From My Heart To Yours

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼: “When I visualize the path of one's journey, I visualize a zigzaggy road that goes up hills, down hills, around mountains, and through 7000 foot tall ant hills. There is no linear path, there is no easy way, there are no shortcuts. It's a one day at a time journey, one step at a time some days for sure. Just crawl or roll forward. Pain and joy are part of the journey. We don't ev...

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼: “Knowing that I am whole and complete on my own is not what societal norms tell me. I'm a solo parent of three and I'm a male. Most people would say, "You can't raise your kids on your own, especially two girls. I sit back, and I look at what I was programmed to believe. In reality, my kids need me. No one else would raise my kids with as much love, acceptance, and understanding...

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼: “The key to my life today is self-awareness. Paying attention to my own patterns and behaviors while inspiring others to do the same. Living in my truth and sharing from my soul. I don't believe in a heart space, I go straight to the soul space. Self-awareness is such a core foundation of everything I am as a full being. I hid in the dark for so long, mostly from myself. I defini...

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼: “I was adopted at birth. My adoptive mother abused me physically for the first 9 years of my life and emotionally for a total of 14 years. I had multiple 'near death experiences’ over 15 of them to date. Looking back over the course of my life, my first 'near death experience’ happened when I was about three-and-a-half. I came back 100% spiritually awake and in touch with all the...

Kashira Fatima: “I love to pamper myself a lot. It's one of the ways I know I am my best friend. I always like to ask people, 'Do you talk to yourself?' Most people don't. They share their personal thoughts and feelings with people who they can't even trust. I believe that’s because they don't trust themselves with their thoughts and feelings. The day we start doing that, w...

Kashira Fatima: “I was a girl who was always scared of everything, terrified. Who used to be scared of speaking to anybody. Public speaking was far off, even just having a one-to-one conversation, this girl was terribly scared. Every time I stepped out of my house, I was always making sure that I was okay and that nobody on the street was following me. There were always so many negative thoughts c...

Kashira Fatima: “I was able to move away from a conservative, small town background because of the education my mother fought to give my sisters and me. When I go back to my hometown, though my visits are less and less, I still see the girls doing exactly the same thing. Seeing myself on the other side, I feel blessed. That's the major reason why I feel the need to speak up. Life has been full...

Kashira Fatima: “If you want to make a difference in your life, there’s nobody who can stop you. This holds a very special place in my heart because two years ago, I finally started living and simplifying my life. I transformed myself. I am now able to do something for society and to give back to society in my own way. I come from a very conservative family background. I was born, raised, and stil...

Lisa McFarland: “Sameness tries to divide us, it’s a protective mechanism. Our brains are constantly searching for it. There's security in the familiar. Being able to relate to another person, even if we are hearing their story for the first time, connects us. We are more the same than different. I do a lot of work with folks who have lost loved ones. Because I lost two of my children as a ver...

Lisa McFarland: “The first thing that comes up for me when I think about the word LOVE is my son. He has taught me more about love than anyone else in the world. Zach is about to turn 26 and he only weighs 70 pounds, because he has a genetic disorder. Even though he is small, he is very robust and strong. He has not had an easy life because of his physical challenges. He does survive with the use...

Lisa McFarland: "It's an undeniable, indisputable fact that we have so much more in common with one another than what makes us different. The further away we move from the ‘little things’ that connect us, the more vulnerable we become. Connection isn't just a person-to-person thing. It's the symbiotic and dynamic chemistry of nature. When we breathe in a fresh breath, we get some...

Lisa McFarland: "In the last couple of years, I have been able to pull away from the experiences of being human. There are so many things that we take to be real and are attached to. As we move to a broader view of things it becomes very obvious that there's a life force that unites everything that is alive. Realizing that we all started in the same place has, for me, become a more robust...

Designer Dogs are all the rage. Learn what people aren’t aware of when it comes to these dogs. Breeder Dorrit Karlsen Heart Guide shares important information people aren’t usually aware of when it comes to their dog, including how to use or not use doggie treats. I trust you will enjoy this lively conversation from the doggie world.

