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A Very Special Podcast Release Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of The Telephone of the Wind: Oneonta Connection located at Lower Wilber Park, Oneonta, NY, a special community project in collaboration with The City of Oneonta, Oneonta Parks and Recreation, BOCES and sponsored by The Alzheimer's AssociationExecutive Producer:Bernadette Winters Bell, LMSW, PLLCProduced by Beatrice Georgalidis, BGCAPhone Calls for Healing and Hope(Oneonta, NY) One year after the ribbon-cutting, we are celebrating the anniversary of The Telephone of the Wind; Oneonta Connection located in Lower Wilber Park in Oneonta, New York.We have heard from countless organizations and individuals of all ages and backgrounds about how The Telephone of the Wind has supported them during emotionally challenging experiences and events. Community members have shared their stories of finding comfort and consolation as they express feelings of grief, sadness anger and confusion.Some have asked, "Why would a phone connected to nothing be helpful?"Winters Bell offers that a sacred space allows the opportunity for private, personal conversations with others who cannot (or will not) respond. The release of concealed emotions and private thoughts can offer relief for many. This relief is similar to that of expressing ones self through poetry, music, and other art forms.Winters Bell, committed to ensuring that the Telephone of the Wind could be accessible by as many as possible, installed two phones at different heights.An unplanned bonus was that the two phones made "conference calls" possible! This special installation podcast features personal experiences with the Telephone of the Wind by Oneonta and Cooperstown residents, as well as an interview with Ann Thayer, Associate Director of Programs & Services at the Alzheimer's Association Northeastern Chapter, who shares her thoughts on how the Telephone of the Wind can support the loved ones of those suffering from Alzheimers.
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Andrew Rosetti PhD, LCAT, MT-BC is a New York State board-certified music therapist, and Director of Oncology and Music Therapy at the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine in New York City at Mount Sinai Healthcare System.
Join Bernadette as she learns from Dr. Rosetti how music heals, with the legendary Louis Armstrong to thank. This is a must watch for anyone seeking pathways to healing during, or after traumatic events, such as combatting life threatening illnesses. -
Two healers. One conversation. Diving deep into their respective work healing relational trauma, treating grief, and how they have trained themselves to sustain joy, happiness, and ease... and continue, every day, to learn. If you have ever wondered what it takes, this is the episode to watch.
"I don't look at things like good days / bad days. If I have a "bad" day I think of it as "I'm taking resources out of my bucket. I need rest. I need time to cry. I need a break from work in nature. And I use that. The next day - I refill the bucket. The third day - I get up, get dressed, and go out and conquer the world." - Bernadette
"We're taught from a young age to ignore those kinds of subtleties. I love the system you've created for yourself. You have certain resources, and certain needs. Such a deep honoring of self, of your own internal eco system. For me, I had to take some time from expectations. From the habitual need to go deep into my feelings so much. There became a period where I started really paying attention to how I could create a softer of a wave. Listening deeply to spirit. Listening deeply to my physiology." - CC Treadway
The first episode of our third season, From Heartache to the Art of Healing, filmed in August, is a rare glimpse inside what it takes to be a practitioner of healing and light.
About CC Treadway
CC has been through her own powerful journey of healing on all levels. She is the founder of LightSchool Arts, a mystery school for the sacred artist and healer to study esoteric knowledge, healing, personal process and deepen their creative craft.
CC mentors and trains healers, helps women who have gone through sexual, relational and emotional trauma recover their power and creative fire, and loves to connect people directly to their spiritual guidance, igniting their soul purpose. She also offers laser focused, results driven transformational coaching.
A classically trained singer, CC loves music and sang in the Thom Sessa gospel choir in Miami for 3 years. She also writes and performs original music and regularly tours with with devotional kirtan artist, Radharani. Her solo shows weave together classical, folk, channeling, storytelling and the sacred through passionate emotions - creating a rich, musical landscape from which to open the heart.
She holds a BFA in film from the Rhode Island School of Design, studied at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance and is a graduate of the intensive, world renowned 6-year program, The Barbara Brennan School of Healing (Author of Hands of Light), among others. She also worked as a video editor for film, television (Discovery Channel/MTV/HBO) and independent projects for 15 years.
