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Our guest is Astronaut, Educator and Consultant – Eileen M. Collins! I'm so excited to interview a female astronaut who has paved the way for those who have come after her. We'll talk about the struggles she encountered on her journey to outer space, the privatization of space travel, the future of NASA and our exploration of the universe. Where do we go from here in our continued effort to have our reach exceed our grasp?
Breaking the Silence with Host Dr. Gregory Williams
Joined by Guest, Licensed Professional Counselor, Psychotherapist, Author, Diane Black
This week's Special Guest will be Diane Black. Diane is a licensed professional counselor, and an advocate for child tights. She is the author of the book, "Dead Dig Road: The True Story into the Dark World of an Abused Child."
Don't miss out on this impactful and informative program! Join us September 22nd at 8pm CST.
About Diane Black:
Diane Black is a licensed professional counselor who has always had a heart for children. She was drawn into child advocacy when she visited a residential treatment facility and saw first-hand the inadequate level of care the children received and the deplorable conditions.
Over the years, she testified for dozens of abused children within the court system, and treated hundreds of children who had experienced trauma during her time in private practice. Her formal education includes an undergraduate degree in social work and a master’s in education, with a specialty in counseling and development.
Diane visited the Russian Embassy where she had the privilege of discussing the issues of international adoption with high-ranking diplomats. She was later interviewed extensively by the Russian media. In the United States, she was interviewed by the Voice of Russia radio station in New York. Diane began studying the craft of writing when life put her into a story she felt needed to be told.
Friends, we are delighted to have Melba Hernandez as our special guest, to share about children, family needs today in our nation.
Melba is a special lady who is loved by her family and countless people in her life and church (Cross City Church - Dallas, Texas) today.
From University graduation, to IMF Journeyman work in mass- media radio offices and churches in Mexico City, to church work in Indiana and back to Texas, *Melba has always sought God to be “in tune” with His purpose for her life!
With a deep love for God and her country, she has also worked with children and family ministries and understands these needs in our nation today!
Watch and listen in as Melba shares about her family and testimony and we have a great discussion together about God “Raising YOUR Expectations” too!
To quote Melba, “I want to thank you for the opportunity to share how God can use all of us regardless of our age, to serve him, to be obedient and to be available to listen to those who need some listening ears.”
“But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]
Will gain new strength and renew their power;
They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];
They will run and not become weary,
They will walk and not grow tired.”
Isaiah 40:31 (Amplified Ed.)
*See you friends and family,
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Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy
With Guests, Cellist, Singer, Songwriter Hope Easton and Brand Architect, Impact CEO, Josh Jost,
Featuring Interview Guest, Brand Architect, Impact CEO, Intuitive Strategy Advisor to Executives and Fortune 500 Companies, Josh Jost; and Performance Guest, Cellist, Singer, Songwriter, Chamber Musician, Hope Easton, on The Life Changes Show, Episode 806
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As we understand our higher spiritual truths and walk in the path of the light, we begin to realize the real meaning of what Israel stands for. Join us for another exciting and informative radio show Angel Talk. Sponsored by The Living Light Center a Church of Faith and Healing.
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What can YOU do about Church Crimes? Read on! to the "Church Stoppers Manual" (and see attachment) - A Preview of the upcoming ITCCS Week of Action, April 14-21, 2019
Breaking ITCCS News: Mormon Leader who met with 'Pope Francis' accused of child rape and cult ritual killings by church insiders - Two year investigation releases explosive testimonies
Do you ever just wonder what everything we do is all about? Do we wake up each day to make money? Do stay in gratitude? To help others, our families, maybe even ourselves?
Washington journalist and public speaker
Jamie Elizabeth Stiehm is a Washington journalist and public speaker who writes a syndicated column on national politics and history for Creators Syndicate. Her commentaries and op-eds have appeared in leading newspapers across the nation, such as American Heritage, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and San Francisco Chronicle. She wrote several essays for The New York Times' “Disunion” series on the Civil War, one of which, The War Comes Home for Lee, was chosen for their hardbound collection, Disunion, published by Oxford University Press (2016).
Jamie is also known as a dynamic popular speaker on American history and democracy. Three talks aired on C-SPAN. An expert on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War as well as the woman suffrage and abolitionist movements, she wove an essay and talk on how Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman lived parallel lives from being born enslaved on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. As a scholar-speaker, she engages with how outsiders - such as Quaker abolitionists - resisted government power and succeeded in opening the way for creating social change.
Before launching her career as a syndicated columnist, Jamie worked at The Baltimore Sun as a metropolitan reporter for ten years. She also worked at The Hill as a reporter, covering Congress. During this time, The New York Times Syndicate signed her up as a young columnist and fresh voice. Jamie’s first job in journalism was at CBS News in London, where she worked as an assignment editor with the network’s best correspondents and producers. Living abroad gave her insight into what England and America love and hate about each other. Her first op-ed (from London) was in a light vein, “An Anglophile’s Disillusionment.”
