Let Fear Bounce

Patti Lee's nugget of hope for everyone:  Believe in yourself. Patti Lee brings women's fiction stories to life, tapping into the hopes and sometimes fears of readers. Her debut novel, Between February and November, due to be released in 2022, placed in the top 10 in Notebook Publishing’s #IndieApril contest. An award-winning essay writer, her creative non-fiction has been included in Crone Rising by Jazz House Publications, and her short story, The Ward House, was included in the Of Cottages and Cauldrons autumn anthology, also by Jazz House Publications. Patti Lee is currently putting the finishing touches on her second novel. When she's not writing or playing with her grandkids, she dabbles in acrylic painting. She is a groupie of singer-songwriter Josh Ritter and alt/folk duo Parsonsfield but has also been known to play the soundtrack to Hamilton on repeat. She currently resides in Vermont, where she has more cats than throw pillows. Read more about her and her writing at http://pattileewriter.com. You can find her on Twitter @pattiauthor and Instagram @authorpattilee. Released and published by Rockhill Publishing - Available worldwide in paperback and e-format From Firebird Book Award-winning author, Patti Lee, her debut novel "Between February and November" delves into the messy uncertainty of long-term marriages. Being in the wrong place at the right time can change your life in an instant. That February morning started out like any other; Layla Ranker got her kids ready for school and her husband off to work before she went to work herself. It went downhill from there. An unfortunate event took her two towns away from home where she happened to see her husband, Alan, with a young, attractive woman going into a hotel. Devastated, Layla contemplates the last twenty years of her life and wonders if Alan regrets marrying her right after high school. Old wounds are opened as she struggles to figure out what went wrong. Amazon:  Between February and November Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com YouTube - Nuggets of Hope https://www.youtube.com/@nuggets-of-hope/about NEW! Let Fear Bounce, tossing nuggets of hope, episodes now air on About Face Radio - https://live365.com/station/About-Face-Radio-a59615

Get your favorite beverage, sit back, and listen in as I chat with Award Winning Author KC Grifant. We cover a wide range of topics with little nuggets tossed in there. Enjoy the show! BIO KC Grifant is an award-winning writer based in Southern California who writes internationally published horror, fantasy, science fiction and weird west stories.  She is an accomplished short story writer, with dozens of stories appearing in podcasts, anthologies and magazines, including: Spaceways Magazine, Unnerving Magazine, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Dark Matter Magazine, the British SF Association’s Fission Magazine, Tales to Terrify, the Lovecraft eZine; Chromophobia; Musings of the Muse; Dancing in the Shadows—A Tribute to Anne Rice; Field Notes from a Nightmare; The One That Got Away; Six Guns Straight From Hell; Shadowy Natures; Beyond the Infinite-Tales from the Outer Reaches; the Stoker-nominated Fright Mare: Women Write Horror and many others. She also teaches a short story workshop and co-founded the San Diego chapter of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) in 2016. Her debut supernatural western novel, Melinda West: Monster Gunslinger (Brigids Gate Press, Feb 2023), described as a blend of Bonnie & Clyde meet The Witcher and Supernatural, has received positive reviews internationally. Readers and reviewers call the book “a fun, fast-paced, monster-filled joy ride,” “genre-blending,” “a story that is fascinating and irresistible,” and a “massive crowd-pleaser.” Links: Website:  www.KCGrifant.com Newsletter sign-up: http://eepurl.com/hmZGVb Instagram: instagram.com/kcgrifant/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kcgrifant Facebook: facebook.com/kcgrifant TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kcgrifant Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8288519.K_C_Grifant Book links Amazon: https://mybook.to/MelindaWest Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63338279-melinda-west Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com YouTube - Nuggets of Hope https://www.youtube.com/@nuggets-of-hope/about

