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Headlined Show, Life Changes Show October 13, 2025

Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue

Featuring Interview Guest, Broadway Actor, Performer, Spiritual Guide, Author, Speaker, and Founder of True Kings Academy, Seth Stewart;

Featuring Performance Guest, Broadway Veteran, Performer, and Entertainer, Raymond Patterson,

All this on The Life Changes Show, Episode 863 Interview Guest: SETH STEWART; and Performance Guest: RAYMOND PATTERSON

Headlined Show, Life Changes Show October 6, 2025

Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue

Featuring Interview Guest, Co-Producer, BRAINWASHED, Founder & President of StoryAction, LLC, and Founder and Former Director of Global Media Center for Social Impact, Sandra de Castro Buffington;

Featuring Performance Guest, Multi-Instrumentalist, XR Immersive Experience Designer / Producer, Music and Sound Director, Composer, and DJ, Celeste Lear,

All this on The Life Changes Show, Episode 862 Interview Guest: SANDRA DE CASTRO BUFFINGTON; and Performance Guest: CELESTE LEAR

Headlined Show, Life Changes Show September 29, 2025

Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue

Featuring Interview Guest, Mental Health Therapist, Substance Use Disorder Clinical Supervisor, and Executive Director of Baptist Service Corporation, Dr. Mary Ann Ross;

Featuring Performance Guest, Virtuoso, Songwriter, Singer, Producer, and One of the Leading Ukulele Players in the World, Taimane

All this on The Life Changes Show, Episode 861 Interview Guest: DR. MARY ANN ROSS; and Performance Guest: TAIMANE

Headlined Show, Life Changes Show September 22, 2025

Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue

Featuring Interview Guest, Global Peace Ambassador, Author, Performing Artist, Activist, Founder of the Show Me Arts Academy, and the UnGUN Institute, Dr. Marty K. Casey; 

Featuring Performance Guest, R&B / Pop Singer / Songwriter, BIG MO, aka Morgan Taylor

All this on The Life Changes Show, Episode 860,
Interview Guest: DR. MARTY K. CASEY; and Performance Guest: BIG MO, aka MORGAN TAYLOR

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Headlined Show, Financial Fitness with The Money Doctor October 19, 2025

In part 1 of this 2 parter, Dr. Frances Rahaim — The Money Doctor — welcomes back Dr. Kucherov from Illume Fertility to talk about the emotional, medical, and financial sides of family building. Together they explore treatment timelines, realistic expectations, and how proactive financial planning can make parenthood dreams feel achievable instead of overwhelming.

Marquise Fair CD : I Dream - single Songs : I Dream Dance, Music, Pop, R&B, Singer/Songwriter, Soul
Lou Goulding Rake CD : Letter From Clifton - single Songs : Letter From Clifton Country, Music
Lookout Tower CD : First Class Raft Songs : Dust jackets Blues, Folk, Funk, Music, Rock, Roots, Soul
Lo and the High Road CD : Lanterns In The Mist - single Songs : Lanterns In The Mist Folk, Indie, Music, Singer/Songwriter
LNDE CD : Sunflowers - single Songs : Sunflowers Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Life Changes Show Guest, Seth Stewart October 13, 2025
Broadway Actor, Performer, Spiritual Guide, Author, Speaker, Founder of True Kings Academy

From the stages of Broadway to the depths of the jungle, Seth Stewart is a bridge between worlds.  

As a performer and creator in the entertainment industry, Seth has played the world’s largest stages, performing major roles in some of Broadway’s greatest hits- including the original, Tony Award-winning productions of “In the Heights” and “Hamilton”- and before tens of thousands of fans alongside artists like Madonna, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, and Ne-Yo.

Driven by more than artistic expression, Seth followed a deep spiritual calling that led him from the spotlight to the silence of the forest. For over a decade he studied with shamans, participated in sweat lodges, vision quests, plant medicine ceremonies, and leadership retreats. Devoted to his calling, he retreated into nature and introspection, building an off-grid cabin in the forest where he spent three years immersing himself in and reconnecting with the ancient wisdom of nature.

