Moments With Marianne

This discussion is a tender story of loving and parenting a teenager coming out as transgender and transitioning. It explores identity, self-discovery in adolescence and midlife, and difference in a world that values conformity. At its heart, Found in Transition is a universally inspiring portrait of what it means to be a family.Paria Hassouri, MD, is a mother of three and a pediatrician practicing in Los Angeles. She is also a marathoner, transgender rights activist, storyteller, and avid reader. She is a proud Iranian-American and spent most of her formative years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her personal essays have been published in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, Women's Running Magazine, Kevin MD, and Grown and Flown. https://www.pariahassouri.com

Tara Lal’s childhood was battered by her father’s mental illness and by her mother’s death when she was thirteen. Caught up in grief and despair, she developed a deep, caring bond with her charismatic and kind older brother Adam, though he struggled silently with growing anxiety and depression. Four years after their mother’s death, Adam committed suicide. Grief and insecurity threatened to engulf Tara, but eventually she found, through a dialogue with the words her brother left behind in his diaries, her reason to live. Tara Lal is an author, firefighter and mental health first aid instructor. She was born in London but now lives in Sydney, Australia. Tara is a PhD candidate and works with various leading mental health charities to conduct research and raise awareness of suicide and mental illness. In October 2020, Tara is cycling 5000km unsupported across Australia, the equivalent of cycling from England to America for Lifeline, Australia’s leading service provider in suicide prevention. www.tarajlal.com

Can you obtain greater self-awareness through thoughtful questions? Celebrity yoga & meditation expert Jennie Lee shares with us how to do this on a daily basis, while reaching your highest potential!Tune in for #MomentswithMarianne show with special guest Jennie Lee as we discuss her new #book Spark Change: 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution.Jennie Lee is the award-winning author of True Yoga: Practicing with the Yoga Sutras for Happiness & Spiritual Fulfillment and Breathing Love: Meditation in Action. She is a recognized expert in the fields of yoga therapy and spiritual living. As a certified yoga therapist, she has taught classical yoga and meditation for more than 20 years, and coached private clients in the practices that integrate life spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically. Her writing is featured regularly in national magazines such as Light of Consciousness and Yoga Therapy Today, Yogapedia, Yoga Digest, mindbodygreen, and many more. jennieleeyogatherapy.com

As we spend more time with our furry friends, do you ever wonder what their spiritual agreements with us are? This discussion with International animal and human healer will reveal the higher purpose and soul mission behind our relationships with our animal companions.Tammy Billups is a transformational soul healer and pioneer on the animal-human sacred soul partnership. She’s a sought after holistic healer, the creator of animal-human Tandem Healings, and a Certified Interface Therapist. She has appeared on CNN’s The Daily Share, Primetime Live ABC, and Oprah. https://www.tammybillups.com

Do you know we have a deep relationship with the Deva Kingdom? Nature spirits, faeries, gnomes, and their higher angelic counterparts who overlight landscapes, mountains, rivers, and plants have inspired people worldwide for countless generations.Tune in for #MomentswithMarianne show with special guest Jacquelyn E. Lane as we discuss her new #book Deva: Our Relationship with the Subtle World.Download the FREE Moments with Marianne show app on iTunes & Google!A widely traveled New Zealander, Jacquelyn E. Lane is an artist and educator who has been involved in a broad range of metaphysical studies for nearly 50 years. She is the author and illustrator of The Children of Gaia and scribe of This World of Echoes. https://www.jacquelynelane.com

Is it possible to release negativity and clear a path for new positive habits, behaviors and emotions? When we find ourselves unable to process our negative emotions and feel them becoming toxic to ourselves and those around us, it’s time for an Emotional Detox. Tune in for #MomentswithMarianne show with special guest Sherianna Boyle as we discuss her new #book Emotional Detox: 7 Steps to Release Toxicity and Energize Joy.Sherianna Boyle is an international, Emotional Detox Coach®, author of eight books, including her most recent Emotional Detox and Emotional Detox for Anxiety. Sherianna has been featured in over eighty-five articles, and a featured presenter for renowned organizations such as: PESI® Behavioral and Mental Health Education, Kripalu Health & Yoga Center, 1440 Multiversity University and more. She is an adjunct Psychology Professor and a featured expert on Simple Habit App, and host of Emotional Detox Radio show on Healthylife.net. https://sheriannaboyle.com