Living by the core values learned from her parents, Lew is making an impact on the work. One kind act at a time. Lew has spent her entire career focused on speaking about, and fostering values of equity, inclusion, democracy, compassion, and justice.  She speaks and trains at approximately 250 events a year and believes that she has a moral obligation not only to represent herself as honorable and “human-kind” but also to enable others to choose and exhibit those same values. Lew is one of only 14 master civility trainers in the world "Civilty is its own reward. In choosing civility, people find their best self, and in doing so, they experience the grace, courage, generosity, humanity and humility that civility engenders." - Dr. Lew Bayer (Hon) BIO For more than 20 years Lewena Bayer has been internationally recognized as the leading expert on civility at work. With a focus on social intelligence and culturally-competent communication, the team at Civility Experts – which includes 501 affiliates in 48 countries has supported 100’s of organizations in building better workplaces Including 2-time, international bestseller, The 30% Solution, and her pending  release of several new books, Manufacturing Civility, Civility at Work, Golden Rule Peace and Civility, Lew is a 17-time published author.  Lew donates her time as Director of the National Civility Center, www.civilitycenter.org and co-founder of the Golden Rule Civility Global Initiative, she is also a proud mentor for The Etiquette House, a member of the Advisory Board for A Civil Tongue, was a national magazine columnist for 10 years, and has contributed expert commentary to many online, print, and television publications.  Lew is one of only 14 Master Civility Trainers in the world, a distance faculty member at Georgetown University Center for Cultural Competence, a long-term facilitator at the Canadian Management Center in Toronto Canada, Instructor – Social Justice at MITT, a Master trainer for the Canadian School of Service, a certified High Style Impression Management Professional and a Certified Culture Coach® who also holds credentials in Intercultural Communications, Essential Skills, and Occupational Language Assessment. Most recently Lew has completed the Champions of Humanity Master Peace Educator Certificate Program at the Kigali Peace School in Rwanda. To learn more Lew's journey, visit her website at: https://www.civilityexperts.com www.civiltystore.com Find Lew's books here - Amazon Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com YouTube - Nuggets of Hope https://www.youtube.com/@nuggets-of-hope/about

"Be curious." - Glenda B. "The only journey to take is the one from within." - Glenda B. Glenda Benevides is an award winning, Recording Academy voting member, GRAMMY® considered singer-songwriter who weaves stories that touch the soul. Imagine the soul singing love child of Heart, Janis Joplin, and Bessie Smith and that is Glenda. A powerfully resonate voice, emanating with blues and soul, demanding attention, calling to action and uplifting the very fabric of love shared amongst us all… Like a wild tent revival preacher, Glenda’s sermon is empowerment, enlightenment and building bridges of understanding all wrapped in powerful self-expression that moves you from the head to the feet! Glenda - Singer-Songwriter-Author-Alturist GLENDA'S MUSIC MAKES A DIFFERENCE . EVERY TIME YOU BUY A SONG, SHE PLANTS A TREE FOR YOU! It's Simple: You buy a song or EP and she plants a Tree for you. Together we can be In action and apart of the solution!  Thank You! To Plant More Trees!  https://onetreeplanted.org https://glendabenevides.com/ Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com YouTube - Nuggets of Hope https://www.youtube.com/@nuggets-of-hope/about

"When you make a commitment. Stay with it. See it through." Helping to build the next generation of leaders, Rich LaMonica is an Army Veteran who realized having a purpose in life is the best way to live. He is a life learner and is pursuing his Doctorate from Liberty University in Homeland Security. He is the host of the MisFitNation Podcast and he started the podcast as a way to help veterans find their voice by telling their stories along with bringing in experts who are willing to share tips with veterans on how to be successful through their actions. 13 Step Guide to Success - Available on Amazon  https://www.amazon.com/Step-Guide-Success-Rich-LaMonica/dp/B09NPFGSBL In life, we all learn lessons. It is what we do with them that ultimately separates us from others. We can choose to continue to accept the things that are in front of us, or we can push ourselves through hard work and motivation to a successful life. in the 13 Step Guide to Success, we visit lessons learned throughout the life of the author Richard LaMonica. He has had many experiences in his life that have helped shape him. There have been many mistakes along the way, however, he has learned from most of them. Through his journey, he came up with these steps to help you find out how to be the best version of yourself while finding success in all things you do in life. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the_misfitnation About Face Radio https://live365.com/station/About-Face-Radio-a59615 Travis Manion organization - https://www.travismanion.org/ Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com YouTube - Nuggets of Hope https://www.youtube.com/@nuggets-of-hope/about

