Stephen Rowley, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist practicing in Bainbridge Island, Washington. His professional past includes serving as an elementary school teacher and principal, and a school district superintendent in Washington and California. He has been a college professor at three universities, teaching courses in educational administration and organizational theory. He holds a Ph.D. in Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University. His new book is: The Lost Coin: A Memoir of Adoption and Destiny (Chiron Publications, Sept. 2023). Learn more at stephenrowley108.com/memoir/.
Segment Idea--"The Lost Coin" - A Therapist's Personal Adoption Journey and Insights
This segment is about the transformative journey of self-discovery experienced by an adoptee, who also happens to be the father of an adopted son.
The Big Idea: Adoptees are an invisible community, living in plain sight, but whose adopted status is unseen by others. They share a fundamental core experience of separation from their mother or primary caregiver that leaves a deep psychic wound, no matter how well they fare later in life. The powerful effects of this developmental trauma can last a lifetime.
The So-What: Imaginably, there’s an orphan who lives within them. The orphan is homeless, restless, disconnected, and searching for something or someone it can’t find, including its very soul. For some, the orphan’s persistent presence may arise intermittently through feelings and behavior at any stage of life or circumstance. No orphan, however, is beyond redemption. The lost orphan can be found in the shadows and brought to the safety and security of light. Disconnection can be healed by loving reconnection.
B.S. in Physical Education and Health Education from Bowling Green State University , Ohio . Gold Medalist in Freestyle , Figures , and Dance in the U.S. and Canada . U.S. National and International competitor . Master Rated in Freestyle , Figures , and Dance in the Professional Skaters Association . PSA Certified Group Instructor and Presenter at the PSA Seminars . Trained skaters from Basic Skills through Regional , Sectional , National , Jr. National , and International medals including such well-known skaters as Scott Hamilton and Evan Lysacek. Coaching skaters of all ages .
Canadian rising star Evan Rein is set to hit the small screen in a big way as Officer Don Gardner in Hulu’s highly anticipated new series Under the Bridge. Rein joins the ensemble alongside Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six), and Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife). The eight-episode series, based on the gripping book by Rebecca Godfrey, is set to premiere on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ on April 17, 2024.
Set against the haunting backdrop of a tragic murder, Under the Bridge chronicles the harrowing true story of Reena Virk, a 14-year-old who vanished after attending a party. Through the lens of Godfrey (played by Keough) and local police officer Cam Bentland (Gladstone), the series delves into the investigation, unraveling shocking secrets about the young girls accused of Reena’s disappearance. Appearing in five episodes, Rein portrays Officer Don Gardner, a rookie cop determined to earn his place on the Saanich police force as the sleepy Vancouver Island town is left reeling in the wake of Reena’s savage murder. Two episodes premiere on April 17 with new episodes weekly on Wednesdays.
Evan Rein’s other roles cover a broad range of characters, including the lead in the feature film Blue Hour as Lee, an anxious aspiring writer living in rural Alberta. Confounded by the news of an illness in the family and masculinity stereotypes, Lee must decide whether to stay or go. Evan’s performance in Blue Hour garnered nominations for a Leo Award and UBCP/ACTRA Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture. Blue Hour won the Audience Favourite Award at the Ottawa Canadian Film Festival and picked up a nomination for Best Screenplay at the Leos.
Evan’s career has included several spots on popular series including Upload, Nancy Drew, Heartland, Valley of the Boom, Sacred Lies, Debris, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
As a classically trained actor, Evan’s theatre career has included work on some of North America’s most renowned stages including Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC, Bard on the Beach, and Theatre Calgary.
He is currently on stage at Theatre Calgary in the hit Beatles adaptation of As You Like It playing until March 24.
For his leading turn as Micah in How the World Began at Pacific Theatre, Evan’s performance was praised by both critics and audiences. The three-hander drama written by Catherine Trieschmann explores what it means to engage in good faith discussion in a community falling apart amidst disaster and intolerance. How the World Began tops the list as one of Evan’s favourite productions.
Evan was born in Red Deer, Alberta, and raised on a farm in the heart of Central Alberta. Evan’s first interest in acting was when he was in Grade 5 during a drama workshop. In a moment of uninhibited expression, he had his whole class in stitches and from that moment knew acting was his path. He credits his elementary and high school teachers who encouraged him to dream big. The big dreams started with small beginnings, making home movies with his friends and siblings with the family video camera—pure, raw, creative energy that fuels his acting to this day.
Evan now makes his home in Vancouver. In his spare time, you’ll find Evan practicing his Spanish, meditating, and travelling the world.
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I'm an award-winning student documentarian who is especially interested in building a better future for humanity. Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, my debut film, Growing Peace in the Middle East, documents the amazing story of Jewish and Arab women in Israel being brought together through hydroponic farming and sustainability. To date, the short has earned nominations and wins in 100+ categories globally, including the prestigious London Independent Film Festival and International Human Rights Arts Festival. In 2021, I founded Growing Peace Inc., a non-profit organization that is working to help people around the world access food and become self-sufficient.
Steven Hoffen, a high school teen, was inspired to action following a visit to Sindyanna of Galilee, a nonprofit organization in Israel where Arab and Jewish women work together closely, cultivating social change as they grow produce in hydroponic gardens.
