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Guest Occupation: cartoonist, storyteller, songwriter, composer, producer
Guest Biography:

Monte Schulz

The late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, son Monte pens his new novel, which he filled with robust characters, an unraveling mystery, mayhem, innocence and moral disintegration, Metropolis (Fantagraphics, August 23,2022) by Monte Schulz is a coming-of-age novel with a moral puzzle at its core. This dystopian tome is narrated by college senior Julian Brehm, who lives in a war-ravaged world perverted by eugenics where those who were deemed mentally, morally, or physically unfit were banished to desolate Provinces far from where he lives his uneventful life. Thrust into facing a broader reality by the woman he falls in love with, a bohemian revolutionary, Julian, and ultimately Monte, pushes readers to question ideals while giving them the hope of love.

 

Monte, who is the eldest son of the late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the rest of the “Peanuts” gang and the owner of and teacher at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference,
 

Monte Schulz received his M.A. in American Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He published his first novel, Down by the River, in 1990 and spent the next twelve years writing a novel about the Jazz Age. Monte is also a composer, songwriter, and producer whose most recent album is titled “Seraphonium.” In 2010. Monte, is the eldest son of the late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the rest of the “Peanuts” gang and the owner of and teacher at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference,

Guest Category: Arts, Business, Comedy, Entertainment, Music, Society and Culture, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Ophthalmology specialist
Guest Biography:

Dr. Thandi Myeni, MD is an ophthalmology specialist in Elkton, MD and has over 16 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA in 2006.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Owner of BRD Sport, a company dedicated to health, fitness and lifestyle.
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Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: CEO, Speaker, Bestselling Author, Executive Film Producer
Guest Biography:

Lynda Sunshine West is the Founder and CEO of Action Takers Publishing, a Speaker, 22-Time #1 International Bestselling and Award-Winning Author, Contributing Writer at Entrepreneur Magazine and Brainz Magazine, Executive Film Producer of the movie Wish Man, and Red Carpet Interviewer.

"I ran away at 5 years old and was gone an entire week, came home riddled with fears and, in turn, became a people-pleaser. At age 51, I decided to break through one fear every day for a year and, in doing so, gained an exorbitant amount of confidence."

More about Lynda and her author collaboration work here: 
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More about her Introduction to ChatGPT course:

https://www.actiontakerspublishing.com/product-page/chatgpt-101-a-beginner-friendly-workshop?ref=YVONNESILVER

Guest Category: Business, Education, Entertainment, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture, Spiritual, Technology, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: State Representative in House District 1
Guest Biography:

Gloria Johnson, a State Representative for District 13 in the Tennessee House of Representatives, is a retired Knox County school teacher with 27 years' experience educating children with special needs. Rep. Johnson stood on the House floor with Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin J. Pearson and was the only representative not expelled. Why?
 

In 2012, Gloria successfully ran for State House to give a needed voice for students, teachers and working families in Tennessee. She served in the 108th General Assembly as a strong advocate for public education, affordable health care, the Tennessee mountains and high-quality jobs with good wages. In 2015, Gloria went back to organizing across the state for the passage of Insure Tennessee — Governor Haslam’s version of Medicaid expansion.

She is currently the host of Standing Tall with State Representative Gloria Johnson — on The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network.

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Retired Detective | Health and Wellness Manager | Podcast Host
Guest Biography:

Wendy Hummell is a seasoned law enforcement officer with nearly 25 years of experience. She retired at the rank of Detective from the Wichita Police Department where she spent a majority of her career working Persons Crimes Investigations.  

Wendy’s area of expertise is officer wellness, peer support, yoga, and resiliency.  She currently works as the Health and Wellness Manager for the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and has helped to implement a holistic wellness program at the agency.  She is passionate about sharing the tools of peer support, mindfulness, yoga, and resiliency, as well as the importance of relationships, exercise, sleep, and nutrition to enhance well-being and job performance. Wendy speaks to these topics from the perspective of direct experience and through the lens of a law enforcement spouse.  Wendy’s exposure to secondary trauma, high levels of toxic and chronic stress, and disrupted sleep wreaked havoc on her nervous system.  After learning the tools that helped her recover, her purpose became clear: support first responders with the resources they need to not only survive a career on the front lines, but to thrive well into retirement.   