"Take the mundane and turn it into purpose." - Christine Handy At an early age, Christine had a talent for modeling and could be seen on campaigns for distinguished brands such as Guess, J. Crew, JCPenney, Pepsi, Target, and more. Her lifestyle took a hard turn at 35 when health issues arose and by 42, Christine was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. With the support of her faith, family and friends, referred to as her “team of angels”, Christine won her battle and devoted her life to spreading hope, encouragement, and selflessness. A mother of two, a breast cancer survivor, International speaker, accomplished model, Best selling author, and a Nationally recognized Humanitarian. Christine has seen it all and has overcome all odds. Her motto is: There is always Purpose in Pain, but we have to be willing to share the story. Christine is the bestselling author of “Walk Beside Me”, a story of her struggle with self-image, devastating health issues, friendship, and trusting in God. Christine’s eyes were opened to a new passion in life – sharing her story of hope and helping others. In addition to all she has accomplished, she also serves on the board of two non-profit organizations. Her inspirational journey led her to embracing her self-esteem, devotion to God, and the value of friendship. Learn more about Christine:  https://christinehandy.com/ Learn more about your host Kim Lengling: www.kimlenglingauthor.com If you think you would be a good guest for Let Fear Bounce, Tossing Nuggets of Hope, reach out to:  contact@kimlenglingauthor.com

What a fun conversation I had with these two ladies! They are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to nourishing your body. Listen in to catch all the nuggets they are tossing your way! BIO Wendy Bright-Fallon and Debbie Peterson are National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coaches, inspirational speakers, Nourish Noshes podcasters & cookbook authors.  Together, they help clients create personal balance through optimized nutrition & key habits to create authentic vitality through their Five Foundations of Health philosophy: using quality nutrition, sleep, movement, mindset, and connection. https://nourishcoaches.com/category/podcasts/ https://nourishcoaches.com/about-us/

Maureen Scanlon is the founder and CEO of Maureen Scanlon Life coaching. She is an Award-winning Author, Relationship Expert, Professional Speaker and Podcast Host of INK (I Never Knew) With Life Coach Maureen. She has written two award winning books entitled, My Dog is More Enlightened Than I Am and her 2nd book, My Dog is My Relationship Coach. Both have received multiple awards. Her first book “My Dog is More Enlightened Than I Am“ has won awards from Author Shout, Top 12 book pick list from Spirited Woman, and National Indie Excellence Award with a 5 Star rating on Amazon. **Her 2nd book “My Dog is My Relationship Coach” has received multiple awards including New York City Big Book Award, Reader Views, Az Authors Association, Author Shout, National Indie Excellence and Amazon Best Seller. She helps individuals from young adults to seniors with self-confidence and learning to Be Your Own Best Friend through the eyes of our Canine Friends. After living the first half of life in abusive relationships with codependent mindset, she learned to love herself unconditionally and find her self-worth. She focuses her coaching on helping others discover who they really are to expand their mind and experience life with exhilaration. She’s been named a Top 20 Coach by Lifecoach Code and Coaching Federation. Featured in Magazines such as Health Web, Authority, and Thrive Global. Maureen has been featured on 3TV Good Morning Arizona, 3TV Your Life AZ, ABC15 Sonoran Living, along with numerous podcast guest appearances and radio shows. https://lifecoachmaureen.com/ Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Part 2 of my conversation with Kevin. We touch on many topics and share quite a few laughs!  Outside of having a mutual admiration moment with my guest, we came up with two of the things to end this episode with, and that is a challenge for you all! nMake a list of things you are passionate about and how you could use that passion to the make the world a better place. Write them down and them share them with me by sending to this email -   contact@kimlenglingauthor.com  Subject Line - Let Fear Bounce Challenge.           They may be mentioned in upcoming episodes with credit given to you! AND...make a Gratitude list. What is it you are grateful for today? Everyday? Big or small, write them down each day. BIO Kevin McDonald was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. This jovial fun loving man experienced life in a big way from Star Athlete, to Actor, Voice Actor, Restaurateur, Sales and Sales Management, Transit Operator, Audio Producer, Talk Show Host, Creative Consultant, Motivational Leader and Current Podcast Creator of Positive Talk Radio whose mission is to Declare Our Freedom From Hate, Division and Fear, featuring positive motivational guest, music interviews and fun episodes. Check Positive Talk Radio: https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/ https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/positivetradio Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Part 1 of my conversation with Kevin. We touch on many topics and share quite a few laughs! Be sure to tune in next week for part 2! Find out what the "50,000 foot view" is and why "we have to trust and keep going". Kevin McDonald was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. This jovial fun loving man experienced life in a big way from Star Athlete, to Actor, Voice Actor, Restaurateur, Sales and Sales Management, Transit Operator, Audio Producer, Talk Show Host, Creative Consultant, Motivational Leader and Current Podcast Creator of Positive Talk Radio whose mission is to Declare Our Freedom From Hate, Division and Fear, featuring positive motivational guest, music interviews and fun episodes. Check Positive Talk Radio: https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/ https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/positivetradio

