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Steve Ryals, author of Drunk with Wonder: Awakening to the God Within, went from homeless and shooting drugs in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district at seventeen to graduating from U. C. Berkeley on the Dean’s List six years later.

Steve was raised in a home filled with love but also filled with hurt, anger, secrets and both emotional and physical abuse. Not surprisingly, Steve took to drugs and alcohol like a Rottweiler takes to delivery people. Though it took decades, Steve has been completely substance use free for going on eight years.

Steve founded Rock Creek Press in 1990, and has self-published three poetry books as well as the work of other authors. From 1994-2004, Steve was a freelance music reviewer for New Age RetailerSedona Journal of Emergence. He has written and published over 1200 reviews, hundreds of which are still available online. Steve has also had articles published in PC World and Electronic Design magazines. and then the

For the past 12 years, Steve has lived in the wild mountains of Mendocino County in Northern California with his beloved wife JoAnn. They thrive in an off-the-grid environment, producing most of their electricity from solar panels, with hydro in the winter. Drunk with Wonder was written, edited and designed with almost no help from fossil fuels.

Drunk with Wonder: Awakening to the God Within is the culmination of years of research and decades of personal experience. It’s been hailed as where “Conversations with God meets What the Bleep Do We Know?”

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Join me Thursday June 25th as Steve Ryals and I talk about his personal journey of turning his live around and his book Drunk with Wonder: Awakening to the God Within.  Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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This week on Journey to Self we are going to talk about Universal Awareness and Love.  Joining me to talk how we can give the gift of empowerment, awareness, and love to our children is Robin Marvel.

Robin is a motivational speaker and Life Positivity coach for children encouraging individuals to expand their self awareness and develop a sense of security within.

Through her latest book “Awakening Consciousness A Girl’s Guide and her nationwide workshop “ChakraCize Your Spirit: For Kids and Their Grown-Ups!”.  Robin is passionate about expanding creativity and self awareness in children everywhere.

Robin is the creator of www.aurasenseguide.com A website designed for awakening consciousness to strengthen your being while encouraging Universal Awareness.

This month she will be launching her new book “Awakening Consciousness A Boy’s Guide!”.

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Join me Thursday June 18th as Robin Marvel and I talk about Universal Awareness and Love. Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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Joining me this week is an amazing visionary, Paula Constantino. 

Having started law school at age 40, Paula views life as a continuous learning process, with all of us ever evolving and reinventing ourselves all works in progress.  Her goal is to provide women with rich resources to enhance their lives and business… all while embracing life fully.

As an attorney and entrepreneur Mom, Paula has worked hard to balance her personal and professional life and lives for the challenges that each new day brings, embracing them wholeheartedly… believing in abundance for all.  Paula has always been passionate about providing help and support for women in both life and business.

In addition to being an attorney, Paula has been a wellness consultant for Nikken, a company that provides products and support to enable people to achieve a complete and fulfilled life. She believes that wellness is the foundation for women being successful in business and that we all need to take care of the bodies that we’ve been given… after all they’re the only ones we’re ever going to have. Paula works with organizations for seniors and other community organizations.

Paula Constantino, Founder of Women’s Support TEAM, truly believes that Together Everyone Achieves More Success with Less Stress Globally. Everyone working together creates synergy… the key to true success.

Her mission is for women to share their knowledge, expertise and wisdom with other women to enhance their personal and business development by harnessing the power of the Internet… through a TEAM of online mentors, coaches and affiliates… by the creating digital informational products.

Paula believes that by nature, women love to collaborate and enjoy sharing what they know. Together Everyone Achieves More is Paula’s mantra and her vision is for women to help other women achieve more success with less stress globally… all by sharing what they are passionate about and what love to do… in effect by “packaging” themselves for success online.

