Steven Gaines, Straight, gay, bi-sexual, who decides what we are?

Steven Gaines

Growing up gay in Brooklyn in the 60s, Steven found that nobody knew what to do with him. Despairing, bullied by the guys at the corner candy store, he went to the back of his grandfather's bra and girdle store, punched the glass pane out of a window and sawed his wrists and forearms on the shards of glass, narrowly avoiding death. His grandfather got him a private room in one of the most exclusive psychiatric hospitals in the world. A young psychiatrist there promised to cure him of his homosexuality, and he found out conversion therapy didn’t work; a Broadway producer who was in the hospital opened a new world for him. He’s now comfortable with himself and a journalist, novelist and biographer who has chronicled some of the 20th century’s most notable artists such as the Beatles and fashion designer Halston. He’s been through the worst and come out on top – a truly inspiring story proving that it does get better. 

Learn more about Steven Gaines: stevengaines.com

Virginia Bell, Midlife is Not a Crisis

Virginia Bell

We are aging differently from the way we did in the past―we are not only living longer, we are staying healthy and vital longer. We can grow and prosper at any age!

Midlife Is Not a Crisis combines astrology, inspiration, and wisdom about aging to empower people to live more fully in the second half of life. It is based on the generational life cycles we all share at certain ages, from the Saturn Return at 29 and Midlife, which peaks at 42, all the way to the Uranus Return at 84.

These cycles are the great crossroads of life, and each cycle is a journey in itself. Strung together they offer a road map to life’s most challenging and rewarding passages. In every decade there are trials, lessons, and losses; in this we have no choice. Our freedom lies in how we respond―consciously or unconsciously, awake or asleep. The planet that governs each cycle acts as a wise elder or guide and holds the key to navigating the cycle successfully.

Astrologer Virginia Bell tells the story of these cycles and provides a guide to living consciously and well.

Learn more about Virginia Bell www.virginiabellastrology.com

Latest hottest from Maryanne Live

What is the Maryanne Live radio show and why should you listen? Maryanne takes you into the depths of her practice and tells some of her fascinating story.

She went from a history of abuse/debilitating panic disorder/draining relationships, had an experience of awakening, and explored all the possible spiritual practices she could find to stay awake.

She'll bring on experts in the field of self-inquiry and awareness to help you stay awake, and invite us all to take the material and not theorize but live and breathe the principles in our lives. How do we take all the things we know...forgiveness, compassion, kindness...and embody them in real time?

Chetan and Carola, The Book of Destinies

Chetan Parkyn and Carola Eastwood

What is your life purpose? What you are doing here, and are you on the right track to being fulfilled? How can we all live out our destinies?

World-renowned Human Design experts Chetan Parkyn and Carola Eastwood show how to use the place, date, and time of your birth to reveal your specific Life Theme, a unique, consistent, and recognizable undercurrent to your whole lifetime.

“Knowing and accepting your particular Life Theme is truly transformative. Embodying this awareness gives you reassurance and clarification about your unique life purpose. You can attune to your destiny and learn to live creatively through all the challenges, finding fulfillment in knowing you are living in accordance with your truth,” they say. “Discover the life you were born to live.” 

Learn more about Human Design: www.HumanDesignForUsAll.com

Barbara Waxman, The Middlescence Manifesto: Igniting the Passion of Midlife

Barbara Waxman

We’ve associated midlife with future decline and potential disability, a time when people begin to worry about being “over the hill.” The truth is, people between the ages of about 45 and 65 are at the top of the hill, with a life expectancy of nearly 80 years, and many of us will live even longer. Yet our thinking about “age” is stuck in a paradigm from the last century.

Middlescence is a new life stage, filled with potential, vitality and purpose. Backed by quantitative research and the qualitative data collected over Barbara Waxman’s 30 years as a gerontologist, the Manifesto establishes that Middlescents are happier and more purpose-driven than almost any other demographic segment.

She gives us tools and techniques to tap into those qualities so we can be filled with creativity, focus and potential. We can harness our leadership abilities to revolutionize our own lives and those of our family members, as well as revolutionizing our communities, workplaces, and the world. 

Learn more about Barbara Waxman: www.barbarawaxman.com

Pouline Middleton, One Woman, Three Men: Conscious dating

Pouline Middleton

Who says you have to find "the one"? How about three men; one to talk about the meaning of life with, one to be intimate with, and one to be an handyman?

Divorced single mother Pouline made up her mind to date three different men, one for each area that was important to her. She began a very transparent conscious dating search online. Every man she connected with knew her plan and needed to state which area he wished to be considered for. The interactions were fun, funny and profound. 

Since creating Modern Love, Pouline has coached hundreds of people to get in touch with their three most important areas, whatever they may be. Her process also works for men seeking women and same-sex couples. It's fun, but under the humor is a serious look at bringing our highest consciousness to modern love and sex. Laugh and learn! 

Learn more about Pouline Middleton: www.modernloveandsex.com

Dr. Renato Calabria, Body dysmorphia: where surgeons need to draw the line

Wrinkles, sags...how many hours a day do you obsess over your perceived flaws, chasing perfection?

Many of us have Body Dysmorphic Disorder, characterized by obsessive thinking in which a minor physical imperfection causes severe emotional distress, and some plastic surgeons are eager to operate even if they feel it won't solve the problem. Media has some responsibility for idolizing perfection. Often you see flawless faces of celebrities on the cover of magazines which were meticulously photo-shopped.

Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Renato Calabria continuously sees young patients, not necessarily with BDD, coming to the office with immaculate pictures of actresses asking if they can look like them. Often these patients go from doctor to doctor seeking a perfect image of themselves which is not achievable.  A good plastic surgeon is someone who can say no. Dr. Renato guides you compassionately through the process of finding what you truly need.

