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Join us for the second episode of an ongoing series called We’re an Open Book with Chris and Gene McMurray. Their podcast is based on their book Live Laugh Fly which chronicles their family’s journey with their son Scott and his rare cancer diagnosis at age 19 and his death when he was 22 years old.  Chris and Gene speak openly about their ups and downs before Scott got sick and how they followed...

A dedicated advocate for children, Damaris Alvarado-Rodriguez has been invited to speak on many occasions on behalf of the lives of young children. She is a member of several boards and advisory groups.  Born in Puerto Rico, she grew up in Brooklyn before moving to Philadelphia. She owns two highly respected child-care centers in South Philadelphia called Children’s Playhouse Early Learning Center...

Nicole Brodie is a mum of 3 which includes little ninja toddler boy twins and a sassy 8 year old. She is 39 years young and my number one rule in life is to be grateful, daily. To Nicole if there is a warm home, fresh coffee (sometimes wine), laughter and health, it’s a blessing. Nicole has certificates in Health & Nutrition Life Coaching, Digital Marketing, Reiki 1 Certified, Personal Trainin...

Jennifer Helene is a world-class vegan chef with a master’s in nutrition. She has appeared on Fox TV and has created methodologies to support lifestyle changes for many large organizations. Jennifer has learned several languages fluently and studied yoga and emerged as a top student in the Indian practice of Lyengars. Jennifer has run health programs for 20+ years, has been a FORD model, a wife, a...

Colleen Avis and Lisa Vranken are co-authors of the book Sacred Spaces, Subtle Shifts for Mind, Body, and Home Transformation. #1 for New Releases on Amazon, Sacred Spaces has been honored with the international award from Books for Peace in 2022. Colleen is an award-winning #1 bestselling author and certified Chopra Life Coach. She owns Subtle Shifts and is the founder of the nonprofit Be Brave a...

Sandy Forster helps entrepreneurs break through their blocks, rewire their minds, and manifest more money! She’s personally gone from welfare to millionaire and loves empowering women, and particularly entrepreneurs, so they can effortlessly create abundance in their life and/or business. Sandy is an International Money Mindset Mentor, Speaker, Author, and Multi-Award Winning entrepreneur.. She’s...

Denise Kavaliauskas is a Transformational Love Coach, Speaker & International Best Selling author. She is a survivor & THRIVER of narcissistic abuse. Denise is the founder of Life after Narcissism CSW Coaching, a global resource for victims of emotional abuse that offers support and coaching to women who are READY to break ties with narcissistic abuse in past relationships. Denise has mana...

Rita Bezzola is a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur and mother of two striving to contribute to the well-being of the next generation. In 2020, she founded Piper + Enza, a health and happiness company, here to support kids and their families through life's health and wellness experiences and move them from a place of anxiety to one of confidence. Join us on February 9th at 1pmET/10amPT and then in po...

Jackie Kocor is a Mortgage Loan Originator at PrimeLending out of South Carolina. PrimeLending has offices located in all 50 states in the US. They offer a wide range of products from your typical FHA, VA, USDA and Conventional loans to your more intricate renovation and down payment assistance programs. Jackie herself can originate loans in most of those 50 states with the exception of a few. She...

We are kicking off February 2022 with Theresa Chaze and Dori DeCarlo on Moms After Dark Friday from 10pm-12amET. This live show is all about what is going on right now...whether it be politics, business, our lives or what is happening in yours, this is an unscripted show. Give us a call 213 943-3757 and be part of the conversation! Theresa Chaze began her career in the mid-1980s at a small indepen...

Alyssa Wolff, founder of Unbusy, is a minimalism junkie, God follower, introvert, and perpetual bookworm, and mom of 5. She as more than 11 years experience balancing multiple kids while still getting time to recharge. Which is why Alysa specializes in simplifying life for introverted moms - aka your stuff, your sanity, and your schedule. Because afterwards? You get to go make a difference in the...

In the debut of We're An Open Book, Christina and Gene McMurry begin an ongoing series, sharing her book Live, Laugh, Fly and the journey she and Gene have traveled. Losing their son Scott to a rare form of cancer, Chris followed the signs and wrote her book, to share a lifetime of lessons of faith, perseverance, understanding higher powers, and somehow being able to move on.  Chris and Gene have...

