Betsy Chasse: Tipping Sacred Cows: The uplifting story of spilt milk, spirituality and finding your way in a hectic world

Calling all spiritual flailers, wandering, lost along the path to enlightenment. Ok, you’ve meditated, you’ve fasted, you may have even shaved your head, or maybe you haven’t done any of those things but are considering it — don’t, until you listen to this interview. Betsy Chasse is here to give you a loving tip in the right direction (or whatever direction you want to go — don’t worry, it’s the right one). It’s time to tip some sacred cows about what we think we know about spirituality, reality, & ourselves. It’s time to get liberated from the fences we’ve put up and frolic once again through the pasture of life, realizing that stepping in cow shit is not always a bad thing. That happiness is not a destination but a state of mind and you’re already there if you’re willing to just do a little work to uncover your true bliss, your happy mojo, that creamy cream that exists in the middle of you!

Learn more: betsychasse.net

Eric Maisel: Why Smart People Hurt : A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative

The challenges smart and creative people--from scientific researchers, genius award winners, to bestselling novelists, Broadway actors, high-powered attorneys, and academics--encounter often include anxiety, over-thinking, mania, sadness, and despair. Here, psychologist Dr. Eric Maisel draws on his many years of work with the best and the brightest to pinpoint these often devastating challenges and offer solutions based on the groundbreaking principles and practices of natural psychology. Tune in for ways to create your own roadmap to a calm and meaningful life. Here they are on video:

Learn more about Eric Maisel: www.ericmaisel.com www.naturalpsychology.net www.whysmartpeoplehurt.com

Eve Hogan : Sex ~ What's love got to do with it?

You've just had the best sex of your life, and you're sure you want to stay with this person forever so you can feel this way all the time. But wait...isn't that exactly how you got into your present unsatisfactory relationship?

Relationship specialist Eve Hogan joined Maryanne for a freewheeling discussion of all things sexual, emotional and spiritual.
 

Sheri Speede: What Chimpanzees Can Teach us about Love

Do animals have feelings? Sheri met the eyes of three chimpanzees huddled in a cage in the hotel in Cameroon, and felt an instant connection. Fueled by deep empathy and a fierce sense of injustice about the fate of these kindred souls, Speede forever changed the course of her life when she dedicated herself to saving these and other captive chimps in Cameroon.

Navigating geographic, logistic and medical hardships in a cultural landscape completely foreign to her, Speede persevered, eventually building a sanctuary in the forest and taking the chimpanzees back to their natural habitat. A photo of Dorothy, one of the chimps, at her funeral, in which Dr. Sheri Speede was cradling Dorothy's head while her family of chimpanzees looked on, went viral after being published in National Geographic. The image was subsequently covered in hundreds of media outlets on television, in newspapers, and on blogs, deeply touching people around the world while showing once and for all that animals do indeed have feelings.

She shares the joy and deep fulfillment that ultimately can come from following one's true passion...and inspires you to follow yours! 

Learn more about Sheri Speede: www.ida-africa.org

John James: the Grief Recovery Process

Have you or someone you love suffered a devastating loss? Maryanne interviews John James, author of The Grief Recovery Handbook, to give you the benefit of his thirty-five years of experience. Two separate interviews for you here, sharing gentle, respectful tools to move through the grieving process. Unpack the myth of "stages of grief," learn how to address unresolved issues with the loved one, and come to peace with your normal and natural responses.

Kristine Carlson: Heart Broken Open

Kristine talks about the journey that led her to write Heart Broken Open, a courageously honest memoir of her personal journey through the depths of grief and mourning after the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband. As a wife, a mother, and a woman forced to come face-to-face with fear and insecurity, she discovered her true strength and an immeasurable love that cannot be broken. She shares painful but ultimately precious teachings. If you've experienced loss or grief of any kind, tune in to be inspired, empowered, and encouraged!

Learn more: kristinecarlson.com

Barbara Marx Hubbard: Conscious planetary evolution

Maryanne interviews Barbara Marx Hubbard, and we learn about The Shift Network 2012: Planetary Activation. We don't have to be scared of 2012...we can add our energy to "gentle the birth" toward the next stage of our evolution. She says, "Millions of us are awakening to our participation in the whole, as the planetary body integrates and links up throughout the world. Our electronic media have joined us via global satellite.

More recently, the Internet, our refined planetary nervous system, is connecting us as individuals and groups, cross signaling through the system, beyond the confines of time and space. Something more is needed to awaken us as a whole – an infusion of life, love, appreciation, and security to comfort us in our time of trial. It is this event that we now envision and that we can in fact bring into being. Everything we do counts, especially in this critical time."

Learn more: barbaramarxhubbard.com

Richard Moss, Inside-Out Healing: Transforming your Life through the Power of Presence

Richard Moss gives us powerful principles, tools, and practices for transforming self-limiting patterns of thought and behaviors and for staying present even in the midst of life’s most challenging times. Drawing from individual counseling sessions and utilizing practical exercises, Dr. Moss demonstrates how awareness and presence can be applied to support healing and growth in yourself and others. Learn how to meet whatever life brings with strength and grace. 

Learn more: richardmoss.com

Riane Eisler: The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics

Riane Eisler is a social scientist, attorney, and author whose work on cultural transformation has inspired both scholars and social activists. Her research has impacted many fields, including history, economics, psychology, sociology, and education. She has been a leader in the movement for peace, sustainability, and economic equity, and her pioneering work in human rights has expanded the focus of international organizations to include the rights of women and children. Dr. Eisler is internationally known for her bestseller The Chalice and The Blade: Our History, Our Future, now in 23 foreign editions. She is the president of the Center for Partnership Studies. Eisler has been described as a cultural historian and evolutionary theorist. Her most recent book is The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics.

Learn more: www.rianeeisler.com    partnershipway.org

Cedella Marley, One Love

photo credit: Peter dean Rickards

Cedella Marley, oldest daughter of Bob Marley, has dedicated her life to keeping  her father's message and memory alive. Here she talks with Maryanne about her children's book  based on her father's song, One Love...and we get a spontaneous concert! This is a rare interview from the radio show Maryanne did with Eve Hogan, Heart Talk, showcasing proof, passion, and practice; as Maryanne was the oldest daughter, too, she shares an intimate story of her relationship with her father.

Learn more: cedellamarleydesign.com

Pat Croce: The Pirates Handbook: expand your skills and find your courage

Want more danger, intrigue, and treasure in your life? Avast, ye! For anyone who has dreamed of hitting the high seas, manning a crew, brandishing a cutlass, or burying treasure, here’s The Pirate Handbook: A Rogue’s Guide to Pillage, Plunder, Chaos and Conquest. Motivational fireball Pat Croce shows how to expand your skills and find your courage. Part how-to, part illustrated history, this detailed manual gives insight into every aspect of the pirating life: learn how to make a seaworthy raft, navigate by the stars, brew up a batch of grog, and much more. This is the ultimate guide for salty dogs wherever they rove the seas, with lessons you can apply to corporate seas and social situations. 

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