Learn more about Dr. Renato Calabria: www.drcalabria.com

Ginette Paris, Heartbreak: New Approaches to Healing - Recovering from lost love and mourning

Look at your broken heart with the curiosity of a naturalist, as you would pay close attention to your pet, to understand what is going on.

The pain of mourning and heartbreak is neurologically similar to being submitted to torture. There seems to be only one way to end that agony; neurobiology calls it an evolutionary jump and psychologists call it an increase in consciousness. The whole brain must re-configure its connections and its thinking about love and relationships.

Lori Pye, PhD, joins us to talk about Ginette Paris' book Heartbreak: New Approaches to Healing - Recovering from lost love and mourning. A wider definition of love and a deeper understanding of its psychology will free you of the obsession for the missing partner and will teach your heart to love in a wiser manner.

Learn more about Ginette Paris: www.ginetteparis.com  

Marla Washington, Dating Without A Daddy: A Guide For Fatherless Women Looking For Love

Do you struggle to find a good man? If you grew up fatherless--and this is epidemic--this could have had a profound effect on your love choices. As you transition into womanhood, you may need to fill this void with any male figure.

Marla Washington steps in to tell you some of the things needed to discern the men you pursue and the men who pursue you. If you didn’t have a daddy, tune in for critical insight and practical tools to create a healthy, loving romantic relationship.  

Learn more about Marla Washington: marlawashington.com

SARK, Succulent Wild Love: Six Powerful Habits for Feeling More Love More Often

Want to love and be loved more? SARK, Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy, and her beloved, Dr. John Waddell, share how to remove the barriers to experiencing unconditional, succulent, wild love.

"Few of us have learned how to do this on a consistent basis,” they say. “Most of us have been told that the uninhibited joy and unconditional love we feel at the start of a relationship will inevitably fade. After practicing the six habits in this book, you will know that doesn’t have to be so.”

Listen in for ways to take your relationships with the most significant people in your life from "I love you anyway" to simply "I love you" — releasing tension and fear and getting the support and affection you want. 

Learn more about SARK: planetsark.com

Gary Douglas, Divorceless Relationships

What if you didn't have to divorce parts of yourself to make someone else happy? How do you stay in a relationship when it starts going sideways? How do you know when it's time to leave? Founder of Access Consciousness, a simple set of tools, techniques and philosophies that allow you to create dynamic change in every area of your life. Learn from Gary's wonderful stories about people who have faced these challenges and grown. Find out how everyone and everything you are in a relationship with can become more honest, more loving, sexier; create a divorceless relationship for yourself now! 

Learn more about Gary Douglas: garymdouglas.com     accessconsciousness.com

Bill Wade, Secrets of Love

What if there were simply a secret that we didn’t know, and once that secret was revealed to us, the doors of unconditional love, joy, and fulfillment, would swing wide open to us? Secrets of Love explores the mind, body, and soul of love, as it reveals these wisdom teachings of ancient and contemporary masters such as Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, John Gray, and seventeen other experts on love, including Maryanne. Listen in on some secrets here! “The satisfaction of the years of effort has come when I hear people talking about their experience after watching the program, expressing their feeling that the walls in their heart were melting, they were opening to new understanding and seeing love in new ways, and other things like that,” says Bill.

A special offer for listeners is here at expertsecretsoflove.com/dvd

Sexy Secrets to a Juicy Love Life

Lorii Abela, Abby Rodman, and Jodie Rodenbaugh, Maryanne's co-authors in Sexy Secrets to a Juicy Love Life: Proven Tips Single Women Use that Help Them Avoid Frustration, Unhappiness, and the Worry They'll be Alone Forever, are here to help you find your soul mate.  Their chapter titles range from Juicy New Secrets to Dating for Expatriates, to Availability: Why it’s a Man’s Sexiest Quality and Why You Want it Now, to Five Steps Smart, Sexy Women Take to Lead Them to Love, to The Art of Interviewing: 13 Questions to Ask before You Drop Your Drawers—these gals have your back.

Lorii Abela, multi-awarded international leader and motivational speaker, matchmaker and an acknowledged expert on soul mates, compiled the book Sexy Secrets to a Juicy Love Life.  She wrote the chapter "Juicy New Secrets to Dating for Expatriates."

Abby Rodman, psychotherapist, relationship expert and author, wrote the chapter on "Availability: Why it’s a man’s sexiest quality and why you want it now." Her work can be found on the Huffington Post, better-after-50.com and YourTango.

Jodie Rodenbaugh wrote the chapter "5 steps smart, sexy women take to lead them to love." She's the Sexy Soul Liberator who holds the key to unlocking your hidden desires, and has a lifetime of Lost Love experience including the sudden death of her husband at 36 with two children and one on the way.

Maryanne wrote the first chapter; with her trademark wit and compassionate humor, she explains why self-love is the foundation of all healthy, fulfilling, sustainable relationships.

These wise and funny women will give you tips you can start using now!

Lorii is at manifestingmydestiny.com, Abby is at www.abbyrodman.com, Jodie is at www.sexysoulmakeover.com

Eve Hogan, The Eros Equation: the soul-ution to the relationship problem

The Eros Equation: The Soul-ution to the Relationship Problem outlines a unique approach to creating happy and long-lasting relationships. Rather than focusing on the other person or situations over which the reader has no control, author Eve Hogan offers us a tool to discover new and creative responses to the situation.

This is challenging but also empowering. The rewards are a greater ability to resolve issues, deeper self-knowledge, and more intimacy and harmony in the relationship!

Learn more: evehogan.com   www.sacredgardenmaui.com/    www.sacredmauiretreats.com