What's Your Bliss?

Thomas talks with Dr. Cyndi Burnett, Director of Possibilities for Creativity and Education.  Cyndi talks about her bliss of helping others live a more creative life, being an “idea doula” bringing others ideas to life, starting out as a professional actor in musical theater, teaching creativity for the last 20 years, our perception of ourselves limiting our creativity, how to infuse creativity into curriculum, engaging students in the skill of curiosity by encouraging them to formulate their own questions, how to find individuality and highlight strengths in everyone, building psychologically safe classrooms for all, how she has used these skills in parenting, and how others can find bliss through finding their creative strength. Fueling Creativity Podcast can be found here: https://creativityandeducation.com/podcast/  Cyndi's website is https://creativityandeducation.com 

Thomas talks with Staci Bartley, host of the Love Shack podcast.  Staci talks about her bliss of helping people create a love for a lifetime, how love became the essence of her being and recognizing this at her father’s funeral, how she learned boundaries and asking for what she needed in relationships, what she learned as a teenage mother, how humans are terrified of navigating inevitable change, the realization of a multitude of perspectives creating the world we have, how a great relationship is defined by “it works for the people in it”, how she found lasting love with her husband (and co-host), how isolation prevents us from growth, not being able to keep ourselves safe all the time, and how others can find bliss through opening themselves up to love and taking a risk.  Love Shack Live: https://www.podcastone.com/pd/Love-Shack-Live  Staci’s website: https://stacibartley.com Thomas was a guest on Love Shack Live and the link to that episode can be found here: https://www.podcastone.com/episode/Relationship-Mistakes-How-To-Clean-Up-The-Messes-You-Make-When-You-Love-Someone 

Thomas talks with Lauri Smith, CEO of Voice Matters.  Lauri talks about her bliss of building her life and helping others find their voice, presence beginning where primal and purpose meet, how she learned to take her voice and put it into the written word, society dictating that men are allowed to be angry but not being allowed to be tender and women not allowed to have emotions at all, being an empath and empaths being taught they are “too much” and learning to breathe through emotions and expand energy throughout the room, how to fuel transformation in others, fighting against the label of leader earlier in her life and leading reluctantly, reframing her intentions to find her true path, and how others can find their voice.    Lauri’s compelling speaker program and website can be found here: www.voice-matters.com 

Thomas talks with Innovation Consultant, Helene Cahen.  Helene talks about her bliss of innovation and trying new ideas, trying to find creative and fulfilling work, Creative Problem Solving Institute changing her career path, looking at problems outside of the binary, understanding the impacts of every decision and who is affected, failure being critical to innovation and growth, innovating in a virtual and hybrid work world, trying to not see relationships as transactional, and how others can find bliss through innovation.    Helene’s links: Website www.strategicinsights.biz Contact guide@strategicinsights.biz Phone: 510-644-9570 Our services: https://www.strategicinsights.biz/services/ Blog at https://www.strategicinsights.biz/news-insights/ Sign up for our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2N8eD63 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicinsights/ Twitter https://twitter.com/@guidinnov Special offer from Helene for my listeners to help you grow your business and be more innovative.  1- Download and review our Nine Questions to Spark your Thinking about Innovation  2- Schedule a free 30 minutes consultation with Helene Cahen to discuss your unique challenges related to these nine issues and how they can be addressed by going to https://www.strategicinsights.biz/growth-through-innovation/

Thomas talks with Steve Klein.  Steve talks about his bliss of helping people get over the hump to achieve anything through persistence and relentlessness, building the ability of being relentless in himself, how to crystalize our thinking and hone in on specifics, attracting that which we think about, transitioning into sales and writing the book, “Sell When You See the Whites of Their Eyes”, being inspired by making sure he put down exactly how he was successful, how to go about visualizing and actualizing your goals, how to make that first move, working with the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program in schools, and how others can find bliss through relentless living. Steve’s book, Sell When You See the Whites of Their Eyes,  can be found on amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Sell-When-Whites-Their-Eyes/dp/0971192804  Steve’s podcast can be found at http://www.playmakerstalkshow.com  Steve’s website is https://steveaklein.com and you can contact him about speaking engagements there. 

