Life Changes Show, December 16, 2019
Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue
“Life After Hate,” with Guest, Former Leader of a Worldwide Racist Skinhead Organization, Reverend of a Self-Declared Racial Holy Way, and Lead Singer of Hate-Metal Band, “Centurion,” turned Peacemaker, Author, Speaker, Arno Michaelis; and Musical Guest, Singer / Songwriter, Season 2 of The Voice Contestant, Monique Benabou, on The LIFE CHANGES Show #559
Guest: ARNO MICHAELIS; and Musical Guest: MONIQUE BENABOU
Guest, Arno Michaelis
ARNO MICHAELIS
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Arno Michaelis was a leader of a worldwide racist skinhead organization, a reverend of a self-declared Racial Holy War, and lead singer of the hate-metal band Centurion, which sold 20,000 CDs by the mid-nineties and is still popular with racists today.
Single parenthood, love for his daughter, and the forgiveness shown by people he once hated all helped to turn Arno’s life around, bringing him to embrace diversity and practice gratitude for all life.
After spending over a decade as a successful information technology consultant and entrepreneur, Arno is now a speaker, author of My Life After Hate, co-author of The Gift of Our Wounds, and very fortunate to be able to share his ongoing process of character development as an educator working with Serve 2 Unite. Founded as an ongoing peaceful response to the August 5th 2012 Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek, WI, S2U engages students creatively with a global network of peacemakers and mentors in partnership with Against Violent Extremism, The Forgiveness Project, Search For Common Ground, and Parents for Peace.
Arno’s customizable keynotes and workshops leverage noble qualities of compassion, curiosity, and kindness to engage all human beings, building foundations for diversity appreciation and cultural agility.
He also enjoys spending time with his daughter, art, music, and all forms of fearless creative expression, along with climbing things, being underwater, and the wonderful natural beauty of our planet Earth.
Guest, Monique Benabou
MONIQUE BENABOU
After Monique Benabou’s debut on Season 2 of The Voice, and many years in the pop music industry, she decided to shift her focus from mainstream music, to the development of a more personal sound.
Mo’s thought provoking music, relatable songwriting and soul shifting voice has gained international recognition and she’s known as a pioneer and leader in the conscious music community.
In addition to her music, she develops other artists around the world, teaches on self expression and the art of masterful storytelling through powerful workshops, coaching courses and one-on-one mentorships, supporting throat chakra and liberation activations.
Mo’s mission on the planet is to spread possibility, joy and self belief to the world through her music, storytelling and self expression. She inspires others to lead with their own magic and abilities to create from LOVE, FREEDOM & POWER!
Her much anticipated album ‘Under Pressure’ is an expression of a reckoning and truce with self. From the depths of hopelessness to the peek of celebration, freedom, victory and love, the 10 song album doubles as a full chakral attunement, taking music to yet another level of experience!
Life Changes Show
Come and join the conversation about what's going on and what we can do together about it, with it, and for it. We have the choice, we have the power. We can do magic if we just believe!
A show about the changes going on in us, to us, around us, and because of us. Therefore, it's technically a show about "Everything," only with a how to make it better, see it better, be better.
In the show, there is talk about, and with, people who have either been through major changes, are helping others with major changes, or people who are changing the world for the better in a major way.
The show is a one-hour talk show format with a monologue by the host, a 30 minute interview with a guest of note, capped by a "Producer's Wrap" segment, in which Filippo and Co-Host Mark Laisure, and sometimes surprise guests, bring it all home for the listeners in a sometimes humorous and sometimes touching, but always entertaining conversation.
