The Desire Map

Henry Grayson, PhD is the founder of the Synergetic Therapy Institute, co-chairman of the PTSD division of the Stand for The Troops Foundation, and author of Your Power To Heal. In this show, Dr. Grayson talks about how you can achieve a healthier life by focusing on how to: 1) Believe in your inner power to improve health and general well being. 2) How to listen to your body’s inner wisdom. 3) Self- Testing techniques. 4) And how to maintain faith that you can improve your health and happiness. Click here for more information.

Dr. Judith Orloff is a psychiatrist, New York Times Bestselling author and an empath. In her most recent book, The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People, Dr. Orloff provides a wealth of information, exercises and advice for those who may not yet know they are empathic, for parents of empaths and for people who have known for a long time they are empaths and are looking to utilize this gift to align with their life’s purpose in a bigger way. In this show, Dr. Orloff shares how she applies empathy in her medical practice, and how others may utilize their own unique empathic gift for the benefit of themselves and the world. Kelly and Dr. Orloff also discuss the qualities and characteristics of empathic people, and why it’s important to know if you or someone you love is an empath. This knowledge can be a huge validation for people who have been told that they need to grow thicker skin or that they are overly sensitive, and it can also help identify the types of situations that cause stress, anxiety or energy depletion and how an empath can create healthy boundaries to avoid these common pitfalls.   Click Here For More Information

Jen Sincero is a New York Times Bestselling Author, speaker and success coach. In her new book, You Are a Badass At Making Money, Jen shares how she moved from living in a converted garage and eating dollar tacos, to building her own seven figure business. She provides the anecdotes, principles and tools for others to redefine their money making mindset and be well on the way to financial freedom. In this conversation, Kelly and Jen discuss how we can transform our own personal money story. The process begins with getting brutally honest about what our hangups around money are. One of the best ways to do this is to write a letter to money, as if it were an actual person that you are in a relationship with. This process shines a light on unexpressed beliefs and subconscious patterns, which is the first step toward developing a deeper and more abundant relationship with money. Jen drops plenty more gems like this throughout the show, so get out your notebook and get ready to become A Badass At Making Money! Click Here For More Information.

Sister Jenna is the host of America Meditating Radio, and the founder of the Meditation Museum, which is a community gathering place, home to a collection of art, multi-media, artifacts, a cafe and more. Everything is curated with the intention of connecting people with a deeper sense of self. In this episode Sister Jenna tells the story of her awakening, going from owning two night clubs, driving luxury cars and wearing high-end designer shoes in Miami, to taking a pilgrimage to the Brhama Kumaris headquarters in India where she formally became Sister Jenna. Kelly and sister Jenna discuss her life's mission of helping people reconnect to themselves to find clarity, peace and power, which can then grow into reconnecting people with each other. One example of this is her approach to facilitating respectful and peaceful dialogue between individuals or groups who may otherwise feel diametrically opposed to each other, a topic very relevant for today's social and political climate.

Listen to Loch Kelly, author of Shift Into Freedom and founder of the Open-Hearted Awareness Institute, discuss how you can immediately connect to peace of mind at any time during your day. Kelly Howell and Loch delve into Loch's three-step process of waking up, waking in and waking out, which can help integrate your personal experiences into a meditation practice. For more information on Loch please visit https://lochkelly.org/

Julia Cameron is well known for her ground-breaking book The Artist's Way, which was released twenty-five years ago. This seminal guide to accessing creativity has been an irreplaceable tool for countless artists and writers. Now 68, Julia was inspired to write her new book, It's Never Too Late to Begin Again, for those new to retirement - or anyone embarking on a new phase of life. Stagnation and frustration are common impetuses for pursuing new creative projects and a core message of this book is "we can begin again." Listen to Julia and Kelly Howell discuss how the core tenets from The Artist's Way - morning pages, the artist date, walking, and memoir - can be utilized by those who spent years or decades postponing the pursuit of their true calling. Receive a special 25% discount off Julia’s Artists Way Video Course! Use CODE: SANTAFE when registering at http://juliacameronlive.com/.

Is it possible to grow the goodness inside yourself? Happiness expert Rick Hanson Ph.D. says, "Yes!"  This show reveals techniques that increase happiness while re-wiring your brain. Hanson says, “The more your life sucks, the more you need to do these practices.” Dr. Rick Hanson is a neuro-psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and a New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 26 languages and include Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. For more information visit the Theatre of the Mind blog.

We've heard so much about the importance of gratitude. We know we should practice gratitude daily because it's good for us! It’s good for our health and happiness. It's good for neutralizing negative emotions. It’s good for relationships. It’s great for deepening our enjoyment of life. And so many other things. But why? What is it about gratitude that makes it such a game changer? In this show, you’ll find out. Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. is the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude. His research has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek, Time, NPR, PBS, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Today show to name a few. He is a professor of psychology at UC-Davis, and the founding editor-in-chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology. His research focuses on the psychology of gratitude, joy and grace. For more information visit the Theatre of the Mind Blog.

Oprah says author and entrepreneur Danielle LaPorte “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.” With her new book, The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul, LaPorte speaks about goal setting from a new perspective. With the process of desire mapping, she guides readers toward the essence of their life goals - the core desired feeling. Listen to Kelly Howell and Danielle discuss why affirmations can mess you up, how to set heart-driven - as opposed to ego-driven - goals, how desire meets action and how to be fierce, but flexible. Danielle LaPorte is a speaker, poet, painter and former business strategist. She's written two books and her website, www.daniellelaporte.com, has over five million monthly visitors. Entrepreneur magazine declares her "equal parts poet and entrepreneurial badass...edgy, contrarian...loving and inspired." For more information visit the Theatre of the Mind Blog.

It’s hard to go through life without having a few regrets. We make mistakes, we learn, we try again. Life often gives us a chance for a do over. We have plenty of opportunities to do things differently and make changes. Until time runs out and we don’t get any more chances. Bronnie Ware spent many years caring for people who were in their last weeks and months of life, people who knew they were dying, people who knew there was no more time for a do over. Bronnie Ware is the author of the international bestselling book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing  and Your Year for Change: 52 Reflections for Regret-Free Living Drawing on the insights gained while caring for dying people, Bronnie speaks to the importance of courage and conscious choice to create a life free of regrets. Visit our blog for more information on this episode.