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Susun interviews Marilyn Mercado after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Marilyn Mercado is a passionate teacher, coach, and guide whose life’s work bridges movement, mindfulness, and creative healing. A graduate of the University of Hawaii, Marilyn has spent over 15 years teaching Ballroom and Latin dancing, and enjoying Hula as a joyful expression of fitness and culture. Her wellness journey began in her 20s with a simple but powerful intention: to grow stronger and healthier with age. This led to a lifelong practice of yoga, which evolved into multiple certifications and a deep dedication to both teaching and learning. Marilyn has spent over two decades teaching dance, fitness, creative movement, and study skills to children and adults.  In recent years, Marilyn expanded her offerings to include Health and Life Coaching, earning certifications that allow her to guide people through challenges in health, career, relationships, and life purpose. She also received her Art Medicine Certification, which she beautifully weaves into her coaching to support emotional healing and self-expression through creativity. Recently, she obtained a Dreambuilder Coaching Certification, helping people through the process of building their dreams. 

Maria Leonard Olsen practices law as a commercial litigator in Washington, DC.  She is an author (50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life), podcaster ("Becoming Your Best Version"), journalist, TEDx speaker ("Turning Life's Challenges into a Force for Good"), book marketing coach for female authors and mentor to women in recovery.  Maria served as a political appointee in the Clinton Justice Department and on numerous boards.  She writes for several women in midlife publications (including AARP's The Ethel, The Midst, Kuel Life and CrunchyTales) and is a frequent public speaker on wellness issues.  Her next books will be Before and After the DNA Test: A Comprehensive Guide to Privacy, Medical, Legal, and Personal Concerns in the World of Consumer DNA Testing and 60 After 60: Finding Serenity in Your 60s or at Any Age.  Learn more at MariaLeonardOlsen.com and follow her on social media @FiftyAfter50.

Susun Weed's assistant Sarah & daughter Justine answer 90 minutes of herbal health questions.

Susun Weed's assistant Sarah & daughter Justine answer 90 minutes of herbal health questions.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions.  

Susun interviews Cathy Williams after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:  Cathy Williams is a body-based healing and creative arts therapy expert, and founder of Intuitive Self. She helps people reconnect with their intuition through somatic and expressive arts. An award-winning author and speaker, Cathy draws on her personal healing journey to support others in reclaiming their body, mind, and heart. With over 17 years in community development and social justice, she brings compassion, creativity, and depth to her work. Cathy holds a Master of Social Science and multiple qualifications in somatic therapy, expressive arts, and trauma healing.

Susun interviews Laurel Mellin after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:  Laurel Mellin is a health psychologist and founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT). This scientific, easy-to-use skill set empowers people to take care of their health and happiness with fewer medications and less therapy. The circuits in the unconscious mind cause many health problems. Current methods often fall short of rewiring the unconscious mind, resulting in superficial and short-term outcomes. EBT transforms people's lives by giving them rapid and direct control over their unconscious mind, allowing them to decide what change they want to make, identify the wire that causes the problem, and then rewire it.

Susun answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions.  

Susun interviews Luzclara Camus after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio:  Luzclara Camus. Great-grandmother, Andean Medicine Woman, Pachamamistic, Ceremonial Leader, Sonorerapist. Companion of the sacred feminine. Today, as an 84-year-old grandmother, she has woven her own medicine, which expresses itself according to the needs of each person and group, with full awareness of ancestral and celestial guidance. She has now envisioned, "The Voice of the Grandmothers of the Americas," to be held in Tepoztlan, Mexico, on Nov. 4-7, a grand prayer for Mother Earth with 13 Grandmothers from the American continent. In Chile, she is beloved and recognized as the grandmother who paved the way for women's healing on a massive scale. Her life is a joy to serve the Great Goddess, Pachamama, Mother Earth. www.luzclaramedicinewoman.com  

Susun interviews Karese Laguerre after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Karese, like many parents, suffered in silence while her children struggled with the symptoms of undiagnosed sleep and breathing issues. One visit to a pediatric dentist changed the trajectory of their lives. Already a Registered Dental Hygienist, Karese, trained with Sandra Holtzman, Lois Laynee and Sarah Hornsby to establish her orofacial myology knowledge. With this initial training and numerous others, in a few short years she has not only resolved all her children's issues, but helped hundreds of patients, children and adults alike, discover how great life can be functioning on full. Her private practice, The Myo Spot is now a leader in the quest for myofunctional therapy awareness and public education. Her latest published book, Accomplished, delves into how to sleep better, eliminate burnout, and execute goals. Karese's mission is to transform and positively impact as many households as possible through dynamic breath, brain and body work.

Susun interviews Shadan Kapri after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Shadan Kapri (pronounced Shadawn Capri) is an Attorney, Author, and Activist with a career dedicated to empowering others, particularly women and children. A U.S. Fulbright Scholar on human trafficking, Shadan founded Kapri Law & Consulting, a firm specializing in women's and children's rights, family law, and human rights law. Her commitment to these causes has been recognized by the White House and the United Nations. Shadan's work has earned her the Daily Point of Light Award and the United Nations Development Programme Online Team of the Year Award in 2007. Her new book "Discovering Your Passion: The Path to Your Authentic Life", reflects her lifelong dedication to helping individuals break free from societal constraints and live authentically.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions.

