Episodes

  • What does your North Star say about your life path in 2025?

    You don't have to be a student of astrology to find the stars as interesting guides. Our very own local Sister Sage is back to share astro-wisdom from the star maps in this new year.

    "What are the bullet points of your life?" she asks us. And she shares that, "There's a glimpse of the lessons to come on your journey."

    Hear what she has to say about #hospitals, #healthcareworkers & #pharmaceuticals (& what the stars say, as well) ... plus listen to her wisdom on how "patterns have human importance."

    And just for fun ... jump to 53:00 to hear her list of celebrity names sure to be in the headlines in 2025.

    #astrology #Hello2025 #DivineAstrology

    || Connect with this episode’s guest at: KarmicLaw.com

    || Other resources we mentioned today include the book: As Above, So Below

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & My Moody Daybook.

  • "There are no bad signs."

    Not every astrologer will tell you that. But Lisa Wagner is not every astrologer.

    Author of the 2024 Hay House title Karmic Astrology (see comments for buy link), Lisa has been practicing astrology since the mid-80s ... well before the internet allowed anyone & everyone to plug in a birth date & time to "cast a chart." Lisa learned hand-casting: using math & writing implements to calculate degrees & ascensions. ... And then she went deeper in her learning to include the information in akashic records, or karma & past lives. Even if astrology is not for you, bring your critical thinking cap & your curiosity to tune in to our conversation with Lisa on WVLP-LP 103.1 FM or here at the on-demand podcast version. Hear why this bio-medical engineer & military contractor decidedly dovetailed the esoterics of astrology to show up with intention in every aspect of her life (including work!). She also shares:

    - The empowering questions Lisa asks all her clients & readers to determine, "Is this info change-worthy?"

    - Why your own inner guidance is your best guide (beyond even her book!)

    - Exactly why she decided to write from a perspective of empowering others ... rather than from hooking them to become dependent on her own wisdom

    #listenandlearn #TuneIn #mindfulness #communityradio #podcast #astrology #karma #pastlives #feelandheal

    || Connect with Lisa Wagner at: @KarmicAstrology (on IG) or get your copy of her book.

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSOR: Coach Kiki

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  • "You better not pout; you better not cry" ...?

    Update your holidays by getting off of the Naughty-Nice List & taking your personal power back on your own EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Get the book advance readers call "an insightful daily devotional," "a love letter to yourself," & "the book you'll want on your nightstand."

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  • Our past guest Monika Krcoski of GreatNews.Life & the Valpo area is back!

    We're talking planners again ... & #visionboard / #moodboard items, + comparing/constrasting the differences, sharing more #planning & #GoalSetting2025 resources & laughing about just exactly how geeky both Monika & host Kealah Parkinson can get on this subject! Listen in & laugh along ... Plus, Monika asks our new fave question for 2025 #decisionmaking:

    "WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE MOST MONEY FOR YOUR HEART?"

    || Follow Monika on Instagram or listen to her previous episode: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/e2nkhia

    || Other resources we mentioned today include:

    • S.M.A.R.T. Goals

    • ClickUp

    • Clockify

    • Pinterest

    • ChatGPT

    • Journals & Planners (as Monika's 2 fave tools)

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSOR: Coach Kiki (& get My Moody Daybook)!

  • Creative perceptions .... History, comics, conspiracy theories: These are some of the items on the spectrum of interests of our show's most recent guest, Jeremy McShurley.

    You may remember him as the Audio Engineer Extraordinaire (& sometime co-host) from Seasons 1 & 2 of Tune In. What you may not know is how his diverse & creative interests have manifested into some pretty amazing projects in the world. In this episode—now available in on-demand podcast form—you'll learn about Jeremy's books, online universe (to give even more depth to his fiction book The Virtue of Vices), metaphysical research & exploration, plus the ongoing homesteading project he & his wife Danielle have been progressively undertaking for 4 years. More than that, Jeremy shares his belief that, as individuals & collectively, "we need a stance on cosmology, or how the universe operates, to have a religious or spiritual belief."