Emerging with a renewed purpose, Seth has since been guiding others toward personal healing, clarity, and unity in a world undergoing profound transformation. Today, he is the driving force behind True Kings Academy, a transformative program for men seeking spiritual embodiment, soulful leadership, and deeper connection. He also mentors emerging artists through Performer’s Edge, blending performance discipline with wellness and an entrepreneurial mindset to cultivate holistic excellence.

Seth’s memoir, Follow Your Vision. Live Your Truth, which chronicles his journey from Broadway to spiritual guide.

Signs of Life Guest, Connie Fusella October 09, 2025
Certified Psychic Medium, Award-Winning Author

Connie is a highly evidential and respected certified Psychic Medium with a gift for bridging the gap between the physical and spiritual realms. For over two decades, she has been helping people connect with their loved ones on the Other Side. She’s had a fascinating journey, with conscious memories of spirit communication beginning at the age of four. Connie has first-hand knowledge of the Afterlife through three near-death experiences that intensified her connection to the Other Side and led to her soul’s true destiny of becoming a Psychic Medium. 
Connie is certified by the Forever Family Foundation (FFF), a non-profit organization that is featured on the Netflix series “Surviving Death,” and Helping Parents Heal (HPH), an organization that supports parents who have lost children. She is the award-winning author of YOU ARE SOUL BEAUTIFUL A Unique Perspective into the Soul’s Quest for Its Destiny, the Recipient of the 2024 Speak Up Radio Firebird Award and 2024 Global Book Award. Connie has made guest Medium appearances on Signs of Life Radio. 
Connie's work is all about providing meaningful messages from loved ones who have passed, and she is known for her exceptional accuracy and compassionate demeanor. Her readings are truly life-changing, and she’s helped countless people around the world find healing and solace by connecting them with their loved ones in Spirit proving the bonds of love are eternal and unbreakable. Whether it’s through private readings, group mediumship or public speaking events, or in person/online workshops, Connie’s gift is all about spreading love, light and hope and helping people navigate the complexities of the spiritual realm. She looks forward to sharing her gift and a Meaningful Message with you. 

The Sports Doctor Guest, Don Wirth October 08, 2025
Independent Business Associate with WCP Solar Renewable Energy & Social Media Specialist.

I was born in Lexington, Virginia where my Dad was finishing up his senior year at Washington & Lee University. I grew up in Woodstown, New Jersey where both of my parents were originally from. After graduating from Woodstown High School, I went to and graduated from Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.  After my college graduation, I moved to Chicago where I began my business sales career.
 
I have been in business sales for over 30 + years in Companies beginning with Dictaphone/Pitney Bowes to AT&T/Lucent Technologies/Avaya .  I have been blessed to work with many business professionals during my sales career and have learned that trusted relationships are key.
 
In addition to my professional life, I have participated in many special causes like The Ron Santo Walk for the Cure of Diabetes, St. Baldrick's Brave the Shave for Children's Brain Cancer, Autism Speaks Walk, and the Chicago Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Chicago.
 
I'm currently an Independent Sales Consultant with WCP Solar in Naperville, IL.  I work with a team of professionals that provide full service Solar Systems for Commercial and Residential Customers.  Clean Green Mother Earth with Renewable Solar Energy is the change we need to make happen.
 
My wife and I live in Naperville, IL. I am married to a Fighting Illini Grad and  Die Hard Cubs fan.  Our daughter is a University of Alabama Roll Tide Alum.   Her husband is a Clemson Fan. As you can see,  every day is an exciting new experience. 
The Sports Doctor Guest, Robert Andrews October 08, 2025
Sports Performance Consultant and Mental Trainer, Author

Robert B Andrews - The Institute of Sports Performance

Robert Andrews works with Olympic, professional, college, high school and junior high school athletes, and attended the Beijing and London Olympics where he worked with USA and international athletes. He works with minor and major league baseball players and MLB All Stars. Robert helps athletes achieve peak levels of performance by integrating sports performance tools to increase mental and emotional toughness.

