Moments with Marianne

Bernard Beitman, M.D., is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to systematize the study of coincidences. A graduate of Yale Medical School, he did his psychiatric residency at Stanford University. The former chair of psychiatry of the University of Missouri-Columbia medical school for 17 years, he writes a blog for Psychology Today on coincidence, is the coauthor of the award-winning book Learning Psychotherapy and the founder of The Coincidence Project. https://coincider.com/  

Mark C. Crowley spent over 20 years in the dog-eat-dog world of financial services, an environment known for its heartlessness and “take no prisoners” attitude. Twice, he held national-level responsibilities – most recently as Senior Vice President-National Manager for Investment Product Sales at one of America’s largest financial institutions, where he was named “Leader of the Year.” https://markccrowley.com 

Rachel Turow completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon, a clinical internship at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Turow worked as a supervising psychologist and research scientist at Rush University Medical Center.  https://www.rachelturow.com 

Phakchok Rinpoche is a beloved Tibetan Buddhist master and the abbot of several monasteries in Nepal. Born in Kathmandu, Rinpoche was recognized at the early age of one as a reincarnated Buddhist master. He travels the world teaching in Buddhist centers, universities, and monasteries. https://www.phakchokrinpoche.org

Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Hope College. He is interested in deep and enduring questions about the human condition. As a social psychologist, he employs experimental research to investigate meaning in life, religion and identity, and virtues. https://www.darylvantongeren.com

Shaun Tomson started, managed and sold two multi-million dollar clothing brands – Instinct in the 80’s and Solitude (co-founded with his wife Carla) in the 90’s. He is the author of the best-selling books “Surfer’s Code” and “The Code: The Power of “I Will“, and the writer and producer of the award-winning documentary film Bustin’ Down the Door. Shaun is a Business Administration and Finance graduate from the University of Natal and has a Master of Science in Leadership from Northeastern University. He is a World Surfing Champion, an inductee in the Jewish and South African Sports Hall of Fame, the US Surfing Hall of Fame, and has been described as one of the greatest surfers of all time and one of the most influential surfers of the century (Surfer Magazine 1999). https://shauntomson.com/ 

David Pruitt is a first-generation college graduate from UNC-Greensboro and previously served on the advisory board for their Bryan School of Business. A licensed CPA and a member of the AICPA and NCACPA, David started his business career in an entry-level accounting position before advancing to first CFO, then CEO, of Performance Bike, for a time the largest cycling retailer in the United States.  www.DavidLPruitt.com 

Jude Currivan, PhD, is a cosmologist, futurist, planetary healer and previously one of the most senior business women in the UK. She has a master’s degree in physics from Oxford University and a doctorate in archaeology from the University of Reading in the UK. She has traveled extensively, worked with wisdom keepers from many traditions, and is a life-long researcher into the nature of reality. She is the author of 6 books, including The Cosmic Hologram, and is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders circle. http://www.judecurrivan.com

Maya van Rossum is a veteran environmentalist on a mission to use our state and federal constitutions to empower activists and provide hope to communities everywhere seeking to address environmental racism, the climate crisis, and the ongoing ravages of polluted water and air, toxic contamination, and withering ecosystems nationwide. She is the founder of Green Amendments For The Generations, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring passage of Green Amendments in every state across the United States that would recognize and protect environmental rights on par with other inalienable civic and political freedoms such as speech and property. https://forthegenerations.org 

Is there a transformative power in the space between crisis and action? In liminal space, we can interpret, question, examine, dream, and imagine possibilities for new creativity that is so necessary right now to move on from old problems, beliefs, and myths of the assumptions we have been living in.

