Superhero of Love Podcast

Donovan Taylor Hall is a true Superhero of Love, his cape flapping in the wind as he flies from school to school – and soon to an even wider audience via his own television show -- empowering kids to be their most amazing selves. He is an educator, coach, speaker, content creator, and a proud and powerful voice and advocate for youth. He has some pretty kick ass tips to help kids navigate this crazy world, and just as important, profound teachings for all the adults swirling in and out of those kids' lives.   Listen in for tips, wisdom and all the love that he offers us all to make this world a better place for all ages. In this interview he talks about (to name just a few): His TOP THREE TIPS for parents (of all ages); How he UNpandemicized his heart by turning to grief counseling during the pandemic when he realized that not being WITH his kids in person was an enormous loss touching on many previous losses; What kids really need to thrive and become their most powerful selves; What all ages need to thrive (and becomes Superheroes of Love!!!!); and The magic of being in the flow of life, watching synchronicities help him make an even bigger difference in the world. Find Donovan on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitch at "Donofriend.” Learn more about Donovan and his oh-so-Superhero-of-Love mission at his website at donovantaylorhall.com.    

  This bright beautiful light is Superhero of Love, SHERRI COALE, the Hall of Fame Basketball Coach who led her players with LOVE to their greatness, their most magnificent selves - inside and out.  Her book ROOTED TO RISE: The Redwood Legacies of Life-Anchoring People is a tribute to just some of the many players she coached, and some of the people in her life who inspired her for whom she is profoundly grateful (who you know were profoundly grateful themselves for this giant heart on earth!) Listen in if you have young people in your life for whom you care deeply about their hearts and evolution, if you love competitive sports, if you are a teacher, a coach, a parent or if you just want to be inspired to lead your life with love. If you are a writer or wish to be, you will love how this book came to life!

Inspired by this amazing man and the LOVE he is bringing to the earth, we are back for a second season of the Superhero of Love Podcast!  Woohoo! This season we not only learn from our Superhero of Love thought leaders about how to love and be loved more.  We also get tips on how to help our hearts navigate the post-or-nearly-post pandemic waters.  Our hearts have all taken a beating one way or another these last years and most of us could use some heart-healing, heart-boosting and/or heart-spiration.  I call it UNpandemicizing our Hearts. I hope you will join me on this sacred journey. Ian takes the shame out of taking an inventory of how our hearts, souls, bodies and spirits could use some LOVE in the form of his most divine essences.  He gives multi-level support to heal our hearts inside-out, outside-in. I hope you have as good a time listening to his stories and guidance as I did.  If you've never heard of Ian or his Australian Bush Flower Essences, you are in for a soul-and-heart treat. While you listen -- or after -- I encourage you to dive into his gorgeous website: Australian Bush Flower Essences If you would like to see the VIDEO version of this interview, click here: YOUTUBE: Superhero of Love Podcast Season Two Episode One In that video version, I wave around these two beautiful books -- just two of the several he has published.  I can't more highly recommend them: If you like this podcast, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and also fly on over to the Superhero of Love website for more LOVE! Enjoy, Superhero!

Dr. Christopher Hartnett has had billion dollar businesses, owns the largest pink emerald on earth, and brought VOIP technology to the world. Those are a mere few of his long list of extraordinary credits.  His greatest mission, though, is the one he speaks about in this interview: to help people become Soul-Realized.  Dr. Hartnett studied for decades with masters of self-realization including Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, but an extreme physical condition brought him to Master John Douglas in 2008. After many years of suffering and searching the globe for someone who could heal the illness that caused him to endure over 29 week-long hospital stays and countless surgeries, Master John performed the miraculous cure for which Dr. Hartnett will forever be expressing humble gratitude through his service.  This interview was taped on September 11, 2019 and Dr. Hartnett talks about how an intervention by Maharishi saved his life on September 11, 2001, and also about the consciousness of the world on that day and since.   For many years, Dr. Hartnett has been "in the business" of helping people raise their consciousness, and the consciousness of the planet. You will hear his passion for Master John in this interview and his excitement about the free global call with Master John Douglas LIVE from Sydney on September 28th at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET.  For call-in information for that call, click HERE. Dr. Hartnett also mentions the October 27th video events featuring Master John Douglas to be held at over 30 locations around the globe, is available for registration HERE! For more information about what drives Dr. Hartnett's life --Master John Douglas and all that he does for the world, go to masterangels.org. To read more about Dr. Christopher Hartnett, click HERE.