In her personal life, Paula enjoys spending precious time with her family, photography, traveling, horses, sailing… and generally experiencing life to the fullest. Born in Canada, Paula grew up in Florida but spent most of her adult life in New York, many years as a trial attorney in the New York metropolitan area. She currently lives in Annapolis, Maryland where she savors life on the Chesapeake Bay.

Join me Thursday June 11th as Paula and I talk about the “1000 Women Can Change the World” movement. Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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It is always a pleasure to talk with Paula!  She is truly a visionary that is helping women all over the world realize their power.  During the show Paula talked more about the Women’s Support TEAM and 1000 Women Can Change the World - an organization that that is involved with supporting and educating women in the U.S. and several other countries around the world.

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Women’s Support TEAM
1000 Women Can Change the World

Contact Paula:
via email - paula[at]w-s-team[dot]com
Facebook
Twitter

Upcoming Show:
Thursday June 18th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Robin Marvel.  We will be talking about  universal awareness and love.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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“Life is an echo: What you send out, you get back. What you give, you receive. When you bring out the best in others, you bring out the best in yourself. “

~ Anonymous

This week’s show I am talking with Jody Maley about Empowerment.  Jody is passionate about empowering women.  She is an active co-host of Ladies, Let’s Talk on Monday evenings (8pm cst/9pm est) on Blog Talk Radio and I have had the great pleasure of working with Jody as the new executive partner of Mom’s Coffee Break.  Starting June 24th Jody, Mandy Sly and myself will be hosting a new Blog Talk Radio Show called Mom’s Coffee Break Show - which will air every Wednesday evening at 8pm cst / 9pm est.

Jody is both an empowered woman and a woman that empowers others to realize their potential. Through her newly launched site Designed for Divine Destinations she is helping moms and mom entrepreneur realize their business potential.  Jody is also a circle leader for Circle Vision Director with Amazing Women’s Day.  She has also been interviewed for an upcoming book about Empowered women and volunteers her time working with W.I.T. (women in transition) to help other amazing ladies realize their potential as entrepreneurs!

Join me Thursday June 4th as Jody and I talk about finding empowerment. Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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It is always a pleasure to sit down with Jody!  Her passion to help women find their own power comes through in everything that she does.  Her new Envision Circle is aimed at helping women Envision, Empower through “Mindstreaming, and Engage.  Jody is especially passionate about helping new mothers maintain their identity as they transition into motherhood.

We talked about the importance of being mindful of the language that we use and how that reflects our own thinking.  Jody and I also talked about break free from the notion that femininity is weak or negative - a conditioned response from societal influences.

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Designed for Divine Destinations

Upcoming Show:
Thursday June 11th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Paula Constantino and she will be joining me to talk about “1000 Women can change the World”.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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What comes to mind when you hear the word change? Are you fearful? Excited? Does you blood run cold or do you hear yourself saying, “I like things just the way they are.”? Is “change”, the other dirty word?

Most of us find change hard. Not necessarily because we do not want to change but because it is sailing into the unknown. Who knows what is going to be around the next bend in the road? We are most likely to rail against changes that are going to have an adverse effect on our lives.

The week on the show we will be talking about change.  In our changing world it is necessary for us to change and adapt - so why is it so hard for us to actually take the steps to change? This week my guest Paula Klee Parish will join me to talk about change in our lives, our world, and our society.

Paula is a wife, mother, grandmother, and educator is a New York State Certified Senior Instructor and facilitator for “The Training Source” Career Development Programs and Services Division, and the “Continuing Occupational Education” Business Division of Western Suffolk Board Of Cooperative Educational Services (WSBOCES). She is also the President & CEO of Performance Solutions, Inc. (PSI), whose main focus is helping companies increase productivity through leadership and team spirit. Paula is noted for her transformational teaching skills, dynamic seminars, writing customized training courses, and her many published articles. She is a member of several school advisory boards, associations, and committees whose focus is educational pathways to business. Paula is a keynote speaker and presenter for organizations and universities, and a Career Transition and Professional Development Coach. Ms. Parish’s work reflects her extensive national and international travels and studies in the behavioral sciences.