Sande Hart is an award-winning leader in the fields of women’s empowerment and interfaith community building. She founded the women’s interfaith international grassroots organization S.A.R.A.H. (The Spiritual And Religious Alliance for Hope) the morning of 911, an instinct to gather women of diverse faiths to protect all that they consider sacred, now in its 20th year. She founded and served as director of Charter for Compassion’s Women and Girls sector, served as chair for the United Religions Initiative for North America and serves on the Women’s Task Force for The Parliament of World’s Religions. She is also the founder of Compassionate California. Sande is currently being inducted into the Women’s Oral History Library of Claremont Colleges.  https://www.sandehart.com 

Did you know that you have a Devine blueprint for profound healing with the archangels? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Alexandra Wenman, on her new book Archangel Alchemy Healing: The Celestial Science in the Vibration of the Universe.

Alexandra Wenman is a gifted angel communicator, spiritual alchemist, channel, healer, poet, and presenter. The former editor of Prediction Magazine, she is the founder of Precious Wisdom Alchemy and the creator of The Alexandra Wenman Show on YouTube. She lives in London. https://www.alexandrawenman.com

Ellen Meredith is has been in practice since 1984 as an energy healer, conscious channel, and medical intuitive, helping over ten thousand clients and students worldwide. As an energy medicine practitioner, Ellen helps clients engage with the body’s energies to activate healing. She teaches energy medicine courses on the Shift Network and has served on the faculty of energy medicine pioneer Donna Eden since 2010.  http://www.ellenmeredith.com

Yael Schonbrun, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, assistant professor at Brown University, co-host of Psychologists Off the Clock: A podcast about the science and practice of living well, and mother of three. Yael’s academic research explores the interaction between relationship problems and mental health conditions. She has authored chapters in several books and has written dozens of scientific articles. In her private practice, writing, and podcasting, Yael uses evidence-based science to help individuals and couples learn to manage work, parenting, and marriage in more effective and fulfilling ways. She draws upon treatments that integrate ancient Eastern philosophy with scientifically backed practices. https://yaelschonbrun.com

Corin Grillo is a Chicana and Puerto Rican mother, author, a licensed psychotherapist, visionary leader, inspirational speaker, and proprietor of the Casa Condor retreat center in Mount Shasta, California. Corin offers online trainings in authentic spiritual leadership, nature immersions, intuitive healing arts, in-person trainings. She has dedicated her life to sharing the life-changing gifts she received while learning to work with the angels. http://www.CorinGrillo.com

Substance abuse issues have worsened dramatically in recent years, with alcohol and drug addiction soaring. Our collective anxiety also shows up in many other insidious ways — from overeating to mindless scrolling to excessive online spending and more. 

Steven Washington is an author, and former professional dancer who performed on Broadway in Disney’s The Lion King.  His love of movement inspired him to become the highly acclaimed Qigong and Pilates teacher that he is today. Steven lives a joyful life of recovery and is passionate about helping others as they navigate towards health and happiness. He teaches Core Qigong, a fusion of Pilates and Qigong, online weekly through his website. www.stevenwashingtonexperience.com

Peter Orner is the author of the novels The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo, Love and Shame and Love and the story collections. His previous collection of essays, Am I Alone Here?: Notes on Living to Read and Reading to Live, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. A three-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize, Orner’s work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, Granta, McSweeney’s, and has been translated into eight languages. He has been awarded the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a two-year Lannan Foundation Literary Fellowship, the California Book Award for fiction, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Jewish fiction, as well as a Fulbright in Namibia.

Is is possible to heal the collective ecological and psychological crisis we are experiencing? Tune in for this inspiring discussion with Jeanine Canty, PhD, on her new #book Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet.

Jeanine M. Canty, PhD, is a professor in the Transformative Studies Doctoral program at the California Institute for Integral Studies. Formerly the chair of Environmental Studies at Naropa University, she continues to teach at Naropa and at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Ecopsychology certificate program. Her edited volumes are Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women’s Voices and Globalism and Localization: Emergent Approaches to Ecological Crises.

Replay by popular demand!  Have you wanted to live a heart-centered life but didn’t know where to start? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Danielle LaPorte on her new #book How to Be Loving: As Your Heart Is Breaking Open and Our World Is Waking Up.