Susun interviews Britt Michaelian after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Britt Michaelian is a visionary frequency artist and quantum healer whose work intertwines creativity with profound transformation. Holding a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and master’s degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy, she brings over 20 years of healing experience, including her time as an expressive arts therapist in hospital pediatric, oncology, and heart transplant units. Now an award-winning entrepreneur and healing arts pioneer, her mixed-media frequency paintings, vibrant with powdered minerals, soil from energy vortexes, sacred geometry and Reiki energy, transcend the canvas, offering emotional renewal and spiritual depth. Her work has been exhibited in elite galleries across the country including the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara and is collected by wellness visionaries, business leaders, and design innovators. Her art and wellness event, Healing House, earned a spotlight in the LA Times, showcasing her talent for uniting art and well-being. In her one-on-one work with clients, Britt empowers women to find intuitive clarity around a problem they’re facing (health, career, relationships, etc) so they can take confident action toward living their ideal life. 

Susun interviews Daven Lee & D. Yael Bernhard after 90 minutes of herbal health questions.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions.

Susun interviews Cheyenne Wright after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Cheyenne is an Astrologer and Soul Embodiment Midwife. She weaves the ancient wisdom of astrology with somatics to activate and guide her clients expanding into their Soul-led life. Her Soul Embodiment Experiences intertwine sacred body intelligence with the astrological blueprint and timeline, threaded together by ritual, to support actualization of Soul callings. She developed her method through direct experience and ignites others to follow their Soul's voice through transformational sessions, writing, and walking her talk. Her own Soul Embodiment Journey was initiated through childhood experiences of poverty, a 3-year dark night of the Soul that sparked brutal yet beautiful spiritual awakenings, and living in Peru for over 3 years. These initiations were kindling for the actualization of living her dream as a traveling writer and philanthropic entrepreneur. From lived experience, and with fierce love, she guides those ready to expand into the next level of their Soul-led lives in co-creation with the celestial elders. From 1:1 session packages to retreats in the Sacred Valley of Peru, adventure awaits in Cheyenne's Soul Embodiment Experiences. She donates a portion of all revenue to directly support initiatives that support Andean women, children and families.

Susun interviews Kanika Batra after 90 minutes of herbal health questions.   Kanika Batra, is a seasoned shapeshifter. Dancer. Soul-centric mentor, spiritual activist and Community Bridge Builder. She comes from India and now lives in Guatemala. She is the founder and director of Camino Canicas- a grassroots movement focuses on cultivating trauma-informed expressive arts education and building resilience in the Indigenous communities in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Her project creates a safe space for children who come from under-resourced families affected by trauma, neglect, and alcoholism. She is passionate about creating a creating a culture of care among the future stewards of the planet. 

Susun interviews Euphrasia Nyaki after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Born and raised on Mount Kilimanjaro's slopes in Tanzania, East Africa, Efu came to develop her profoundly successful system for helping people heal trauma by integrating ancestral tribal wisdom with a fusion of two Western healing systems: Somatic Experiencing and Systemic Family Constellations Therapy. Efu's journey to become a healer was initiated by her grandfather, who told her the legend of the sacred healing snail of the Nyaki clan. The cofounder of AFYA, a women's holistic healing center in Brazil, she is a faculty member at the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and a professor of Systemic Family Constellations Therapy at the Hellinger Science Institute.

Susun interviews Lara Day after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Lara J. Day never envisioned writing a book or creating an oracle deck, but after falling in love with the profound and illuminating magic of the 13 Sacred Nights, she couldn't help but share the practice with others. It is now both an honor and a joy for Lara to offer this sacred practice to the world. In addition to her work with the Sacred Nights, Lara is a dedicated Neurogenic Qigong teacher and practitioner. Her journey as a movement guide began in 1993 when she started teaching dance, primarily tap and jazz. A decade later, she began teaching yoga, and in 2008, she discovered the healing art of qigong, which instantly became, and continues to be, her primary practice. In 2018, Lara completed the TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) certification. She has found the synergy between qigong and TRE to be nothing short of transformative. This combination enables both the physical and energetic bodies to reset, making way for profound healing. Lara is passionate about assisting others on their journey toward physical and energetic balance by helping them connect with themselves, Nature, and the Divine. She is deeply grateful for the opportunity to share these life-changing practices and to view this magnificent and absurd life from the energetic perspective. 

Susun interviews Erin Clifford after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Erin Clifford is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and author of the game-changing new book Wellness Reimagined: A Holistic Approach to Health, Happiness, and Harmony. Erin has spent her career helping high-performing professionals, parents, and wellness-seekers alike break up with burnout culture and rewrite the rules of health on their own terms.