CC brings her gifts of music, teaching and the arts into her performances and collaborations around the world. She maintains a private healing practice via phone/Zoom and when not traveling, lives in beautiful Woodstock, New York.
CC Treadway is taking some time from her healing and teaching practice to focus on creating art this winter. To stay up-to-date on healing and teaching offerings, and to purchase art by CC, please visit https://www.lightschoolarts.com/home. -
Big Hats, Big Voice, True ShineSeason three, From Heartache to the Art of Healing, features “triple threat” actor, singer, dancer (and so much more) Gabrielle Lee, in conversation with podcast host and life, loss and grief master therapist Bernadette Winters Bell, LMSW PLLC about how the art of theatre brings healing to audiences and performers alike.Gabrielle Lee, Theater Graduate, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Performance Scholar recipient, is at home in Orchestra/Big Band/Cabaret performance, theater, TV, film, popular music, American Songbook; commercial, print and hat modeling.New Year 2022, Gabrielle made her NY Feinstein’s 54Below debut with her original solo show, A Tin Pan Alley Black History Celebration which acknowledges and celebrates the legacy of African American contributors of the Tin Pan Alley American Songbook Era. Gabrielle was recently seen in film festivals around the country in the HBO Max nominated dramatic short 27 Candles starring the amazing Michael Potts. Her most recent Guest Star roles include Bull, God Friended Me and FBI. Gabrielle has made previous co-star appearances on Madam Secretary, The Affair, Difficult People, The Good Wife, Law & Order and the film- Twelve.Gabrielle has performed title roles in theater companies around the country -she most recently reprised the role of Ada “Bricktop” Smith in Bricktop: Legend of the Jazz Age once again. Prior to that she performed the role of Mrs. Dickson in Lynn Nottage’s warm, heart wrenching drama, Intimate Apparel. Other roles/theaters include: Broadway at Music Circus, Meadowbrook Theater, Wang Theater, The Fabulous Fox, The Greek Theater, Riverside Theater, Crossroads Theater, Shubert Theater(s), Paper Mill Playhouse, Gretna Theater and more. The productions have been as varied as the locations: All Night Strut, (Broadway World Winner), Once On This Island, Ain’t Misbehavin, Little Shop of Horrors, Smokey Joe’s Café, Blackbirds of Broadway, Dreamgirls, Showboat, Man of La Mancha and more. Gabrielle portrayed the legendary Doyenne of Paris Cafe’ Society -Ada Bricktop Smith in the World Premier of Bricktop: Legend of the Jazz Age which debuted at the National Black Theater Festival’s 30th Anniversary.Gabrielle has worked as a backing vocalist and made special appearances with: Natalie Cole, Steely Dan, Marvin Hamlish and friends, Michael Bolton and Harry Belafonte. Gabrielle leads backing vocals for Harry Belafonte’s birthday celebration concerts, with the Harry Belafonte Alumni Band; most recently at New York’s Town Hall Theater and the legendary Apollo Theater -backing such R&B Artists as Common, Sheila E., Usher, Aloe Blacc, Alice Smith, Angelique Kidjo, Sweet Honey in the Rock among others. She is a thriving solo Guest Artist globally, recurring in such countries as Switzerland, France, Holland, Germany, Asia and more. In the U.S. she has appeared as a guest vocalist with notable orchestras including the New York Pops, Cab Calloway and Ray Charles Orchestras.Extending life beyond the mainstage Gabrielle focuses on leading benefit performances and campaigns in service to communities around the world, with the Barry Levitt Foundation in Jazz Cabaret, Broadway Runners with Broadway Cares, Sing For Your Seniors (SFYF),Mentorship with CRU, entertaining troops and veterans, and happy to be an International Ambassador granting wishes with Make-A-Wish Foundation Int’l.Gabrielle co-established the educational scholarship fund “RiseHaiti” that provides books, learning materials, and college tuition to graduating Seniors at ICCV School in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Gabrielle provides virtual book reads with Scholastic Inc. and is an active supporter of NABU -a fantastic organization that provides access to literacy Globally.Learn more at https://www.gabriellelee.com/
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NY Goat Yoga takes place at the gorgeous wedding venue Gilbertsville Farmhouse, where our host Bernadette Winters Bell visited to experience Pip and Squeak, and fabulous conversations with goat yoga instructor and marketing queen Vanessa Pellegrino and the wise and kind owner Sharon K. Boustani.
