Your Spiritual Journey

Christine McHenry, MD., was a clinical pediatrician who decided to get an M.A. in Theological Studies and move from healing bodies to soothing souls.  Listen to the inspirational journey of someone who talks to the trees.

Australian Sherrie Laryse share the wisdom from her book, "On Path."  Nuggets shared include: How are we individual and One at the same time?  What is the meaning of being a mother when you can't get pregnant?  What is the power of meditation?  How does fascia facilitate the flow of energy in the body?  Nothing about you is broken or needs fixed - you just need a new perspective.

Singh Ajmani, founder of the sucessful Pittsburgh computer company Logix, educates us on the core beliefs of the Sikh way of life and what it is like to live as a Sikh in America.

Season 3 kicks off with Dr. Bob being interviewed by his son, Adam.  At Adam's request, Bob reveals much about his own spiritual journey and the impetus for undertaking a spiritual podcast.

February 12, 1952 - November 19, 2023. A strong believer in synchronicity, Stephanie Sipusic shares her journey from Catholicism to Now Creations.  Her experience as a double lung transplant survivor and the synchronicities involved with that experience is a story worth hearing.

Author of two books: "Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World" and "Shift Calling," Anna Gatmon, PhD. takes us on a spiritual journey from Israel, to France and Sweden and finally the U.S.  She has completed over 100 speaking engagements, including a TEDx talk.  She is an inspiration to us all.

Science of Mind minister, Mary Ann Trifaro shares her journey from a Catholic childhood to becoming a minister for The Center for Spiritual Living of Greater Pittsburgh.  The tenets of her church are: 1) God is all there is; 2) I am one with God and so are you; 3) the realization that I am happy, healthy, and abundant; 4) I am grateful for everything; and 5) I release everything and have no worrie...

Wyatt Melius discusses his time as a preacher at age 18, through "trying to pray the gay away," rejecting all religion, to an experience at a Sikh ceremony, Kundalini Yoga, the 12-step program of AA, Ayurvedic medicine, sound healing and Health and Wellness coaching.  An interesting and varied journey that is still in process.

Told by doctors in 2012 that he had 5 years left, at the most, Ken provides an energetic description of his spiritual journey from Catholicism to the Evangelical Church to a rejection of mainline Christianity.  His faith is strong and he credits the depth of his beliefs with getting him through his battle with pancreatic cancer as described in his first book: "In the Gaze of the Divine."  His seco...

Paulette Glover, M.Ed. was a Special Ed teacher who became a Reiki Master.  She is a student of Transcendental Meditation, and also White Light healing.  Her heart attack in 2012 gifted her with a Near-Death Experience that led her to author "Mindfully Ever After," a book for all ages about how to navigate relationships in order to keep the spark of love alive.

Join David Russell as he takes us along on his journey from being "goat boy" to his battle with alcoholism.  From a GED to an M.Ed.  From training corporations in Laughter Yoga and training groups in Compassionate Communication and training us to be auctioneers.

Sheila Collins, PhD knows grief, having lost a son to AIDS and a daughter to breast cancer.  She chronicled these experiences in her award-winning memoir, "Warrior Mother: Fierce Love, Unbearable Loss and the Rituals that heal."  Her 40-year career as a therapist, professor of social work and author followed her career as a dancer.  She has guided thousands of people through the tough challenges l...

Muslim American molecular biologist Sabnem Unlu, PhD is an executive board member at City of Bridges Foundation advocating and organizing civic engagement programs amongst diverse communities to foster intercultural dialogue, unity and collaboration.

Debbie Stueber chronicles her parent's escape from the Nazis as well as her own experience as a Jew in America.

Cornelius Boots is a certified Dai Shihan (grandmaster) of Zen shakuhachi and an award-winning composer.  As a lifelong woodwind performance innovator, Boots also earned three music degrees from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and has released over 12 albums as a leader and written overr 100 compositions for under-represented instruments.  He is working on his Master in Divinity i...

Kevin May is a singer, rapper, beatboxer, poet, personal development coach, sidewalk chalk artist, and free spirit.  He provides us with details of his 3 near death experiences and their impact on his life.  He is the author of "Unlocking Your Superpowers; A Handbook for Personal and Collective Transformation" and the organizer of the Peaceful Gathering of Hands.

Husband of Debra Holz (Episode #15), Rick Nowlin is a jazz musician, Post-Gazette jazz critic and evangelical Christian discusses his transformation from troubled youth to the man he is today.  He is an advocate for racial reconciliation in the church and in society.  He was recently recognized as an exemplary jazz composer and arranger at the 2023 Pitt Composers Concert

For 50 years, depression was an insidious tormentor that dictated what Debra Holz believed about herself and the meaning of her life.  She endured crippling emotional trauma that lead her down a dark path of addiction and self-loathing.  It was only a last minute internal voice that stopped her suicide attempt and lead her to find another way to heal beyond traditional medical treatments that had...

 Having experienced the dark places of cancer and divorce, Dana Flowers relates how going to her knees and asking for God's help changed everything.  Her journey has wonderful uplifting thoughts for all of us.

Psychic medium and life coach Kitsy Higgins has appeared on ABC, CBS, NPR and other major media outlets.  Her MBA helped her establish her own Reiki business.  She has helped many patients heal by using suggestions from their deceased loved ones.  Her journey to becoming an effective medium and Reiki practitioner has many lessons for those who feel that they are a little odd or not like the people...

Ellen Guise's partner and psycholterapist, Tawna Loutsenhizer discusses her early spiritual life and the shame she was made to feel when she fell in love with another woman in high school.  Her parent's negative reaction and the rejection she felt from them and her pastor led her away from organized religion for many years.  The freedom that she feels at Waverly Presbyterian Church has meant a lot...

Tech trainer and Georgia Bulldog fan Ellen Guise provides us with insights into what it is like to grow up a southern Catholic in a Southern Baptist town seeking a spiritual path.  Having experienced the trauma of sexual abuse as a child from a familly member and later discovering that she loved a woman, she gave up on organized religion entirely.  She returned to the church when she and her partn...

Retire math teacher and spiritual seeker, John Hoopes, discusses the impact that Vince Lisi and Now Creations has had on his life.  Trading his tee off times for spiritual study groups and meditation time, John spends more than 6 hours a week focusing on his spiritual growth, and it has paid off.  He is now more fulfilled, centered and peaceful than ever.  He provides an inside look into his spiri...

Part 2 of this series goes into detail about the founding of Now Creations by Vince Lisi and Bob Cene, Jr.  We are treated to an explanation of how the many offerings of Now Creations came about and the philosophy behind the growth of study groups and other spiritual enrichment programs.  Woven throughout the talk are many words of wisdom.

Part 1 of a 3-part series about Vince Lisi and the founding of Now Creations in Ohio.  Vince takes us through his personal spiritual journey from childhood to entering and leaving the priesthood and his short marriage that ended with the death of his wife.  He discusses his 3 books, his study groups, and the importance of having a guide and a group of like-minded seekers to help you on your spirit...