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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – Finding Purpose and Passion in 2012
As a dynamic inspirational speaker and business owner, Naomi Rhode, CSP, CPAE, has been helping individuals and corporate clients discover passion and purpose in their personal and professional lives for over 40 years. She discusses the importance of good communication by connecting deeply with others for a more meaningful work life. After surviving a stroke that left her temporarily blinded and paralyzed, she continues to live with ongoing pain with dignity and grace. Learn how a crisis can become an impetus for tremendous spiritual and personal growth by embracing one’s ‘new normal’ with a positive attitude. Create a life mission statement to help identify our purpose, then passion becomes the fuel for fulfill purpose. Another effective tool is to determine a theme for each year to provide guidance about how to live a more meaningful life. For more information, please visit www.naomirhode.com
NOTE: Host Mary Treacy O’Keefe and Naomi Rhode will be featured presenters at an upcoming conference in Minnesota on January 20-21:, Fire of Hope: A Girlfriends Getaway for God
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – The Pathway to Love: Create Intimacy and Transform Your Relationships through Self-Discovery
One of the most important dimensions of living a healthy life is the amount of love in our lives, given and received. Strong loving relationships can help us live longer, keep our immune systems strong, help us fight illness and enjoy life more fully. Our guest, Julie Orlov, has devoted over 24 years to helping people transform their lives through her work as a psychotherapist, executive coach, trainer, speaker and consultant. She shares four stages of developing an intimate relationship, as described in her book, The Pathway to Love: Create Intimacy and Transform Your Relationship Through Self-Discovery. The first phase is Object-Fantasy, the initial phase of becoming attracted to a potential romantic partner. Phase two is Self-Discovery, followed by Personal Transformation. Phase four is Relational Transformation when we seek to find new meaning and purpose within our relationship. Join us to learn more about how to better understand these phases of romantic relationships. Stay tuned for Mary Treacy O’Keefe’s “meant to be” story that demonstrates how love never dies. For more information please visit: www.julieorlov.com
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – Growing Ageless with Richard E. Bush
Richard (Rick) E. Bush shares suggestions for living a long and healthy life from his new book, Growing Ageless: The Simple Act of Health and Longevity. As the result of suffering from depression and other health problems, Rick traveled to Thailand to learn holistic techniques and develop skills to foster healing and wellbeing. He now advocates incorporating simple, quick practices throughout the day. His recommendations include focusing on relaxation as a self-care technique. Learn about some of his favorite exercises including a “mood elevator”, “sitting cardio” and breathing exercises. These exercises are particularly helpful for people living with depression. The essence of his program is to combine Relaxation + Movement + Energy = Health. For more information, please visit www.growingageless.com.
In this week’s “meant to be” story, host Mary Treacy O’Keefe shares an anecdote about Well Within’s Circle of Life Coaching Circle which enables partipants to learn various self-care tools and techniques.
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – Writing to Recover from Grief and Loss with Harriet Hodgson
After her elder daughter and former son-in-law were killed in separate car crashes, author Harriet Hodgson found that writing about how she felt helped her heal. She also realized that writing affirmations enabled her to regain a positive attitude toward life. In discussing her book, Writing to Recover: The Journey from Loss & Grief to a New Life, Harriet shares advice and exercises to help people navigate the difficult journey through grief including the pain of loss of dreams, hopes and goals. As a grandparent raising grandchildren, she has learned that the practice of gratitude and affirmations has also helped her raise her daughter’s children with hope and love.
At the end of the interview host, Mary Treacy O’Keefe shares a ‘meant to be’ story about a sign from her deceased father that encouraged her to begin her own writing career.
For more information, please visit www.harriethodgson.com
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – The Other Kind of Smart with Harvey Deutshendorf
Mary Treacy O’Keefe’s guest, Harvey Deutschendorf is an Emotional Intelligence (EI) coach and the author of The Other Kind of Smart: Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Personal Effectiveness and Success. EI, or “people skills,” is another dimension within the growing field of positive psychology. Aspects of EI include emotional self-awareness, empathy, independence, interpersonal relationships, social responsibility, impulse control, stress tolerance, optimism, and happiness. Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of our lives and contributes greatly to our ability to live fulfilling lives. Throughout this episode, you’ll be learning how to increase your Emotional Intelligence, overcome the barriers that are preventing you from realizing your true potential, and improve your personal and professional well-being!
“Emotional Intelligence is our ability to recognize and to manage our own emotions and the emotions of others around us,” starts Deutschendorf. Whether or not we can actually control the emotions of others is debatable; however, Deutschendorf claims that, with practice, we can certainly influence the emotions of those around us in our favor.
