Moments with Marianne

Angelou Ezeilo is founder and CEO of the Greening Youth Foundation. A leading social entrepreneur, she was a 2016 Ashoka Fellow, is a member of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights’ Women in Solidarity Society and is on the boards of the Atlanta Audubon Society and the South Fork Conservancy. She is also an advisory Board Member for the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and Outdoor Afro, and she is on the Steering Committee for the new Children’s Wellbeing Initiative — a network of 22 changemakers working together to promote children’s wellbeing across the country.  www.gyfoundation.org

Dondeena Bradley, PhD., is an expert in identifying the benefits of holistic health practices and translating them into practical approaches that people can adopt into their lives. She has spent thousands of hours challenging teams to deliver breakthroughs in health and wellness innovation in diverse cultures at a number of Fortune 500 companies, and she has shared her conviction at TEDxOrangeCoast in the talk “Let’s Create a Society Addicted to Health.” Her formal education includes a doctor of philosophy in food science from The Ohio State University and a master of science in nutrition from Purdue University. https://dondeena.com 

Tammy Wise is an author, certified private trainer and group fitness instructor who was a professional dancer on Broadway. She has certifications and licenses in reflexology, Chinese herbology, Tui Na acupressure, Eastern nutrition and meditation and is an ordained Tao minister. She is nationally recognized as a mind-body fitness expert and her work has been published in New York Magazine, Dance Spirit, Body & Soul, Mind Body & Spirit Fitness, Natural Health, Longevity, Shape and Time Out New York. This manual won her a Transformational Author award and she has blogged for Medium, Thrive Global and Martha Stewart’s Whole Living. https://bodylogos.com

Sam Beasley is a successful businessman entrepreneur who uses spiritual principles to establish and build and run his businesses. He is a charismatic speaker and dynamic workshop leader whose mission is to share what he’s learned so that others may become successful and fulfilled as well.  https://yourlifeisyourprayer.com 

Maryann Ridini Spencer writes themes of Aloha …penning award-winning novels and writing and producing critically-acclaimed projects for film & television. She also works as a TV and print food & lifestyle journalist, and recipe developer/chef. Maryann is also the creator, writer, producer, and host of the award-winning healthy living cooking series, cookbooks, and blog, Simply Delicious Living with Maryann®. The series is broadcast on PBS-TV station KVCR in Southern California, DirecTV, DishTV, and to a global audience on Roku.  http://simplydeliciousliving.com

Linda Carroll, MS, is a writer, therapist, seminar leader, keynote speaker, and private coach to couples, individuals, and families. Carroll lives in Corvallis, Oregon, with her husband of thirty-five years and their Jack Russell terrier. She has five children and nine grandchildren. https://lindaacarroll.com 

Sarah Byrn Rickman has written nine books about the WASP of World War II. A journalist first, Sarah began that career at The Detroit News and concluded it as editor of the Centerville-Bellbrook Times (Ohio).  A graduate of Vanderbilt University, she majored in English and, in 1996, earned her Masters degree in Creative Writing from Antioch University Midwest. She earned her Sport Pilot license in 2011, flying a sweet little Aeronca Champ, a taildragger aircraft that she lands on a grass runway. https://sarahbyrnrickman.com 

Shelley Paxton is an author, speaker, and transformational coach. She spent twenty-six years as a highly regarded marketing and advertising executive stewarding some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Harley-Davidson, Visa, McDonald’s, and AOL. In 2016 she left the corporate world to become Chief Soul Officer of her life and, ultimately, her own company. She launched Soulbbatical with the mission to liberate the souls of leaders and organizations by inspiring them to realize their greatest purpose, possibility, and impact.As a certified professional coach, she works with executives at Fortune 100 companies, and with fellow rebel soul individuals and entrepreneurs. https://soulbbatical.com 

Based on the award-winning film of the same name, HEAL by filmmaker Kelly Noonan Gores takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions have a huge impact on our health and ability to heal from illness and injury. In the last hundred years, medicine has taught us to view our bodies as machines, leaving us at the mercy of our genes. HEAL not only taps into the brilliant minds of leading scientists and spiritual teachers, but follows two people on actual healing journeys. Their journeys—and results—demonstrate that the path to healing can be complex and deeply personal.  https://www.healdocumentary.com/about.html 

Kerri Hummingbird, Soul Guide, inspires people to lead their lives wide awake with an authenticity, passion and purpose that positively impacts others. She is the international best-selling author of “The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama” and the award-winning best-selling book “Awakening To Me: One Woman’s Journey To Self Love” which describes the early years of her spiritual awakening. She has served as a social activist, leader, and philanthropist for over three decades. She is the Founder of the Skills Not Pills Movement and Host of Soul Nectar Show. https://www.kerrihummingbird.com 

Dr. Terry A. Gordon, a Cleveland Clinic-trained cardiologist, practiced within mainstream medicine for over two decades. Named the American Heart Association’s National Physician of the Year in 2002, Dr. Gordon is nationally recognized in matters of the heart. As a motivational speaker, he has shared the stage with Dr. Wayne Dyer. As a musician, he is the co-host of Docs Who Rock, a United Way event. He spearheaded a national campaign called The Josh Miller HEARTS Act, which will place Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in every school in the country, protecting from sudden cardiac arrest our most precious resource, our children. https://www.drterrygordon.com