If you prize wonder-full-ness, you will love this episode!  Superheroes of Love, Patti Pagliei and John Simpson are a husband and wife team who have been spreading wonder, joy and love wherever they have gone their whole lives.  Now you can get a taste of it all, and glean some very helpful inspiration from them in their new book THE WAY OF WONDER which hits bookshelves on September 19, 2023. In this interview you get a delicious tasting menu of what the book has in store plus some fun, hilarity and entertainment.     Patti and John co-founded Waxing Poetic, their jewelry line, brought Santa Barbara's Funk Zone to life with their incredible store Shopkeepers and will grace your inbox with beauty and inspiration with their Substack JOHN + PATTI.  You can also find John's wonder-ous musical magic via his band, Doublewide Kings Band!  Yes, their wonder can be seen, heard, tasted and felt in oh-so-many ways.  After giving this episode a listen, you are bound to want more!  

It just came out on Monday June 27, 2023! ORDER NOW at thelovethief.com to get a special BONUS gift!   Find out more about Arielle and her giant heart at arielleford.com

  Celebrity Love Coach, Nicole Moore, KNOWS love because she had to LEARN love when her complicated birth booted her into a life where love was scarce.  She did it.  She won.  And she flew bravely into a life of being a Superhero of Love where she helps people love and be loved more in a very big way.   She coaches, she has courses and now she has a TV show (on DirecTV starting in June), The Reality of Love!  Check out all the ways you can follow her and find out more about her beautiful heart and work!   Visit Nicole's site - LOVE WORKS METHOD Instagram:  @NicoleMooreLove And, follow her new DirecTV show on Insta at @RealityofLoveShow  

  This is Love is in the Stars, Vedic Astrologer Carol Allen's second appearance on the Superhero of Love Podcast.  This time she has a lot too say about how the pandemic affected her clients, her personal life and how it had been predicted for years by Vedic Astrologers.    Carol has a knack for bringing love to those who wish it, guiding them through the process - including navigating online dating, flirting and understanding the right timing for you and your unique astrology.   She is a true SUPERHERO OF LOVE, as is evidenced by this photo I snapped from the recording of this most inspiring interview!  You can't help but have your heart be touched by Carol's love-centric view of this world, no matter how troubling the stars may look!   Find all about Carol Allen and her many amazing love offerings at loveisinthestars.com

Two previous guests (See Episodes 100 and 107) share ways that the pandemic has helped open, strengthen and inspire their hearts, sparking some forever changes for the mighty hearts. Both of these Supeheroes of Love are out in the world doing what they can to help us all heal our hearts.   First we hear from Alicia Crysta Easter of ACE Yoga LA who is a yoga and meditation instructor, a ray of light shining leading us through Black Lives Matter and guiding us toward better allyship.  ACE is the creator of a new line of inspiring candles like this Superhero of Love beauty which says it all:  I AM LOVE!     Next we hear from Bestselling Author, Rebecca Winn whose extraordinary book One Hundred Daffodils: Finding Beauty, Grace & Meaning When Things Fall Apart came out on Day #1 of the pandemic in her home town of Dallas, TX.  Sometimes a change is sparked by a fairy godmother swooping in....Rebecca tells us one such real-life fairy tale lesson she received.     What mysterious gifts has the pandemic brought to your heart?  Tune in to be inspired by some of the gifts you may have missed and others that you are bound to draw in. 

His company’s name is Extreme Leadership Institute, and bestselling author Steve Farber is as powerful as his company’s name implies. He also has the giant heart and magical powers of Tinkerbell, and he's not afraid to admit that he shares her core value: Love. In this episode, Steve talks about the magic he has created or observed in extremely successful businesses who lead with love, infuse love into their businesses and invest in what makes their customers feel loved because, as he says,  “Love is just damn good business.”   It’s the name of his most recent book (Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What You Love in the Service of the People Who Love What You Do), and the name of his podcast. We invite you to leap into this inspiring conversation with Steve.  LEAP, you ask?  Yes, LEAP like his previous bestselling book's title portends:  The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership.  Steve brings our attention to this love-based inspiring acronym wherever he goes -- including in this episode:  Cultivate Love Generate Energy Inspire Audacity Provide Proof You don't have to own or run a business to get value from Steve's love lessons.  His advice is for all Superheroes of Love who want to make a difference in the world. The love we bring into our work lives spills into our personal lives, affects friends, family and beyond.  So tune in for a love tune-up!