    Hear his own cosmological perspective—what he refers to as "The Spectrumatic Universe"—& why he still totes the nickname "Rev. Swirl." Plus, jump to these timecode points for:

    - The mindful insight into his Spectrumatic Universe theory (approx. 10:00-20:00)

    - Climate theory (same spot)

    - The Walnut Grove Historical Society (approx. 20:00)

    - His current & upcoming creative projects (beyond 20:00)

    || Explore some of Jeremy's work at:

    https://bornagainscientist.com/

    https://thevirtueofvices.com/

    https://neopoli.com/

    https://thesocietyofenoch.org/

    https://metaversaltemple.org/

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • What do you really believe?
    Jeni McIntosh-Elkins & DeNeen Attard, co-authors & co-facilitators of the 5-book series, "Learning about You," lead students & readers through this & other follow-up questions to get to the answers—like:
    "Who am I, really?"
    "Why are my thoughts what they are?"
    "How do I change & grow?"
    From fixed mindset to growth mindset, we can all shift our perspectives, little by little, to achieve the goals we want. DeNeen's personal life experience ("No one told me how to be a great leader," she shares in this conversation, so she did her own research & then took emulation a step further to authentication) & Jeni's ("I went from translating geek speak [in the tech world] to [the shock of deep grief & loss]") took them into profound personal #emotionalintelligence ... that qualifies them to guide others, likewise.
    #listenandlearn for these insights:
    - The importance of mindset, communication & time management to general success
    - Hidden links between resiliency & creativity
    - Where Jeni continues to grow by practicing boundaries
    - Why they both say that, "All growth comes from self-awareness"—& that "Curious people tend to be more successful"
    Look for the listen-on-demand podcast link in the comments!

    || Connect with this episode’s guests at: FetchHappiness.com or AttardLeadershipAcadamy.com.

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • "Follow your curiosity."

    Those are the words of wisdom that Rev. Dr. Jesse Herriott of Unity Birmingham shares with our listeners in this week's conversation. The ordained Reverend, priest & general education professor (with multiple doctorates & another on the way, as well as certifications & trainings in social work, pastoral counseling & adult education) shares this sage insight & more throughout our conversation—airing this evening on WVLP-LP 103.1 FM. He shares how his own curiosities have led him through all of these paths to deeper wisdom, work & community.

    Listen & learn about:

    - Traumatology

    - The "hug condition"

    - DEI & belonging

    - CG Scholars

    ... & why & how he reminds us all, "Your words are enough."

    || Connect with this episode’s guest at: Unity of Birmingham or through CG Scholars.

    || Other resources we mentioned today include the following authors that we recommend you explore: Thomas Moore, Mark Epstein, Joseph Campbell, Bessel Van Der Kolk & others.

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • ARE YOU LISTENING?

    Tune in now! You'll hear Amy Lakeberg on WVLP-LP 103.1 FM, sharing about her INTENTIONAL HOBBIES—how she has brought a love of words, movement & curiosity into the foreground of her life ... & how the journey of homeschooling her son kicked off her own inner & outer exploration. This fierce ballroom dancer & fantasy romance author (who masquerades as a mild-mannered librarian, too) shares:

    - The art of synchronicity

    - How self-led "non-schooling" helped her learn to love herself

    - Why she finds #mindfulness to be both spiritual training & nervous system regulating

    || Find Amy's fantasy romance novel, Ancient Names, on Book Funnel.

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • Is #politics or #politicsnews making you feel IMBALANCED?

    Yes, it may be making you feel a lot of things. But finding #balance can be key. In this weekend's important interview with returning guest Johanna Smith, we talk about #justice as balance.

    As usual, the amazing engineer-turned-coach has a lot of insight to share. Some highlights:

    - A lack of justice, even for some, is de-stabilizing to all

    - Gamesmanship is a natural part of how politics is run, "but that's not the sum total of what it is"

    - The U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights are in some ways the Mission, Vision & Core Values of our country—that we can all get to know to understand how we live them day-to-day

    - We are in a spiritual identity crisis ... but it, too, can be a teacher & healer for our nation

    - Most importantly, it *is* important to not just vote, but to have *balanced* political conversations, because "our vote is our say" toward justice

    || Connect with this episode’s guest directly at her website: HarmoniousBalanceJS.com

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • Spreading goodwill wherever you go: Is it possible?

    Hear one woman's intentions to do exactly that ... & all that she's learned along the way! This week, we interview Debbie Zipes—who once let Google make her next big life choices when she felt so helpless & hopeless that she searched up, "What should I do with my life?" ... And she found TRAVEL as an answer.

    Learn about how she has let synchronicity become her teacher & her friend; how she finds safety—by staying curious, while also trusting her intuition; & how the kindness of strangers has more often than not been a boon, while the antidote to decision fatigue has been the wisdom of her friends. Hear how she has tested all of this wisdom in practice on the road across the U.S. & even more abroad through every continent except Antarctica—which is on her bucket list!

    || Follow Debbie Zipes' trails & tails at her Facebook page.