Through a series of remote interviews conducted during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Steven documented Sindyanna’s efforts. There was a meaningful, ongoing collaboration between Palestinian and Israeli women, despite their cultural differences, demonstrating the importance of learning and the economic opportunities grown through the power of agricultural science.
From these interviews, Steven created an original short film, “Growing Peace in the Middle East,” now an award-winning documentary, to help show the world a really unique way that these amazing people are achieving greater independence and opportunity. In this particular case, Sindyanna brings together women whose lives couldn’t be more different and teaches them hydroponic farming skills that help them combat food insecurity while empowering them with meaningful, skilled, uplifting work.
To continue to raise awareness and grow the humanitarian impact of his film, Steven formed the namesake nonprofit Growing Peace Inc. Inspired by the outcomes at Sindyanna, Growing Peace centers around hydroponics as a medium to educate, empower and help those in need. Growing Peace has now installed hydroponic gardens in Israel and throughout New York City.
After Steven's successful fundraising effort, his first hydroponics project to help an underserved community was installed in early 2022. Since then, Steven has worked to bring hydroponics to food pantries and other organizations that help those in need.
“I hope to play my part in improving the world by providing healthy and nutritional food where it is less available and sharing a platform that can help teach others to become more aware of the benefits of farming technologies that improve our climate.”
- Steven Hoffen
My guest, Sylvie Sterling, is an international cat whisperer, speaker, intuitive, and spiritual teacher. She is the author of "Your Cat is Your Guide," where she reveals the secret soul mission of cats: To help their humans align with their soul purpose. Sylvie empowers cat lovers around the world to awaken to their true selves through their cats. As emissary to the Lyran star nations, she helps awakening souls connect to their starseed mission and galactic origins. Sylvie’s been featured on: Coast to Coast radio, Conscious Life Expo, New Living Expo, DisclosureFest, summits, podcasts and Newsweek Magazine.
Hugo Chavez-Rey was born in Lima, Peru. His family emigrated to the U.S. in 1956 when he was just 7 years old. He has been married to his wife, Mary for 15 years. Together they have 6 children, 9 grandchildren, and 1 great- grandchild.
Hugo retired from the telecommunications industry in 2011 after 35 years. He has been an activist in the Republican party for over 43 years. He has held numerous positions at several levels within the party in Texas, and since 1999 in Colorado.
He has worked on various political campaigns, both local and national, and has been a delegate and alternate delegate to 4 National Republican Conventions.
He is an Air Force veteran having served at the tail end of the Vietnam War. He is a Constitutional, Pro-Life, Pro-Business, Pro-2nd Amendment, America First conservative. Up until December 31, 2022, he served as the Chairman of the Colorado Hispanic Republicans, a position he held since 2013.
Today he dedicates his time between his family and serving as a conservative voice, messaging to Hispanic voters, in an effort to grow the base of Hispanic voters within the Republican Party, which he believes is the natural home for Hispanics of all backgrounds.
He has launched his radio and internet career with his first radio podcast: “The Hispanic Patriot” in an effort to reach as many Hispanics as possible speaking about topics of importance to all Hispanic immigrants and voters. He hopes to do his part in the effort to make the Republican Party the new home for the majority of Hispanics.
Katherine is a Shamanic and Energetic Medicine Practitioner, mentor, and trainer of healing, therapeutic, spiritual practitioners, and coaches.
Katherine supports people to heal themselves and bring their magic to the world by integrating spiritual development and energetic mastery. She has extensive backgrounds in Eastern and Western Alchemy, Somatic, and Shamanic modalities.
She teaches healing skill development, channeling and mediumship, Qi Gong, internal energy work, meditation, and more.
Utilizing energy work, hands-on healing, practice cultivation, and mentorship, she shepherds people through awakening and the journey to full alignment.
She is a ritualist, ceremonialist, Earth lover, and artist in deep prayer and service to her community and the world.
Her book, The Healer’s Process, offers the inner work, skill development, and practices to help you fulfill your sacred purpose.
Though the name Clayton Haslop is by no means a household name, his artistry as a violinist has been enjoyed by millions through his work as concertmaster and solo violinist on numerous highly successful films and soundtracks. Amongst them are Avatar, Titanic (James Horner, composer), Ratatouille, Up (Michael Giacchino, composer), The Matrix quadrilogy (Don Davis, composer), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Alexander Desplat, composer). Concurrent with this activity have been stints as concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, The Los Angeles Opera, and many other ensembles around the United States.
Coming from a musically minded family, Clayton began the study of violin at age 8 and, at 20, was invited by Sir Neville Marriner to give 6 enthusiastically received performances around California as soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Other early accomplishments included being accepted as a private student by legendary 20th century violinist Nathan Milstein, an experience that influenced his artistic development for many years.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending how one looks at it, life as a first-call Hollywood recording artist and freelance concert violinist was not to last. In his late 30’s Mr. Haslop began noticing small, aberrant movements in the ring finger of his left hand. Over time, as the loss of control became increasingly unmanageable, it became clear that the issue was a neurological “over use” injury known as Focal Dystonia, or FD.
How Clayton managed to overcome this all too frequently career ending development is the primary focus of discussion in upcoming interview. It is a fascinating story with a surprising ending, I think, that will interest many of our listeners.