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Feb. 20, 2023

Make A Difference In Someone's Life with Sandy Ciaramataro | Episode 61

Sandy Ciaramitaro the founder and President of The Good Eggs Foundation, has taught Morality, Ethics, and Social Justice. Author of The Good Eggs Series of books, essential concepts for Children about Virtues, Diversity, and Service. The social-emotional learning series for children 5-12, improving quality of life for children. The Good Eggs, Virtues, The Good Eggs Travel the World, Diversity, The Good Eggs in the Community, Service.
Chapters:
00:00:00 An intro to Sandy Ciaramitaro
00:01:17 The ...
Feb. 19, 2023

Finding Love In Midlife With Debbie Weiss | Episode 60

Finding Love In Midlife With Debbie Weiss | Episode 60

Debbie Weiss is a writer, yogi, gardener, and former attorney. After her husband died of cancer in April 2013, she turned to writing when she found herself single and living alone for the first time at age 50. You can find her on her blog, thehungoverwidow.com, which offers empathy and dating advice.
Chapters:
00:00:00 An intro to Debbie Weiss
00:01:10 Life as a Widow
00:02:40 Midlife
00:06:00 Therapist for people who go through loss
00:09:...
Feb. 13, 2023

Impact of Trauma on Child Development with Danielle Bernock | Episode 59

Danielle Bernock is a childhood trauma survivor, international, award-winning author, speaker, podcast host, and trauma-informed self-love coach who helps men and women EMERGE with a clear vision of their value, TAKE ownership of their choices, and CHART a path to their promise, becoming Victorious Souls. She’s created courses, and workshops to implement her 4-step proven process called S.E.L.F. Her mantra is “love yourself from survive to thrive” and she’s known as “that lady on the internet wh...
Feb. 7, 2023

Book Writing Down Your Truth with Ariel Tsail | Episode 58

Ariel Tsai is an avid reader and literary critic, Ariel Tsai always knew she needed to write a book. She obtained a bachelor's degree in English literature and criticism and Chinese language and literature, studying both in the United States and China. Her stylistic writing comes from a persistent itch to tell stories and understand the world around her. With sarcasm, wit, and keen observations, Tsai pours her ambition and heart into her writing.
Chapters:
00:00:00 An intro to Ariel Tsai
00:03:0...
Feb. 6, 2023

Joy Is serious about her Business With Rachel Awes| Episode 56

Rachel Awes Is a psychologist, author, and art playgroundist, who loves listening to and highlighting the beauty in people. She does all of this colorfully, with how she dresses. She’s also a clothing influencer/ambassador. Rachel illustrates her books (I have another colorful personal growth book releasing early November 2022 called "The Relationship Book: A Soulful, Transformational, and Artistic Inventory of Your Connective Life") and how I LIVE.

00:00:00 An intro to Rachel Awes
00:01:00 Art...
Jan. 27, 2023

CTRL-ALT-DEL and Free Yourself | with Ulrika Karlsson | Episode 55

CTRL-ALT-DEL and Free Yourself in 2023 | with Ulrika Karlsson | Episode fifty five
Ulrika Karlsson Is an author who has studied yoga and other holistic disciplines for more than 28 years. She overcame long-term depression during the last 5 to 6 years, she has taken the opportunity to dive deeper, explore, and examine through her own body, sacred sexuality, holy water, and the Yoni. Now, she helps people through karma cleansing.
Chapters:
00:00:00 An intro to Ulrika Karlsson
00:01:46 Peaceful asp...
Dec. 26, 2022

AI Drives the Story of Konar and The Apple with Babak Hodjat | Episode 53

Babak Hodjat is the CTO for AI at Cognizant where he leads a team of developers and researchers bringing advanced AI solutions to businesses. Babak is Sentient's former co-founder and CEO, responsible for the core technology behind the world’s largest distributed artificial intelligence system. Babak was also the founder of the world's first AI-driven hedge fund, Sentient Investment Management. Babak is a serial entrepreneur, having started a number of Silicon Valley companies as the main invent...
Dec. 24, 2022

Inspector Armand Gamache Is Brought To Life By Robert Bathurst In Episode 54 A World Of Curiosities

You know Robert Bathurst as Sir Anthony on Downton Abbey and from last year’s The Edge of War on Netflix. The British TV and stage star has performed eight of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache novels for Macmillan Audio and has been nominated for three Audie Awards, winning Best Male Narrator in 2020.

