Smart Women Talk Radio with Katana Abbott

Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Karen Kain, a parent of a medically fragile, vaccine-injured child named Lorrin for fifteen years. She teaches parents how to enjoy their children no matter their abilities. Join us as we’ll discuss: How Karen overcame life’s massive roadblocks as she raised Lorrin. Together they held their heads high as they paved the way to giving all parents permission to explore and enjoy life. Karen found that the solution to winning in this life of parenting a unique child started with being committed to having a great attitude and perspective regardless of their situation. Karen Kain is the author of "A Unique Life Fully Lived: A Personal Journey of Love, Hope and Courage." She is also a parent advocate for children of disability and travels around the county inspiring families with her personal story of raising a medically fragile, vaccine-injured daughter as a single mom. Karen shares how she bridged the gap from special needs to creating mainstream experiences in all arenas of life for Lorrin: best friends, slumber parties, concerts, camping, beauty pageants, Girl Scouts, school dances, musicals and endless travels. Her book describes the unique and extraordinary life experiences that Karen created for Lorrin and the strong bond and soul connection between mother and daughter that continues to this day. In 1994 Lorrin was severely vaccine injured and at that time Karen’s world fell apart. Life as she knew it was put “on hold” as she tried everything that she could to “heal” Lorrin and give her the best life possible...and she succeeded...in unfathomable ways that lights up the journey for other families. To learn more about Karen go to www.karenkain.com.

Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Wendy Kram, Film & Television Producer and the Owner of L.A. FOR HIRE, one of the entertainment industry’s leading consultants. Join us as we’ll discuss: Current buying trends from inside the minds of Hollywood executives. What makes good content. Branding and marketing tools to sell your project. How to test if your project is market-ready. Wendy Kram and L.A. FOR Hire are considered one of the entertainment industry’s premier consulting companies assisting screenwriters, filmmakers, and production companies seeking development expertise and Hollywood connections to sell their projects. A respected, active producer, she works with hundreds of writers through consultations and studio and network deals. She has developed and produced projects with Oscar-winning talent for Walt Disney Studios, Universal, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures, ABC, CBS, NBC, USA, HBO, Lifetime & Showtime. Credits include “Mad Money” with Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes, and “Sally Hemings” the award-winning miniseries for CBS. Known for her keen insights about the marketplace, strong creative instincts, and extensive industry relationships, she provides insider tips and tools to help screenwriters and filmmakers advance their projects and careers. She has served as a guest lecturer at Harvard University, NYU and UCLA, among others. To learn more about Wendy go to www.la4hire.com.

Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Justin Epstein, Senior Unity Minister, national speaker and comedian. Join us as we’ll discuss: How men can benefit from the practices Smart Women know. How being in the ‘flow’ can help their game, their career and their marriage! How to get your guy to become more conscious. Senior Unity Minister of NYC, Justin Epstein is a graduate of the Unity Institute in Missouri, is a magna c** laude graduate from James Madison University, and the American Comedy Institute. He’s performed in clubs throughout NYC including Caroline's on Broadway, and produced and hosted the cable television series ‘Practical Spirituality’ while serving as the associate to author/speaker Eric Butterworth, the “teacher” to Dr. Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey. He has authored and produced many audiotapes, including his program ‘The Enlightened Golfer: Merging Mind, Body and Spirit Through the Game’ and has taught the “psychology of golf” at The Professional Golfers Career College in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. To learn more about Justin go to http://justinepstein.com.

Join us as we’ll discuss: How to avoid eating GMO foods. What we can do about radiation exposure. Edey is a Board Certified NLP Master, Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a Karuna Reiki® Master. She’s trained and certified in HearthMath, as a Vegan and Raw Foods Chef, in Holistic Nutrition, Pranic Healing, and she is a natural born psychic and animal communicator. Edey's clients express they become empowered, enjoy clarity, have better health, and experience more joy and inner peace in their lives. Edey helps people worldwide via Skype, telephone and in-office. To learn more about Edey go to www.EdeyCaldwell.com.

Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Lorna Owens, CEO of Footprints Foundation. Join us as we’ll discuss: How we can all make a difference. How to ask for help. Follow your passion and the money will follow. Lorna Owens is the Founder of Footprints Foundation working to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the D.R. Congo, Jamaica and Somaliland. In addition she is launching a campaign against Female Genital Mutilation. In D.R. Congo she has worked tireless with the women who have been raped. Owens is a former Midwife, Registered Nurse, Attorney and also Legal Commentator, Nancy Grace CNN HLN and Tru TV In Session, Adjunct Professor, Gender Expert, International Speaker, Executive/ Life Coach and Author who has traveled to over 14 countries teaching and coaching Women's Groups and Organizations. She has appeared on NBC, TBN, and TV in Jamaica, Cayman Island, Bermuda and Curacao. The Miami Herald called her a Pioneer and the Mother of Reinvention; Advance for Nurses says she wows her Audiences. Owens is very active in her Church All Souls Episcopal Church and the Downtown MiamiRotary. At any given time you can find Owens volunteering at local community events in Coconut Grove. A designer of a line of Jewelry for Women called Spirit of a Woman. She is also the author of Daily Sustenance and Everyday Grace Everyday Miracle living the life you were born to live.

Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Pamela Hawley, Founder and CEO of UniversalGiving. Join us as we’ll discuss: How you, and your family or friends, can make a real difference in the world. How today’s leading organizations see ‘giving back’ as imperative to their bottom line. How giving back gives you more than you could imagine. Pamela Hawley is the Founder and CEO of UniversalGiving,™ an award-winning nonprofit that helps people give money and volunteer with vetted, quality opportunities all over the world. All projects are vetted through UniversalGiving’s proprietary Quality Model.™ 100% of each donation goes directly to the cause. UniversalGiving Corporate assists Fortune 500 companies scale their global CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programs worldwide. UniversalGiving has been featured on the homepage of BusinessWeek, Oprah.com, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Pamela is a winner of the Jefferson Award (the Nobel Prize in Community Service), has attended three Social Innovation events at the White House, and was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. To learn more about Pamela go to http://www.universalgiving.org.

Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Brent Marchant, author of “Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction” and “Get the Picture: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies” Join us as we’ll discuss: How movies illustrate the principles underlying the conscious creation process. How movies can inspire us to be our truest best selves. How movies can provide cautionary tales on how to avoid the pitfalls of conscious creation gone awry. Brent Marchant is the author of “Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction” and “Get the Picture: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies,” books that illustrate how conscious creation (also known as the law of attraction) is illustrated through film. He’s also Featured Contributor, Arts & Entertainment, for VividLife magazine and Featured Contributor for Smart Women’s Empowerment. His additional writing credits include contributions to BeliefNet, Library Journal and Master Heart Magazine. He holds a B.A. in magazine journalism and history from Syracuse University. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. To learn more about Brent go to www.BrentMarchant.com.

Marci Shimoff (Shy-moff) is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, celebrated transformational teacher, and expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Her books include the international bestsellers Love for No Reason and Happy for No Reason. She’s also the woman’s face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, as co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series. With total book sales of more than 15 million copies worldwide in 33 languages, Marci is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time. She’s also a featured teacher in the film and book sensation The Secret. Marci is dedicated to helping people live more empowered and joy-filled lives. To learn more about Marci and her program go to www.happyfornoreason.com & http://youryearofmiracles.com/.

Dr. Susan Sklar is the founder and medical director of the Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine where she helps midlife men and women look and feel better and lead longer, healthier lives. She uses the view of Restorative Medicine which recognizes that hormonal and other biochemical changes cause humans to age in ways that are not necessary or inevitable. Replacement and balancing of these natural substances result in improved vitality and a longer healthy span of life with less chronic illness. Dr. Sklar has completed her fellowship training in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine after more than 25 years of experience as an obstetrician/gynecologist, placing her uniquely at the forefront of the care of men and women in midlife health transitions. She sees private patients at her center in Long Beach, California. To learn more about Dr. Sklar go to www.sklarcenter.com..

Join us as we’ll discuss: Your lover’s - and your own - attachment style. What the ‘couple bubble’ is and how it saves relationships. How we can rewire our brains for better relationships. Dr. Tatkin received his early training in developmental object relations, Gestalt, psychodrama, and family systems theory. His private clinical practice specialized for some time in treating adolescents and adults with personality disorders, but more recently, his interests turned to psycho-neurobiological theories of human relationship, and applying principles of early mother-infant attachment to adult romantic relationships. Stan Tatkin and his wife, Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, developed the PACT Institute to train clinicians in A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT®). A fusion of attachment theory, developmental neuroscience, and arousal regulation, PACT is quickly gaining a reputation for effectively treating couples formerly thought of as untreatable. The PACT Institute hosts trainings in seven US cities as well as in Australia, Canada, Spain, and Turkey. To learn more about Dr. Tatkin go to http://stantatkin.com.

