Happiness Journey with Dr Dan: Where every journey is worth living.

W. Terry Whalin understands both sides of the editorial desk--as an editor and a writer. He worked as a magazine editor, and his magazine work has appeared in more than 50 publications. A former literary agent, Terry is an Acquisitions Editor at Morgan James Publishing. He has written more than 60 nonfiction books for traditional publishers. Several of his books have sold over 100,000 copies. To h...

In 1970, while playing football at Cornell University,Ken Kunken sustained a spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic. Despite this, he became the first quadriplegic to graduate from Cornell, later earningadvanced degrees from Cornell, Columbia, and a law degree from Hofstra University. Ken began his career at Abilities Inc., counseling and advocatingfor individuals with disabilities, befor...

Hands of Gold showcases Roni Robbins’ nearly 40 yearsas a published writer, including roles as a staff reporter and freelancer for major outlets. She currently reports for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Medscape/WebMD, where she was also an editor. Her work has appeared in The Huffington Post, Forbes, New York Daily News, Adweek, WebMD, and Healthline , among others. Robbins has interviewed...

ANTHONY J. MOHR served for twenty-six years as a judge on the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. He also sat as a judge pro tem on the California Court of Appeal. In January 2021, he became a fellow at the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard Universityand is now a senior editor of the Harvard ALI Social Impact Review. His stories and essays have received five Pushcart Prize...

JOHN DAVID GRAHAM is the founder of Good Samaritan Home, a housing / mentoring program that over the past 24 years has helped 2,500 men and women restarttheir lives after prison. Prior to that he spent thirty years going down various career detours, developing what he calls the “calloused hands and tender heart” needed to help people through a crisis. John Graham’s recent novel, RUNNING AS FAST AS...

Susan Hensley is a transformational coach, speaker, andauthor dedicated to helping people navigate life’s transitions with joy, creativity, and resilience. With decades of experience as a corporate executiveand leadership coach, Susan has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that come with major life changes. Drawing on her extensive background in HR, coaching, and journalism,...

Dr. Dean Sunseri, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Life Coach, is the author of A Roadmap to the Soul,a powerful guide to inner transformation. With a Doctorate in Practical Ministry, a Master's in Theology, and a Master's in Mental Health Counseling, Dr. Sunseri brings a wealth of expertise to his work with individuals andcouples. For over 30 years, he has passionately helped clients...

Diane S Speier, PhD , practices psychotherapy and hypnotherapy, specializing in perinatal psychotherapy, Somatic Attachment Therapy and Somatic Stress Release. She is also an energy medicine practitioner, helping people balance and harmonize their energies in ways that empower them to heal and take charge of theirhealth.   Before immigrating to the UK, Diane was the founder/director of The Family...

Adriene Caldwell is the author of Unbroken: Life Outside the Lines. While her childhood and early adult life might have been tumultuous, Adriene is now happily married to a wonderful man and living a life she couldonly dream of when she was young.   Adriene’s daughter,currently at university, was, is, and will always be a handful and Adriene wouldn’t have it any other way. She is blessed to now li...

Ray Martin, aka The Daily Explorer, is an entrepreneur and award-winning business leader. As a coach, mentor, facilitator, speaker, writer, and mindfulness teacher, heis a torchbearer for greater human consciousness. He courageously explores both his external and internal world daily in pursuit of greater insight and wisdomabout life, for himself and others. He created the Calling All Angels Found...

Brian Hite, PhD is a veteran Hollywood stunt performer with more than 130 film and TV credits and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his work on 24 . He recentlydoubled Nick Offerman in the feature film Sovereign and is currently doubling Chris O’Donnell on 9-1-1: Nashville . He holds a Ph. D. in Organizational Psychology, spent over a decade training U.S. Army soldiers in resilience andperformance,...

Kareen Aristide is a Human Behaviour Expert and Mental Health Practitioner dedicated to helping individuals unlock their full potential—personally, professionally, and spiritually. With nearly 25 years of experience as a speaker, trainer, coach, consultant, and pastor,she brings a unique blend of lived experience, academic knowledge, and spiritual depth to her work. Kareen holds a Bachelor’s degre...

