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Amy Daughters
It’s 2014, and Amy Daughters is a 46-year old stay-at-home mom living in Dayton, Ohio. She returns to her hometown of Houston over the Thanksgiving holiday to discuss her parents’ estate—and finds herself hurled back in time. 
 
In her novel, You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened, Daughters finds herself in 1978, forced to spend 36 hours in her childhood home with her nuclear family, including her 10-year-old self. Over the next day and a half, she reconsiders every feeling she’s ever had, discusses current events with friends and relatives who had since died, gets over-served at a party with her parents’ friends, and is treated to lunch at the Bonanza Sirloin Pit.
 
Along with getting reacquainted with 8-track tapes, wood-paneled station wagons, and Dippety-Do hair gel, Daughters begins to appreciate that memories are malleable and wholly dependent on who is doing the remembering. She redefines her difficult relationships with her family members and ultimately realizes that her life story matters and is profoundly significant.

A native Houstonian and a graduate of Texas Tech University, Amy W. Daughters has been a freelance writer for more than a decade — mostly covering college football and sometimes talking about her feelings. Her debut novel, You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened (She Writes Press), was selected as the Silver Winner for Humor in the 2019 Foreword INDIES and the Overall Winner for Humor/Comedy in the 2020 Next Generation Indie Awards. Her second book, Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook friends a handwritten letter (She Writes Press, 2022), has won several awards, including the 2023 Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal for NonFiction Relationships, and caught the attention of Kelly Clarkson! An amateur historian, hack golfer, charlatan fashion model, and regular on the ribbon dancing circuit, Amy — a proud former resident of Blackwell, England, and Dayton, Ohio, currently lives in Tomball, Texas, a suburb of Houston. She is married to a foxy computer person, Willie, and is the lucky mother of two amazing sons, Will and Matthew.

Rita Louise

Are Your Listeners Longing For Happiness In Their Lives?

The truth is most of us don’t know what makes us tick. We move through life unaware of what makes us happy and what makes us sad. Until you learn who you are and what you want, you will struggle with your relationship with yourself and everyone else.

Dr. Rita Louise, author of The Dysfunctional Dance of the Empath and the Narcissist, offers powerful guidance to what is going on inside each and every one of us. 

Dang, It Was Me All Along?, cuts through all of the psychological mumbo jumbo to show you how to find inner peace and contentment. 

Dr. Rita reveals to you how to mindfully look inward to remake yourself from the inside out. This book uses a unique blend of scientific data sprinkled with entertaining stories and frank commentary of Dr. Rita’s own pursuit of happiness that will make you laugh, think, and grow. 

You cannot change your past, but by applying the principles of this book you can transform your future and your life.

Dr. Rita would love to come onto your show to discuss this life altering topic with you and your listeners.  A former radio host herself, she can speak on a broad range of topics and is always an entertaining guest.

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“Fran Dresher’s delivery without the whine”, is how one audience member put Dr. Rita Louise’s frank, funny yet honest approach. Dr. Rita Louise is the Founder of the Institute Of Applied Energetics and former host of Just Energy Radio.  

She is the author of the books The Dysfunctional Dance Of The Empath And Narcissist, Stepping Out Of Eden, ET Chronicles: What Myth And Legend Have To Say About Human Origin, Avoiding The Cosmic 2X4, Dark Angels: An Insider’s Guide To Ghosts, Spirits & Attached Entities and The Power Within: A Psychic Healing Primer as well as hundreds of articles that have been published worldwide. 

Dr. Rita has appeared on film, radio, television and has spoken at conferences around the world covering topics such as health and healing, relationships, ghosts, intuition, ancient mysteries and the paranormal.   

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Jane Lee Rankin

Share the inspiring story of a “solo” mom's pursuit of a dream to start an alpaca farm in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina.

At 37, Jane Lee Rankin receives news that upends her life: she's pregnant. Lee is a cancer survivor eighteen months in remission. Her boyfriend won't commit, and her father is unsupportive. When she decides to raise the baby by herself, Lee feels the scornful glances and judgmental whispers of her conservative hometown.

 

Armed only with a dream and a toddler, Lee marches into Banner Elk, North Carolina, a place where she knows no one, to start an alpaca farm. As a novice first-generation farmer, Lee faces nature's most potent setbacks, from disastrous weather events to attacks from predators. And yet, she forges on. 

 

With vivid storytelling, Farm Family features a cast of memorable animal characters-including alpacas, Millie, Celeste, Frosty, and Wildcard-and immerses readers into the not-always-pretty world of farming. 

 

At Apple Hill Farm, Lee trades fear for freedom. She trades disdain for dignity. She learns that her connection to animals is more vital than she knew, and with bravery and persistence, she creates a home—a farm family.

