing on the edge of their life peering down at what they wish for, to leaping into the best version of themselves and living life to the fullest. Two years after they were married, Scott was involv...

Episode 8 - Zach J. Babcock - Podcast Entrepreneur Zach Babcock Zach's Facebook page @realzachbabcock on Instagram Zach on YouTube Zach's Website

Episode 7 - Jen Bruce - Nutrition and the Impact on Learning Jen Bruce Jen is a functional nutritionist and psychedelic practitioner specializing in mental health. Jen has had the privilege of working with hundreds of clients and speaking to thousands over the last decade of her work. Jen came to this work through her own healing journey and she believes everyone has the potential to heal, even wh...