Sharon talks about the importance of acceptance - the root is to receive! and Bernadette experiences what it's like to practice with the goats. -
A look inside the Process of Lake Arts Project and how they build bridges through bereavement ™, filmed on location at The Visionary during their residency, Summer 2022, interview hosted by Bernadette Winters Bell,LMSW PLLC.
Annually, Lake Arts Project (2013 - present) brings together community groups and arts educators to workshop, cleanse, share, and then create. Collaborators include Feast of Crispian, a non-profit organization that brings professional actors and veterans together to strengthen the emotional resources they need to overcome trauma and reintegration issues. Lake Arts Project also works with high school art students, including THE ALLIANCE SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE, a year-round school and a safe place for students regardless of sexuality, identity, appearance, ability, or beliefs.
During the BECOMING WHOLE Visionary Retreat, the founders and directors of Lake Arts Project (Karl von Rabenau, Creative Director of the Minnesota Ballet) and his partner, Jennifer Miller, Milwaukee Ballet Faculty Master Teaching Artist) immersed themselves in the unique process that they have created for those around them, and record their actions, step by step, to create a digital manual for their process, which became their final performance on June 18, 2022 on The Visionary stage.
Long time collaborators, dancers Barry Molina and Lizzie Tripp joined Lake Arts to explore and perform the final presentation of work. Bernadette also joined the final performance as a guest speaker.
Lake Arts Project’s co-founder and co-director, Karl von Rabenau is also Artistic Director for Minnesota Ballet Company. He began his dance training at Duluth Ballet, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Boston Ballet School, and San Francisco Ballet School. Mr. von Rabenau danced for Boston Ballet, Omaha Ballet, Pittsburgh Theater, and Milwaukee Ballet.
Mr. von Rabenau is also a passionate dance educator. For the past 21+ years, he has taught throughout the Midwest and Eastern United States. He has been a faculty member at Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy, including his work with the second company, MBII. Mr. von Rabenau has also taught for many years at Point Park University’s International Summer Dance in Pittsburgh, PA, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in Carlisle, PA.
As a choreographer, Mr. von Rabenau has created works for Point Park University’s International Summer Dance Program and had works performed in Regional Dance of America Festivals in the Northeast Region and Southeast Region. In 2002, Mr. von Rabenau was invited to choreograph his pas de deux, Speranza, for a Milwaukee Ballet presentation at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Jennifer Miller, Lake Arts Project’s co-founder and co-director, received her dance training at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Ms. Miller also studied at Joffrey Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Ms. Miller danced 16 years for Milwaukee Ballet Company, retiring as Principal Artist.
In summer of 2005, Ms. Miller danced for Trey McIntyre Project, performing in Vail International Dance Festival and Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Ms. Miller, currently Ballet Master for Minnesota Ballet and School of Minnesota Ballet faculty, has also been on the faculty of Milwaukee area schools: Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy, Danceworks, Dance Arts Center, and Steps of Grace. For many summers, Ms Miller has taught at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and Point Park University's International Summer Dance. As a private coach, she works with pre-professional dancers of all ages and levels including Youth America Grand Prix performers, ballroom dancers, gymnasts and Irish step dancers.
As a choreographer, Ms. Miller created works for Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet II, Central PA Youth Ballet, Point Park University's International Summer Dance, Dance Arts Center and Erie Dance Conservatory. She received the Monticello award for emerging choreographers.