His area of specialization is helping injured athletes overcome the mental and emotional impact of sports related injuries and teaches the mental keys to peak performance in baseball.

He has worked with Olympic Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medalist, Olympic teams, athletes, and hopefuls; helped USA athletes win 13 medals, including 7 Gold Medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Also work with World Champions, NFL All Pros and MLB All Stars, NBA players, NBA All Stars, Heisman Trophy winners, Ray Guy Award finalist, NCAA All Americans & Champions, State Champions, All State athletes, college, high school and junior high athletes. Attended London Olympic Games. Worked with USA and International athletes in gymnastics, trampoline, and track and field. Worked with U. S. A. Men's Gymnastics at 2008 Beijing Olympics.



Key note speaker at 2017 Navy Seal Foundation Impact Summit.



Robert implemented a cutting edge model for treating the mental and emotional impact of sports related injuries. This process accelerates the recovery process dramatically. Athletes return to play confident and free of the fear of re-injury. Especially effective with ACL injuries, Tommy John recovery, broken ankles, and concussions. Seeing athletes before surgery is critically helpful.



He was the Lead sports performance consultant for U.S.A. Men's national and world gymnastics team and national, world, and Olympic team coaches as they prepared for the 2012 London Olympics. Also worked with USA Trampoline in preparation for the London Olympics. Worked with top track and field sprinters and other top track and field athletes. Their times have improved dramatically by implementing mental skills training into workout and competition regiments.

Helps college football players prepare for the NFL Combine. Evaluates talent for the NBA Combine and Draft.



Specialties: - Helping athletes reach their peak potential and reach new levels of performance

- Assist injured athletes in over-coming the mental and emotional blocks that limit their confident return to play after injury-Help organizations create a positive winning culture.

Author of 'Champion's Mental Edge: Turning Winners into Champions' on Amazon.

Life Changes Show Guest, Celeste Lear October 06, 2025
Multi-Instrumentalist, XR Immersive Experience Designer, Producer, Music-Sound Director, Composer, DJ

Multi-instrumentalist DJ Celeste Lear’s unshakable love for music, tech and performance has led her to spend over two decades of disciplined study and practice in the art and science of music production, sound engineering and DJing in her continuing quest to be able to take her listeners on an irresistibly exciting & inspirational, next level sonic journey.

With a knack for creating track after track of sophisticated, yet eclectic music, and with a diverse repertoire of 80+ releases, Celeste is a tenacious and visionary artist with an unquenchable thirst to both produce, engineer and DJ inspiring new music – and the twist – she is completely deaf in her right ear from a car accident.

Since age 16, has defied the odds, broken the rules, persisted through struggles unique to the hearing impaired and learned to DJ, write & engineer music on her own terms… in a stereo world, she has adapted and learned to “hear” music and sound with her other senses.

Celeste is proud to represent today’s modern female in the entertainment, music and tech industries including the XR (Extended Reality) world where she has spent the last 6 years designing & producing cutting edge, futuristic concert performances in Unity 3D environments as an avatar in Virtual Reality and has become a strong voice as a community leader and creator in the “music in the metaverse” immersive technology space.

Her music has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance, has had hundreds of placements in film and television since 2008 and has been likened to Zero 7, Bonobo, Imogen Heap, DJ Shadow and CloZee.

Life Changes Show Guest, Sandra de Castro Buffington October 06, 2025
Co-Producer of BRAINWASHED, Founder & President of StoryAction, LLC, Founder and Former Director of Global Media Center for Social Impact

Sandra de Castro Buffington is a global leader, executive and producer in social impact entertainment and conscious media. Sandra’s groundbreaking work with Hollywood and international creative capitals has ignited new narratives of transformation and innovation worldwide. She has worked in 50 countries over 20+ years on behalf of women, girls and families.