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • "Don't give up. ... Just take a break."

    This valuable life lesson from Dr. Amira Mohammed of Lymphira, Inc. is what she lives by, herself. It's what she teaches her 5 sons—& what she teaches her patients at her clinic for sufferers of Lymphedema. Because she truly believes (& exemplifies) that "life is a gift," she has created the upcoming Lymphedema 5K Walk in Northwest Indiana.

    In this full episode, we talk to our returning guest Dr. Mohammed about this, plus:

    - The ways Lymphedema can show up in the body (like cancer, surgery, genetics)

    - How 20% of people with breast cancer experience Lymphedema & do NOT always get the proper diagnosis quickly

    - That 5 million Americans suffer—often without knowing they can be treated

    Learn more now when you listen & share with those you love who need this special support.

    || Register for the Walk or share your support: https://www.lymphirainc.org

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • What is transitional homelessness?

    Sandra Roussel knows. She has not only experienced this in her life, she's made her life about helping others to navigate it ... successfully.

    She's taking her life experience from that School of Hard Knocks & dove-tailing it with her professional lived experience in the military, as a mother, as a businessperson & with her forthcoming Masters in Adult Education to teach others how to overcome. Listen to & learn vicariously from her wisdom in this conversation.

    || Connect with this episode’s guest Sandra Roussell at: Fresh Start Housing

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • Lymphedema, the chronic backup of lymphatic fluid in the body, affects 5 million Americans every year. But most people live with this painful & life-impacting condition for 2-3 years before getting the right diagnosis. Dr. Amira Mohammad of Lymphira, Inc. is stopping the gap.

    Not only does her Merrillville-based clinic specialize in treating Lymphedema & educating patients, her non-profit organization also helps to provide FREE testing & even distribute compression socks (an important aide in treatment) to the underserved or underinsured. YOU can support the cause at the upcoming 5K Lymphedema Walk on Oct. 6. Grab details at the registration link—& listen to Dr. Mohammed as she shares her personal motivation & her altruistic heart for helping others in our short & informative conversation. Phone or text the clinic with Qs at 219-501-1856.

  • "All behavior is internally motivated."

    So shares our guest Kim Olver of Olver International—author, podcast host & Mental Freedom coach—along with this pearl of wisdom:

    "Nobody can make you do something you wouldn't want to do."

    If you feel that isn't true, you JUST MUST listen to this conversation to examine your beliefs about this one.... What is a "Mental Freedom coach," you'd like to know? Tune in to learn more!

    || Connect with this episode’s guest at: https://olverinternational.com ... or buy her book on Mental Freedom to learn even more.

    || LISTENER SPECIAL! Click the link for a special $1200 discount (normally $3000) on the next MFX—that's a live group Mental Freedom training beginning Oct. 8. (Find more details when you click.)

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • Do you know the #truth about #anxiety? This week's returning guest, Britta Neinast, shares some pearls of wisdom she has learned in her years as a therapist & coach, including:

    - Anxiety is unexpressed fear

    - Fear = feeling unsafe- 3 ways anxiety expresses are through resistance, overwhelm & confusion

    - 3 roots are people-pleasing, perfectionism & imposter syndrome

    - We can view our anxiety as a gift with something to tell us

    In addition to all this, Britta shares ways we can LISTEN TO OUR BODIES & LEARN WHAT FEAR WE NEED TO EXPRESS.

    || Connect with this episode’s guest at: The Truth about Anxiety on Substack OR her website.

    || Other resources we mentioned today include our previous interview with Britta Neinast titled A Daily Walk for Women.

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • Have you ever heard of a full stack developer—trained in multiple coding languages & representing local brands online through social media campaigns & a digital media company—who uses a PAPER PLANNER?

    It could be more common than you think. … And it has LOTS of brain balancing benefits.In our conversation with ⁠Monika Krcoski⁠, we uncover her FAVE planning tools & accessories, how learning Python opened the door to paper planning & just what it’s like to spend a week covering the more positive news of Northwest Indiana for ⁠GreatNews.Life⁠.

    Tune in today! … Or tomorrow, if you forgot to plan for it. 🙃

    See you later, meditators!

    || Connect with Monika on social media (⁠@Monica_xoxo_⁠) & directly at GreatNews.Life.

    || Other resources we mentioned today include:

    • ⁠Passion Planner⁠

    • ⁠Golden Coil⁠

    • ⁠Anti-Planner⁠

    || You may also like this book: ⁠Healthy Thinking, Happy Life: Master Your Mindset & Get $#it Done! ⁠

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites ⁠Big Life Journal⁠ & ⁠Generation Mindful⁠ to find products like ⁠journals⁠, ⁠Calm Down Corner kits⁠, ⁠lesson plans⁠ & ⁠posters⁠ & even ⁠parenting communities⁠ to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate ⁠SensaCalm⁠ for weighted ⁠blankets⁠ & ⁠plushies⁠—& lots of other ⁠sensory tools⁠—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: ⁠Coach Kiki⁠ & ⁠Interfaith Ministries⁠.