PERFORMERS:
Barry Molina is originally from Minnesota, where he started dancing at age six with the St. Croix Ballet in Stillwater. He went on to train at New York City’s School of American Ballet year-round, after which he joined the Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program. As a member of the program, he was called in, at the last minute, to perform as Peter’s Shadow in the world premiere of Michael Pink’s Peter Pan. Since being promoted to the Company in 2011, Molina has performed many featured roles in Michael Pink’s repertoire, including Jack in Cinderella, the Bell Boy in Dracula, Pied Piper in Beauty and the Beast, Benno in Swan Lakeas well as Fritz, Jack and Chinese Principal in The Nutcracker. He was recently featured as Vaslav Nijinksy in Timothy O’Donnell’s world premiere of Sacre, and Puck in Bruce Wells’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Lizzie Tripp trained at Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy (MBSA), and attended the Summer Intensives at American Ballet Theatre and Houston Ballet. In MBSA, Tripp performed lead roles in many ballets choreographed by Rolando Yanes and danced alongside Milwaukee Ballet’s corps in Michael Pink’s Swan Lake.
She joined the Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2014, where she danced in Michael Pink’s Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Dracula, and performed in contemporary works by Timothy O’Donnell, Nadia Thompson, Lee-Wei Chao, Ilya Kozadayev and Petr Zahradnícek.
Since being promoted to the Company, Tripp originated the role of the Enchantress in the world premiere of Michael Pink’s Beauty and The Beast, and danced in Pink’s Mirror Mirror and contemporary works by Enrico Morelli, Mark Godden and Garrett Glassman. -
Sherry, an Oneonta native who attended SUNY Albany, worked in the industry in New York City for about a year before moving to Saratoga in 2017. He’s worked as a production assistant on films like “Set It Up” with Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu and Pete Davidson.
“The Monkey,” which was published as part of King’s book “Skeleton Crew,” marks the first time Sherry has adapted an author’s story. -
In Season 2, Episode 9 of From Heartache to Healing and Hope, Bernadette chats with Korey Rowe, Founder/Owner/Creative Director of Otsego Media (Oneonta, NY) about the four things he does every day to help to cope with PTSD and seasonal affective disorder.
Korey Rowe was born and raised in the Oneonta area. Korey trained as a producer in the Los Angeles film industry, and brings over 15 years’ experience in all forms of media. A military veteran with a passion for a job well done, Korey founded Otsego Media to help his hometown’s hard-working business owners succeed with the most effective and cost-efficient marketing possible. He’s also an active board member at Film COOP.
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Hope Podcast with host Bernadette Winters Bell featuring her mentor, special guest Cathleen Fanslow, MA, RN | SSN II| Episode VII in a fascinating conversation about her advancements in the field of death, dying, bereavement and pre bereavement. "From the beginning of the journey, until the end of the journey," this deep look into how we cope with loss amd grief is not to be missed.
Cathleen Fanslow, MA, RN, is an internationally acclaimed expert in the fields of death, dying, grief, nursing, and hospice care who developed the "Standards of Care for the Dying Patient," which is used throughout the U.S. Veterans' Administration Hospital System. An acclaimed pioneer in the field of hospice, she created the Hospice Program for New York's Visiting Nurse Service and the first free-standing hospice in Switzerland, worked at the first certified hospice in Long Island, and was director of nursing at Calvary Hospital in New York, considered by many to be the first hospice in the United States. She is the recipient of the National Hospice Organization's President's Award, the Award for Excellence from the National Hospice Association, the Healer of the Year Award for outstanding achievement in the field of healing from the Nurse Healers Professional Associates, and an award from the New York State Hospice Organization in recognition of extraordinary service to the New York Hospice movement. She lives in Langley, Washington. -
The podcast From Heartache To Healing and Hope with host Bernadette Winters Bell, LMSW PLLC will launch Season Two, Episode VI, "Rosa Mystica, Faith and the Art of Joanne Von Zwehl," on Monday, November 8 at 9 AM on Facebook Live, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, featuring artist and Rosa Mystica Foundation president Joanne Von Zwehl
Season two of the podcast will highlight how guests practice and cultivate kindness as we collectively endure the second year of the pandemic.
About Joanne Von Zwehl
As a native New Yorker and successful business woman, JoAnne decided to fulfill her passion as an artist after achieving many of her long term career goals, including currently serving as President of the Rosa Mystica Foundation.