Sandra is Co-Producer of an important an award-winning film entitled, BRAINWASHED:Sex~Camera~Power, directed by Nina Menkes with an all-female producing team, which had its 2022 premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the “Berlinale” Berlin Film Festival, and CPH-DOX in Copenhagen. Using key scenes from A-list films and cult classics, the film reveals how shot design – framing, lighting, camera movement, angles – contributes to the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women.

As Founder and President of StoryAction, LLC; Founder and former Director of UCLA’s Global Media Center for Social Impact; and former Director of USC’s Hollywood, Health and Society, Sandra has worked with film, television and emerging media professionals to accurately and consciously reflect the most important topics of our time from rape culture to human trafficking, immigration to mass incarceration, health to sustainability, nonviolence to mindfulness.

Working extensively with Hollywood, and creative communities in India, Egypt, and Brazil among others, has given Sandra a global perspective on the profound impact storytelling has on consciousness and behavior, and the limitless possibilities for the role media can play in transforming culture worldwide. She leads research to measure the impact of prosocial storylines on viewers’ knowledge, attitudes and behavior, and has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, such as Health Communication, Global Public Health, and American Journal of Media Psychology.

During Sandra’s tenure at UCLA’s Global Media Center for Social Impact, she launched her signature Story Tour series to take writers and producers into communities to learn from real people on the ground about solutions to rape culture, human trafficking, mass incarceration and more. In partnership with the Writers Guild of America West, she created a 10-year series of panels to inspire stories about racial justice, immigration, sexual consent, trans youth, and more. Sandra’s groundbreaking work led to social impact storylines including a Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) episode on rape that resulted in a 43% increase in calls to the National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN). For her work, she was awarded the GWEN Luminary Social Impact Award in 2025, World Film Institute’s American Riviera Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2014, The Female Eye Film Festival’s Honorary Maverick Award in 2015, and a Presidential Citation from the Society for Public Health Education in 2016.

As the former Director of USC’s Hollywood, Health & Society, Sandra provided resources to Hollywood with the goal of improving the accuracy of health-related storylines on top television programs and films, resulting in 565 storylines that aired on 91 television shows across 35 networks from 2009-2012. Her work inspired a 90210 (CW) multi-episode story arc on breast cancer and the BRCA gene, resulting in 11.9% of viewers reporting they had scheduled screening appointments with their doctors.For her work, Sandra was named by PODER Hispanic Magazine as one of “The Nation’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics” in 2012.

Sandra created a global network of centers for social impact entertainment, with Hollywood as the hub. In India, she launched the first global center in collaboration with the Asian Center for Entertainment Education in 2011, which served as a resource for accurate health and impact information for Bollywood’s film and TV industries, and a center in Nigeria to work with Nollywood. Sandra created, on behalf of UNFPA/Egypt, the “Conscious Media Award” for the Cairo International Film Festival, the longest running festival in the Middle East, Arab world and Africa, and presented the prestigious award in 2018 and 2019.

Formerly Vice President of the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Sandra guided the flagship Women Lead program to equip, mobilize and empower women globally and nurtured a network of 5,000 alumni in 140 countries. With the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Sandra launched an award-winning vasectomy promotion TV campaign in Brazil, earning seven international advertising awards in 1989-1990, including a Bronze Lion at the Cannes Lion Festival, Gold Medal at the London International Advertising Awards, and Bronze Medal at Television and Cinema Advertising Competition in New York, and increased vasectomies by 80% in Sao Paulo.

Sandra earned a Master of Public Health degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science from the College of Santa Fe, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a scholarship for women in science. She completed fellowships with the Population Leadership Program of the Public Health Institute and the Johns Hopkins University Health and Child Survival Fellows Program. Among her numerous honors, Sandra received the USAID Maximizing Access and Quality Outstanding Achievement Award and Brazil’s Award for Leadership in Bahia State in 1997.