Can the simple act of drawing unlock the power of your intuitive intelligence? Making Marks offers a way to heal the past, develop your sense of empathy, and reveal solutions and answers you never realized before.Elaine Clayton is an artist and author/illustrator of several books for children and books for adults on intuitive intelligence: MAKING MARKS: Discover the Art of Intuitive Drawing and Illuminara Intuitive Journal with cards and others, A Little Bit of Angels, A Little Bit of Fairies, and A Pug's Guide to Happiness. She is an intuitive reader, Reiki Master and teacher on intuitive empathic development. https://www.elaineclayton.com

Brian D. Ridgway is a #1 International Bestselling author and the founder of Level 5 Mentoring. He is known by tens of thousands of readers and clients in 84 countries as “The Spellbreaker”. Although many use these words to describe him, he says he is not a healer, a guru or a spiritual teacher but a REMINDER – a reminder of who and what you always were and always will be. https://briandridgway.com

Do firefighters and zen practices have anything in common? As in Zen practice, firefighters are trained to be fully in the moment and present to each heartbeat, each life at hand. In this unique collection of true stories and practical wisdom, Hersch Wilson shares the Zen-like techniques that allow people like him to stay grounded while navigating danger, comforting others, and coping with their personal response to each crisis. Hersch Wilson is a thirty-year veteran volunteer firefighter-EMT with the Hondo Fire Department in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. He also writes a monthly column on dogs for the Santa Fe New Mexican. http://www.herschwilson.com

With anxiety and depression at records levels, can being outside restore well-being? A distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener offers an inspiring and consoling work about the healing effects of gardening and its ability to decrease stress and foster mental well-being in our everyday lives.Sue Stuart-Smith, a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist, took her degree in English literature at Cambridge before qualifying as a doctor. She worked in the National Health Service for many years, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire. She currently teaches at The Tavistock Clinic in London, is consultant to the DocHealth service, the celebrated garden designer, and, over thirty years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire. https://www.suestuartsmith.com

Did you know that it’s possible to create your own luck? New York Times bestselling authors Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline share secrets that could change your fortune, and future. Instead of hoping and wishing that luck will come your way, learn how Conscious Luck will allow you to seize control of your destiny and create the dazzling life of your dreams. Gay Hendricks, PhD, has served for more than forty years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. He is a New York Times bestselling author and his books include Conscious Loving and The Big Leap. https://www.consciousluck.com/Carol Kline has devoted her career to teaching, writing, and speaking about consciousness and personal growth. She is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the coauthor of Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason, and five books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. https://www.consciousluck.com/

Can ancient wisdom of Hawaiian shamanic practices heal trauma? Life is filled with infinite possibilities, unseen truths, alternative realities and spiritual support if we just know how to look for it. Award winning actor and shamanic healer Jonathan Hammond teaches how to align ourselves with the shaman’s mind where everything is possible. Jonathan Hammond is a teacher, energy healer, shamanic practitioner, and spiritual counselor. Before beginning his work in holistic health and spirituality, he had a career as an award-winning actor, appearing on Broadway and on television. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan, Jonathan is an Interfaith minister and certified spiritual counselor. He also holds certifications as a Master Teacher in Shamanic Reiki, in Cherokee Bodywork, in Ho’oponopono and is an ordained Alakai (leader or guide) through Aloha International. www.mindbodyspiritnyc.com

Just imagine if you had something that could guide you in the right direction. Something that would filter out erroneous information, leaving you to focus fully on exactly what you need to know for a happy and fulfilled life. Future Visioning is a unique tool that will allow you to anticipate the way forward in your career, business, and life, while also helping you to thrive and enjoy the journey.Tune in Today for Moments with Marianne show with special guest Anne Jirsch as we discuss her new book Future Vision Your Working Life: 10 Strategies to Help You Get Ahead.Anne is an international trainer and speaker, but she is best known as an intuitive, leading world pioneer of Future Life Progression (FLP). This technique uses a blend of clinical hypnosis and visualization to guide clients into their own future to discover their best options regarding life choices. Anne’s FLP training company is now in 20 countries and she is regularly consulted by business leaders, Hollywood directors and politicians for advi