Featured in Who’s Who of American Women, Long Island Business News, Top Female Entrepreneurs and Singular Sensations; she has been profiled in The New York Times, The Daily News, Newsday, Economic Times, Suffolk News, Channel 12, Focus TV and Telecare.
As a former downhill skier, power-boat navigator, rock climber and now artist and mother of three, her enthusiasm and zest for life shows in all aspects of her work.
Please visit http://www.joannevonzwehl.com/ for more information.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
Nassau County Museum of Art Humanities Forum 2008
My Father's House, Moodus, Ct. 2008
Rosa Mystica, Edmeston NY 2007
Celebrate Long Island Poster Artist and Show 2006 NY
Ariel Fine Art, Locust Valley, NY July/August/Sept. 2005
Martha Clara Vineyards, Jamesport, NY June 2004
The Long Island Philharmonic Artist reception, Brookville, NY 2003
Citibank, Long Island, NY 2003
Hicksville Library, Hicksville, NY 2003
Jericho Library, Jericho, NY 2003
The Bank of New York, Syosset, NY 2003
European American Bank, Massapequa, NY 2002
Farmingdale Public Library, Farmingdale, NY 2002
Selected Group Exhibitions:
"Portraits" at Elderfields, Manhasset, NY 2009
Group Exhibition Award, NY Institute of Technology April 2006
Maryland Federation of Arts "Go Figure" Feb./March 2006
Focus on the Arts, Town of Oyster Bay Dec. 2005
Arts Adventure Award Winner, Old Westbury, NY November, 2004
Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 2002
Nassau County Museum, Roslyn Harbor, NY 2001
Selected Special Events:
Front Cover of Dan's Magazine Feb 2010
News 12 Long Island featured show on artist's home 2008
Featured Article Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar 2007
Featured Article Distinction Magazine 2007
Focus TV special on America Series 2007
Featured Article Horse Directory 2006
One Hour TV Special on her painting "Our Lady of America" 2006
Framed Print in the White House Collection 2006
Mirror Designs picked by Home Decor Magazine as "Top New Pieces"
Featured paintings, Touch of Class catalog 2006
Featured painting in Lenox summer catalog, July/August 2004
White Nights Gala Invitation, Pittsburg, Pa June 2004
Cover Design for Focus Television Featured Video, New Orleans, La 2003
Michael the Arch Angel for the Rosa Mystica, Edmeston, NY 2002
Member of Art Guild
Member of Portrait Society of America
Board member of the Man Foundation
Corporate Committee member of the Nassau County Museum of Art
Womans Executive Network
Founder and Chairperson for Second Chance Program, dedicated to finding permanent
homes for special needs children
Art League of Long Island
Town of Oyster Bay Arts Council
About Rosa Mystica House of Prayer
(Edmeston, New York)
Mission of the Rosa Mystica House of Prayer:
The Mission of the Rosa Mystica Foundation of America and the Rosa Mystica House of Prayer is to provide individuals, families, and organizations with a peaceful, inspirational environment that is dedicated to spiritual renewal.
They provide monthly conferences featuring renowned speakers, private and group retreats, and overnight accommodations for over 50 people.
The grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset, year round. The chapel is open daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from May 13 to October 31. There are daily Masses, Reconciliation, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Adoration and Benediction. On special Feast Days, the Chapel is open for Mass throughout the year, so check their website for details.
Outdoors you will find Stations of the Cross, Saint Padre Pio’s Grotto, the Pieta and trails for meditation. There is also a gift shop.
There are various conferences and retreats held here throughout the year. Cabins are available for daily or weekly rental that have scenic views and spacious sleeping arrangements for four people, full bathroom, refrigerator, microwave and coffee pot, and wireless internet access.
Traveling to the House of Prayer in Edmeston:
The center is located approximately 100 miles west of the capital city of Albany.