Danielle LaPorte is a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 a group who, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.” The former director of a future studies think tank in Washington, DC, where she managed a team creating global scenarios. She now speaks about the intelligence of the heart. Danielle is also the author of The Fire Starter Sessions, The Desire Map, White Hot Truth, and producer of dozens of meditation kits and online programs for spiritual support. https://daniellelaporte.com 

Do you know about the wisdom and healing power of the elements? 

Lindsay Fauntleroy is a licensed acupuncturist and the founder of The Spirit Seed, a school that offers personal and professional development courses that are rooted in ancestral understandings of health, humanity, nature, and the cosmos. Lindsay is a certified instructor for the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), as well as a facilitator of the Flower Essence Society’s global practitioner certification program. Her approach to soul medicine emerged through over 15 years of clinical practice, Doctoral studies of Indigenous and African Diasporic psychology, and her commitment to community wellness. https://www.thespiritseed.org/meetlindsay 

Matthew Dicks is a bestselling author, nationally recognized storyteller, and award-winning elementary schoolteacher, he teaches storytelling and communications at universities, corporate workplaces, and community organizations. Dicks has won multiple Moth GrandSLAM story competitions and, together with his wife, created the organization Speak Up to help others share their stories.  http://www.MatthewDicks.com

Chris Westfall is one of the most sought-after business coaches and keynote speakers in the world. He has helped launch over five dozen businesses, and has appeared on ABC NEWS, NBC TV and CNN. A regular contributor to Forbes, he has worked with thousands of leaders at Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations and high-tech startups. A coach to entrepreneurs and executives around the globe, his clients have appeared on Shark Tank, Dragon’s Den and Shark Tank-Australia. He regularly consults with top-tier universities and is the author of three other books, including Leadership Language. http://westfallonline.com 

Minda Zetlin’s articles, books, and workshops offer research-backed advice to help people get the most out of their careers and their lives. She writes the highly popular Laid-Back Leader column at Inc.com and is a regular contributor to Insider and CNBC.com. She is the author or coauthor of several books, including The Geek Gap, written with her husband Bill Pfleging, and is a former president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA).  www.MindaZetlin.com.

Danielle LaPorte is a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 a group who, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.” The former director of a future studies think tank in Washington, DC, where she managed a team creating global scenarios. She now speaks about the intelligence of the heart. Danielle is also the author of The Fire Starter Sessions, The Desire Map, White Hot Truth, and producer of dozens of meditation kits and online programs for spiritual support. https://daniellelaporte.com 

Have you reached all of your goals that you thought would bring you happiness, and still feel empty and unfulfilled inside?

After walking away from a career in the performing arts to focus on guiding individuals into a surprising, new approach to personal transformation, Ron Baker has spent twenty-five years as a bioenergetics therapist, healer, speaker, and author. He has nurtured thousands into meaningful empowerment through his School of Self-Mastery and inspired millions to come together for worldwide events that he has led from sacred sites around the globe. www.RonBaker.net

Do you hide your deepest dreams and desires, only to find them later covered with doubt, insecurity, old experiences, and fears?  

Cynthia James is a transformational specialist and one of today’s brightest and best loved inspirational leaders and teachers guiding thousands of people to make changes at a deep level for lasting healing in their lives. Whether coaching, speaking or teaching Cynthia invites participants into INQUIRY, INTROSPECTION, AND INTEGRATION. Ms. James has completed two Master’s Degree programs; one in Consciousness Studies from the Holmes Institute where she was awarded the honor of distinguished alumni, and the other in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.  https://cynthiajames.net 

Dr. Vicki Matthews is a naturopathic physician and advocate for natural healing. She teaches her five elements system in the USA and Europe, guiding thousands to relationship transformation. Dr. Vicki blogs regularly at Ask Vicki. She also wrote an award-winning novel, The Goddess Letters, and has appeared on the Oprah show twice.  https://vickimatthews.com