Wendy holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. She is a certified yoga instructor and Yoga for First Responders (YFFR) Ambassador. Wendy has several articles published with Police1 on topics of trauma, wellness, and female resiliency.  She is the host of the Guns and Yoga Podcast, where she has interesting conversations with those working in the area of first responder wellness, and is a resilience health coach.  

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Fitness & Exercise, Yoga, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self Help, Inspirational
Guest Occupation: Retired Detective | Health and Wellness Manager | Podcast Host
Guest Biography:

Wendy Hummell is a seasoned law enforcement officer with nearly 25 years of experience. She retired at the rank of Detective from the Wichita Police Department where she spent a majority of her career working Persons Crimes Investigations.  

Wendy’s area of expertise is officer wellness, peer support, yoga, and resiliency.  She currently works as the Health and Wellness Manager for the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and has helped to implement a holistic wellness program at the agency.  She is passionate about sharing the tools of peer support, mindfulness, yoga, and resiliency, as well as the importance of relationships, exercise, sleep, and nutrition to enhance well-being and job performance. Wendy speaks to these topics from the perspective of direct experience and through the lens of a law enforcement spouse.  Wendy’s exposure to secondary trauma, high levels of toxic and chronic stress, and disrupted sleep wreaked havoc on her nervous system.  After learning the tools that helped her recover, her purpose became clear: support first responders with the resources they need to not only survive a career on the front lines, but to thrive well into retirement.   

Wendy holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. She is a certifiedyoga instructor and Yoga for First Responders (YFFR) Ambassador. Wendy has several articles published with Police1 on topics of trauma, wellness, and female resiliency.  She is the host of the Guns and Yoga Podcast, where she has interesting conversations with those working in the area of first responder wellness, and is a resilience health coach.  

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Fitness & Exercise, Yoga, Psychology, Emotional Health and Freedom, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self Help, Inspirational
Guest Occupation: Author, writer, translator
Guest Biography:

Most Information from John Leake's Amazon bio https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0045AVLK4/about

About the Author

Born in Dallas, Texas, John Leake went to Vienna, Austria on a graduate school scholarship and ended up living in the city for over a decade, working as a freelance writer and translator. His first book, Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer (Sarah Crichton Books, FSG) was a New York Times Sunday Book Review "Editors' Choice," a Men's Vogue "Best Book of 2007," and the inspiration of The Infernal Comedy, starring John Malkovich.

John Leake studied history and philosophy with Sir Roger Scruton at Boston University. He then went to Vienna, Austria on a graduate school scholarship and ended up living in the city for over a decade, working as a freelance writer and translator. His first book, Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer (Sarah Crichton Books, FSG) was a New York Times Sunday Book Review “Editors’ Choice,” a Men’s Vogue “Best Book of 2007,” and the inspiration of The Infernal Comedy, starring John Malkovich.

His second book, Cold a Long Time: An Alpine Mystery, was winner of the 2012 Independent Publisher Award. The German translation, Eiskalter Tod, published by the Residenz Verlag was a bestseller in Austria. His investigative work for the Jack Unterweger, Duncan MacPherson, and Angelika Foeger stories has been the subject of numerous television documentaries produced by A&E Biography, Discovery, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Fifth Estate,” and the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Am Schauplatz Gericht.

In March 2020, when SARS-CoV-2 started to spread in the United States, he perceived that the pandemic response was illogical at best, and possibly criminal. He found it especially suspicious how quickly public health officials dismissed repurposed medications such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. In November of 2020, he watched a video of Dr. Peter McCullough’s U.S. Senate testimony about early treatment. He sensed from this performance that Dr. McCullough was likely to lead the way in developing a more rational, honest, and humane response to the crisis. He made contact with McCullough in Dallas, Texas, where both authors live, and together they wrote "The Courage to Face COVID-19."

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnsearsleake

Guest Category: Literature, History, News, Politics & Government, Spiritual