Address: 484 Angel Hill Road, Edmeston, NY 13335
Tel: +1 (516) 273-2667
For more information about Rosa Mystica, please visit https://www.rosamysticaofamerica.org/
From Heartache to Healing and Hope Creator and Host
Bernadette Winters Bell, LMSW, PLLC graduated Summa Cum Laude from Adelphi University in 1994, with a Masters in Social Work, License No. and State: 049813-1 New York. She has more than 30 years of experience in the life, loss and grief sphere with children, adolescents and adults.
Areas of practice include therapy, counseling, hospice, trauma work and bereavement support groups. She has served as an educator for groups and organizations such as schools, houses of worship, businesses and municipalities, and as a first responder for crisis management. Her life-long practice of giving back continues with community pro bono work.
The pillars of Bernadette’s practice are emotional healing, psychological growth and spiritual exploration. Her goal is to empower clients to be stewards of their own well-being.
The From Heartache to Healing and Hope podcast is offered for free to the community on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-heartache-to-healing-and-hope/id1536455260
And on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/FromHeartachetoHealingandHope
For download in audio and video format at www.fromheartachetohealingandhope.com
Producer
Beatrice Georgalidis is the owner of Beatrice Georgalidis LLC, BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency) and the executive director of Bright Hill Press, a regional arts organization in New York State. She is the owner of Certain Grants LLC, a grant writing firm upstate New York that specializes in fundraising and grant writing. She has been awarded numerous grants and awards by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Regional Economic Development Council of New York, New York State Council on the Arts, Bader Foundation in Milwaukee and many more. She has worked for more than twenty years in film and television as a writer, producer and videographer for many companies including Sundance Channel, MTV, VH1, and for her own companies since 2013, Certain Grants LLC and BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency) serving the Catskills and beyond. She spearheaded the Experiential Learning Program, an apprentice program which has graduated more than fifty of the best and brightest college students, training hands-on in grant writing, production, design, fundraising and advertising. Her students have gone on to prestigious appointments at big five publishing houses, national magazines, broadcast television, and more. She is a 200 RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 hours) and a certified aerial yoga instructor, and teaches at Fit To Be Tied Yoga in Cooperstown, NY. She produces the Hope Podcast with her editor extraordinaire, Sophie Bille.
https://www.bgcagency.com/
To be considered as a featured guest please email [email protected].
PRESS: Please note the above email address, as it has appeared erroneously in print! Thank you!
Diane Rawlinson featured in Episode V of SSN II
About From Heartache to Healing and Hope LLC
From Heartache to Healing and Hope LLC was founded in 2020 by Bernadette Winters Bell, LLC. Her offices are located in Oneonta, NY where she has been practicing for more than three decades.
http://fromheartachetohealingandhope.com/
BGCA (Beatrice Georgalidis Creative Agency, Beatrice Georgalidis LLC), a boutique advertising and production firm serving the Catskills, was founded in 2012.
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From Heartache to Healing and Hope Podcast
Weathering The Storm; Cultivating Kindness | Season Two
| Episode IV
"How to Photograph Your Life... and Buddy Holly's Glasses"
Featuring Special Guest Nick Kelsh
Nick Kelsh (Treadwell, NY) is a renowned photographer and author of nine books, including the bestselling Naked Babies and Siblings (co-authored with Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Anna Quindlen) and three how-to books for amateurs, How to Photograph Your Baby, How to Photograph Your Family and How to Photograph Your Life. He has appeared Oprah and The Today Show, and has been featured in Time, Life, Newsweek, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Forbes, and Fortune. He illustrated Rachel Carson’s classic The Sense of Wonder, and wrote and photographed two gift books: How to be Santa Claus and How to be Dad. He also wrote the popular column "Great Shots" for Creative Memories’ Lasting Moments magazine.. Nick is releasing his new iPhone course, How to Photograph Your Life with Your iPhone and Your Heart in Fall 2021. This podcast features the first glimpse of Nick's revolutionary new series of instructional videos and tutorials, not yet released.
For more information please visit howtophotographyourlife.com. To book Nick for a portrait or family session please email [email protected]. -
The podcast From Heartache To Healing and Hope with host Bernadette Winters Bell, LMSW PLLC launches season two, Weathering The Storm; Cultivating Kindness Episode II, "The Magic Man" on Monday, September 27 at 9 AM. Season two of the podcast will highlight how guests practice and cultivate kindness as we collectively endure the second year of the pandemic.
