Podcasts

Today we hear an incredible story of survival and persistence and unwavering commitment to chasing a dream. Barbara Lwanga went from sleeping on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles in a cardboard box, to designing gowns for A-list Celebrities and Hollywood Elite. She has created magnificent sculptures that are on display around the world. Barbara’s work was even on display at the Getty Museum. Barbara is an inspiration to the people with a dream who might be struggling, she wants them to know that no matter how hard life is… if they hold on to their "Why" [...]

Today on the Let Yourself Sparkle Podcast, Susan Allen shares how connecting with humans and animals on a soul level, (both past and present), can be transformational and lead to profound healing. Susan Allen is an intuitive healer and medium who began studying mediumship and mysticism in her late teens.  She can connect with all life and all souls, including animals, at their soul level.  She has been communicating with animals on a deep soul level since childhood.  She calls what she does, SOUL SPEAK, a name that came to her through meditation. Clients from around the world [...]

Today on the Let Yourself Sparkle Podcast, Ben Levin shares that “Autism is not a curse – it is a gift.” Ben Levin is an autistic teenage with a passion for writing. He has released his first young adult novel, “In The Hole” (Jumpmaster Press), about a  nine-year-old boy named David- who finds his safe and secure world unexpectedly unraveling after discovering his father has lost the family restaurant business , and subsequently their home. Forced to live in a borrowed car until it too is lost, David, together with his parents and sister, Julia, desperately seek shelter. [...]

Today on the Let Yourself Sparkle Podcast, Grace Lannon shares how we can bring ourselves into the moment, calm our minds, and bring upon healing. Grace Lannon is a Psychic Medium and Energy Healer, and host of the podcast: Angel Face Magic Hour. She is dedicated to bringing her clients into a state of relaxation and transformation. Creating a safe space to honor yourself, Grace aims to help her clients strengthen their own intuition and expand their relationship with self-love. Grace uses a variety of tools such a Reiki Energy Healing, Sound Healing, Crystal Therapy, and Psychic [...]

Today on the Let Yourself Sparkle Podcast, Dr. Shad Helmstetter shares how self-talk can affect anxiety and depression and how we can adjust our words to live a better life. Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D., is the best-selling author of more than twenty-five books in the field of mental health and personal growth, including the classic What to Say When You Talk to Your Self, Negative Self-Talk and How to Change It and the 365 Days of Positive Self-Talk series.  His books are published in over seventy countries. He is the pioneering dean in the field of self-talk. He is the first behavioral researcher to focus [...]

This week on the Let Yourself Sparkle Podcast, Bonnie S. Hardie shares her incredible story of how she used her mindset to overcome homelessness. Today she is a Mindset, Life, and Gratitude Coach - helping people profoundly transform their lives so they can thrive. Bonnie S Hardie is the owner of Rock Solid Mindset, Life & Gratitude Coaching based in Central Florida. "Helping you to: Dream Bigger - Smile Longer - Live Happier" She works with people who want to get over things in their past that stop them from moving forward - they need some help with [...]

This week on the Let Yourself Sparkle Podcast, Alison Hughey: Board Certified Music Therapist and advocate for creative mental health self care shares how we can use music to manage stress and anxiety and boost connection. Alison is the  founder of Carolina Music Therapy, and Compose Your Self Care where she Guides people to use music as a powerful catalyst for comfort, coping, and motivation, and can not only help us heal, but helps us feel seen and heard, feel connected to other people, to our culture, and to ourselves. She shares practical tips that are scientifically [...]

This week, I share an interview with my grandfather, who passed away when I was 15 years old. My grandfather, Jay Shalmoni (I called him "Zayde"), was the most resilient person I've ever met. He survived the Holocaust, lost his entire family, 8 siblings and parents all murdered, and he suffered the worst traumas anyone could have experienced in the death camp Aushwitz where he was tortured for years. Despite all of that, he chose to push himself to get up, look towards the future, wake up excited and smile. He would draw a happy face on [...]