Thomas talks with The Omnipreneurial Psychologist ™ Hema Vyas.  Hema talks about her bliss of understanding purpose and finding connection in all things, her passionate curiosity, growing up very privileged in India, unlearning facts that are not actually facts, learning about healing and spirituality to connect us to each other, how to unite vs. divide, raising our collective and individual consciousness, how psychology helps us evolve, growing through flaws, embracing dynamic changes and bringing loved ones on the journey, and how others can find bliss through understanding purpose and finding truth. Ways to connect with Hema Website: https://www.hemavyas.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemavyas/ Instagram: @thehemavyas Join Hema’s complimentary Heart Renaissance community https://heart-renaissance.mn.co/

Thomas talks with Milena Prinzi, award winning editor and producer, founder of Food vs. Evil, and Editor-in-Chief of All Things Hair.  Milena talks about her bliss of quiet time to herself, teaching herself to have that me time, having a child at a young age, the former feeling of guilt in taking time for herself, how she encourages others as a leader to also take care of themselves, the pandemic shifting thoughts about work, how she found herself in the health and beauty profession, being surprised about the amount of misinformation of ingredients in food, the health conscious movement, pampering herself as part of her bliss, and how others can find bliss in taking time to themselves and disconnecting from others.  
Milena’s website can be found at https://www.allthingshair.com/en-us/, and personal blog at https://foodvsevil.com

Thomas talks with Claudia Monacelli, host of the Pleasure Seeking podcast.  Claudia talks about her bliss of movement, specifically in dance, her first memory of dancing to The Twist by Chubby Checker, being a disco queen, the beauty of tango being a universal dance language, adjusting to a new routine through the pandemic, especially through the travel ban in Europe, energy attracting or repelling us, how to set energetic boundaries, consistent dreams, and how others can find bliss through movement.  As a bonus, Thomas shares his memories of creating a tango-disco fusion dance in high school.   Find the Pleasure Seeking podcast on all major podcast platforms and on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/pleasure-seeking/id1505402036?l=en

Thomas talks with Life Coach & Creative Consultant, Megan Johnson.  Megan talks about her bliss of learning to live well, how to focus on living well, how failure has shaped her mindset and pathway, living with integrity and matching the internal with external, finding work and building a business that provides the life she wants, our lives being filled with pivot points, fighting through fear, going through a deconstruction of her faith and how to build herself up with the help of a coach, reclamation and reconstruction leading her path, how values can be dynamic based on experience, remaining very spiritual because of her value of universal connection, who she wants to be in the world, and how others can find bliss in learning how to live well.  Megan’s website can be found here: https://megscolleen.com  Megan’s Business Accelerator as mentioned in the show can be found here: https://megscolleen.com/Reclaim-Your-Dreams

Thomas talks with Mari Reisberg, host of the Sustaining Creativity podcast and just might be the most interesting person in the world.  Mari talks about her bliss of creativity, how it fuels everything in her life, doing trapeze for 17 years, being raised in a “mini circus” with parents who supported performing arts, going from 11 people in her class to 2000, finding her outlet on stage, random people telling her their life story unprompted leading to her finding her career path, how to sustain creativity and avoid creative atrophy, how to push someone into the learning zone and out of the comfort zone, what has surprised her in the world of creativity, the role of community and support, and how others can find bliss through creativity.    You can find the Sustaining Creativity Podcast wherever you find podcasts, and at apple podcasts here:    Mari’s Website is www.sustainingcreativity.com   Find Mari on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @sustainingcreativity

Thomas talks with Slade Templeton, lead singer of Crying Vessel and published horror writer.  Slade talks about his bliss of the search for self and creation, including creating music, art, and writing, and the creation of his child, the trauma of the birth and starting out this journey in pure terror, his close relationship to his mom growing up, his struggles with addictions and his suicide attempt and the blurred lines between joy and escape, balancing stress and happiness, and how to stay in that happiness, the book being the least blissful thing he has ever done, egos in literature being bigger than egos in music, writing a “fictional autobiography”and writing much of his trauma in the book, wanting to take a stance on mental illness with the book and how we are not very different from each other, not understanding emotions in himself and others and how his autism plays into that, how he can tap into emotions with music and writing a score for his book to write effectively, his book unlocking memories he had repressed, finding beauty in terror and horror, how horror unlocked emotions he could not feel otherwise, and how others can find bliss in the search for self.  You can find Slade’s book, Truth of the Shadows, at https://www.sladetempleton.com  Slade’s band, Crying Vessel can be found on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cryingvessel and instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cryingvessel/

