Threads of Enlightenment | Letting Go & Personal Awakening

I interviewed Rob Dubin. Rob is a keynote speaker, and trainer on employee happiness, employee wellness, engagement, and fulfillment of strategies to combat the Great Resignation. He and his wife spent 17 years living on a sailboat and sailing around the world. Along the way, they shared their lives with and learned from people of diverse cultures in over 100 countries. He’s lived an extraord...

I interviewed Charlene Madden. Charlene has admittedly spent most of her life living in a state of darkness. After experiencing over 9 years of sexualized trauma at the hands of her grandfather, a decade of domestic violence, and 3+ decades of mental illness and suicidal ideology, she was just 2 days away from taking her life when she attended a women's workshop where everything changed. She...

I interviewed Marcia Morgan. Marcia has written over fifty business plans and helped entrepreneurs strategize on how to differentiate their companies in changing environments. After helping other entrepreneurs start their companies, she decided to found her own business consulting practice, Performance Architect, in 2012 and co-founded Positive Business DC that same year.  Marcia suffered a m...

I interviewed Terre Short. Terre is a human potential developer and has been a coach in some capacity her entire career. She has more than 30 years of leadership experience, a master's in Business Administration/Healthcare Management, her Professional Coach Certification (PCC), and is a Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP). Through coaching, speaking, and facilitating she has inspired...

I interviewed Jonathan de Potter. Jonathan is the Founder & CEO of Behold Retreats. This bespoke wellness service facilitates journeys of self-discovery and transformation, supported by the scientifically proven benefits of plant medicine therapy. Jonathan is passionate about raising awareness of the benefits of plant medicine therapy and its potential to improve well-being and mental health o...

I interviewed Cameron Danalis. Cameron is a podcast host, author, and the CEO and Founder of CAM Corp, an international life strategizing firm that services clients from all walks of life. He is a life strategist, business advisor, world traveler, and investor. Having traveled to cities around the world such as London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Vienna to name a few- Cameron has impacted lives...

I interviewed Judith Costa. Judith is an Unconditional Love Coach, Seminar Leader, Writer, and Speaker, with a Master’s Degree in Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy and an MBA. She is a certified consultant and teacher of the Akashic Records, a Reiki Master, and a certified Happiness Trainer. Judith works with groups and individuals to help them overcome their inner blocks to Love and know th...

Bran Katanec is a mentor, podcast host, author, and musician. He has been a teacher and a mentor to many. With a meditation-based approach and his background in the healing arts, Bran is here to help you get empowered. He facilitates  online workshops  and works with individuals and groups, teaching them the tools that will help them to be grounded, and confident and have more clarity an...

I interviewed Joyce Fields. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Joyce is a retired Executive Assistant and now resides in Arcadia, California. She started her career as a stenographer at a major utility company. Joyce and her husband celebrated 53 years of marriage on June 3, 2020. They have two grown sons, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She and her husband have been together for more t...

I interviewed Carolyn Coleridge, LCSW. Carolyn is a psychotherapist, Intuitive, healer, entrepreneur, spiritual life coach, speaker at seminars and workshops, and author. She holds a master's from Columbia University. She has been a therapist for 25 years and is also an Intuitive Healer. She worked at UCLA as an Energy Healer and appeared on CNN. Carolyn has written three books. Honor your Spirit,...

I interviewed Jasmine Poole AKA (Charlene Davis, Wonky Tonk). She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, but grew up across the Ohio River, in Northern Kentucky. Charlene graduated Magna Cum Laude from Highlands High School, and studied digital design for a while at the University of Cincinnati, before transferring to Northern Kentucky University, where she earned degrees in Electronic Media Broadcast...

I interviewed Jerry Hall. Jerry is an author and entrepreneur. Jerry wrote about his deaf and autistic son and how his son's journey was able to teach him as well. It was from this journey that Jerry developed the New Millennial Success Academy which was created to give people hope for the future. The kind of hope that allows their dreams and goals to come true. Its mission is "To educate and...

I interviewed Jenny Toh. Jenny is a writer, blogger, and ICF ACC coach who is the director of River Life Coaching Pte. Ltd., her life coaching practice where she coaches individuals to define success on their own terms personally and professionally. Jenny is passionate about empowering introverted women to remain authentic. She is also a lawyer and a mother of three living in Singapore. Jenny beli...