Jamie’s family hometown is Madison, Wisconsin. She spent most of her girlhood in Santa Monica. Going east, she majored in history at Swarthmore College and graduated with a masters degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Politics and history, the bedrock of her journalism career, prepared her well to be a American storyteller in longer form.
Jamie lives in Washington. She is at work on her first book.
musician
Lou Evans from
U.S. pop-rock band WORLD5
WORLD5 started with five close friends who were professional musicians. Although life and personal projects put them in different locations around the globe, they kept alive the desires of making music together. Realizing that very long distances separate them physically but not musically, they used the power of the World Wide Web to shorten the physical distance. They recorded their first album "Global Experience" over 3 continents together, founding members were Raimund Breitfeld, Steffen Goeres, Don Bruner, Stephan Goessl and Roland Childs.
Grammy Award winners Pat Hunt and Randy Miller, who produced the band's first album, joined the band replacing Don Bruner and Roland Childs december 2012. June 2013 brought the departure of saxophonist Stephan Goessl and the arrival of Texan guitarist Joe Gavito. 2016, Album Nr.2, "Heartbeat Of The World" was released on Spectra Music Group.
WORLD5 has a new line up. Joining Raimund, Steffen and Joe are Swedish bass player, Jimmy Olsson and as the lead singer from San Francisco, California, Lou Evans. Jimmy has performed with some of the most popular groups in Sweden, such as Nynningen, Nationalteatern and Björn Afzelius Band. Lou has been showcased with outstanding talents such as LeAnn Rimes, Lorrie Morgan, America, Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Waylon Payne, James McCartney (Son of Paul McCartney), Todd Rundgren, Gregory Page, Billy Galewood (aka Bushwalla, co-songwriter of Jason Mraz), Toca Rivera (Jason Mraz percussionist/background vocalist), and Con Brio.
Lou Evans is a singer/songwriter based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He played professional baseball in the Miami Marlins Minor League system from 2001-2005. In 2005, he decided to pursue his burgeoning music career. An American Idol Season 4 contestant, lately Lou has been performing and writing new music.
Lou has been showcased with outstanding talents such as LeAnn Rimes, Lorrie Morgan, America, Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Waylon Payne, James McCartney (Son of Paul McCartney), Todd Rundgren, Gregory Page, Billy Galewood (aka Bushwalla, co-songwriter of Jason Mraz), Toca Rivera (Jason Mraz percussionist/background vocalist), and Con Brio.
The past few years he has been given some great opportunities to shine by singing the National Anthem at a San Francisco Giants game and a Golden State Warriors game. When he sings, heads turn. WORLD´s latest asset as the lead singer and as songwriter.
Joe is a proud, 9th generation Texan, and has been a professional guitarist for almost 40 years.
Starting out his musical life in San Antonio, Texas as a drummer all the way through college, guitar decidedly became his weapon of choice after being fired as the drummer and then rehired, as the lead guitarist when the band he was playing with heard him play guitar one night, during a rehearsal break. His fate was then secured. After touring with showbands in the 70's and 80's, he landed up back in Houston when he started playing with the band “Mason Dixon”.
This led to countless studio sessions at Mickey Gilley's studio. In 1991, after a 3-year stint in Nashville, working as a freelance musician and working for Gibson Guitars, Joe moved back to Texas to start a family. By 1995, Digital recording became a welcomed reality for this home studio enthusiast, and Randy Miller became his “go to” recording Guru. So now, the circuit was complete.
In addition to producing the band and contributing electric guitars to WORLD5, Joe is producing Frank Martin Gilligan, and performs as a single artist in Southeast Texas.
Growing up in Bavaria, Germany, Steffen’s initial musical influence came from his mother who was an opera singer. Encouraging her children to learn the piano, Steffen quickly became interested in many other instruments, including the trumpet. At the age of 11, he picked up the guitar and hasn’t put it down since. While his older brother discovered rock and brought an electric guitar home, Steffen was attracted to the jazz and funk music of the 70’s. It was that time - in his hometown of Deggendorf - when Steffen formed a jazz funk band with Raimund Breitfeld and Stephan Goessl of WORLD5. The band played their own compositions, won competitions and was a local sensation.
Steffen went on to study classical guitar and trumpet at the Richard Strauss Conservatorium in Munich, following that up with a year’s study in jazz guitar in Los Angeles. As a typical Student - broke - Steffen returned to Germany. His obvious skill on the guitar was quickly seized upon by many musicians, and he played everything from classical concerts to studio sessions to band gigs and tours in Europe. While playing in bands in Austria, Steffen met his wife-to-be from New Zealand. A couple of years later, they settled in Wellington, New Zealand, where he established himself as a professional musician.