Thomas talks with Elisa di Napoli.  Elisa talks about her bliss of storytelling through music and performance, starting writing poetry at 6 years old, storytelling being easier than performance, performance anxiety being normal and being an evolutionary trait, having to live two lives as a professional when starting out, her deciding to focus on helping people remove their barriers to performance, Eastern Shamanism and Western Philosophy guiding her work, utilization of hypnosis and becoming a hypnotherapist, connecting to the present to avoid mistakes, and how you can find bliss through storytelling and taking the leap.  Elisa’s masterclass can be found at tinyurl.com/daretobeseenmasterclass and the website is www.elisadinapoli.com

Thomas talks with Rachel LeRoy, founder and creator of HipMaps.  Rachel talks about her bliss of spreading joy, learning it was better to build people up than tear people down, connecting people to each other, being a custom map designer, creating custom maps for wineries and weddings, launching her business the same week of pandemic shutdowns, spending the year learning about what could work about this business, her amazing business phrase of “wander aimfully”, her obsession as a child with the atlas,  using these types of maps to plan trips in her personal life, and how others can find bliss through spreading joy to others.    You can find Rachel’s awesome maps and business at https://hipmaps.com/recommends/wyb/  Rachel’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HipMapsWanderAimfully  Rachel’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hipmaps_wanderaimfully/  Rachel’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/HipmapsA

Thomas talks with Kate Dillon, host of the Racing Insiders podcast.  Kate talks about her bliss of starting new projects and entrepreneurship, being a woman in a male dominated industry, starting her own business from scratch, her background in interior design, how the pandemic impacted business in both a negative and positive way, starting her own trade shows, how video changed her business, her passion for digital marketing, and how others can find bliss in taking on a challenge and overcoming their fear.  Find all things Kate at www.Katedillon.com

Thomas talks with Amy Daniels, author of the book Reaching for Normal: A Mother's Memoir of Raising a Child with Brain Cancer and Chronic Illness.  Amy talks about her bliss of peace, her family having contentment, her daughter’s chronic medical issues from having a brain tumor, the amount of change for her and her husband’s life upon learning this, finding the quiet moments when all was well, what prompted her to write the book, which is the story of her daughter and her family, reliving those moments during her writing, how writing became cathartic for her, finding strength through her daughter’s spirit, balancing family with work, what she learned from the book writing process, and how others can find bliss through finding peace, specifically in focusing on the little important moments.  You can find Amy’s book, Reaching for Normal: A Mother's Memoir of Raising a Child with Brain Cancer and Chronic Illness, at this link here: https://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Normal-Mothers-Raising-Chronic/dp/1476685355  Amy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/amydaniels123  Amy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amydanielswriter/  Amy’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyDanielsWriter 

Thomas talks with Kiran Gaind.  Kiran talks about her bliss of connection and conversation, being a twin and how that has influenced how she sees relationships, a discussion about how to shape independence in twins, how the pandemic affected her family, work, and shaped how she interacts in the world, helping parents who were worried about their kids falling behind in school, reemergence and reconnection, equity and access in education, finding the balance of knowledge and social-emotional learning, playtime/downtime/family time split, learning to value the play over the work, connection of all people through conversation, and how others can find bliss through conversation and connection.  Kiran’s Mastermind group program starting on September 7th with 9 Modules of self-paced content helping parents reemerge and create a community.  If you would like specifics, go to www.raisingresilience.com

Thomas talks with Nesreen Ahmed, M.S., PCC.  Nesreen talks about her bliss of entrepreneurship and living into purpose, her history of becoming an entrepreneur starting with tragedy, processing through her grief, using that to inspire transformation and empowerment in others as a certified life and grief coach, the pandemic creating a need for support and relief, finding authenticity in finding her voice, coaching vs. counseling, becoming a mother at the beginning of lockdown and missing out on some traditional pieces of new motherhood, societal hesitancy to talk about grief, and how others can find their bliss through working with a coach and taking some risks.  You can find Nesreen’s website at https://harborlightcoaching.com

