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Dec 15, 2020

“Knowing the answers and living the answers are two entirely different things.”

Coach, mentor, researcher, and writer Homaira Kabir is dedicated to getting people, particularly women, to question whether they are living their “ideal” life.

In this episode, she and Susan have an in-depth discussion about self-worth and how it manifests into different types of confidence, Homaira’s own journey to become a student of humanistic psychology and a coach, and how we can own our feminine qualities and share these qualities with the world.

Nov 30, 2020

“We all have a story that defines who we are in life.”

Author, leadership consultant, and former undercover CIA agent Katy McQuaid discusses events of significant loss during her young adulthood, and how those events shaped the core values she lives by.

She talks about the traits that most great leaders seem to embody, and the importance of being a team player. Katy also offers her advice on how we can thrive during time of change, and waxes poetic about the things we can learn from dogs, especially from Grace - her beloved Finnish Lapphund who inspired her to write children’s stories about love and courage.

Nov 22, 2020

“What do you dream about? Where are your aspirations? Who is it that you want to become? How do you want to show up in life?”

Best-selling author and master clinician Dr. Joan Rosenberg talks about how we can curate and cultivate and shape the life we want by redefining our ideas of emotional strength.

She discusses why we need to be very careful to avoid negative self-talk, and how we can use curiosity as an approach to developing our emotional resilience and as a catalyst for change, particularly when we are experiencing fear or anxiety. 

Nov 9, 2020

“You can find micro canvasses for creativity in everything that you do.”

Story-teller, entrepreneur, writer, and avid outdoorsman Lux Narayan discusses discovering his own true creative nature, bringing his insights and learning to this inspiring conversation.

He discusses his fascination with stories and why we tell them, what his forays into improv and stand up comedy taught him, and his own personal formula for happiness.

Oct 25, 2020

“When you’re called, you need to be able to walk through that door.”

In this fourth and final episode of the Voice is a Wild Thing Series, Susan Eichhorn Young discusses her career in the arts and how it has shaped her perspectives on teaching voice, the role of the artist within society, and how their voices tell the stories of the present, doing the work to create more conscious social awareness.

She also talks about finding your authentic voice, not letting it be influenced or dictated by what we feel society or the industry expects of us, and reminds us of the power of our voice, and the importance of giving ourselves the permission to use it, embody it, and live it.  

Oct 18, 2020

“I never really felt all that Indian until I picked up a sitar. Even now after playing for almost 30 years, I hear that and it sounds like the authentic voice of my soul.”

Musician, actor, composer, singer, dad, and overall renaissance man Ronobir Lahiri takes us through the journey of following his dream and finding his voice as an artist. He discusses his experience navigating the racial landscape of American theatre and television, and how he was able to pivot, adapt and find a place as a creative artist in that paradigm.

Ronobir also performs live for us, a beautiful rendition of “I Say a Little Prayer,” and talks about his music, how he began to play the sitar and the importance of not burying our voice as we go through life, in defining who we are, what we’re doing, and how we talk to ourselves.

Oct 11, 2020

“We have many lives, many great opportunities. And they don’t stop coming.”

Broadway and television actress, singer, and teacher Carolyn Mignini discusses her life and career through the lens of change and the freedom that can be found in making decisions, particularly those decisions that come from listening to inner cues of your deepest self.

She also talks about   her love of singing, how the vibration of our voice opens us up to expansion, balancing contemplation with action, and how she has come to find that in order to find peace and fulfilment, you must  first get to the centre of yourself.

Oct 4, 2020

"You are worthy and you’re beautiful. You belong here and you belong anywhere you want to go."

In this first episode of the "The Voice is a Wild Thing Series" Susan talks to artist, teacher, activist, Lisa Teasley about her work, from writing to her paintings.

Lisa knew she wanted to be a story-teller from a very young age, acutely aware of the power and rhythm of words and language to build bridges of understanding between people and cultures, to communicate with others and come to a place of understanding.

She shares with us a story of her first book Glow in the Dark, as well as parts of her own journey in developing her voice as a writer, and the deep connection she builds through her work with children, particularly adolescents in juvenile detention.

Sep 27, 2020

How do we retain an optimistic viewpoint when so many troubling things are happening in the world?

Playwright, poet, and author Irene O’Garden returns to In the Balance to discuss the ingredients to maintaining optimism, compassion, and hope. She encourages us to listen with our heart, not to question moments of “gladness,” and to never doubt that optimism always lies within. 

Sep 13, 2020

How do we let beauty in while we’re suffering? How do we let truth in when we’re afraid? How do we weather the storm when we feel like we are about to drown?

Susan talks with NY Times best-selling author, poet, and philosopher Mark Nepo about beauty, truth, fear and his process of looking inward in order to rise and meet the daring and dangerous outer world we now find ourselves in.

Aug 2, 2020

This week Susan talks with Kitty O’Meara, author of “And the people stayed home” viral poem that inspired people all over the world. She talks about her creative and spiritual journey, her experiences being present for people’s life and the moment they pass on, and her vision for healing. Kitty also shares some of her poetry with us, in this beautifully touching and hopeful episode.