 I interviewed Ryan Lindner. Ryan is an author, blogger, entrepreneur, a personal development specialist who has worked as a behavioral coach for clients and top organizations worldwide. As Ryan states, after two sudden, unexplained cardiac arrests at a young age, he began to explore different perspectives with clients that come with any profound, life-changing event. It wasn't uncommon for R...

I interviewed Leslie Davis. Leslie is an author who believes that she's always on a journey. Her motto is "why not?". She measures things she wants to do against the yardstick: "When I am 80 years old, I don't want to be sitting in my rocking chair on my front porch saying, 'I wish I would have'". Linsey believes that life is one grand adventurous journey, making sure everything is done, from scub...

I interviewed Lee Hopkins. Lee is a podcaster, life coach, blogger. Lee is also transgender. For several years, he didn’t have supportive people who knew the real him as he puts it. . Lee said that he always thought that he knew what to do when it comes to making friends but in most cases, he found himself very lonely. As he stated, " That’s because when it comes to making friends – I mean re...

I interviewed Maxwell Ivey, Maxwell is an Entrepreneur, blogger, speaker, inspirational, and motivational personal coach. Born into a family of carnival owners in Texas, USA, Maxwell Ivey lost his sight at age 12. Having a natural gusto for life, Max graduated college and became heavily involved in the Eagle Scouts. He also worked in the family business alongside his brothers until his father...

I interviewed Dominique "Dom" Brightmon. Dominique has an Associate of Applied Science in Network Technology, an author, podcaster, Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), and Trainer from Baltimore, MD that empowers and equips others to share their stories. In his early childhood, Dominique was raised in the church where he was taught fundamental life lessons and...

I interviewed Sifu Rubia. Sifu Rubia is an entrepreneur, national speaker, a teacher. Sifi discovered the benefits of Tai Chi and Qi Gong as a way to heal herself. As an orphan in Bangladesh, Sifu has navigated the scars of profound loss and trauma, creating intense anxiety in her body and mind, including the traumatic loss of her body to a miscarriage which brought her to her first Qi Gong c...

I interviewed David R. Edwards. Davis has earned a BA in Business and MBA in Healthcare Administration. A few years ago I was CEO of a Community Health Center creating the leading integrated, person-focused, primary care center in the country. In my interaction with patients, advocates, professionals from different disciplines, and my own pondering and study he had an epiphany, a “WOW” m...

I interviewed Nicoleta Porojanu. Nicoleta is a Psychologist, Therapist, podcaster, and Educator guiding happiness seekers through their journey of self-discovery, healing, and personal growth. Nicoleta stated that she was born into a family dominated by transgenerational trauma, abuse, and addiction. As a result, she became interested in knowing about the authentic human connection, healing, and p...

I interviewed Murielle Fellous. Murielle is an Entrepreneur, podcaster, author, certified Quantum Life Coach, EFT(Emotional Freedom Techniques) Tapping specialist, and an Advanced Reiki Practitioner. Murielle states that being a single mom was hard enough, but when her children became teenagers and began acting out in self-destructive ways, the fear and feelings of powerlessness became overwhelmin...

I interviewed Roger Williams. Roger states that the "great resignation" got me! He's a podcaster with over 30 years of youth development and teaching. After suffering a heart attack, Roger decided that it wasn't how he wanted people to know him for how he lived his life. So, he immediately changed the work sections to read "Head Crosser Offer of my bucket list." Roger has purposefully embarke...

I interviewed Vikram Deol. Vikram is an entrepreneur, podcaster, real estate, and business coach. Vikram shares with us some of the traumas that he suffered as a young and how they caused him to make decisions that governed his life. Traumas such as molestations being uprooted from his school in America to a boarding school located in India where the conditions were not conducive for learning. Vik...

I interviewed Emmanuel Noble Enime. Emmanuel is known as the Character Coach; his stated goal is to help you look more attractive, not the person on the outside but the inside. The real you. Emmanuel believes that from his relationship with God, who teaches him principles to build character, he provides actual steps that he has utilized to obtain victory in this life and to increase inner attracti...