Third Chances

These 2 episodes were a long time coming. I realized I still owe you my own Reinvention story to share and this is the 2nd part. If you didn't catch the beginning, please go to episode 19 first, so you get to context and full scope... What shaped my life the way it is today, and what shaped me into the woman I am today? Yes, I walked a long, long way since my life in a small village in the Czech R...

This episode was a long time coming. I realized I still owe you my own Reinvention story to share (or at least the first part of it today). What shaped my life the way it is today, and what influenced me during my life under communism? Nobody told me that failures are part of growth, then. If I failed, I wasn't praised for "trying", I was made aware that I screwed up big time so I better neve...

Our today's guest may seem out of the theme. After all, Nicole Starbuck is a founder of an Auracle Academy, a psychic empath, a quantum energy healer, a spiritual mentor, and a life coach! I think you would agree with me that these things may be a big part of reinventing and a healing process - depending on where you're on the journey. Nicole is empowering people to ignite their intuition and supe...

In this episode, we have the rare opportunity to speak with someone who overcame 20 clinical deaths within a short period. Insane, isn't it?? Well, Fred will tell us all about this unique experience: What happened in the summer of 2009 What doctors thought he was suffering with What was really happening and what possibly contributed to it How doctors fixed it (or so he/they thought) How it affecte...

In this episode, we had an amazing conversation with the one and only Dr. David Silverman, a retired Foot Surgeon who built a successful private practice and Maryland Certified Ambulatory Surgery Center practice only to soon realize that he was meant for something more in life. More compact, a bigger purpose... As this podcast name Third Chances suggests – Dr. Silverman’s current success wasn’t hi...

Today I had the privilege to interview Rahz “Motivator” Slaughter – a wonderful friend with a most beautiful smile and personality; a devoted husband, a father, a motivational speaker, a 3X author, and in-demand online parenting and teen life, coach. Despite the physical disability, Rahz was born with, he is also an enthusiastic cyclist and a sought-after personal trainer. I think the name of this...

From sitting in the restaurant with her 6 sons and realizing there is nothing on the menu she can afford, to creating multiple figures in global business and traveling the world, nothing can stop Cristina. If that wasn't enough, she is also now the author of a newly released book that I have the privilege to be translating into the Czech language. It's symbolic that this episode is going to be rel...

Today’s episode is for fellow amateur scientific nerds - or real ones :)!! If you love learning and discovering new technologies as an early adaptor, you will enjoy a conversation with Dr. Lee Ostler, DDS, a general dentist in Richland, WA. He’s a founder and past president of the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health, a past clinical instructor, and an author of numerous books on oral systemi...

Another powerful episode -  this time with a spiritual teacher, an author, a wife and a mother, and a dear friend (or soul sister??) Danielle Dagba. It’s fascinating to me to realize how far I have come from being completely in denial of the spiritual world (who’s got time for that) to begin to understand that go-go-go is not the way, that we need to take care of our mind and spirit the same...

In today's episode, we talk with Jill Patton, a 30-year health journalist, and editor turned health and wellness coach. She works with women in leadership — whether in their professions, communities, or families — to help them create the vitality and health they need to keep showing up for what matters and to make the difference they feel called to make. The funny thing is that we t...

This week we connected and talked with a charming Sarah who was a Registered Nurse for twenty years – and is now helping others as a Holistic Health Coach, Keynote Speaker, Author, and multi-award-winning entrepreneur. In this episode we speak about how she naturally overcame a multitude of health issues, and how Sarah now uses the knowledge gained through her own personal healing journey and expe...

In this episode, we talk with Ricardo Wilkins, a former government employee turned entrepreneur, and his journey to personal development. How after years in government employment having a nice paycheck and being comfortable in the cubicle he realized that he wanted more, the challenge, something that moves him, fires him up, and brings up the best of him but still, as opportunities showed up, his...

This interview was originally recorded at the beginning of the world’s pandemic as one of my first ZOOM conversations. But its message and great advice are even more valuable today. I had the privilege to chat with Edwin Brown - a private practitioner of acupuncture in Wethersfield and Manchester, Connecticut). Edwin has spent the last 24 years working in both private clinical and hospital setting...

In this episode, we're talking with a retired professional rock roll drummer turned entrepreneur Robert Hayek who for the last few years not only built a new business but is also healing from a neurological disorder deemed "uncurable".  We will touch on: how after moving to Florida he felt like not working, semi-retire and maybe becoming a bass fisherman   how Rock Star Networking d...

In this episode with an incredible Mitch Webb, an Integrative Health Coach we'll talk about what turned a successful Corporate Sales Executive into Health Coach and what he had to overcome to change his health around. Mitch says: “As men, we push that stuff down and don’t deal with it and that stuff sits in our body, taking up energy and we get sick. You got to feel it to heal it.” You'll lea...

In this episode, we talk with Georgette Schwartz, Director of Nutrition who joined forces with a dream team at Evolve Acupuncture and Wellness in Delray Beach, Florida. Georgette's focus is a complete mental and physical well-being. She received Masters in Holistic Nutrition and went on to get Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition. She is Wahls and Bredesen cerified. Georgette has years of experti...

Today’s guest is Maureen Hayes, MD, a Medical Doctor for more than 30 years. She’s a board-certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist. How she transformed her professional career, what it means for her impact, a mission, and how the quality of her life changed. We talked about: How all she ever wanted was to be a surgeon  Who was the only man she would sacrifice her career for?...

In this episode, I have the privilege to introduce to you a very special human being, my dear friend, Berta Medina. Her story is captivating, and her professional and personal achievements can easily spread into several fulfilled lives. And she's nowhere near being done! We will talk about: How her family migrated to the United States from Cuba How was it to grow up in a very traditional Cuban mul...

In this episode, we have an amazing conversation with London native, now Czech resident, Roderick Lambert who devoted his life to Midlife Metabolic Health – first out of concern for his own health and then turned the experience into a successful business. Today, Roderick is a Midlifer’s Guide to permanent weight loss & metabolic health who helps busy people aged 40-60 take back control of thei...

In this episode, I'm talking with Amy L. Stacy, RN, BSN, CHPN, a Certified Hospice, and Palliative Care RN for 37 years. We talk about her life choices, divine interventions, and all the signs that affected her life. We talk about what had to happen for her to end up where she's today. We will learn: How she became a nurse as a plan B when she couldn’t teach dolphins to talk Why they called h...