Tami Lynn Kent is a holistic women’s healthcare provider with a master’s degree in physical therapy, advanced training in multiple bodywork techniques, and the ability to read energetic patterns of the body. The founder of Holistic Pelvic Care, Kent maintains a private practice and an international provider training program in Portland, Oregon. She has published three books, Wild Feminine, Mothering From Your Center, and Wild Creative, and is the mother of three beautiful sons. https://www.wildfeminine.com 

Jennifer Marcenelle MBA, BSN, RN, HBC-HN is a Board-Certified Holistic Nurse with over 30 years of experience in the medical industry. She currently holds degrees in nursing and business, with a specialization in Holistic Healing for burnout. As an energy medicine practitioner and the Founder and CEO of Burn Bright Today, she helps people improve mental wellness and recover from burnout and other challenges.  https://burnbrighttoday.com 

Arnie Freiman is a lot of things—a certified spiritual director, innovator in health and wellness solutions, certified financial planner, PhD, ordained minister, and chaplain. He’s a father, cancer survivor, and ex-husband, too. Heck, he’s even a poet. He was the first person to introduce holistic health education at major national university, co-founded the first Acupuncture School in the United States and founded first Naturopathic College in California.  http://arniefreiman.com 

Kim Lorenz is an author, entrepreneur, and visionary who founded two companies starting at age 26 with no backing or funding, built and ran them successfully, and sold them to Fortune 500 companies before he was 47. Through his years as a business owner, partner, and CEO, Lorenz has developed a key understanding of what it takes to succeed in business. Lorenz earned his MBA from the University of Washington, Foster School of Business.Serving as Rotary Liaison with World Vision, the collaborative teams he initiated have completed over $20 million in clean water projects with over 1 million beneficiaries in developing countries worldwide.  https://www.kimlorenz.com 

Lora Cheadle is the author of FLAUNT! After ten years of practicing corporate law in California and Colorado, she chose to change paths to become the radio host and Life Choreographer® she is today. She is a certified hypnotist, personal trainer, burlesque performer, and yoga instructor, as well as a popular writer for People House magazine and Elephant Journal. She offers “Find Your Sparkle” coaching programs, workshops, and destination retreats and teaches all over the world. LoraCheadle.com

Mary Hayes Grieco is a respected spiritual teacher based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. An original and expansive thinker, a pragmatic emotional healer, and an uplifting public speaker, Mary has inspired thousands of people since she first began teaching spirituality classes in 1982. Currently she is the director and lead trainer of The Midwest Institute for Forgiveness Training. She works in private practice as a spiritual mentor and a forgiveness healer at The Well Healing Arts Center in Minneapolis. https://maryhayesgrieco.com/ 

Phil Keith is the author of six books, including Blackhorse Riders (St. Martin’s Press, 2012), which won the 2012 award from USA Book News for Best Military Non-Fiction, was a finalist for the 2013 Colby Award, and earned a 2013 silver medal from Military Writers Society of America. He holds a degree in history from Harvard and is a former Navy aviator. 

Tom Calvin is the author of 18 nonfiction books and has worked as a newspaper and web site editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for the New York Times covering entertainment, sports, and the environment. 

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 133 new books, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today. She is also the author of Simply Happy, a crash course in Chicken Soup for the Soul advice and wisdom that is filled with easy-to-implement, practical tips for having a better life.  http://www.chickensoup.com 

Reina is an inspiring author and mentor, and a fun, enthusiastic speaker. She’s also the past President of a Toastmasters Chapter, President of Why Wait, LLC and the mother of two adults, independent children. In her former career, Reina represented a pharmaceutical company as an Oncology Consultant and was awarded the honor of #1 Salesperson in the Nation. As her experience and expertise grew, she was promoted to National Oncology Trainer. Reina found teaching and training people so personally rewarding and useful, she chose to educate aspiring nurses as an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Medical Terminology. http://reinaweiner.com 

Born to a teen mother and a child of the foster care system for four years before she was adopted, Dr. Krista Driver started out as the epitome of the “underdog.” Today a licensed marriage and family therapist with a doctorate in psychology, Dr. Driver has dedicated her career to working with the most vulnerable in her community. A perpetual observer with an innate curiosity for other people’s stories, when she stumbled across an incredibly fascinating tale of one woman’s escape from Vietnam, she felt compelled to write about it. https://kristadriver.com 

Mark Guerin is a 2014 graduate of Grub Street’s Novel Incubator program in Boston. He also has an MFA from Brandeis University and is a winner of an Illinois Arts Council Grant, the Mimi Steinberg Award for Playwriting and Sigma Tau Delta’s Eleanor B. North Poetry Award. A contributor to the novelist’s blog, Dead Darlings, he is also a playwright, copywriter and journalist. https://www.mark-guerin.com

On June 1, 2019, 15 year-old Lily Kelly was tragically killed when the car she riding in was hit by a drunk driver. In the days that followed, a song emerged that Lily had written and recorded just six months before. Her mother Faith Zember shares about Lily, her live and her music. https://www.lilykellyministries.org 

JoAnne Jones is Professor Emeritus at Springfield College in Massachusetts, where she worked for twenty-five years. While at Springfield College, Dr. Jones served as Associate Dean of the School of Human Services and Acting Dean of the School of Social Work. Before Springfield College, she was an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and an Assistant Professor of Social Welfare at the University of Calgary, School of Social Welfare. https://joannejonesauthor.com 

Jacqueline Thea, Ph.D., LMFT Licensed Psychotherapist and Dream Counselor. Former Professional Guardian/Conservator, Registered Nurse and Practitioner of Harp Therapy.  She is trained in Shamanic Studies.  https://jacquelinethea.com