Sandra was nominated a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle, founded by Deepak Chopra, in 2018, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Waterfront Indie Film Festival in Mumbai and Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize and Social Achievement Prize. She is former associate faculty at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and a past Board member of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation. She is Co-Founder of the Evolutionary Leaders Bridging Synergy Circle to embrace differences and cross divides, and a “brain trust” member of the Center for Entertainment and Civic Health to reduce partisan polarization She served on the boards of Harvard Medical School’s Personal Genomics Education Project, Venice Arts, Women @ The Frontier, and the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. Sandra is Brazilian-American, fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, and proficient in French. Sandra seeks to elevate consciousness, and improve health, justice and well-being through storytelling and impact campaigns worldwide.

Raising Expectations Guest, Cliff Poe and Jeani Poe October 06, 2025
Pre-Marital Coach, Marriage Counselor, Couples Coach

Biography of Cliff and Jeani Poe from their website: Cliff & Jeani Poe - Loverecon.org

Cliff has been helping couples build and restore their marriages for over 37 years. His experience extends to life and relationship seminars, individual couples coaching, and premarital coaching.

He directed the Road Adventure -Houston, founded and directed Dimensional Journey seminars, and directed the Marriage Boot Camp – Houston before co-founding the Love Recon in 2018.

In addition to relational coaching, Cliff worked in staff development for Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Houston, TX, and founded InfuseLife, a life and business coaching service.

Education, Training & Certificates:
Bachelor of Arts in Christianity and Psychology from Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX
Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Golden Gate Seminary, Mill Valley, CA
Certified by Prepare-Enrich and SYMBIS for marriage assessments and counseling
Certified Professional Master Life Coach by ExpertRating Professional Global Certifications

About Jeani Poe
Jeani has been helping couples through seminars and individual coaching for over 26 years. Her experiences include directing life and relationship seminars, including The Road Adventure, Dimensional Journey, The Marriage Boot Camp, and Love Recon.

Prior to co-founding Love Recon, she worked for the University of Texas Medical Branch, Office of the President, Dyslexia Initiatives. She was also a co-founder of Dimensional Journey and InfuseLife

Education, Training & Certificates:
Certified Professional Master Life Coach by Expert Rating Professional Global Certifications
Certified by SYMBIS for marriage assessments and counseling
Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors
Cliff and Jeani Poe are college sweethearts who have been married for over 50 years and have navigated the different seasons of life and relationships. After 17 years together, their marriage imploded. Trust was broken and had to be rebuilt if they were to continue as a couple. They lacked the tools and skills to rebuild their hurting relationship.

Although one counselor told them they should get a divorce, they decided to fight for their relationship and build a new marriage – one that would be healthy and mutually fulfilling. This began a journey to discover the best tools to rebuild their marriage. It wasn’t easy!

As Jeani often says, “Creating a good marriage is the hardest job you’ll ever love.” Indeed, as they worked to rebuild their life together, they faced job loss, bankruptcy, an empty nest, health issues, and loss of their home and community. Far from having a perfect life or marriage, they continue to grow and face challenges together.

Their passion is helping other couples live a life they will love with the love of their life! Their motto is, “You don’t have to – you get to!”

When the Poe’s are not helping couples, they enjoy spending time with their adult son and daughter and their families, which include six grandchildren and a Golden Retriever.

Their coaching style focuses on sharing their experiences and speaking the truth in love. Their depth of experience allows them to be nonjudgmental as they encourage couples to follow practical and actionable steps to growth and healing.

Their relationship philosophy is to love and be loved unselfishly and unconditionally.

As they have coached couples across three decades, they have learned that most marital problems come from selfishness. “If I can forget myself and my needs and focus on you and what you need, it frees me to love unselfishly and unconditionally. To do that requires trusting God to see that my needs are met.”

Dare To Dream Guest, KIRSTIE LAUREN October 05, 2025
multidimensional speaker + light language channel ✨cosmic artist • quantum art pieces

Today on Dare to Dream, Kirstie Lauren — multidimensional healer, walk-in soul, and light language channel — reveals the groundbreaking Thera Healing system, how it clears hidden energies at the root, and why it matters for your health, your soul path, and humanity’s ascension. Be sure to listen, because you’ll also experience a powerful light language activation designed to harmonize your being and unlock new levels of freedom and alignment.

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