How can you spot a breeder who doesn’t have your or the pups best interest at heart? In this episode Dorrit Karlsen Heart Guide has been in the dog breeding world since she was 10 years old. Dorrit teaches others about dogs and how to find a good breeder. Dorrit also shares how unfair we can be to our dogs without even knowing it. Have a listen and learn the ‘One’ rule when it comes to dogs. I kno...

A fascinating conversation with dog aholic Dorrit Karlsen Heart Guide. Dorrit has been around dogs since she was 10 years old and was trained by an award winning breeder who showed dogs. In order to be Queen of your dog, you get to realize that dogs trust you and want you to treat them right. Have a listen and learn HOW.

In her book "You Are Enough Just Be You: Why? Because I Believe In YOU!" author Suzien Welstead writes, “I just knew I had to run and run I did. It must have been about 11.30 pm when I started panicking. I had never been on my own in the streets at night. I could hear people coming out of the pub, and I froze. Oh gosh, what do I do? I was terrified.” In this book Suzie shares her drama trauma stor...

Kon Apostolopoulos: “The child inside us deserves our love, care, and attention. I liken it to the fact that I would never tell my daughter to do the things that I tell myself to do. I would never push her that way, demand those kinds of things or talk to her in the way I've talked to myself at times. When you serve love and care at the table of life, pull up a chair for yourself, and save a p...

Kon Apostolopoulos: “Priority–in its roots–is a singular term. My grandfather used to say, ‘You cannot hold two melons under the same armpit, my grandson’. That's an important metaphor to understand. There's only room for one priority in your life, because it’s your guiding light.  There's a lot of things that matter, but what matters most?  What is your non-negotiable? Is it your well...

Kon Apostolopoulos: “In many ways, I associate Greece with my home because it was where I spent my formative years–the years that helped me become who I am. Not sitting around and waiting, I decided to explore my boundaries and push beyond. I started traveling and working around the world. I've been thrust into roles that involved teaching, coaching or leading. I've thrived in those roles....

Kon Apostolopoulos: “We are here to live. Waiting around doesn't serve us. Life is to be explored and experienced. It's an opportunity to ‘feel’ through the ups and downs that we have. Living life is not about sitting still and waiting for it to happen. I advocate for action, rather than waiting.  I am first generation to the US, born to first generation immigrants who immigrated to Austra...

People feel helpless. It’s a crazy unpredictable world of disconnection. Little things can make a huge difference in a person’s day. Tipping for poor service can warm a heart rather than reinforce poor service. Verbally noticing that someone’s arms are full and offering to share the load helps a person to be seen. Giving away things to someone who would really appreciate them is a wonderful feelin...

We develop attachment and detachment rhythms over time. You can see it while observing children on the playground. Younger children tend to run back to their mother for a hug or to connect than the older children. We often don’t know what is going on in the background of each other's lives. If we allow ourselves to stay present, curious, and truly listen without jumping into our own story is a bea...

As I was growing up there were many things that happened that made me feel disconnected and that I didn’t belong in some way. Overtime and with the work I’ve been doing recently, I’ve gotten a better sense of myself, and have learned to love myself more. I feel that I do belong, I’m appreciated, and I can accomplish what I want to in my life. Love gives me a sense of being held and enfolded. Even...

At one point in her life, Kristina Berry went into a deep depression and contemplated suicide. She decided to turn her life around by joining the Navy. Kristina has undergone many personal transformations, often walking in two worlds. She is a modern mystic, spiritual mentor, writer, healer, and mindset empowerment coach who believes it is her divine mission to support spiritually-based women entr...

When we don’t choose us first we can’t give as much to others. This can easily be seen if we look at motherhood. It’s easy to fill our cup before having a baby. As women, once children arrive in our lives it’s all about them. We can easily start to serve from an empty cup. Love comes from the heart. We make choices with our hearts. When we choose love, it brings us together as humans. Sometimes pe...