If you were to die today, would you be able to die knowing you’ve accomplished everything that you wanted to? Are you happy with the way you’re living your life? Fifteen years ago, Harvey Deutschendorf asked himself these very questions and found that his answer was “no.” But then he discovered Emotional Intelligence and his life took a turn. Listen in as Deutschendorf and O’Keefe discuss how you can apply these same principles to your own life to be able to live the life YOU want.
Is Emotional Intelligence something we’re all born with? Something we have to develop? Something we learn? And why do some people seem to have more of it than others? “The first step is the recognition that there are certain areas we need help in,” says Deutschendorf, on how to become more attune with one’s EI. “We can’t just read about it, we have to actually do things.”
For more on the secret to unlocking your inner control of your emotions, tune in now!
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – The Wisdom of the Healing Wound with Dr. David Knighton
“Life is full of wounds–physical, emotional, and spiritual. The wounded psyche and spirit heal in much the same manner as physical wounds,” writes Doctor David Knighton, one of the leading experts on wound healing and what they can teach us as covered in his new book: The Wisdom of the Healing Wound:A New View on Why We Hurt & How We Can Cure Even the Deepest Physical and Emotional Wounds. Join in as host Mary Treacy O’Keefe interviews this fascinating doctor on wound healing and the role of forgiveness.
As one of the leading experts on wound healing and one of America’s Top Doctors in the early ’90s, Dr. Knighton established wound healing clinics early in his medical career. Knighton was subsequently one of a small group of experts from the Wound Healing Society to create medical definitions of wounding and healing that today are used throughout the world. In his new book, he explores how the physical nature of wounds–and the healing process involved–can be transposed to healing emotional and even spiritual wounds.
Dr. Knighton discusses the roles of forgiveness, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) massage therapy, and vitamins in enhancing healing. “Emotional wounds are very humbling. So are physical wounds. But especially emotional wounds [because] they force the process of growth,” says Knighton.
He also shares information about a third type (in addition to embryonic and adult stem cells) of stem cell, called “wound-derived stem cells.” These stem cells were first discovered in late 2009 in his research lab and may speed up the healing process in the future.
And stay tuned to the very end to hear host Mary Treacy O’Keefe share a “Meant to Be” healing story about how her own recovery from Breast Cancer surgery eventually motivated her to open Well Within, a nonprofit holistic wellness center in Woodbury, Minnesota!
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – The Super Health Diet with KC Craichy
Due to a whopping two-thirds of Americans being either overweight or obese, learning to eat for both weight loss and optimal health is more important than ever before. This week’s guest, KC Craichy, is a leading health researcher, speaker, and consultant on optimized natural health, nutrition, and fitness. KC’s collaborative work and research with many of the top medical and nutritional practitioners and researchers in the United States led to the founding of Living Fuel, one of the fastest-growing, high-end nutritional companies in the world. KC and host Mary Treacy O’Keefe discuss his latest book, Super Health Diet:The Last Diet You Will Ever Need.
KC Craichy starts off the interview by explaining his motivation for writing his most recent book–going into detail about his own obesity as a young adult and his wife’s former health issues. Is the Super Health Diet truly “the last diet you will ever need?” KC says “yes!” and is here to explain why.
“Hydration is a huge issue,” says KC. What’s the best way to get hydrated? If you said “Water” then you’re on the right track! But what kind of water should you drink? What’s the best filtration system? Of the bottled water brands, which is the best? And what about herbal tea? Wouldn’t you like to know before putting any old thing into your body?
Is the Fountain of Youth real? According to KC, in a sense, it can be: Through diet. He goes on to explain that if one focuses on nutrients rather than calories, they’ll not only feel better, but they’ll look better too! Are you ready to look younger?
KC Craichy also discusses Sarcopenia (which can result from not getting enough protein), the benefits and drawbacks of fasting, and why we shouldn’t snack between meals.
Are you tired of being overweight, unhealthy, and unhappy? Then maybe it’s time you listened in on this informative episode!
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – Who and What You See Before You Die with David Kessler
This week on Hope, Healing, and WellBeing, Mary Treacy O’Keefe welcomes David Kessler, world-renowned expert and lecturer on death and grief. Kessler talks about healthcare, hospice professionals, the unique experience of dying, and shows off his lastest book: Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die.
Kessler starts off the interview by sharing what made him decide to write his new book. He goes on to share how the death of his mother (he was 12 at the time) affected not only his entire life, but his entire life’s work. “I came away from that somewhat scarred,” admits Kessler. “I’m really a product of that day [my mother died].”
