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Send us Fan Mail Jeff Zweerink is a research scholar for Reasons to Believe. He earned a BS in physics and a PhD in astrophysics with a focus on gamma rays from Iowa State University. Postdoctoral research in gamma rays led him to the University of California, Riverside. He continues to work as a project scientist at UCLA on GAPS, a balloon experiment seeking to detect dark matter. Jeff is also a...

Send us Fan Mail Lori Lynn Ahrends’ vast knowledge of reading readiness has been informed by her quarter-of-a-century spent as a preschool teacher along with a decade of university teaching, state consulting, training and speaking, all in the early education realm. Hers is a message or reassurance for people who care about young children and worry about whether they are doing enough or have fallen...

Send us Fan Mail Author Bee Bloeser knows what it is like to live under a dictatorship in total social isolation. Her family lived on an island cut off from the outside world run by a murderous dictator who burned all the boats, censored mail, and dictated with whom you could socialize. Bee offers an unblinking look at what it was like to represent the U.S. abroad and be an eyewitness to what many...

Send us Fan Mail Monique is a Happiness Strategist who teaches students and corporations around the world how to master their lives. She has spent the last 25 years studying the mind and its relationship to happiness and suffering. Over 70 universities and colleges use her program The 10 Minute Mind®. Her 8-week online course, The Happiness Baseline , has a 100% success rate in raising the mental...

Send us Fan Mail John Bramblitt After losing his sight in 2001, John decided to pick up a paintbrush. He never expected anyone to see any of his paintings; he just knew he needed to reconnect with the visual world he had lost. Since then John’s work has been featured in major news outlets and traveled the world. He has worked with celebrities such as Tony Hawk, Jeff Bridges, and Lyle Lovett, among...

Send us Fan Mail I'm a former educator and a crime victim/survivor who now educates the public on how to cope with and even heal from aggressive stalking, death threats, cybercrimes, religious cults, and the weaponization of the courts by stalkers (including religious cult leaders). I've written my first book, Fighting for Justice: Religious Fraud, Mental Illness, and the Collapse of Law...

Send us Fan Mail Daniel Hess A filmmaker and self published author in Baltimore, Maryland. Daniel has been working in the creative, corporate, and event spaces of video production since 2009. Many of his life experiences have gone into his first book, a collection of poetry called "Just a Boy Blaming Himself," in which he took an unfiltered look back at his life personally and profession...

Send us Fan Mail Sophia Demas did not want to get married, have children, or write a book; the Universe, however, had other plans. In this penetrating memoir, Sophia examines the events in her life that at first seemed to be a series of coincidences, but upon further consideration were building blocks of the miraculous. The Divine Language of Coincidence chronicles the extraordinary events experie...

Send us Fan Mail Judith Kaluzny has Over 43 years as a lawyer and mediator for divorces–now “dissolution of marriage” in California--, she found many clients had not understood the financial consequences of marriage. And very few people realized they could write financial agreements during marriage, post-nups, that is. Intelligent, educated people thought everything they owned before marriage beca...

Send us Fan Mail David Schechter, MD, is a family/sports medicine physician in private practice in Culver City, California. He has authored several books (including Think Away Your Pain) that explain the connection between stress and persistent or unexplained physical symptoms, such as back pain. In addition, he is the author of The MindBody Workbook, which has helped tens of thousands of people p...

Send us Fan Mail Naturopath, yoga therapist, Karma Master, Holistic Health teacher/author/producer with over 30 years experience, internationally recognized author and speakerDoctor Lynn a Naturopath and Yoga therapist has authored multiple book series and has been published in major publications such as Reader’s Digest, Shape, SELF, SPRY, The Chicago Times, Huffington Post, Thrive Global and Redb...

Send us Fan Mail Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1942, Michael Dorfman has been residing in Mexico for more than 40 years, including the last 6 in San Miguel de Allende and the previous 30 in Cancun. Because of his growing interest in Eastern philosophy, Michael decided to become a vegetarian in 1976. For health reasons, in 2008, Michael chose to make the change to a Whole Food Plant Based diet. Wh...

Send us Fan Mail Indiana-born model/actor turned self-taught filmmaker Bo Roberts, was driven to filmmaking through his interest in psychology. On the heels of 17 short films, Roberts took the opportunity during 2021 to make a feature film, "The Great Awakening," which was acquired by Filmhub and is currently available on multiple streaming platforms, including tubiTV. From the pages of...