Inspector Gamache and Robert Bathurst return with Louise Penny’s latest spellbinding novel A World of Curiosities.

00:00:00 An intro to Robert Bathurst
00:01:36 What came first? Voice or general a...
Dec. 17, 2022

Veronica Kirin, an anthropologist, will help you scale your business- Episode 52

Veronica Kirin is an anthropologist, author, and serial entrepreneur who works with business leaders to scale their impact and income while managing imposter syndrome. She is also the author of the award-winning book “Stories of Elders” and creator of the Stories of COVID research which documents the pandemic in real time. She has been featured on the Forbes NEXT 1,000 and BEQ's 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40 lists and has presented her research at two TEDx events.
Chapters:

00:00:00 An intro to Ver...
Dec. 5, 2022

Uncover the Secret to Making Your Book Come Alive with Porsché Mysticque Steele! Episode 51

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Porsché Mysticque Steele is a professional writer, editor, and publisher who has successfully ghostwritten and edited multiple science-fiction novels, non-fiction how-to guides, blog articles, and other publications. She’s helping coaches become globally recognized and impactful by helping them write and publish powerful and authentic books.
Chapters:

00:00:00 An intro to Porsché Mysticque Steele
00:00:40 Struggle is real!
00:02:37 MysticqueRose: Brainstorm part
00:...
Nov. 25, 2022

An Insider's Guide to Loving Museums with Mackenzie Finklea | Episode 50

Mackenzie Finklea is a Texan, born-and-raised. She currently lives and works out of her home office in Galveston; helping other authors achieve their dreams of being published. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology: with a special interest in human cultures and archaeology. When she’s not researching and observing displays of human culture, she enjoys traveling, especially off the beaten path, and visiting as many museums as possible along the way.
Her first book, Beyond the Halls: An In...
Nov. 18, 2022

You Are Not Alone in Your Grief | Book Author Mandy Capeheart | Episode 47

Mandy Capehart is an book author, speaker, and certified grief and life coach in the Pacific Northwest. She is the founder of The Restorative Grief Project, an online community of grievers and grief supporters looking for movement while they heal. Her own experience with grief left her searching for resources while offering empathetic, long-term support without minimizing the pain of the moment. When she found nothing, she created it for herself and for you.

Her first book is titled, “Restorati...
Nov. 18, 2022

Blessings of Love, Wisdom, Health, Bliss, and Peace from author Timothy Stuetz | Episode 49

Timothy Stuetz is a certified self-esteem coach for children. A Children’s Educator who has developed programs for the State of California, several California Counties, and private foundations; and a Retired Certified Public Accountant. He is also a Master of Ancient Arts and Sacred Sciences. He writes to inspire everyone to achieve their full mental, physical, emotional, and heart-filled potential. His own experiences of the wonders and magic of life; and that “inner spark” we all have! His sha...
Nov. 11, 2022

Explore the Power of Your Voice to Inspire | Leon Conrad | Episode 48

Leon Conrad is a Story Structure Consultant, Writer, Poet, and Tutor based in London UK. He is the author of Story and Structure: A complete guide (shortlisted for The People's Book Prize), History Riddles, Odyssey: Dynamic Learning Journey (with David Pinto), and Aesop the Storyteller.

00:00:00 An intro to Leon Conrad

00:02:25 Why did Leon want to write "Story and Structure"

00:09:04 Positive Beginning

00:12:40 The time of a telling and the time of a tale

00:16:00 Fortunately Unfortunately...
Nov. 3, 2022

Every Magical Realm Has A Story | Book Author Pamela Lawson | Episode 46

Talladega, Alabama native, Pamela Lawson received her Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology frA om the University of California at Berkeley. After threatening to write a book for twenty-plus years, Pamela finally did so, with Rise of the Ravenisha being her maiden novel. The second book, Rogue Ravenisha is complete, and there are plans for a third installment, tentatively titled Revenge of the Ravenisha. Pamela has been a fan of horror since childhood: staying up many a weekend watching creature fea...
Oct. 31, 2022

Publisher and Managing Editor at Common Deer Press, Kirsten Marion | Episode 45

Publisher and Managing Editor at Common Deer Press, Kirsten Marion | Episode 45

Kirsten Marion has always been passionate about books and writing. Her background is in English, Classics, and psychology, and her day job is acquiring and publishing books for children and teens.