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The season two premiere episode, "Twenty Years of Kindness, Bees, Moose, and The Good Life in Delaware County" features special guest Jennifer Finkle, and her story of how twenty years of journal entries written by Andes Central School teachers came to be published, and subsequently inspired The Kindness Project, a partner program founded by Bright Hill Press and Literary Center executive director Beatrice Georgalidis, in collaboration with Finkle and Andes Central School.
In February 1999, Finkle, a teacher at Andes Central School (1990 - present) wrote on the first page of an empty journal: Kindness Chain Key:
“Remember you as a human being are very powerful and challenges teach us about the elasticity of the human spirit.” Use this journal to record a random act of kindness that you do for someone else. Pass the journal to the recipient and have them do the same. I hope you’ll be surprised to see how good random kindness can feel and hope it will continue within our school community.
The first of hundreds of entries by faculty and staff followed, filling two large journals by 2019. Finkle was inspired by an episode of the Oprah Show in which she spoke of random kindness and how it can be just as fulfilling to the giver as it is to the receiver.
The journals contain small, heartfelt and uplifting acts of random kindness, in written form. A retired administrator, John Bernhardt, who now helps with teacher evaluations, received the book and was so moved he recommended Finkle should get it published; “a lasting tribute to our unique school and all of the people who work so hard to make Andes Central School such a special place.”
Finkle partnered with Bright Hill Press to begin planning for the publication and circulation of The Andes Central School Faculty and Staff Kindness Journal, as well as the partner program “The Kindness Project.”
Beatrice Georgalidis, executive director at Bright Hill (pictured left) created and produced the project and promotional campaign, with her associate producer Sophie Bille.
Bertha Rogers, Bright Hill Editor-in Chief, edited the manuscript.
Five hundred copies of the Andes Central School Faculty and Staff Kindness Journal have been printed; one copy will be mailed to each of the 69 schools in the Delaware County and Otsego County BOCES school districts, including the gift of an empty journal, and a letter detailing the “The Kindness Project” with the hope that every school will begin their own kindness journal, and archive the kindness of their respective faculty and staff for years to come.
A video, email and social media campaign will launch to publicize the publication of the journal, and the Kindness Project. -
Episode twenty-two features Bernadette in a spirited conversation with Peter Gerstenzang, Esq., one of only four lawyers in the entire state of New York who has been board certified as a specialist in DWI Defense Law by the National College for DUI defense (NCDD). Peter also served as Dean of the National College for DUI defense. Peter and BWB talk law, what practicing law looks like during the pandemic, and of course, explore Peter's hopes for the future.
Featured Guest on Episode Twenty-Two
Peter Gerstenzang is the senior partner in the Albany law firm of Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang. He is a 1970 graduate of Albany Law School. He is one of only four lawyers in New York State who have been Board Certified as specialists in DUI Defense Law by the National College for DUI Defense (“NCDD”). The NCDD is the only organization accredited by the American Bar Association to certify attorneys as specialists in DUI law.* His practice focuses on Criminal Defense with an emphasis on DWI cases and Vehicular Crimes. In addition, Mr. Gerstenzang is listed as a top DWI attorney in the following publications: The Best Lawyers in America®, The New York Area’s Best Lawyers®, and New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition 2021. He is listed as one of the “Top 25 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers 2011” regardless of category.
Mr. Gerstenzang commenced his legal career as a prosecutor for the United States Army in the Republic of Vietnam. From 1972 to 1975, he was an Assistant District Attorney for the County of Albany. Certified as a breath test operator, he taught at the New York State Police Academy in their Breath Test Training Program for 12 years. Mr. Gerstenzang currently serves as a Dean Emeritus and Fellow of the National College for DUI Defense, which holds an annual seminar in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the campus of Harvard Law School. He is the former Chair of the Traffic Safety Committee of the Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association. In 2020, he was granted the status of “Board Certified in DWI Defense Law, Senior Specialist.” He previously served on NCDD’s Board of Regents from 2003 to 2013, as Assistant Dean in 2012-2013, and Dean in 2013-2014. His book, Handling the DWI Case in New York, published annually by Thomson Reuters, is considered a standard reference for the defense of Driving While Intoxicated cases.