Send us Fan Mail Wellness/Resilience Coach, Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Registered Nurse. Patricia Lambert Gent is the founder of Resiliency Reframed. Her mission is to create a space to revitalize and reconnect through mind, body and spirit. She helps high achievers prioritize themselves and create a life of BALANCE & ALIGNMENT. Through coaching, kundalini yoga and the akashic records she has...

Send us Fan Mail Wanda Davis is an accomplished educator (B.Ed. 2002) having worked with the Thames Valley District School Board as a high school teacher since 2002. Her focus is working with students with special needs, whether that is a learning disability or someone with a physical or communication disability. She has strong interpersonal skills dealing with youth and adults, outstanding presen...

Send us Fan Mail Bryan Gillette is a former Silicon Valley human resource executive, founder of his own leadership consulting business, and amateur ultra-endurance athlete. He has ridden his bike across the United States and run 205 miles around Lake Tahoe. Bryan knows how to connect with both the business leader or the amateur athlete to help them reach their peak and achieve the impossible. The...

Send us Fan Mail Rebecca Whitman is a Success Mentor, graduate with honors from Princeton University and author of international bestselling books, "Phenomenal Feminine Entrepreneurs," "Business, Life, Universe" and "How to Make a Six Figure Income Working Part Time." She was selected as Life Coach of the Year by International Association of Top Professionals. She hos...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Merrylue Martin is a celebrated people leadership strategist with decades of successfully working with global leaders and business owners from all types and sizes of organizations, to make their employees feel uniquely respected, appreciated, fulfilled, and engaged. The recent release of her new book, The Big Quit Survival Guide, has received rave reviews and best seller statu...

Send us Fan Mail Marlene Sharp is a creative and business-savvy entertainment multi-hyphenate who originally hails from New Orleans but is now a (San Fernando) Valley girl. Firmly ensconced in LA life, Marlene is top dawg at Pink Poodle Productions and Head of IP Strategy and Acquisitions for Rainshine Entertainment. Noteworthy clients and collaborators include BoredPanda.com, WeFixYourScript.com,...

Send us Fan Mail Bill Kuhn is the co-founder of Fight for a Better America, an organization that invests in key battleground districts and states throughout the US, with the goal of either flipping them blue or maintaining a Democratic incumbent. Through his travels with the organization, he has made hundreds of contacts with folks in local civic and Democratic clubs throughout the country―primari...

Send us Fan Mail EXPERIENCE THE SOCIAL TURMOIL OF 1960S AMERICA IN THIS IMMERSIVE AND PROVOCATIVE WORK OF POLITICAL FICTION, BY ACCOMPLISHED AUTHOR, AND AWARD-WINNING ACTIVIST, DAN CHODORKOFF! SUGARING DOWN is the compelling and richly tapestried novel of passion and tragedy, by prestigious author and activist, Dan Chodorkoff. Now available from Fomite Press! SUGARING DOWN spins the harrowing tale...

Send us Fan Mail Sabrina Osso is Founder and CEO of OSSO SAFE…Feel safe where you live, work, and play. She is a TEDx Speaker, Real Estate Agent, and Consultant on promoting safety and preventing violence in the workplace, schools, and in places of residence. Sabrina’s personal and professional experience with the subject allows her to bring a unique and holistic approach as a solution. She is als...

Send us Fan Mail Gwen Tolios Is an an asexual independent author, publishing short stories, middle grade novels, and soon new adult romance. In this episode Gwen discusses her new book, why she decided to go with self publishing, how her writings are different than other authors works, and she also talks about some of her favorite travel destinations. www.gwentolios.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Rita is a self-care/self-love/personal development expert. Rita is the founder & CEO of happybeingwell.com, which is a wellness e-commerce site. Rita is a Lover of Life! CEO and Founder of HappyBeingWell.com with the mission of being the #1 Self-Care Community in the world. Her mission is to awaken a billion people globally to their love while teaching them how to reprogram th...

Send us Fan Mail Brian Sachetta is the author of the "Get Out of Your Head" book series, a collection of personal development works focused on helping readers overcome various forms of mental illness. The first entry in that series, "Get Out of Your Head: A Toolkit for Living with and Overcoming Anxiety," was released in 2018. Brian also runs a website and blog of the same name...