Arielle Ford is in the business of helping us FIND, KEEP and BE love.  And she believes very much in "Love in the Time of COVID" and tells us why. She has written eleven books on the subject and just celebrated her 22nd anniversary with the love of her life, so she knows the stuff of love!   Arielle is also the sister of the renowned author/thought leader, Debbie Ford whose work is woven through Superhero of Love, and shares the story of how she brought Debbie's final book, Your Holiness: Discover the Light Within into the world five years after she passed away.  You can find Arielle, her books and all the free goodies she has to offer us all at arielleford.com. You can find out all about Debbie, her legacy and books at debbieford.com.  

Deja Riley comes from kick ass pioneer blood as the daughter of The King of New Jack Swing, Teddy Riley.  She is a musician, she had a band with her sisters, The Riley Band.  She plays several instruments.  She's a professional dancer having danced with the likes of Beyonce and Lady Gaga. She was even a Laker Girl.  She's also a boxer who fused boxing with dance to create "Dance Out of the Box," a fitness method that you can find her teaching on PopSugar. She's all that AND she's stepping into a leadership position teaching us all to move through the journey of making black lives matter while taking care of our hearts.  She shows us we can be kind, loving, and gentle with our own hearts while kicking ass and making a difference. Listen in to be inspired to step into true allyship.      You'll even hear from and about her dog, O.G. Find Deja at dejariley.com.  Follow her on Insta at Deja Riley AND Deja Riley Athletics We mention Olympian Louise Hazel of Slay Gym's Open Letter to the Fitness Industry.

Lian Dolan knows about sister love.  She and her four sisters have been bringing their behind the scenes chats up front and center first in a radio show, first for WNYC public radio and then ABC radio, and then finally where they are now with their Satellite Sisters podcast.  They talk about life and love and create a beautiful community encouraging people to do as they do: take care of their hearts with the support of family, friends and sometimes even strangers.   Lian shares how she sought support coming through a personal challenge that hit her life like a meteor sychronistically on the day she delivered the final manuscript of her new book. She has two LA Times Bestsellers Elizabeth the First Wife, Helen of Pasadena. Her new novel The Sweeney Sisters just came out!  It's about The four daughters of Bill Sweeney who find out at their father's funeral that they have another sibling.  The adventure unfolds from there!       Find out more about Lian and her books at liandolan.com. Find the Satellite Sisters Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!

Alicia Crysta Easter "ACE" is an extraordinary woman who teaches yoga at ACE YOGA LA and at many other venues.  She leads her classes with love and grace but after she posted her own Black Lives Matter verbal manifesto on Instagram Live, she stepped into a leadership position in the BLM movement.  Hearts and souls are aching and exhausted -- including hers.  Yet she leads herself and others each and every day to lead with love, grace, patience and forgiveness. The audio of her Instagram Live is included in this episode. Follow @AceYogaLA on Instagram and go to her webiste at aceyogala.com to find out how you can check out her classes to experience this gloriousness:        

This woman is literally waving her own special brand of magic wand to touch hundreds of hearts each week.  Someone once waved a wand that magically lifted up Simone Gordon when she didn't have the money she needed to feed her special needs son. And, now she pays that blessing forward on a daily basis.   The pandemic has gravely affected many. Domestic abuse and mental health issues are on the rise.  Unemployment, homelessness and hunger are an every day occurrence, but Simone is doing all she can to end people's suffering and move them one step closer to making their dreams come true. She isn't satisfied with helping people survive today.  She works on moving them toward sustaining themselves for the long term as they move toward creating the lives they truly want. Simone has been featured in People Magazine and she even won a Webby Award, but her dream has nothing to do with fame, she is on a mission to help as many women as she can as The Black Fairy Godmother, and to start a transition house for victims of domestic abuse. If you need a respite from the tough news, I invite you to turn your attention to this bright and shining light on our planet, The Black Fairy Godmother. Simone is a true Superhero of Love, helping people lift their hearts out of the darkness and fill with the light and hope that she, her volunteers and donors have to spare for those temporarily less fortunate. Find her on Instagram at "The Black Fairy Godmother Official" and jump into her magical world with both feet. 