Mr. Gerstenzang is a regular lecturer for the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Office of Court Administration Judge’s Training Program, and the New York State Defenders Association. In addition, he teaches for various law enforcement, defense and judicial associations. In 2019, Mr. Gerstenzang was honored by the New York State Magistrates Association with their presentation of the Association’s Amicus Curiae Award in recognition of the training that he has provided to New York State’s judges over the last 30 years.
From Heartache to Healing and Hope Creator and Host
Bernadette Winters Bell, LMSW, PLLC graduated Summa Cum Laude from Adelphi University in 1994, with a Masters in Social Work, License No. and State: 049813-1 New York. She has more than 30 years of experience in the life, loss and grief sphere with children, adolescents and adults.
Areas of practice include therapy, counseling, hospice, trauma work and bereavement support groups. She has served as an educator for groups and organizations such as schools, houses of worship, businesses and municipalities, and as a first responder for crisis management. Her life-long practice of giving back continues with community pro bono work.
The pillars of Bernadette’s practice are emotional healing, psychological growth and spiritual exploration. Her goal is to empower clients to be stewards of their own well-being.
The From Heartache to Healing and Hope podcast will be offered to the community on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-heartache-to-healing-and-hope/id1536455260
And on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/FromHeartachetoHealingandHope
For download in audio and video format at www.fromheartachetohealingandhope.com -
Bernadette Winters Bell, LMSW, PLLC, a life, loss and grief therapist with a private practice in Oneonta, New York, airs episode twenty-one of her podcast From Heartache to Healing and Hope featuring special guest Cheryl Dedecker.
The goal of this series is to share and archive stories of varying experiences that may help to shed light and offer hope during the challenging, unprecedented times of the pandemic.
Episode twenty-one features Bernadette in a fascinating conversation with Cheryl DeDecker, a board certified hypnotist with a private practice in Oneonta, New York. Cheryl helps people to conquer stress related to health, career, unhealthy habits, relationships, and more in her practice.
Cheryl DeDecker (M.S., BCH, Oneonta, NY)
has a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology and is a National Guild of Hypnotists Board Certified Hypnotist and a Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader. She spent 20 years as a licensed Professional Counselor, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and specializing in Women's Health and Stress Management. She has specialized hypnosis certifications in Complementary Medical Hypnosis and as a HypnoCoach®. Cheryl helps everyday people to use the power of their minds to release fears, improve sleep, reprogram unhelpful habits, cope with change and accomplish their dreams. She sees individuals (starting at age 12) via Zoom. One of her great joys is to help people access powers they already possess to feel calmer, more confident and healthier than they thought possible! Learn more at cherylscompass.com -
Episode twenty features Bernadette in a spirited conversation with Jenny Mannion, an author and intuitive healer based in Oneonta, New York. Jenny found her passion for healing through her own journey and is now an intuitive healer, mind/body mentor, and teacher who inspires people to connect with their inner power to create the life they desire.
Featured Guest on Episode Twenty
Jenny Mannion, BA graduated from Penn State with a BA in psychology, always interested in how the mind worked and in helping others.
Jenny is certified in over 15 healing modalities including Reconnective Healing, the Akashic records and Shamanism as well as creating her own modality;
Be Light Energetic Healing. In her practice Jenny has seen clients heal from depression, cancer, MS and many other challenges. In 2016 Llewellyn Publishing released Jenny’s book, “A Short Path to Change: 30 Ways to Transform Your Life” . Jenny has been on PBS and dozens of radio shows. Her online course and community; Embracing Bliss helps people step into the highest version of themselves. Jenny was born in New York City but now lives in beautiful upstate NY with her love Vinny, and is a proud mom to Alex, 21 and Carter 17. Jenny offers many free gifts for
subscribers to her site at http://jennymannion.com - Montre plus