After decades spent traveling the world and living throughout North America and in Russia and Chile, she has a unique mix of experiences to color her imaginary worlds. Lucy & Dee has been percolating for many years now an...
Oct. 17, 2022

Three Out of My Four Kids Have A Genetic Disorder Akin to Autism | Kirsten Fowler | Episode 44

Kirsten Fowler has loved writing since a young girl and has always kept a journal for expression, therapeutic value, and family history. Throughout high school and college, she wrote and designed several newspapers. She currently lives in a small town in Utah with her husband, Jeremy, her four children, Millie, Isaac, Eliza, and Evelyn, and their dog, Luna. She is a jack of all trades, master of none. Kirsten dabbles in music, including singing, guitar, ukulele, fiddle, and, of course, the recor...
Oct. 13, 2022

Award-Winning Novelist Writing as "Jane Austen"esque | Alice McVeigh | Episode 43

Alice McVeigh (pen name for speculative fiction: Spaulding Taylor) was born in South Korea, of American diplomatic parents, and lived in Asia until she was 13, when the family returned to Washington D.C. Alice McVeigh is a London-based ghost writer previously published by Orion Publishing in contemporary fiction (While the Music Lasts and Ghost Music). A professional cellist, who performed for over fifteen years with orchestras including the BBC Symphony and Royal Philharmonic. She is married wi...
Oct. 4, 2022

Nigerian Author Abused Female Character | Chioma Nnani, Forever There For You | Episode 42

Chioma Nnani writes multicultural fiction for women aged 18+ who aspire to be strong, independent and fulfilled.Her first full-length novel, “Forever There For You” opened the door for her to have her own radio show in the United Kingdom.

She is also the author of “Because Home Is”, and co-authored the Fearless Five by Four Boxed Set.

00:00:00 An intro to Chioma Nnani
00:01:13 Chioma's writers journey
00:11:20 The first book
00:22:42 “Forever There For You” Premises
00:25:40 Husband's characte...
Sept. 30, 2022

Award-nominated Book Mirrors PTSD | Kelly Sokol, Breached | Episode 41

Kelly Sokol is an MFA-Creative Writing graduate with a concentration in fiction from Goddard College, where she studied with John McManus, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, and Darcey Steinke. She has been featured on NPR, discussing the portrayal of motherhood and postpartum depression in fiction. She teaches creative writing at The Muse Writers Center. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She resides in Norfolk, Virginia.

00:00:00 An intro to Kelley Sokol
00:00:37 Kelley's published author jo...
Sept. 24, 2022

The dark side of a suburbia | The Perfect Neighborhood, Liz Alterman | Episode 40

Liz Alterman is a writer based in New Jersey. She began contributing to The Muse in 2014 after she and her husband were laid off simultaneously. Sad Sacked, her memoir chronicling that period, was released by Audible Original in November 2021. Liz’s work can also be found on Business Insider, Realtor.com, and other sites. Her personal essays have appeared in The New York Times,

00:00:00 An intro to Liz Alterman
00:01:22 How Liz become a writer.
00:04:52 Sad Sacked book
00:11:04 Transitioning to...
Sept. 17, 2022

How To Stay The Same Size and Weight For Times!| Heather Mathes, Chancing Your Perfect | Episode 39

Heather Mathes began modeling in 1988. She continued modeling professionally after graduating from the Ohio State University with a B.S. in Marketing in 1993 before signing her first contract fit modeling with a major national retailer in 1996. She did this unconsciously as these methods became her norm. These methods and more are what she shares in her book PAID TO BE PERFECT: THE SECRET TO FINDING YOUR PERFECT. She lives in Columbus, OH with her husband, her son, and her dog.

00:00:00 An intr...
Sept. 9, 2022

Avoid Epic Parenting Fails | Tim McCarthy, Raising 4-D Children in a 2-D World | Episode 38

Tim McCarthy has a Master’s Degree in Education and a Grandmaster rank in martial arts. He has combined his years of experience as a classroom teacher and administrator (in both public and private schools) with even more years of experience teaching and developing martial arts programs to create a simple plan for the education of children.

00:00:00 An intro to Tim McCarthy
00:00:56 Tim's background made him able to offer parenting help
00:02:04 Addressing people's folks
00:03:47 Raising 4 Dimen...
Sept. 8, 2022

Season 3 Revealed! Podcast drops, book news and reviews, book giveaways!

It's the start of Season 3 for the Bookaholic podcast! I have some new things I want to tell you including how I am going to help you save time and money!!!!!