Dara Markus Medwin is a mom, wife, lifestyle entrepreneur, media personality, Savvi managing partner, media graduate of Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School and one of the garden state New Jersey's finest exports. Over the past two decades, she's been a force of operations and growth at leading health and lifestyle brands: FLEX, HERS, GNC, Shape, Muscle & Fitness, Men's Fitness, Mr. & Ms...

Michelle Pontvert is a branding and website designer with 15 years of design experience, specializing in working with women on a mission to grow their service-based businesses and spend more time with their families. Empowering women growing service based businesses such as coaches, consultants & solopreneurs with strategic, easy-to-use Squarespace websites & templates that convert so they...

Lauren Boyd is an entrepreneur, attorney, host of The Lauren Boyd show, speaker, and proud mom. Lauren started in corporate law, negotiating $3 billion+ in international contracts — but found herself feeling uninspired and burned out. In 2018, Lauren started and scaled her own six-figure boutique law firm, Guide My Business. At the heart of all she does, Lauren is driven by her passion for helping...

Meridith Alexander is a best-selling author, powerhouse Mompreneur, optimal performance coach and top female motivational speaker who has become known for her uncanny ability to help women learn how to unleash the most epic version of themselves regardless of their circumstances. Her turbo charged GRIT formula inspires and challenges you to explore the boundaries of endless possibilities, positive...

Mr. Paul Smith Directs the Tune Up Philly – Orchestral Pathways Program of the PYO Music Institute. Now in its 11th Season, Tune Up provides intensive after-school musical instruction that creates powerful, youth-led large ensembles. Tune Up has successfully matriculated students not only into great High Schools, but into every audition-based ensemble in Philly, helping to ensure that students who...

Alysha Schuring, Dr Physical Therapy, Certified Trainer, and Co-Owner of Green Mountain Wellness Center/Denver Sports Medicine and Theresa Gardner, successful entrepreneur in the ecommerce since 2015. After meeting 3 years ago at a mom’s fitness group Alysha and Theresa became fast friends over their realness about Motherhood. With their expertises in pregnancy/postpartum therapy, fitness, eCommer...

What if there’s something you haven’t learned yet that could change everything? The lead author of Sacred Spaces, Subtle Shifts for Mind, Body, and Home Transformation is here and ready to share! As a certified Chopra Integrative Life Coach, Ayurveda Health and Mindfulness Mentor, and Yoga Instructor, Colleen Avis uses an approach which embraces the whole person and believes all our spaces (mind,...

Kittie DeCarlo was my mom. She has been gracing Heaven with her presence for the last 28 years. 6 years ago over Christmas, we found 5 songs that she recorded with Les Paul, and I can't tell you how excited I am to be sharing music we thought we had lost. I first shared this show 6 years ago and wanted to bring it back for a Christmas special. Her music is timeless, and I am honored to be able to...

Mary Choy, PharmD is a board-certified pharmacist, author, and speaker based in NYC. She has worked as a professor and clinical pharmacist for over a decade at leading healthcare institutions and has trained countless healthcare professionals.  Her award-winning book, Healthcare Heroes: The Medical Careers Guide, features some of the best and top healthcare jobs. Readers’ Favorite Reviews calls it...

Marti Rulli is the author of Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour  published 2009 with Dennis Davern, the former captain of the boat, Splendour, where Natalie Wood lost her life, and advocate behind getting the Natalie Wood case reopened in 2011. Marti and Dennis look at how poor police investigation, the media's misinformation and the influence of the Hollywood machine has kept the truth from the pu...

Dori DeCarlo, Founder of Word of Mom Radio, loves sharing the wisdom of women, in business and in life. Moms After Dark has always been a favorite of her's. Theresa Chaze will be joining Dori, and who knows where to the conversation will go, as we have no idea what will be going on, but we will be talking about it. Theresa began her career in the mid-1980s at a small independent TV station in Gran...

Dr. Rhonda Clements is a Professor and Teacher Trainer within the School of Education at Manhattanville College in Purchase York, where she has authored or co-authored 11 books in movement, play, and game activities for children. She has also written more than 50 articles and 10 book chapters concerning the need for play and physical activity for preschool and elementary school-age children. She h...

Jenny Black is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Tennessee, the founder of Media Trauma Care and the author of Inner Technology: How to be Human in a Digital World. She is currently writing a new book, Our Digital Soul: mental health, media trauma and our relationship with the digital world and in production on a documentary about the same topic. Jenny specializes in trainin...