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Joyce Manalo, founder of Kala Health and Wellness, is a Certified Health Coach who is an advocate for diabetes and mental health awareness. Formerly a Community Health Worker in Dallas, TX, Joyce has an important perspective on health inequities and with the recent Supreme Court's decision related to women's health, some important thoughts on the state of women's health in Texas. Here's her YouTub...

Today my guest is JenniferFraser, best-selling author and award-winning educator. Her online courses and workshops provide dynamic lessons in the impact neuroscience has on personal development and culture change. Her previous book, Teaching Bullies: Zero Tolerance on the Court or in the Classroom , explores what happens when the bully is a teacher or coach. Her new book,  The Bullied Brain: Heal...

It's the second Monday of the month and you know what that means, "Spirituality and Politics" with Marielena Ferrer. She's joining us from Scotland today so we hear a bit about her trip and some of what she's observing related to the culture of spirituality and politics on the island of Lewis and Harris. Then we dig into the conversations we've been having and the thoughts we've been thinking rela...

Today I get to speak with three members of the Holistic Health Community, Cornelia Wathen , Diana Seiler , and Alannah Henneberry . Since 2012 HHC has offered Community Holistic Healthcare days at the Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main Street, Stone Ridge (Route 209), on the third Tuesday of each month, from 4:00–8:00 PM. Then in March 2020 they shifted to offer virtual sessions during the las...

Sarah Carlson is a health coach who was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2020. What followed was a deep plunge into her health, genetics, nutrient levels and energetic and mental healing as she figured out the roadmap to wellness, vitality, and resilience that was individualized and informed by her unique genetics. At this point, the deep darkest night of the soul of her cancer journey is pass...

New York-based sound healing artist Lisa Marie Darling crafts meditational soundscapes to foster emotional and energetic reconnection. Through a cappella vocalization and experimental, looped melody formation, Lisa creates otherworldly compositions to aid in identifying and unlocking fossilized trauma and grief. To date, she has released three albums—Darling Lullabies (2014), Canciones De Cuna (20...

Today I am joined by Melissa Hewitt, Mirabai Trent, and Jenny Wonderling from Circle Creative Collective  to talk about their upcoming happening, BLOOM , and their ongoing work to build on their commitment of connecting and inspiring diverse communities by sharing and preserving traditional crafts and skills. BLOOM: the Rebirth  invites you to rediscover your dreams and your most joyous and authen...

On this month's installment of Politics and Spirituality with Marielena Ferrer we go deep into birth and the many facets of this conversation including; immaculate conception, unwanted pregnancies, and rebirths. Here's the NPR article we referenced, and here's Tanaaz's Full Moon Lunar Eclipse report. Today’s show was engineered by Ian Seda of  Radio Kingston . Our show music is from  Shana Falana...

Today I celebrate the life of Kia Abilay. She was a guest on the show September 21, 2021 when she talked about her book, The Gift of Listening: Cultivating Your Connection to Spirit . The part of her story we didn't get into in her interview was how she had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and what she was doing to heal from it. Kia passed on November 22, 2021 and so today, on her birthday an...

The content of today's show won't be uplifting, at least not most of it, but it's real and necessary information not to be ignored or forgotten. We will be talking about intimate partner violence or domestic violence and abuse so sensitive ears may want to avoid listening. My colleague Mariel Fiori shared this first story with me and covered it on her radio show which is in Spanish, but I'll link...

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Kaity Altu , Grant Manager, Child Care Connections at Family of Woodstock about the importance of investing in children. The NYS Office of Children and Family Services is offering a new grant opportunity to help open new child care programs in our region!  The INVEST IN NEW YORK CHILD CARE DESERTS GRANT hopes to address child care deserts across our state...

Back at it for another round of deep thoughts and wild talks with Mariaelena Ferrer. The second Monday of the month is inspired by the book,  Espiritualidad y Politica, which was published 11 years ago, of which Mariaelena was a contributor. She is also the Executive Director of Humanamente — a diversity and inclusion consulting organization, Chair of the Athena Network New York — a psychosocial s...