Thomas talks with Nick Simmonds, coach, trainer, and change facilitator.  Nick talks about his bliss of family and his fascination of people, how well he sleeps after spending time with his kids, trying not to take things for granted, shared interest in comedy with his family which led to one child pursuing a career as a standup comedian, some of his favorites including Billy Connolly and Russ Noble, tracing back his work in communication to his youngest being diagnosed with a disability and a lack of communication around that, self-directed learning changing his approach to learning and his career, the brain managing energy by answering easier questions that take less effort, habits and unconscious behavior, importance of self-love, and how others can find bliss through finding what works for you.  Nick can be found at www.dynamiccoaching.co.uk, and you can find his courses there. Follow at linkedin here: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nicksimmonds1, twitter here: https://twitter.com/simmondsnick, Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/nick.simmonds1    

Thomas talks to Dr. Marissa Pei.  Dr. Marissa talks about her bliss of feeling good, what it means to have happiness and bliss 88% of the time, how we forgot how powerful we are and how powerful choice is, 8 specific pieces of gratitude each morning and 8 specific things you appreciate about yourself at night, how world peace is not achievable without inner peace, how to know yourself and figure out what you like and value, keeping momentum through change, and how others can feel bliss through practicing these tools and focusing on feeling good and happy.  WANT TO GET HAPPY with Dr. Marissa?! Thank you for being a fabulous audience today and here are ways to stay connected with me.   Join Dr. Marissa”s Happy88 Mission/Happy88 Tribe www.DrMarissa.Life I get free happy tips.   21 Day Fast from Complaining  https://www.drmarissa.life/product-page/21-day-fast-from-complaining-challenge   YouTube Free Subscribe for front row seats to my award winning iHeartRadio CNBC/NBC show 458 consecutive weeks “Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It: Get Balanced with Dr. Marissa” aka the Asian Oprah...guests include Mary Ann from.Gilligan’s Island RIP 5-time guest and friend, Laila Ali, Fran Drescher, Corey Feldman and more. And thanks to a recent promotion, it is now the Morning Show broadcasting Live Prime time EVERY Weekday 8am PT on CNBC/NBC News Radio Channel KCAA AM 1050 FM 102.3 and 106.5 home to the Asian Oprah with broadcast coverage to 5 million people in Southern California and 193 nations steaming worldwide on all the major platforms including IHeartRadio iTunes Spotify Spreaker Stitcher and TikiLive TV!   Contact Dr. Marissa if you would like to highlight your product, service, book or even yourself on her show for affordable rates!   Dr. Marissa also has a nonprofit 8 ways to Happiness 501(c) which helps children, teens and young adults who may have temporarily forgotten their birthright to happiness with free books about feelings and happiness.    For every donation of $25 receive a free e-book of her beloved interactive children’s book Mommy What are Feelings? Illustrated by her own daughters when they were five and seven, this book encourages kids to draw and express the vibrant sound, the beautiful touch, the tantalizing sight and delicious taste of feelings!  https://www.drmarissa.life/product-page/mommy-what-are-feelings-interactive-children-s-book    And for every $10 receive a download of Dr. Marissa's newest baby, a short film The New PPP: Post Pandemic Possibilities  https://youtu.be/e40RWO2PgcY   Also when you do your regular shopping on Amazon and use this link, prices are the same but Amazon will donate a small percentage to my nonprofit.  https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1103967   Feel free to share this link with friends and family and it will help my work out tremendously thank you❣️   If you are social, I am active on FB LinkedIn Twitter as DrMarissa and Instagram is Doc Balance. I also have a Facebook group for the 21 day fast from complaining.   If you’ve always wanted to be a radio show host or write a book or start a coaching business I have programs to that end as well. I also have a personalized Get Happy course for anyone who wants to be happier than they are now.   Finally, just for your show listeners, if you get a signed copy or audio book copy of my #1 best seller 8 Ways to Happiness from Wherever You Are, gifting you with either the Children’s book or the film!!!!   https://www.drmarissa.life/product-page/8-ways-to-happiness-from-wherever-you-are   As you can see I am a one stop splatter zone for more Hope and Happiness because that is my Happy88 mission... 88 million more happy people in the next 8 years!! 

Thomas talks with Roseann Galvan.  Roseann talks about her bliss of talking to people, specifically, her love of public speaking, working in her family’s real estate business, her experience as a costumed mascot for kids parties, learning she could get paid to talk, her Communications Czar podcast, developing an online communications course, keeping busy and sharpening skills during the pandemic, how to captivate a large room of people and feel comfortable with speaking, and how others can find bliss by finding their voice.    Communications Czar can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/communications-czar-podcast/id1537186386