Tabitha Stitt, known as The Self-Help Psychic, is a world-renowned psychic reader, trance speaker and teacher who’s been featured alongside the one-and-only MelRobbins in GOSS Magazine. She’s performed at Arthur Findlay, the world’s foremost college for advancement of spiritualism and psychic sciences and hashelped thousands of women transform their lives, from stay-at-home moms to CEOs.  As a lic...

Robert J Hunt is "The Accountability Dude" and the co-author of the book "Nobody Cares...until you do." He is a business owner in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area since 2008. Robert is an Executive Coach who runs CEO Groups in DFW since 2013 and he brings that experience and wisdom to help people reach their goals. Robert has been married 27 years to his beautiful wife Kathy, a...

Kim strives to help people embrace who they are byletting go of the beliefs and patterns that have been holding them back so they can leave a legacy they can feel proud of, one that’s lighter, freer, and morealigned than what was handed down to them. As a certified life coach, Reiki Master, IET (Integrative Energy Therapy) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)practitioner, sound healer, and podcas...

Erica, known as The Voice of Resillience, is a powerhouse entrepreneur, speaker, author, and o-owner of Code 1 BBQ in Wilmington, MA—a Texas-inspired barbecuerestaurant and catering company she runs alongside her husband. But her journey didn’t begin with success. She grew up poor, homeless, and surrounded byinstability, trauma, and adversity that could have broken her spirit. Instead, she turned...

Dr. David Yates graduated from ClevelandChiropractic College in Los Angeles in April of 2007 and immediately went to work educating and treating patientsas a preceptor with his mentor Dr. Drew Hall. He has been licensed in five different states and currently works at one of the most prestigious integrated health clinics in California, Envista Medical Neck and Back Centerin Bakersfield. Due to his...

Helen holds a dual master's degree in art history and theology from St. Edward's University . She is also certified in sound bowl therapy, Reiki, hypnosis, and past life regressions. Beyond her role as a death doula, Helen serves as an intuitive guide, delivering messages from Spirit. Helen Gretchen Jones is a compassionate death doula, intuitive, and channeler who writes about shared deat...

Mark Steven Porro, a New Jersey native (Exit 163), earned an Industrial Design degree from The Ohio State University. After years of agency work, his love ofacting led him to Hollywood, where he appeared in dozens of television, film, and stage productions. Markalso spent his twenty-eight years in Tinseltown, entrepreneuring. He started five non-profit companies. But hold the applause, none were i...

Eldest daughter, overachiever and recovering people pleaser Alenka has gone through a series of health issues and after years of looking for answers found a new version of herself. She saw how finding answers for your health is a challenge for so many, and decided to do something about it. With over a decade in building software Alenkadecided to build an online platform that is using custom matchm...

Sean Bridges was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. He's an award-winning screenwriter and author. He's a Stephen King Dollar Baby with his festival winning audio production of  One for the Road . His Audible Parade Productions created a serial audiothriller,  Triple Six  and their next horror/suspense audioseries, Parasite Zero  will be released this summer. His latest suspense/thriller novel, ...

 Mia Hanks is a survivor of narcissistic abuse.  She was married to a covert narcissist for 29 years and is the author of the award winning memoir, Bride-Made.  Mia hopes that her story can help spread awareness about narcissism and helpother victims find their voices. To access full episode, please click on the link below:   #drdanamzallag , #drdanpodcast , #Happinessjourneywithdrdan , #ddanmotiv...

Jeffrey Munroe is the editor of the ReformedJournal  and author of the book TellingStories in the Dark: Finding Healing and Hope in Sharing our Sadness, Grief, trauma, and Pain.  He is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America, formerly served as Executive Vice President of Western Theological Seminary, and lives in Holland, Michigan, with his wife Gretchen.  Link to episode can be fo...

Maria Teresa Pratico-Swanson is a heart-centered healer walking life’s path guided by love. As a master shamanic healer and founder of Emotional Musings and TheMusing Shaman , she offers in-person and remote healing worldwide. Her channeled poetry and Light language inspire others on their healing journeys,echoing her motto: “Triumphing over Trauma.” Having overcome addiction, abuse, and an eating...

Bruce Schutter is the creator of the Mental Health Warrior Program, a groundbreaking self-help approach built from his 20-year battle with Bipolar Disorder, Alcoholism, Anxiety Disorders, and PTSD.After hitting rock bottom and surviving a suicide attempt, Bruce found a second chance—and a mission to help others triumph over their own mental healthchallenges. His program is rooted in real-life expe...