  • "Where do we take our emotions, if not online?"

    You're finding this info. online, through your favorite device portal, & even on social media. You may even listen to our conversation in podcast format—also online/through tech. To preach against the very channels that connect us to our listeners would be absurd. Therefore, this conversation brings ALL of this to the table.

    We speak with Maggie Moore—our returning guest, who previously told us all about "Shaking Our Chakras"—about how we adults can limit our screen time, just as we encourage our children. She asks the question above, as well as:

    "How do you get out of your to-do list & into your body?"

    And: "If cell phones are the new cigarettes, how do you filter out the junk?"

    After 20 years as a healing movement practitioner, as well as a custom crystal jewelry-maker, empath & guide, Maggie has developed ways to anchor herself & others with talismans, rituals & presence. Listen to all of this & more now. TUNE IN!

    || Connect with this episode’s guest at: https://www.maggiemoore.world.

    || Other resources we mentioned today include:

    • Maggie's Cycle Breakers interview

    • Float Sixty floatation spa in the Chicago area

    (Listeners can use code KIKI for a discount! 🙂)

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools … or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies—& lots of other sensory tools—for kids & grownups alike.

    || Meet our show SPONSORS: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • Hello, Tune In listeners!

    If you know us from Valpariso's WVLP-LP 103.1 FM, you already know this week's distinguished guest Larry A Brechner (a.k.a. LAB). He's an established broadcast expert with decades of experience in TV, radio & theater, both behind the scenes & as a voice-over talent & director. He's also an artist/photographer, & blends these passions as the co-host of WVLP's show Art On The Air, along with Ester Golden, where they feature local & even well-known national & international artists of every genre & medium. His work has been Emmy award-winning. And he's even a lifetime voter for the Grammys.

    We talk with Larry about some of his favorite anecdotes through his life of marrying art with tech. And we learn how & why, as a director, he aimed to shy away from the overbearing forms of direction & preferred instead the practices of soft, or fluid, blocking, as well as his secret sauce of "lifting people's spirits to the task."

    See you later, meditators!

    (In addition to the above links, you can find Larry at Brech.com.)

    In this episode, we also mention the podcast Sleep Now by my friend & former guest Melina Stock. Hear our conversation with Melina, too!

    || SUPPORT OUR SHOW while supporting yourself: Visit our affiliate sites Big Life Journal & Generation Mindful to find products like journals, Calm Down Corner kits, lesson plans & posters & even parenting communities to help you #feelandheal with #moodtools ... or visit our affiliate SensaCalm for weighted blankets & plushies for kids & grownups.

    || Meet our show sponsors: Coach Kiki & Interfaith Ministries.

  • Can you say, "ankylosing spondylitis?"


    Neither can host Kealah Parkinson, but that didn't stop her or our amazing guest Marcia Freeman—retired minister, previously retired wealth manager, mother to grown children—from talking about Marcia's experience living with this debilitating autoimmune disease that attacks the spine.


    Learn how she has gone from 10 years on heavy steroids & multiple other medications + endured 2 spinal surgeries, 2 hip surgeries & predicted more to a life spent walking outdoors for miles nearly every day in almost-all weather & using yoga & healthy eating to live with minimal medication ... & minimal pain! Hear how her mental mindset & spiritual insights have served her on this journey.

    Read more about Marcia's journey in her own words through these two articles:

    Muncie Journal & Spondylitis.org

    Tune in today! #TuneIn #tuneinmindfulradio #SpeakYourTruth #listenandlearn #ListenNow #AS #feelandheal #education #overcomeautoimmune #spondylitis #yoga #health #healing #mindfulness #mindfulliving

    || Support/connect with our show & host: ⁠http://buildbetterhumans.Substack.com⁠ ; ⁠http://www.workmood.Substack.com⁠ ; ⁠http://www.CoachKiki.com⁠

    || Support our host station at http://www.WVLP.org

    || Looking for tools to #feelandheal for kids & grownups? Find resources that work for you at ⁠Big Life Journal⁠ or ⁠Generation Mindful⁠.