On the subject of his new book, Kessler explains the meaning behind the title: Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What you See Before You Die. He also explains the format of the book and the type of research that went into creating it. Not only does Kessler’s latest book include interviews with doctors, patients, priests, and rabbis on the subject of “what happens immediately before death,” but he’s also included a look at death “visions” from a historical and literature perspective… and a legal perspective? Kessler explains how the “Law of Hearsay” can be bent for someone’s “dying words.”
Kessler shares his personal experiences of being with people when they’re dying and shares his advice on how to remain calm and completely at ease when faced with the death of a loved one. Kessler says, when comforting someone on their death bed, he tries to bring about the feeling of “We may see each other again and this might not be the end” and encourages others in similar situations to do the same. O’Keefe agrees, having touched upon this subject in her own book, Thin Places. And what advice did Mother Teresa give Kessler on the subject before her own death?
Listen in to what you can learn from the dying. Find out what might happen when you die. And learn how it all ties into living a life of hope, healing, and well-being.
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – Making the Most of Midlife Crisis with Dike Drummond, MD
For millions of “Baby Boomers,” as well as the 10,000 people who turn 50 every day, a midlife crisis can be a tremendous challenge!…Or it could be an opportunity for growth and fulfillment. In this episode, Well Within founder Mary Treacy O’Keefe interviews Dr. Dike Drummond, a business coach and former physician who has helped thousands of people use their midlife crisis as a calling to live a more authentic, meaningful and fulfilling life. Join in as Mary and Dr. Dike teach how to successfully navigate the second half of your life.
Dr. Dike refers to “midlife” as “[age] twenty-five to dead.” There’s a vast amount of time in which the so-called “midlife crisis” can occur. And what of the typical midlife crisis cliches? The husband who gets the red hot convertible and the new younger girlfriend? Do any of the common conceptions hold up in the real world or are they myths created by Hollywood? What does a real midlife crisis look like?
Looking back at the original definition of “crisis” (a decision), Dr. Dike explains that the midlife crisis that’s experienced by so many is actual a “moment of awakening”–a moment in their lives where they must make an important decision. A turning point. Dr. Dike also talks about the three biggest mistakes that people going through this turning point make.
Divorce, children growing up and moving out, retirement… Any number of things can trigger a midlife crisis. “I’m here to take the struggle and the drama out of a midlife crisis,” says Dr. Dike. Whether you’re “frozen” and even though you could make a change for the better in your life, you don’t; or if you’re taking the opposite destructive path and “burning [your life] to the ground;” Dr. Dike has advice for YOU.
Remember, “midlife” isn’t the end of your life. It’s not too late to achieve your dreams and have a better, more fulling life.
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Hope, Healing and WellBeing – Caring for Elderly Parents with April Fan, RD, CD
In this episode of Hope, Healing, and WellBeing, host Mary Treacy O’Keefe interviews April Fan, a registered dietician who works with senior citizens and is committed to helping adult children take better care of their aging parents. O’Keefe and Fan discuss several of the issues facing caregivers today and how to cope with them.
The fear of being a burden to their loved ones runs strong in many elderly parents. “Sometimes they start to hide or deny that they need help or find it tremendously difficult to ask for assistance,” says Fan, addressing this troubling issue, adding, “It’s really our job to find out what is going on in their hearts.” Fan then details the 9 Questions Everyone Should Ask Their Elderly Parents before it’s “too late.”
Learn “why caring for aging parents on your own is dangerous to your health and what to do about it.” Learn how to address your parents’ living situation. How to find a good nursing facility. Learn how to put together a plan over time. And how to handle the situation if you live far away from your parents. Fan encourages early–and frequent!–communication with elderly parents and dishes out practical tips and advice for adult children in all stages of the “Should I or Shouldn’t I?” parents-into-a-nursing-home dilemma.
Fan also discusses the resentment many senior parents feel about “role reversal” (they were telling you what to do your whole life and now you’re telling them what to do!) as well as the difficulties that come with raising children of her own while attempting to be a caregiver to her parents.
O’Keefe also brings up the “Magic Bullet” mentality that many caregivers have when it comes to seniors and food. “We [think we] can give them a can of Ensure or whatever [and they'll be fine],” says O’Keefe. Fan displays her skills as a dietician and tells why a “food first” mentality is important when making seniors as comfortable–and healthy!–as possible.
From food to family to living arrangements, April Fan has the answers. Tune in!
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