Are you navigating sudden waves of financial stress, or corporate downsizing? Using the stories and experiences of Titanic survivors as a powerful metaphor, executive coach Maggie Craddock offers lessons for a transformational approach to life regardless of the circumstances. Maggie Craddock has done executive coaching with clients at all levels on the professional spectrum – from people reaching the Vice Presidential ranks for the first time to Fortune 500 CEOs. She has been featured on CNBC, National Public Radio and quoted in national publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. Ms. Craddock has also been the author of several nationally syndicated articles on behavioral dynamics in the workplace, and her work has been discussed in Oprah Magazine. https://workplacerelationships.com

Did you know that a town of 382 people had over 12 million opioid pain pills distributed in a three year period? From a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, from the smallest newspaper ever to win the prize in the investigative reporting category, an urgent, riveting, and heartbreaking investigation into the corporate greed that pumped millions of pain pills into small Appalachian towns, decimating communities. Eric Eyre has been a reporter for the Charleston Gazette-Mail since 1998. In 2017, his investigation into massive shipments of opioids to West Virginia’s southern coalfields was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. https://www.ericeyrebook.com

Is it possible to put your life back together after it's completely shattered? On a hot Saturday in August in 2010, former journalist, television producer and ABC News correspondent Margaret Thomson learned that her twenty-two year old son, an Army medic at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, had committed suicide. Drawing upon her background, Margaret is determined to find out the circumstances surrounding her son’s death, no matter how high the cost. Margaret Thomson is a journalist and television producer who’s reported on a variety of subjects, from Middle East politics to the British royal family. As a radio correspondent for ABC News, she was the first American broadcast journalist to report the end of the Falklands War in May 1982; several years later she became the first radio correspondent to report on the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Upon returning to the United States in 1992, she taught journalism and television production at the University of Memphis. In 1993, she worked as a production associate on the HB

Can Aboriginal perspectives provide us the paradigm shift we need now? As an indigenous person, University Senior Lecturer Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from a unique perspective, tied to the natural and spiritual world. In considering how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation, he raises important questions. Tyson Yunkaporta is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He lives in Melbourne. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/sand-talk-tyson-yunkaporta

Is it possible to learn deep healing techniques of reiki that you can use at home? Join us as we speak with Reiki Master Melissa Tipton on how to reduce stress and bring more peace into your life!Melissa Tipton is a Structural Integrator, Reiki Master, and founder of Jungian Magic, which uses potent psychological insights to radically increase the success of your magic. She's the author of Living Reiki: Heal Yourself and Transform Your Life and Llewellyn's Complete Book of Reiki. http://realmagic.school

Is there a connection between emotional intuition and peak performance? Join us to learn the 4 fundamental daily habits, and routines that can empower your life!In this episode of #MomentswithMarianne show with special guest Jason Gregory, we discuss his new #book Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance: Secrets from the Sages for Being in the Zone.Jason Gregory is a teacher and international speaker specializing in the fields of Eastern and Western philosophy, comparative religion, metaphysics, and ancient cultures. For many years he has lived in Asia studying the spiritual traditions and meditative practices of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, visiting some of the most remote places in the world. https://jasongregory.org/

Did you know that some of the best-kept Samurai secrets aid in stress relief and accelerate self-improvement? From the award-winning author of The Unbound Soul, these transformative practices are now available!In this segment of Moments with Marianne show, we are joined with special guest Richard L. Haight as we discuss his new #book The Warrior's Meditation: The Best-Kept Secret in Self-Improvement, Cognitive Enhancement, and Stress Relief, Taught by a Master of Four Samurai Arts.Richard L. Haight is best known for his book, The Unbound Soul, listed as “One of the best books on consciousness of all time” by BookAuthority. Haight is an instructor of martial, meditation and healing arts, and he is the author of several bestselling titles including Inspirience: Meditation Unbound as well as The Psychedelic Path. https://richardlhaight.com