Today's show is dedicated to Sexual Assault Awareness Month and an exploration of toxic masculinity. Inspired by the anger displayed at the Oscars and the Grammy awarded to Louis CK, I dig into some questions I have about the source of this behavior and the ways we can work together to prevent it. I share the following talks and words from others who've spoken on these subjects including lots of m...

Today, I approach the subject of abortion with a (somewhat) open mind. I appreciate the fact that this is a divisive topic, and my hope is to relieve some of the pressure on the subject so that we can address the practical issues that are related to reproductive care. As someone who believes that it should a person's choice whether or not they have a child, I am committed to taking action to maint...

Happy SPRING! Today it's me, some music, and talk of Spring vibes and Spring Cleaning. Here are the links to the Forever Conscious Spring Equinox and Aries Season readings. This episode was inspired by and based off of the spring cleaning tips and inspiration from NPR and The New Yorker . For those of you near Ulster County, you can take your electronics to the Ulster County Resource Recovery Cent...

Back at it for another round of deep thoughts and wild talks with Mariaelena. The second Monday of the month is inspired by the book,  Espiritualidad y Politica,  which was published 10 years ago, of which Mariaelena was a contributor. She is also the Executive Director of Humanamente — a diversity and inclusion consulting organization, Chair of the Athena Network New York — a psychosocial support...

Tara Sanders  is currently the Director of Community Outreach and Public Relations at YWCA Ulster County . Long before that, she came to her yoga mat to explore and heal. Having a strong commitment to serving the community and advocating for underserved populations, she has taught students at a mental health advocacy agency, homeless youth, and developed a therapeutic yoga & mindfulness program fo...

Caron Grossman is a Registered Nurse and Certified Transitional Life Coach. She has worked extensively with families, patients and health care providers in organ donation, critical care, health coaching and addiction. She has spent a great deal of time working with people in grief, end of life and other complex life transitions and living losses. Caron is an inspirational speaker who offers differ...

Today I welcome Suz Slezak , mother and musician, to the show. For Suz harmonizing with another human being is a sacred act of sharing breath. This lifelong love of harmony is how she, as if by accident, fell into music as a career. Suz grew up TV-free on her family’s Virginia homestead, in an endless loop of fiddle-playing and singing led by her father, a Catholic seminary dropout, as she, her br...

It's the second Mo(o)nday of the month which means Marielena Ferrer returns for another talk about Spirituality and Politics, the Valentine's Day edition. We stumble through the messy history of the day and talk about how we feel about it, debate a bit about how to handle the day if you don't have/want a romantic partner which brings us back to ways of celebrating the day, self-love, Galentine's,...

Inspired by an article written by today's guest, Aileen Weintraub, I begin the show reading " When Doctor's Downplay Women's Health Concerns " from the NY Times, and then on the live show we listen to Jennifer Brea's Ted Talk . You podcast folks can check out the

Happy New Moon, Lunar New Year, Imbolc and Black History Month! Today I am honored to welcome The Poet Gold , Artivist, Poet, Author, Teaching Artist and Radio Host, and Suprina , Sculpturist and Artivist. They are collaborators and the Executive Producers of the video " Say Their Names ," premiering February 1st at 7pm eastern. (Poet Gold and Suprina's interview starts around minute 36) Like so m...

WELCOME TO SEASON 5!!!!! Today I have the privilege of speaking with Inno Powell, Founder of Abundance Farms. “Their mission is to get fresh organic produce into the homes of BIPOC families in and out of Ulster County, NY. There are so many people living in places where food apartheid plays a big part in our communities and we aren't even aware of it. We started growing out of public and private s...

It's a Full Moon and so we're doing a little Full Moon Release and Ritual on today's show. I share from the  Forever Conscious Full Moon report and a little from Cory Nakasue's show, The Cosmic Dispatch . Then you can move your body for some physical release with a little (mostly) 80's dance party. Here's a link to the Playlist for today's show, or feel free to use your own inspiring music! This i...

It's the return of our monthly conversation about Spirituality and Politics with Marielena Ferrer. Today we take inspiration from an episode of the Dan Harris Podcast 10% Happier about How You Help End Polarization and Inequality and Get Happier Too. It features Robert Putnam and Shaylan Romney Garrett who wrote the book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Ag...