Moments with Marianne

Tina Gilbertson is a psychotherapist and author, her work has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Glamour, Real Simple and Redbook. In 2019, Tina cofounded www.ReconnectionClub.com, offering education, community, and support to help estranged parents repair their relationships with their adult children.  www.TinaGilbertson.com 

Virginia Buckingham was the seventh of eight children born to blue-collar parents.  She was the first woman to serve as chief of staff to two consecutive Massachusetts governors and was subsequently the first woman appointed to head that state’s Port Authority, owner and operator of Logan International Airport. She has also worked as a deputy editorial page editor and columnist for the Boston Herald. In 2015, Buckingham was selected for the inaugural class of Presidential Leadership Scholars, a joint initiative of the presidential libraries of Presidents George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Lyndon Johnson. Finishing On My Watch was her Presidential Leadership project, a key element of the program, which teaches scholars to apply leadership lessons from those presidencies, such as courage and resilience.  https://www.virginiabuckingham.com 

Saul J. Weiner, MD is a professor of medicine, pediatrics, and medical education at the University of Illinois at Chicago,  the deputy director of the Veterans Health Administration’s Center of Innovation for  Complex Chronic Healthcare, and the cofounder of the Institute for Practice and Provider Performance Improvement (I3PI). He is the coauthor of Listening for What Matters: Avoiding Contextual Errors in Health Care.

Kathryn Tristan is a Research Scientist and Assistant Professor of Medicine on the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine. She studies our biological immune system and its diseases. She also is interested in the “psychological immune system” that represents our constellation of thoughts and feelings meant to protect us. www.whyworrybook.com

Dr. Laurel Mellin is the founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT), a neuroscience-based solution to stress. She is a health psychologist and Associate Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Mellin is a New York Times bestselling author/researcher, speaker and clinical trainer. EBT is the only method that maps the emotional brain; the seat of health, happiness, spirituality, relationships and productivity in a structured way that empowers people to self-direct their own emotional health and well-being. https://www.ebtconnect.net 

A survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson is a wife and mother of four, a national spokesperson for bone and tissue donation, and an inspirational speaker. Her story includes turbulent teenage years marred by the sudden deaths of several friends, a quick slide into a deep depression, her own suicidal ideation, and the life-altering experience of sustaining serious injuries during the Columbine shooting. Kacey shares details and insight into the devastating effects of depression, physical trauma, PTSD, and fear. Her ultimate choice to “survive to thrive” has led to important healing. https://kaceyruegseggerjohnson.com

Kac Young has been a producer, writer and director in the Hollywood television industry for over 25 years. Kac has also earned a PhD in Natural Health and a Doctorate in Naturopathy. She completed 36 courses in nutrition from Baylor University. Clients come to her for advice on health, nutrition and spiritual well being. Her third Doctorate degree is in Clinical Hypnotherapy where she helps people manage weight, stop smoking, modify behavior, reduce stress,  past-life regression, and manage phobias. www.kacyoung.com 

Money and happiness expert Ken Honda is a best-selling self-development author in Japan, with book sales surpassing seven million copies since 2001. Ken studied law at Waseda University in Tokyo and entered the Japanese workforce as a business consultant and investor. Ken’s financial expertise comes from owning and managing several businesses, including an accounting company, a management consulting firm, and a venture capital corporation. His writings bridge the topics of finance and self-help, focusing on creating and generating personal wealth and happiness through deeper self-honesty. Ken is the first person from Japan to be voted into the Transformational Leadership Council, a group of personal and professional development leaders. www.KenHonda.com  

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

Dr. Patrick K. Porter, Ph.D., is an award-winning author and speaker who has devoted his career to neuroscience and brainwave entrainment. As the creator of BrainTap Technology™, Porter has emerged as a leader in the digital health and wellness field. BrainTap’s digital tools and mind development apps use Creative Visualization and Relaxation, a biohacking technique that has made tremendous advances in helping mental, physical, and emotional health issues. BrainTap has been praised for helping people relieve symptoms associated with stress, insomnia, pain, and much more. https://braintap.com 

Dr. Mary Helen Hensley is a metaphysical healer, chiropractor and international inspirational speaker. She has authored numerous books including Promised by Heaven, The Chakra Fairies, The Pocket Coach and she co-authored the recent number one best-seller, Bringing Death To Life. She lives and creates in Ireland with her two daughters, Jemma Skye and Jada Pacifica.  https://www.maryhelenhensley.com 

Alka Joshi is a graduate of Stanford University and received her M.F.A. from the California College of the Arts. She has worked as an advertising copywriter, a marketing consultant, and an illustrator. Alka was born in India, in the state of Rajasthan. Her family came to the United States when she was nine, and she now lives on California’s Monterey Peninsula with her husband and two misbehaving pups. The Henna Artist is her first novel. https://thehennaartist.com 

Rob Harrell created the Life of Zarf series, the graphic novel Monster on the Hill, and also writes and draws the long-running daily comic strip Adam@Home, which appears in more than 140 papers worldwide. He created and drew the internationally syndicated comic strip Big Top until 2007. He lives with his wife in Indiana. You can find Rob online at www.robharrell.com

Emily Francis is the host of the weekly radio show on Healthy Life Radio titled All About Healing. A graduate of clinical and neuromuscular massage therapy, Emily went on to the Dr. Vodder School to specialize in manual lymphatic drainage and combined decongestive therapy MLD/CDT. She has completed the Upledger Cranio Sacral Therapy 1 & 2, yoga teacher training in Sivananda Yoga, and she’s certified in advanced TMJ training. Emily is a certified pediatric massage therapist, a Usui and Karuna Ki Reiki master, and has a master’s degree in physical education/human performance concentration. https://www.emilyafrancisbooks.com

Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she bridges the worlds of conventional and alternative medicine to help women and men heal their physical and emotional lives. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies.  http://heathergrzych.com

Katherine Wintsch dedicates her life to making the lives of mothers easier. In her role as founder and CEO of The Mom Complex, she helps the largest companies in the world such as Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, Chobani and Baby Dove better understand and support their mom customers and employees. https://katherinewintsch.com

Jill Sherer Murray is the founder of Let Go For It®, a lifestyle brand dedicated to helping individuals let go for a better life. Jill’s TEDx talk called “The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go” as well as her book called Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go have been created in service to her loyal and growing fan base, who seek support in the act and the art of letting go for the love they desire and deserve. https://letgoforit.com

Author Joe Behm spent most of his writing career in the San Francisco Bay Area as an advertising copywriter, specializing in direct mail. Over the years, he has worked in the advertising and marketing departments of large corporations as well as local ad agencies.  Over time, Joe started a direct marketing agency, where he specialized in the creation of marketing programs for small businesses. It was during this period that the seeds for a series of murder mysteries were planted.

Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist and many other bestselling thrillers, as well as the “Ordinary People Change the World” series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer’s Decoded and Brad Meltzer’s Lost History, which he used to help find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero. He lives in South Florida with his family. https://bradmeltzer.com

Ellen Meredith, DA, EEMAP, is the author of The Language Your Body Speaks. An intuitive and energy medicine practitioner with over 35 years of experience, she has served on the faculty of energy medicine pioneer Donna Eden since 2010 and teaches energy healing techniques all over the world. http://www.ellenmeredith.com

Steve Redmond started his law enforcement career as a Spokane Police Reserve Officer in 1989. In 1992, he was hired by Seattle PD as a full-time sworn officer. During his career with Seattle, Officer Redmond has worked as a patrol officer, mountain bike officer, field-training officer, DUI officer, traffic officer, motorcycle officer and is currently assigned as the department’s safety officer.  Steve has been with Seattle PD for over 27 years. In 2013, Steve created a crisis line, Code 4 Northwest, for first responders, EMS, corrections, nurses, and their family members that covers the State of Washington along with parts of Idaho and Oregon.  Steve has had opportunity to present at many conferences around the country, as well as police and fire departments around the region. Steve’s presentation offers his unique perspective on SURVIVING THE JOB, surviving personal crisis, and surviving family crisis. Steve has also been featured on the A&E series, Addiction Unplugged in which addiction and mental health for first responders was the focus. https://code4nw.org

John Murphy is the founder and CEO of Venture Management Consultants, Inc., a firm specializing in creating lean, high-performance work environments. Murphy credits his success in business and life to A Course in Miracles. First learning and studying this practice in 2008, John quadrupled his business in growth and prosperity. Today, he hopes to work with others and individuals to teach them the incredible benefits the lessons of A Course in Miracles have to offer us.  https://www.johnjmurphy.org/

Kim Stanwood Terranova is a woman of passionate power who assists individuals with experiencing true inner greatness and unlimited, authentic joy. She has been dubbed the chiropractor of the mind, and the master teacher of intentional living. Kim holds a license as a Practitioner of Truth from The Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, and she has also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Spiritual Studies. For over three decades she has immersed herself in the application and practice of universal spiritual truth and wisdom.  https://kimstanwoodterranova.com 

Hollister Rand is an internationally renowned medium, author and speaker. She provides specific messages from loved ones in spirit with feeling, heart, and grace. Hollister can see and hear spirits as well as get a sense of their personalities and emotions. During the last twenty-five-plus years, her unique abilities have provided comfort and healing to tens of thousands of people worldwide. https://hollisterrand.com 

Mark Victor Hansen is probably best known as the co-author for the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series and brand, setting world records in book sales, with over 500 million books sold. He is also a prolific writer with 307 books authored or co-authored. http://markvictorhansen.com 

Crystal Dwyer Hansen is a business strategist and successful entrepreneur, speaker, and author in the US and China. Crystal, also known as the “celebrity coach,” is a certified life coach and wellness/nutrition expert, whose personal coaching, speaking, CD and video programs, books, and articles have helped people all over the world. https://crystalvisionlife.com 

Jodie Skillicorn, D.O., is an osteopathic physician board certified in Psychiatry and a diplomat of Integrative Holistic Medicine. She integrates conventional medical training with evidence-based holistic methods that include breath-work, meditation, yoga, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Mind-Body Medicine, energy medicine, nutrition, exercise, and auricular acupuncture at her private practice.  http://www.mindfulpsych.com 

Diana Rowan is the author of The Bright Way. She is a professional harpist, and has performed on six continents. She founded the Bright Knowledge Guild to be able to teach in the digital environment, and she offers students around the world access to her system through an ongoing membership program, several dynamic Facebook communities, and videos.  https://www.dianarowan.com/

The Well Dressed Brand is the brainchild of Founder and Chief Style Officer Toi Sweeney, an award-winning fashion stylist, brand image strategist, speaker, entrepreneur, certified Fascination Advantage™ coach, and the author of Secrets of a Well Dressed Brand. From founding her own design firm, Her Majesty the Queen, to managing the image of almost 30 TV personalities at the leading home shopping network, she uses her background to tell original stories through fashion. https://www.toisweeney.com