Steffen also inspires hundreds of students through his teaching at secondary schools. Steffen released his solo CD - “A Dozen One Afternoon” - an album of 12 original compositions played on the nylon string guitar. Steffen’s professionalism and musical talents are indisputable, combining harmonic sounds, catchy melodies and smooth grooves. With his skills and experience delivering a quality listening experience to many musical genres, a call from his friend Raimund, to invite him to play for WORLD5, reintroduced him to pop music.
Jimmy Olsson´s musical journey started in the late 50´s playing Mandolin. This led to formally studying Cello and performing in a youth orchestra until the age of 16. As he grew, so did his musical prowess as it expanded to include the Bass guitar. In 1967, he joined a Blues/Soul band as a Bass player, and he's been working in the Music business ever since. In the 70´s, he was playing with some of the most popular groups in Sweden, such as Nynningen, Nationalteatern and Björn Afzelius Band.
In 1980 he formed a sound company, with an old friend and fellow musician. He has worked as a FOH sound engineer and tour manager with some of the leading acts in Sweden. He continues in that business still today.
In the 90´s he brought his knowledge and expertise to the Gothenburg City Theatre, producing both plays and musical theatre.
By 2000, he was teaching music, math, and audio-visual arts. He continues making a difference as a freelance musician in Sweden, playing with and producing multiple upcoming Swedish artists, and now, taking over the Bass guitar duties in WORLD5.
At the age of four Raimund Breitfeld decided to help his mother, a concert pianist, by operating the pedals of the Steinway as she played. It didn´t take long for her to decide that it might be better for him to operate the keyboard instead of the pedals and he received his first piano lessons. Most of the radio stations didn't play classical music though, so for Raimund it was Pop and Rock music. This inspired him to make his own guitar.
One day while his parents left the house for some hours, Raimund grabbed his father's violin. He did a little cutting with a saw and added some frets ... and Raimund's first guitar was born. Raimund's first pocket money came and a brand-new electric guitar was unavoidable. Shortly after blowing up his grandparent's radio in an attempt to amplify his new guitar Raimund received a real amplifier as well.
During his high school days Raimund and his good friend Steffen Goeres performed together in several Rock and Pop bands. Steffen's skills on the guitar were so advanced that he was already doing solo concerts as a teenager. Steffen was so dedicated that he literally slept with his guitar. Raimund couldn´t keep up with Steffen on guitar and since there were very few drummers in their small town and their skills were moderate Raimund found his calling behind the drums. Drum lessons, music academy and the college of music followed, and he ended up with a degree as a drummer and music teacher.
Crossing paths and playing together over the years in different bands Raimund and his friends, guitarist Joe Gavito, guitarist Steffen Goeres along with Jimmy Olsson and Lou Evans have joined together from all around the world to create the music of WORLD5
Manager of Rainbo Sports Sporting Goods & Figure skating specialists.
Jody Diehl is a manager of Rainbo Sports in Northbrook, Illinois. His extensive background in skating began in his youth where he skated, coached, and worked at Robert Crown. He has 22 years of experience specializing in fitting, mounting, and sharpening Ice Skates. Jody is a licensed seller of Jackson, Riedell, Edea, Graf, Riesport, Aura, Wilson Blades, MK Blades, and Paramount Blades. He resides in the Chicago area where he is a Husband and Father of three.
Podiatric Physician & CEO Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists
He is Medical Director & Principal Investigator of the Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists’ Center for Research & Clinical Trials. Dr. McEneaney also has numerous literature publications present in several journals. He is a consultant for several medical device companies with responsibilities including surgical implant and instrument design, medical education, lab proctoring, and publishing.
His professional interests involve advanced reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. His specialties involve flatfoot reconstruction, post-traumatic injury management, deformity correction and wound care/limb salvage.
Dr. McEneaney was a Division I college wrestler at Northern Illinois University. He currently resides in Crystal Lake where he lives with his wife and daughter.
channels, channelor
My guest, Toni Ghazi, is known as ‘The Antarean-Heart.’ Toni is a Channel and Spiritual Guide who works through the Praying-Mantis Beings and the Antares Stargate to bring messages from inter-dimensional and extraterrestrial beings. His work aims to guide humanity back to its true essence by activating a remembrance of who we are and creating a life of alignment. Toni's channeling includes messages from a diverse array of beings, such as the Praying-Mantis, Arcturian Council of Light, Taygetans, Grey Aliens, Angels, Ganesh, Mother Gaia, Seven Sisters of Pleiades, Magic Leprechauns, Dream Weavers, Sacred Geometry and Angels, Collective Light Particles, his future-self named Osman, as well as concepts like Silence and Void, Sound, Infinity, and Shadow and the Dark.