Jul 25, 2020

“Put yourself out there and learn about the people close to you. Community is so much more than hanging out. Community is action.” 

In this week’s episode performance poet, actor and profoundly connected activist Tamora Israel talks about bringing people together, speaking your truth and allowing your own personal experience to inspire others and create community wherever you are.

Jul 19, 2020

“Sometimes in the beginning of grief we feel like ‘How dare I continue? How dare I go on with life when someone I love is not able to? How dare I ever experience joy again?’ And yet writing new chapters of life is what they would wish for us. It’s a way of taking them with us.” 

In this last episode of the Grief Sessions, Susan talks with Dr Ken Druck, an author and pioneer of helping people become more resilient and courageous, particularly after the loss of a loved one. Ken talks with us about his own journey of embracing life after the loss of his beloved daughter, his own work and what he calls the “six honorings,” and how to become more compassionate and resilient while facing the challenges of today’s world.

Jul 12, 2020

“The journey is propelled by the questions you ask. So I cannot sit here and say ‘Why me? Why did this happen? Oh my god…’ because it doesn’t lead anywhere. So I ask, “What now? What do I do with this? This is my fate. So let’s live it. What’s the next step of living this?’”

Journalist, memoirist, and author Lorraine Ash shares with us her experience of losing her daughter just before birth, and her subsequent journey “through the land of love and grief” to heal, recover, and move forward.

Jul 5, 2020

“There’s a lot of pressure on people to get over their grief. You can do things in your own time in your own way.”

In the third episode of The Grief Sessions, Susan talks with author Madonna Treadway about her unique, inspiring and hopeful approach for adults dealing with their childhood losses.

She asks the gentle questions to help us move forward with any loss, and teaches us how to use our unique gifts to discover our strengths and find a path to wholeness. 

Jun 28, 2020

"My work is not just to be the poet…but the person who says 'Man, I’ve been hurt in my life. Have you?'”

In this second episode of The Grief Sessions, Susan is joined by Gayle Danley, slam poet and grief guide to children and teenagers across the nation. 

Together they discuss the importance of acknowledging the existence of grief in the lives of children, how to listen and ask questions, so that they can find their voices and allow it to take shape through poetry, writing, art or however they wish to express themselves. 

Jun 22, 2020

"We are soft bodies in a hard world..."

We begin a five episode series called "The Grief Sessions" with the brilliant and extraordinary Dr. Robert A Neimeyer. Together he and Susan talk about the many manifestations of grief which include the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the loss of a relationship, but also the collective and seemingly unending losses we are currently experiencing through the global health and cultural crises we find ourselves in at this moment in our history. 

Jun 14, 2020

Susan talks to Broadway leading lady Sandra Joseph, who starred as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera for a record-breaking 10 years about something we all can relate to: Fear and not letting it “run the show.” She also discusses her process for personal growth and her universal message of practicing loving kindness both inwardly to ourselves and outwardly to all those around us.

May 31, 2020

Award-winning playwright and writer Sibyl Kempson sheds some light onto her creative process, discussing how to work with what you’ve got while still stretching yourself to the limits of imagination and curiosity, how to intuitively uncover new narrative structures, and find the fun, the joy, and the buoyancy of creating. She also talks about COVID-19 and the potential opportunity to reclaim what has been taken away from is, if we are willing to do so.

Apr 26, 2020

Who are we beyond the anxious thought or the anxious feeling? What is it saying to you? What is it teaching you? 

In the final episode in our series of anxiety, Susan talks with somatic therapist Deborah Claire Bagg about how to treat anxiety with a multidisciplinary, holistic approach. She believes in treating the whole person, not just their symptoms. This may include psychotherapy, breath work, herbal remedies, or yoga (to name a few!) and it all depends on the individual needs of the person. 

Apr 19, 2020

How does anxiety work in the brain?

Susan talks with renowned brain scientist and best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight, about the circuitry of the brain and how anxiety works; explaining the connections between the science, humanity, heart and soul, and where anxiety fits into it all.

Apr 12, 2020

Julia talks with Susan about her struggles with anxiety, tips and rituals she uses to help manage it and advice she has for other kids who are experiencing anxiety. 

Apr 5, 2020

Certified nutritionist Taryn L Kennedy talks with Susan about how nutrition affects our nervous system, particularly in times of stress, and how our diet contributes to our anxiety.

Mar 30, 2020

In the second episode in our series exploring anxiety, achievement expert Julie Flanders discusses the different positive and negative aspects of anxiety, what our anxiety can teach us, and shares some strategies and techniques she uses to help her clients stop anxiety in it’s tracks.

Mar 23, 2020

Psychoanalyst Claudia Sheftel-Luiz talks with Susan about the nature of anxiety, what goes on deep inside our unconscious psyche, and how we can bring it to the surface in order to work with, learn from and reduce our anxiety. 

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