For more than 30 years, Paula has held support through executive level positions in industry, namely Director of Service/Quality, General Manager, and Vice President of Operations for small to multi-billion dollar corporations in the fields of Banking, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Service on Long Island. She formally transitioned into the field of training in 1994, and in 1996 founded Performance Solutions, Inc.

Paula resides on Long Island with her husband Tom and near their four children and 6 grandchildren.

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Join me Thursday May 28th as Paula and I talk about resistance to change and how to let go in order to truly change you life. Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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This was a great show!  I shared my struggles with change as I commit to quitting my 17 year smoking habit.  Paula shared some great information from her book that can help facilitate change.  We also discussed the importance of understanding our power and realizing that one person can make a difference in the world!

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Paula’s Website

Additional Link:
Tonya’s article, “Change: The other dirty word”

Upcoming Show:
Thursday June 4th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be Jody Maley and she will be joining me to talk about empowering women and her newest projects.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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I am SO excited this week to have my friend for over 20 years, The Domestic Goddess - Mandy Sly!!

Mandy is a fantastic woman with a myriad of experiences that has made her the unique person that she is today.   As a survivor of a bad marriage to an alcoholic husband who drank away most of their money she has learned how to make her dollars stretch to provide for her family in the best possible way.

Mandy has been a single mother for 12 of the 14 years of her son’s life, receiving very little if any support from her ex-husband, leaving her solely responsible for their son.  During this period Mandy had to develop strategies that would enable her to do a lot with very little resources as well as strive to make the best out of the worst situation.  Currently is on a new path in parenthood  - parenting to a teenager.

By keeping herself well informed she has found practical solutions to do almost anything from decorating your house to fixing healthy and nutritious meals inexpensively. She educates herself on the latest news and is dedicated to the “Go Green” movement.

Mandy embodies the term Domestic Goddess as she has found a way to take care of her home, her son, while maintaining her own identity and allowing for her own personal growth. It has been my pleasure to see one of my oldest friends blossom into such a strong independent women.  She has recently finished her first year of college in the Criminal Justice/Probation and Parole program after being out of school for almost 16 years, a courageous step in taking control in designing her life!

Mandy will be co-hosting a new radio show “Mom’s Coffee Break” with myself and Direct Sales expert Jody Maley, launching in June 2009.  In addition, she is officially launching her site The Domestic Goddess on Thursday May 21st and invites you to come and visit her site for some great information!

Join me Thursday May 21st as Mandy and I talk about her journey to being The Domestic Goddess, how she has taken her power back, her new site and much more!  Tune in to meet The Domestic Goddess and learn more about what she offers.

Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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This was a great show and The Domestic Goddess gave some absolutely wonderful information on how to live on a budget, how you can save money and “go green” at the same time.  I was so honored that Mandy choose Journey to Self to launch her brand new site!  Please stop by and read her blog she has great tips that will help you put more money in your pocket and live well as you do it!

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
The Domestic Goddess Website
Subscribe to The Domestic Goddess Mailing list
The Domestic Goddess Member’s Area

Upcoming Show:
Thursday May 28th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be one of my good friends, Paula Klee Parish. We will be discussing how to be your own best friend and the benefits of taking care of yourself.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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Journey to Self has a fantastic show for this week!  We will be talking about being a victorious woman and joining me this week is Annmarie Kelly.

Annmarie is an author, speaker, trainer and victory strategist. She is the founder and principal of SkillBuilder Systems. Founded in 1994, the consulting company specializes in interpersonal communications and personal performance improvement.

In her Victorious Woman Workshops, she facilitates a process through which women learn how to choose and develop more satisfying and authentic lifestyles, beginning with awareness and progressing through actions that result in a victorious outcome.