The key components of a successful life. How to find true fulfillment. How to get more juice out of life than you ever expected. Drea Bauer is a graduate of USC School of Law and Tony Robbins' Master University and Leadership programs. She can boast achievements in other disciplines as well: becoming a Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner; completing extensive hours training with David Deida personally (author of Way of the Superior Man); being inducted as a Oneness Blessing Giver; attending PAX training with Allison Armstrong; sitting in silence for eleven hours a day at a ten-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat; and becoming certified in Temporal Dynamics and Hypnotherapy. Drea is currently a practicing attorney, real estate broker and developer, executive producer of an environmental film, a constable commissioned by the governor, a board member of several nonprofits, and an award-winning author. To learn more about Drea go to www.MissMatch.us.

Know the risk of casual sexual relationships and how to make them safer. Make wise choices. Think with your heart, choose with your mind. Create or update a circle of girlfriends who genuinely look out for you but let you make your own decisions. Jacki Gethner is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Drug & Alcohol counselor. She is an international health advocate, activist, and educator. Since 1987, through both her private practice and now through her non-profit Women of a Certain Age (WOACA), she educates and empowers diverse populations to be their personal best. She has been the recipient of national awards and featured in national publications. Jacki is the author of Behind Door #3: Choose With Your Eyes Wide Open. This book was written to give women a personal opportunity to examine relationship choices of the past, and with new information have greater options going forward. To learn more about Jacki go to http://jackigethner.com.

Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, David Bedrick, JD (Attorney); Teacher and Diplomate of Process Oriented Psychology. Join us as we’ll discuss: What disturbs us most about ourselves holds the seed of our greatest healing. Flowering into our deepest selves is a labor of love, requiring a witness who sees us and believes in us, especially at our worst. Gender bias and sexism can play a powerful role in our struggles and healing. David Bedrick is an attorney and diplomat of Process Oriented Psychology, a branch of Jungian Psychology. He was on the faculty of the University of Phoenix for 8 years teaching psychology and philosophy. He teaches in organizations, small groups, workshops and psychological associations. He received notable awards for teaching, employee development, and legal services to the community. He blogs for Psychology Today, Huffington Post, and other online publications and is the author of Talking Back To Dr Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology. Bedrick is sought-after expert on the topics of shame, dreams, diversity, weight loss, and, popular psychology. To learn more about David Bedrick go to http://talkingbacktodrphil.com.

Join us as we’ll discuss: Discover the difference between the ego mind and the Higher Mind. Learn that Intuition is Natural and a skill, NOT a special gift of the few. Tips on how to expand and trust your intuition.Katana and Vicky will be interviewing, Edey Caldwell-Sanders, Master Life Empowerment Coach. Join us as we’ll discuss: How understanding forgiveness exchanges pain for peace. Simple steps to release disrupting emotions. How to get access to free MP3s for “Grounding and Centering,” Lucid Dreaming,” “What Hypnosis Is and Is Not,” (with a guided deep, restorative relaxation ) “Easily Letting Go Of Weight, “and “Creating Your Power Button.” Edey is a Board Certified NLP Master, Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a Karuna Reiki® Master. She’s trained and certified in HearthMath, as a Vegan and Raw Foods Chef, in Holistic Nutrition, Pranic Healing, and is a natural born psychic and animal communicator. Edey dissolves disruptive thoughts, disabling feelings, and limiting beliefs. Her clients move through blocked emotions and break free from feeling stuck and limited. Lifelong traumas can be released, often in one session. Edey's clients become empowered, enjoy clarity, have better health, and experience more joy and inner peace. Edey helps people worldwide via Skype, telephone and in-office. To learn more about Edey go to www.EdeyCaldwell.com.

Join us as we’ll discuss: Discover the difference between the ego mind and the Higher Mind. Learn that Intuition is Natural and a skill, NOT a special gift of the few. Tips on how to expand and trust your intuition. Internationally acclaimed intuitive healer and coach, author, spiritual evolutionary and animal mystic, Kumari’s deepest joy is empowering others to unwrap their innate intuitive, manifesting and healing gifts. Kumari is the host of “How to Heal Anything Live” an internet TV program; former host of “Co-Creation Activations” on World Puja Network, a leader in empowerment radio. She authored a new eBook “Animal Communication Magic and Miracles”; is co-author of the bestselling books “Empowering Transformations for Women”. Kumari holds a powerful energetic presence where healing shifts and spiritual awakenings occur spontaneously and the wisdom of the Soul is unveiled. To learn more about Kumari go to www.kumarihealing.com.