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Jane Lee Rankin is a farmer and the founder of Apple Hill Farm, an award-winning first-generation farm in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Lee is an advocate for farmers through her leadership and involvement in the North Carolina Agritourism Networking Association. She frequently speaks about farm tourism and the benefits of diversifying farm portfolios at conferences locally and nationally. In 2021, Lee won runner-up for North Carolina Small Farmer of the Year.

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The Metal Podcast is a music show from a heavy metal perspective, hosted by AC and DJ. 

We discuss all facets of the music industry of the past, present and the probable future. 

We bring on diverse guests, and keep it informative, humorous and always honest. 

The free episodes will be posted on SoundCloud at the beginning of the week, but all bonus content will be made available on Patreon, from bonus audio, blog posts, album reviews, and updates on our future guests. 

All supporters will be invited to the discord, and all supporters are the kings and queens among men and women!

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The Metal Podcast is a music show from a heavy metal perspective, hosted by AC and DJ. 

We discuss all facets of the music industry of the past, present and the probable future. 

We bring on diverse guests, and keep it informative, humorous and always honest. 

The free episodes will be posted on SoundCloud at the beginning of the week, but all bonus content will be made available on Patreon, from bonus audio, blog posts, album reviews, and updates on our future guests. 

All supporters will be invited to the discord, and all supporters are the kings and queens among men and women!

Jeff Rasley
     I built a successful career in law and business, and was the senior partner in a small firm and a millionaire by the time I was 40. I was very engaged with the law and the business side of managing a firm. And, I was a very involved husband and father of 2 children. We had a great life, but in my 40s I began manifesting mid-life crisis symptoms. I already had a sports car and a Harley, but those toys didn't help. I seemed to need something beyond family life, career, and financial good fortune. The existential angst I felt by not having an answer to, "Is that all there is?", began to shake the foundations of the good life I had.
     My wife told me to take a hike. But the therapy she was actually suggesting was to go trekking in the Himalayas and to reconnect with the adventurous and more spiritual self I had lost in the pursuit of "success". It worked, and it changed the direction of my life.
     After that first trek to Mt. Everest at the age of 42, I returned to the Himalayan region 14 times. I took more time off work and adopted a more spiritual and meditative approach to life. I wrote several articles about travel experiences from a spiritual perspective. I also began leading "philanthro-treks", which combined visiting Nepal with culturally sensitive development work. That led to the creation of the Basa Village Foundation (BVF), which serves a remote area of the Nepal Himalayas.
     When I first trekked to Basa, Nepal  in 2008 I was welcomed by a community with no running water, toilets, electricity, lights, radios, TVs, telephones, or transportation other than walking. Cooking and heating was done with open fire pits. The BVF has provided the funds to build a school, hydroelectric and water systems, computers and educational materials for the school, smokeless stoves for the homes, toilets for the school, reading glasses, shoes, solar-powered LED lights, a medical clinic, and our latest project is to help develop a commercial business of goat and pig raising.The BVF also raised the money to rebuild the village after devastating earthquakes in 2015.
     The people in Basa were dirt-poor farmers, but they were/are happier and more content with life than most well-off Americans I have known. They live in a very tight and loving community. They take care of each other and do not need all the things and stimulations of the modern world to feel good about themselves and their village. But, after living the same way for 500 years they saw the modern world moving inexorably closer to Basa. So, because the villagers knew me from working as guides, cooks, and porters for the trekking/mountaineering company I contract with in Nepal, they asked me to work with them to improve the infrastructure of their village. 
     Since I founded the BVF, I have given may programs about how to make life more meaningful through philanthropy. Several of the fourteen books and many of the 80+ articles I've written are about finding meaning in life beyond the traditional career path, and instead, using your business skills and talent to chart a new direction in life after you have succeeded in your career and business. My first book, Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Progress-Paradise-Mountain-Village/dp/1573244821 is the story of my first experience of the Himalayas and the journey through the mid-life crisis to founding the BVF. You Have to Get Lost Before You Can Be Found: A Memoir of Suffering, Grit, and Love of the Himalayas and Basa Village https://www.amazon.com/kindle/dp/B07YXGPRMW was written after my last trip to Nepal and is a reflection on all that I have learned and experienced over 25 years of philanthro-trekking.My latest book, 72 Wisdoms, is a guidebook for those seeking to live a more meaningful life. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJYGHZCM
     I have taught a class about Philanthropy at Butler University and Marian University, and I am the president of the Scientech Foundation of Indiana, which issues $250,000 in grants each year to support "STEAM" education in Indiana. I have appeared as a guest on over 150 radio/TV and podcast shows promoting philanthropy as a way to make life more meaningful.
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Jeff Rasley is a writer, Himalayan expedition leader, lawyer, writing coach, community activist, and president of the Basa Village Foundation USA and the Scientech Foundation of Indiana. Jeff has authored over 90 feature articles in law, travel, spirituality, politics, and human interest in Newsweek, Chicago Magazine, ABA Journal, and other periodicals. He is the author of 14 books, and has appeared as a featured guest on over 200 podcasts and radio programs.

