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Susun interviews Kooch Daniels after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Kooch Daniels is a professional intuitive, graphologist, and life coach who uses mystical tools to enhance conscious awareness and improve understanding of life. She offers readings and personal consultations to assist clients in unlocking their highest potentials and clarifying their paths to success. Kooch's work is rooted in the belief that by viewing oneself in relation to worries and fears, one can become tethered to the negative and possess a living Nirvanic essence. Her philosophy includes the idea that if we see ourselves as a reflection of the divine, we can find happiness and a limitless potential. Kooch's approach is to explore the past, present, and future to answer specific questions and provide a safe haven for mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. Kooch Daniels has an MA in psychology and over four decades of experience teaching tarot, astrology, chakras, and transformational practices. She’s the author of numerous books including “Stars, Cards, and Stones: Exploring Cosmic Connections between Astrology, Tarot, and Runestones” and “Mystic Spirit Tarot Playbook: The 22 Major Arcana & Development of Your Third Eye.”  

Susun interviews Pam Dwyer after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Pam Dwyer is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and creator of Delay the Binge™ and The Plus One Theory™.  Pam helps people who know what they should do but keep falling into the same patterns. Through storytelling and trauma-informed tools, she teaches how to break binge cycles, interrupt urges with compassion, heal Quiet Depletion, and rebuild identity through small, sustainable shifts.

Susun interviews Lorraine Besser after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Lorraine Besser, PhD is the Pardon Tillinghast Professor of Philosophy at Middlebury College, expert in the philosophy and psychology of the good life, and author of the popular book The Art of the Interesting: What we miss in our pursuit of the good life and how to cultivate it. An internationally recognized scholar, she has published dozens of professional journal articles on contemporary and historical moral psychology and two academic books (The Philosophy of Happiness: An Interdisciplinary Introduction and Eudaimonic Ethics: The Philosophy and Psychology of Living Well). Her popular writing has been featured in Psychology Today, The Institute for Art and Ideas, The Conversation, and Aeon. 

Susun interviews Abigail Rose Clarke after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Abigail Rose Clarke is a distinguished somatic educator and facilitator with a rich background in movement studies and embodied healing practices. Her work centers on reconnecting individuals to their bodily wisdom as a means to foster personal and collective transformation. She is a poet grounded by science and expanded by magic and mystery, and has a deep love for octopuses, the moon, and her extensive collection of anatomy books. You can learn more about her work at www.AbigailRoseClarke.com

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. She is a Dreambuilder Coach, helping people through the process of building their dreams. A lifelong learner and creator, Marilyn is now a published author.  Her teaching and coaching style is infused with playfulness, intuition, creativity, and compassion. Marilyn’s mission is to help others remember their wholeness and walk the path of self-discovery with grace, strength, and joy—through movement, mindfulness, and the power of sacred space.

Susun interviews Grace De La Rosa after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Grace De La Rosa is a Holistic Wellness Consultant and Spiritual Advisor with over 40 years of professional expertise in health and fitness and 19 years as a cancer thriver. As a creative visionary leader and founder of Living with Grace, LLC, she advocates for integrative healing, mental health support, and holistic well-being. Grace's leadership extends to community wellness initiatives and executive-level briefings, addressing issues like mental health, addiction recovery, and homelessness. Her commitment is further exemplified through her past work as the founding chairperson of First Coast Recovery Advocates, the first Recovery Community Organization (RCO) in Jacksonville, FL providing mental health, alcoholism and substance misuse resources across multiple counties. With an open-door policy and a focus on empowering others, Grace embodies compassionate and transformative leadership.

Susun interviews Nina Simons after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Nina Simons is Co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers, and leads its Everywoman's Leadership program. Throughout her career spanning the nonprofit, social entrepreneurship, corporate, and philanthropic sectors, Nina has worked with nearly a thousand diverse women leaders across disciplines, race, class, age and orientation to create conditions for mutual learning, trust and leadership development. She loves convening – for mutual mentorship and shedding conditioning, and to explore methods and practices for reinventing leadership, reclaiming our whole selves, connecting across differences and co-creating communities of belonging. Nina co-edited (with Anneke Campbell) Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart, and authored Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership with an accompanying discussion guide and embodied practices, which won Nautilus awards in the categories of Women in the 21st Century and Social Change & Social Justice. She's also a contributor to the anthology Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women's Voices. All three are being used to ignite liberatory learning in individuals, circles and classrooms. 

