Walker Vreeland is an award-winning monologist and radio personality, actor, singer, voice over artist and producer of In the Balance. And he knows a thing or two about gratitude from his life journey so far. He generously shares his insights with Susan, and with us, as 2017 comes to a close.
Buddha Booth is for your overall wellness - a portable retreat from the stress, noise, and bright lights of the world. Meet Francine Steadman Krulak, the founder and CEO of this wonderful socially responsible company and listen to her entrepreneurial tips and words of wisdom as a woman in the business world.
David really enjoys teaching! He realized long ago the value of remaining open to receive the learning inherent in the act of teaching. “To teach is to learn twice” was the mantra of his mentor, and he has come to know this as a deep truth. He offers kindness and love of the art form, creating a bridge which opens up and expands to help others fulfill their dreams of becoming an artist. He knows from his creative endeavors that liberating your own voice can be an awesome thing - bringing exhilaration and joy - and he knows the courage it takes to find the deep well of who you really are, and go for it.
From the very beginning ‘Teacher’ was written in Karen’s future - she always felt a strong connection to other people, wanting to bring the best out of them. It was 9/11 that caused her to question her focus as a performer and ultimately shifted her into the rich and rewarding world of teaching. She is a hands on co-collaborator with her students: “We’re all playing in the same sand box!” Her tools of creativity and curiosity help bring a student’s voice front and center by giving room to explore the undiscovered aspects of themselves - the results can be surprising and joyous, challenging and life changing.
Meet Bill Fennelly and Susie Kuzma, open-hearted and deeply engaged teachers who are teaching profound connection to voice through acting and through singing: A new way to cultivate self-love.
Meet Bill Fennelly & Sue Kuzma, open-hearted and deeply engaged teachers who are teaching profound connection to voice through acting and through singing: A new way to cultivate self-love.
There is a wealth of knowledge in this conversation on loss between Susan and Dr. Pilar Jennings. “We really want to live into the fullness of our being and we can’t do that without claiming the part of us that gets most hurt in childhood.” Give yourself a gift of self-care this holiday season by making the time to listen in.
“We need to empower women to take an active role in their birth so they can emerge feeling heard, seen, understood and supported.” This is the mission statement of Debra Flashenberg, the founder of the Prenatal Yoga Center. Listen in as Debra talks with Susan about the birthing process; you will come away with a new view on an old subject!
Poet and songwriter Paul Weinfield helps us think about love in a fresh way ~ as a call, an action. “Love is what we do” he says.
We have a deep longing to experience the essential core of who we are - the essence of ourself that we glimpse when we fall in love. How do we work through the defenses that obstruct that core of love and joy? Jett Psaris suggests cultivating ‘Butterfly Consciousness.’ Listen in as she discusses Undefended Love with Susan.
Personal Love is based on equality, reciprocity and mutuality. The challenges of this new kind of intimate love in the 21st Century are great and the obstacles are many - but at the same time we are being given an incredible opportunity to evolve spiritually and psychologically as human beings. Polly Young Eisendrath talks with Susan about the obstacles and challenges in the quest for Personal Love.
A dynamic and thoughtful exchange on the continual quest for the happy work/life balance - from unpacking the word “should,” to what brings a daily sense of joy, to the challenges of self-care - it’s all here, tips included!
Listen in as Susan and her dear friend Mary Bromley, also a therapist, talk about working with trauma survivors: The use of creativity and good instincts, the vital role of being a witness, of deep listening, of creating a safe space, and the importance of taking care of themselves with a daily spiritual practice of swimming, walking, meditation or yoga.
Anneke Lucas created Liberation Prison Yoga at the end of a thirty year journey of healing. A child sold into a sex trafficking network in her native Belgium she experienced years of violent abuse from the world’s most powerful in society. She tells the story of those years in the dark underbelly, the long journey to reclaim her innocent self, and the joy that arises out of the heart to heart connection with the many post traumatic survivors she teaches through Liberation Prison Yoga.
Rebecca Street is the author of You Can Help - an accessible, helpful, intelligent and authentic guidebook that empowers sexual abuse and assault survivors and educates their friends and families. In this far reaching conversation Rebecca talks about her own abuse, how she came to write the book, and lovingly gives us practical ways to bring this taboo epidemic out of the shadows of shame and isolation and into the light of healing, understanding and compassion.
Survivor Cafe is Elizabeth Rosner’s profound exploration of intergenerational atrocity, trauma and memory. In this conversation she leads us through the far reaching effects of atrocity and the wake of trauma that follows as it winds its way through generations; she explores how trauma can modify the way DNA is expressed; how sense memory carries it forward and how atrocity defies memory while simultaneously demanding to be remembered. This is a very big conversation which is intimate and personal, necessary and profound.
Marc Zegans gets to the heart of what it means to live a creative life and how to work through the challenges of that over the long run. His years of working with creativity as a subject and creative people in process have given him a vast and unique vantage point to discuss all things creative - how to find it, how to use it, and why it’s the key to expressing our full selves. Creativity is for everyone! Everyone is creative! Listen to Marc and get your creative on!
Sophia is on a spiritual journey, forging her own path to discover: “Who I Am.” Through her daily yoga practice, her teaching, and her acting, she is weaving a life of mindful generosity and connectivity. “My faith is in goodness, in truth, in kindness. Everything is connected,” she says, “Our actions matter so much.”
Will is a magnetic composer and Katia is a virtuoso singer/ensemble director and together they are creating a new opera. They speak openly and eloquently about their collaboration; their personal struggles with the process, the difficulty of letting go and learning to trust, the joy when they are in sync and in the flow. They help us to understand how to be an individual and be on the team - the crux at the heart of all collaborations.
Leslie Howard (yoga teacher) and Dr. Jenn Jurewicz (physical therapist) are pelvic floor specialists. If you don’t know what or where your pelvic floor is do your body a favor, be an advocate for your own holistic health and listen in.
Alexis Rhone Fancher is a poet who mines the veins of her life and brings up jewel after jewel of faceted perfection. She is a photographer who captures with the camera what her poems capture on the page. Her eye sees what her hand writes ~ the moment when magic happens.
In her conversation with Susan, Betty talks about her years on the front lines of teaching women to orgasm. She us advises to break the rules every so often: go over the edge, drink too much, get too high, just to enjoy the pure sensation of being more than we sometimes allow ourselves to be.
With each breath we begin again. It’s not about right or wrong, good or bad. It’s about being present with what is. “It’s so simple and so profound,” Jean says. “When we breathe more fully, there is less tension in the body.” Kevin suggests taking two really good deep full body breaths a day. The practice of mindfulness begins right there.
As a special bonus this week, Susan talks with Anna Toufexis in a 15 min short conversation about trusting your heart, being vulnerable, and practicing compassing with strangers. You don't want to miss this insightful and moving discussion!
Listen in as four women talk about their evolving, ever changing identities as mothers, teachers, and artists. Passionately committed to claiming their voice, finding their path, and fulfilling themselves as authentic women who are taking responsibility for who they are and what they value.