When Hope Hendricks met Ed Bacon met she was on her way to a career as a speech pathologist and he to a career as an attorney. All that changed when God came knocking, and we are so lucky it did because she opened her heart and her mind and they started a beautiful journey that allowed them to both change thousands of lives for the better with love. Originally from the south, in 2016, they left All Saints Church in Pasadena where he was rector for over 20 years to return to the area.  With a home in Birmingham, AL but a full time gig in Atlanta, they straddle both cities, and are doing their best to "evolve forward" as Ed calls it, through the classism, racism, through this pandemic, through the political dissension. We are all in what Rev. Ed calls Pandemic University, and now amidst the George Floyd murder and protests, we are all being handed some very trying classes which he and Hope both help guide us through with a heavy dose of love and laughter.   You will hear about their relationship, how they navigate with love through even the difficult times weathering internal and external storms with a lot of grace...and laughter. This interview dives deep but it also grabs your heart and promises to lift you up, up, up during these very trying times. Rev. Ed's book (which Oprah Winfrey loved and celebrated) also couldn't be a more timely and helpful read.  Get it now wherever you buy your books for a major uplift for your heart and soul:   You will hear Rev. Ed speak about the event of June 1st with Dr. Catherine Meeks.  Click here to view the recording: "Time of Lament" with Rev. Bacon + Dr. Meeks

Just being in Debra Poneman's presence you want to say "YES!" to whatever it is she's inviting you to do.  Now, after a few decades away from her extraordinarily successful, world-renowned "YES TO SUCCESS" program, she is bringing it back in June of 2020, upgraded and updated for our current times - yes, even these quarantine times!  The timing couldn't be more perfect for her to invite us to jump into a world with her where everything is possible, where we can say yes to our heart's desires, yes to our highest version of success. Go to Debra's website at yestosuccess.com to download this e-book to get a taste of her upcoming program, and find out more about Deb. Saying YES during these contemplative, life-altering times is even more powerful, more poignant, and may be exactly what your heart could use. You can do her new YES TO SUCCESS program from anywhere!

Every Superhero of Love heart needs a respite sometime.  And, this pandemic is touching many of the wounded places in our hearts causing pain, stress, fear, sadness, anger -- all of which thwart our ability to love and be loved.   Give your Superhero heart a little break, and tap into this episode for a brief guided meditation designed to each all of our hearts back into living and loving with a little more of a golden spark. Let your inner Supehero of Love have a little break, press play and relaaaaaaax....

Sunne Justice leaves a trail of love and beauty wherever she goes.  She was a high fashion model in New York, worked at Vogue, L'Oreal and then earned well-deserved renown for being the "Chief Pollinator" who grew the Burt's Bees brand into a household name.  She's about to launch a brand new skincare line called Love Daily. Loving daily is Sunne's business, as you will learn when you read her new book Mugged by God: A Journey from Holy Shit to Holy which follows her fast-paced harrowing journey from high fashion to high love, from childhood through four husbands, and what has to be a record-breaking number of near death escapes.     Check out Sunne and her new book at Mugged By God Find out more about Sunne's retreat house in Panama:  Soul House Panama Soon you will get to learn more about her her brand new skin product care line at Love Daily Skincare. You will hear her walk Bridget through this divine forgiveness exercise too...to help you LOVE more DAILY!   I love you. I forgive you. Please forgive me. Let’s forgive each other. Let’s forgive ourselves.

Jerry Thomas is a true Superhero of Love who takes care of our hearts by guiding us to our soul purpose by using a unique method weaving together his expertise and wisdom in the arenas of mysticism, Vedic astrology, metaphysics, Jungian psychology, and evolutionary personal counseling.  He is a former monk and a former Vietnam vet.  He is an MIT graduate, a former marriage therapist, and an author of several books. He loves leading all our hearts toward love. Read more about Jerry's very special retreats at StillPointRetreats.com. Order your very own Soul Blueprint and learn more about Jerry's work at YourSoulBlueprint.com.