Susun interviews Dr. Shivani Gupta after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Dr. Shivani Gupta is a respected figure in the health and wellness industry, with a focus on the holistic treatment of chronic conditions. Her journey in this field began through personal experience, battling and overcoming chronic illness through Ayurveda. This led her to pursue advanced studies, earning a Master's in Ayurvedic Sciences and a Ph.D. in Turmeric, under the tutelage of esteemed Ayurvedic experts in India and in the US. The core of her work is the 'The Inflammation Solution Program, ' a practical integration of Ayurvedic principles and functional medicine. This program is designed to empower individuals, particularly women, to address chronic health issues like joint pain, weight gain, and autoimmune symptoms through a combination of traditional and contemporary medical approaches.

Susun interviews Caroline Ruderman after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Caroline Ruderman is a highly trained intuitive and master healer, specializing in Reiki and teaching intuitive gifts. Caroline began her intuitive studies as she sat in meditation and began to feel her light body at the age of 25. She was always fascinated by dead things and life beyond death at an early age. This natural curiosity paired with a non-judgmental attitude towards death (her mother worked in end-of-life care) has made Caroline the go-to healer for people who are ready to explore bigger spiritual themes in their life. Sometimes this work surrounds life after death, sometimes the work involves trusting your intuition to guide you through the tough times. Life is a beautiful gift and our psychic abilities are actually practical skills to guide us home!

Susun interviews Jennifer Wren Tolo, RN after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Jennifer Wren Tolo, RN, is not just a former critical care nurse but a transformative force in the realms of health, hope, and happiness. Having faced life-threatening health challenges with two of her four sons and enduring her own health decline, she emerged as a beacon of inspiration. Jennifer is now a sought-after, award-winning health and wellness educator, soul-connecting life coach, bestselling author, speaker, and podcaster, weaving her professional expertise with personal experiences to guide strong, independent, success-minded women toward reclaiming their time, energy, and power over their lives. For the past 18 years, Jennifer's mission has been to empower women and young adults to regain control over their lives by learning how to reconnect with their soul guidance. She guides people through the transformative process of her signature "ABCs of Stress Management.'

Susun interviews Antje Howard after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Antje Howard is an artist, creative guide, author, teacher, and mom to a beautiful little rainbow girl.  Her work circles all around empowering people to reclaim their creativity and to listen to their inner wisdom. Antje's goal is to support self-discovery and healing in creative ways. In her work, she is using art as a tool that can reconnect people to their creative potential. She discovered the power of art on her own healing journey and found that there is incredible creative energy hidden even in the most difficult life situations. Antje holds space for inner transformation and guides people home to where they learn to embody their creative essence. She supports people in stepping into and dealing with big life changes in an empowered and creative way. Antje guides people to where they can see, accept, and fully embrace themselves and their life journey.

Susun interviews Sallie Tisdale after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Sallie Tisdale is a writer, Zen teacher, and palliative care nurse. Her work has appeared in Harper's, Tricycle, Conjunctions, and many other places. She teaches at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. 

Susun interviews Rebecca Korn after 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Bio: Rebecca Korn is the visionary founder of Rise Reign Rule. With a deep-rooted passion for igniting potential, Rebecca leads an ai based cutting-edge consulting group that is renowned for its personalized coaching and guidance, propelling individuals and businesses to achieve unprecedented levels of success.  The firm places emphasis on a holistic approach to achieving results, with a focus on; black-box thinking, adaptability, analytical skills, communication skills, strategy and personal mastery.  She has received numerous accolades for her work in the financial industry and has successfully run a team with millions under management, for which she has received national recognition for her results and strategy.  Her expertise has captured the attention of industry leaders, to include MarketWatch, InsuranceNewsNet, Yahoo Finance, USAFuture, entrepreneur.com as well as big box firms.  

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.