Join Toni and Debbi in person!
Galactic Origins Cruise (Dec 14-21, 2024): Explore the wonders of the Yucatan alongside Debbi, and other galactic and spiritual presenters! A 7-day Celebrity Cruise, an unforgettable journey exploring the wonders of the Yucatan! Presenters include Jerry Sargent, Sarah Breskman Cosme, Dr. JJ Hurtak, Debbi Dachinger, JK Ultra, Debbie Solaris, Viviane Chauvet, Lori Spagna, Laura Eisenhower, Toni Ghazi, Alan Steinfeld, Neil Gaur, and more. Secure your cabin - say YES to a phenomenal cruise with great-presentations, land excursions to Belize, Honduras, & Mexico, & beautiful days at sea! (There's a special discount when you cruise with a friend.) *On the registration form, click on Debbi Dachinger or Dare to Dream podcast. Cabins will sell out, sign up for this all-inclusive workshops and 7-days at land and sea adventure: https://galacticoriginscruise.com/
Doctor, Teacher, Author
Dr. Furlich produces research with the goal of understanding human behaviors. In particular, he focuses on the analysis and comprehension of communication behaviors both personally and professionally. Two particular areas are those communication behaviors that often go unnoticed and those communication behaviors that people can intentionally communicate to achieve their goals. His work heavily emphasizes the benefit of applying academic research: it is not enough to only learn about communication. Developing nonverbal communication skills to communicate more effectively is vital. His most recent research interest is exploring the role of biology and communication. His perspective is that only focusing on social influences limits understanding. One's biology influences their communication and their communication influences their biological reactions.
Dr. Furlich has published two books, both of which were Amazon #1 bestsellers in their respective categories. Additionally, he has presented his research on national television, national radio and national podcasts. In his free time, he enjoys working out, watching sports, traveling and reading to learn more about human behaviors, spirituality and Christianity.
Education
Ph.D, Higher Education, Texas Tech University
M.A., Communication Studies, Texas Tech University
B.A., Psychology, Texas Tech University
Unique Book Reveals How To Improve What You Say & How to Listen – Even When No Words Are Spoken!
Best-seller writer Dr. Stephen Furlich discusses the effect of nonverbal communication in others, the important role it can play at work, in a relationship, family and in every aspect of our personal and professional lives.
Do you ever wonder why you didn’t get the job or a promotion after an interview – or why a business phone call seemed to go so much better than an in-person meeting? When you are on a date or trying to convey a message to a friend, how do you ensure they are fully receiving your intentions correctly?
It may come down not just to what you say – but what is communicated beyond words. A unique book, Nonverbal Epiphany: Steps to Improve Your Nonverbal Communication by Dr. Stephen A. Furlich, provides well-researched answers to these questions and reveals the subtle nonverbal behaviors that often go unnoticed but contribute heavily to the impression one makes.
“The interconnectedness between biology and nonverbal communication is explored deeply here,” says Dr. Furlich, whose prior book was a best-seller, Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life’s Stages.
Readers will learn how to better notice and understand other people’s nonverbal behaviors. They will also learn how to better communicate with their nonverbal behaviors. From teens to senior citizens, anyone can learn to improve their personal and professional nonverbal communication skills. Some areas covered are gestures, facial expressions, vocal changes, colors, and measurement proportions to mention a few areas.
Inventor, textile technologist, serial entrepreneur, and writer
Tosha is a designer, inventor, textile technologist, serial entrepreneur, and writer specializing in the development of innovative, commercial products in the fiber, textile, soft goods, and digitally connected wearables industries. Tosha has invented and designed iconic products for SPANX, brrrº, and the world’s first digital to physical backpack with JanSport. Tosha won Women Wear Daily’s Fresh Face Award for design, holds 12 patents, and was named one of The University of Georgia’s 40 under 40 for professional achievement in 2013.
Developing innovative, commercial ideas in a variety of consumer product categories with a specialty in fiber, textile, soft goods, and digitally connected wearables is Tosha’s sweet spot. Tosha co-founded three startups, building them from zero to exponential growth, and has been hired into start-up teams of numerous others. She understands the business of innovative consumer products and holds advisory roles within multiple organizations. She has deep expertise in product areas where hard and soft component integration and electronic system integration requirements are necessary and need software communication.
Tosha has held design, leadership, and executive positions with SPANX, Tommy Hilfiger, Bella Freud, brrrº, Tosha Hays Children’s Collection and Couture, and university institutes like MIT’s AFFOA striving for groundbreaking technology in fabrics. Currently, Tosha is Co-Founder of Hurdle Apparel.
Her professional side is a devotion, passion, and speed for product making and know-how. Her personal side is one of constant learning, traveling, running, writing, and spending time with her partner and three sons.