Latest book: A Hitchhiker's Big Adventure: On the road from Indiana to Key West and New Orleans for Mardi Gras 1972
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Sandi Gold

New England artist Sandi Gold was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given less than a year to live. Faced with recurring symptoms of radiation damage (including cancer) from her treatment, betrayal by a dysfunctional family, and myopic advice from the medical establishment, she taught herself to open her heart and trust her own body’s voice. In this inspiring memoir with self-help journaling prompts closing each chapter, she shares those lessons with profound self-reflection and offers guidance on how to be healed by the best natural treatment freely available to us all—love. More info on author and book here. Amazon link here. Watch Sandi on ABC’s 20/20 from when her mural as metaphor was a national story. Print or digital review copies are available. 

TALKING POINTS:

The significance of the mind-body connection Learning to trust your instincts about your own health  How a life-threatening condition impacts your everyday perspective The role of fear in coping with a terminally ill family member Embracing love as a guiding force in your healing journey and for mental and physical well being
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Sandi Gold has been featured in the New York Times, People magazine, the Boston Globe, and USA Today. Her feature on ABC’s 20/20, about her Temple of the Soul mural, was in the top three most popular shows the year it aired. She’s been interviewed on National Public Radio and its Connecticut affiliate. Sandi was the keynote speaker for the Calgary Cancer Center in Canada and has spoken at Brown University, and the Brain Tumor Society in Boston. She has won numerous awards for her art and been recognized for her many contributions to her community. Sandi is a certified Expressive Art Specialist and has a Kripalu Holistic Teacher’s Certification. She has worked for hospitals, and for Hospice using Expressive Art to assist her patients’ comfort and healing. She was nominated for the National Athena Award and has received a Rhode Island Citation Award and The State House of Representative Citation.

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Wakisha (Kisha) Stewart

You’re a fit 31 year-old woman who recently gave birth to a healthy son. While at dinner with friends, you suddenly feel disorientation, nausea, and unbearable pain. As a registered nurse, you know something is very wrong. What’s first dismissed as a postpartum panic attack turns out to be heart failure and a near-fatal heart attack—an emergency condition called SCAD, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection. During your recovery—which is as much mental and emotional as it is physical—you learn that cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of maternal mortality in the U.S., accounting for over 1/3 of maternal deaths, with Black women having among the highest maternal mortality rates. How did you not know this before? And what can be done about it?

 

Sonata for a Damaged Heart recounts the complicated journey that Wakisha (Kisha) Stewart takes from heart failure to being selected in 2022 by the American Heart Association as 1 of 12 spokeswomen advocating for women’s heart health in its national education campaign, Reclaim Your Rhythm. 

 

Find more information on Kisha and her book here and here. Digital review copies can be accessed via NetGalley or sent by email; Print review copies are available by request. A Dropbox link of press material is available here. 

 

Let me know what you need to connect you with Kisha’s message as a women’s heart health advocate, 2022 AHA spokesperson, registered nurse, and heart attack survivor. 

 

The start of the year is full of timely tie-ins for this vital topic:

 

JANUARY

New Year, New You

FEBRUARY

American Heart Month  Black History Month  National African American Read-In Women’s Heart Week - 1-7  National Women’s Heart Day (National Wear Red Day) - 2 

MARCH 

Women’s Month International Women’s Week - 2-5 National Write Your Story Day - 14 
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Wakisha (Kisha) Stewart is a wife, mother of three, nurse, heart attack survivor, and a national advocate for heart health dedicated to improving the quality of cardiovascular health care for everyone. Since her heart attack in 2011 at age 31, she has conducted extensive research about the specific health risks that women, particularly Black women, face. A dynamic, nationally recognized speaker on ways to improve heart health through lifestyle changes and a fierce advocate for systemic changes in the health care system to guarantee equity and social justice for all, Kisha, a nurse with a unique perspective and survivor on a mission, was a national spokeswoman chosen in 2022 by the American Heart Association (AHA) to educate the public about the risks of cardiovascular disease. 

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R.M. Easterly's vision for THYIM as 'The Amazon of Everyday Services.'

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THYIM's unique features including blockchain reviews and biometrics integration for enhanced security.
R.M. Easterly's vision for THYIM as 'The Amazon of Everyday Services.'