Kelly is the author of Victorious Woman! Shaping Life’s Challenges into Personal Victories. She is also the author of numerous articles on a variety of topics such as emotional intelligence, goal achievement, behavior-focused performance improvement and women and life balance. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including: Performance in Practice, Dietary Manager, Smart Business Now, Massage Magazine, Entrepreneurial Edge and The Greater Philadelphia Resource.

Kelly is an active member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), and the Brandywine Valley Alliance of Coaches. She is a frequent presenter at local and national women’s conferences including the Delaware Women’s Conference, ASTD Leadership Conference, Clemson University’s Professional Development for Women Conferences, Wilmington Women in Business, and Berks County’s Paving the Way Conference.

In addition to her professional credits, Kelly claims her own victories over early familial dysfunctions that included alcoholism and sibling abuse, teenage overweight that resulted in self-image issues and paralyzing shyness, as well as later financial devastation and emotional loss. Her decision to write Victorious Woman! resulted from an unusual – and now resolved – health problem that had her and her doctors confused. The traumatic episode pushed Kelly to question her own strength and ability to face a potentially life-threatening disease.

Kelly currently lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with her spouse, Joseph Eagle. She finds her greatest joys come from ballroom dancing and traveling with Joseph (especially to Downeast Maine), an eclectic choice of music, reading mystery novels, soaking in the beauty of nature and being in the company of her good friends.

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Join me Thursday May 7th as Annmarie and I talk about “Victorious Woman” month, the “Victorious Woman” essay contest, and how to start living and thinking victoriously!  Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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A Victorious Woman defines herself.” ~ Annmarie Kelly

This was truly a “Victorious” show!!  Annmarie and I talked about challenges that hold women back from being and thinking victoriously.  We talked about her book Victorious Woman! and touched upon the different “lifestyles” that women lead.

One of the important topics was that women need to treat themselves the way they want others to treat them.  This includes engaging in good self-care and making time for what is important.  Frequently, women deny their own dreams using their family life as an excuse - when you start making your dreams a priority your family will follow your lead!!

This show was filled with such great insights!  A must listen to for any woman!!

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Victorious Woman Website
“Victorious Woman” Essay Contest
Download the Victorious Woman Month Calendar

Upcoming Show:
Thursday May 21st @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be The Domestic Goddess, Mandy Sly.  She will talking about living well on a budget, easy ways to “go-green”, and her new partnership with Mom’s Coffee Break.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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Journey to Self this week is about the importance of knowing yourself.  Joining me to discuss this topic is Sara Barron.

Sara is the author of the book “People are Unappealing” where she combines the theme of knowing who you are with humor.

Her work has also appeared on Showtime’s “This American Life”, The Today Show, NPR’s Weekend Edition and at the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Her essays have also appeared in the anthologies Mortified: The Big Book of Angst, Have I Got A Guy For You, and Rock and Roll Cage-Match.  Sara hosts The Moth: Stories Told (www.themoth.org) and teaches humor writing at Gotham Writer’s Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

These days, the market is pretty well saturated when it comes to memoir. Which means it has to be good; it has to be different. Sara Barron’s essays about her childhood, her parents, her life in acting school in Manhattan and her fellow actors are, dare we say it, as funny as David Sedaris’. . . . Barron swats these quirks around like a cat with a big, juicy catnip toy. When you aren’t squirming, you’re laughing out loud.”

~ Los Angeles Times

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Join me Thursday April 30th as Sara and I talk about her new book, the importance of knowing yourself, and learning life’s lessons through humor.  Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show right here on the Journey to Self Website.

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Sara shared some great insights into the lessons that she has learned about the importance of knowing oneself.  She also talked about regret and it can cause problems in life.  We discussed how important it is to look at situations from others perspective and looking at the intention behind their actions.

Listen to this show

JTS Links:
Life By Design
Journey to Self on Blog Talk Radio

Guest Links:
Sara’s Website

Upcoming Show:
Next week Thursday May 7th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be  Annemarie Kelly. We will be talking about the “Victorious Women”.

Until next time, enjoy the journey to self and everything in between.

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