Jason shares his jouney of grief and loss to sunshine and hope. "As a therapist, I could help other people, but I couldn't help myself." In 2018, my life was flipped upside down after my wife (Valerie) was diagnosed with stage 4 Colon Cancer. I was terrified for myself and my small family of four. This was devastating news that completely rocked our world. The Doctor in the hospital looked at me and said “Jason, Cancer has a way of enhancing your life”. At this point in my life, I did not want this. I wanted the life I had before to go back to normal. After Valerie’s Initial diagnosis, we were given 2-3 hours for Valerie’s life expectancy. Fast Forward 9 months later, and we found ourselves saying goodbye at her funeral. No one or thing can fully prepare you for life’s challenges, trials, and pain. After the funeral was complete and over, I remember my support from my family and friends quickly disappeared. I quickly found myself all alone trying to pick up the pieces of life. It was a hard and lonely time for me. “What happened to all the people that were here for me”. “Does anyone care anymore”? “Where is my Team”? “How will I get through this?” I remember saying to myself “Will I Become Happier again”. Will I find love again”. “Will I feel Joy again”. Life began to get more and more difficult as life continued after the passing of my wife. I found myself more and more depressed, isolating, lonely, anxious, and even struggling to sleep. Life quickly became overwhelming, and I was fearful of the future because I felt like I was going to do this all alone and this was a terrifying thought. As a clinical therapist, no one taught me about these moments that I was currently experiencing. No one prepared me on how to deal with or cope with my emotions and what I was currently dealing with. I knew I could help others going through challenging times in their life, but I could not help myself at this time. At a low point in my journey, I could not do this alone, and finally, I reached out by sending a text for help. I remember feeling so incredibly overwhelmed, and not wanting to feel like this any longer. I sent this “HAIL MARY” text to 14 of my friends, family, and neighbors asking them to come to my house so that I could tell them how I was feeling. Later that day, all those people I texted showed up at my house in what I call my “HEALING TEAM”. At this point, I begin to find hope and happiness again. That summer me and my boys decided to have a lemonade stand and raise money to create “SUNSHINE BASKETS” for people that had lost a spouse, dealing with cancer, or individuals that were struggling. We wanted to raise $100 but after the lemonade stand was over we had raised $1500. This was a shock and overwhelming. We decided to make 25 baskets and begin delivering them to people who needed help and support. As we continued to create and deliver these sunshine baskets, a lady from Virginia asked if she could get one because she was struggling. From there we created a sunshine box and began delivering it to this lady and several people across the United States. Currently, we have delivered to 45 states and are soon to be 50. I and my Business partner (Wyatt Ernst) have created Giving Sunshine, and as of January 2022, I have stepped away from being a therapist to going full time at Giving Sunshine. We are now working hard to provide more help and healing to those that have lost loved ones, are struggling with Cancer, and have mental health issues. Our Boxes provide therapeutic tools that help others heal and become happier during challenging times of their life. Learn more about the Hope Kits - www.hopekit.com Learn more about your host Kim Lengling - www.kimlenglingauthor.com

"Stack your victories." - "You get out of bed, that's a victory. You make your bed, that's another victory." - Rich LaMonica Talking with Rich and keeping it real. Touching on several subjects that Veterans experience or may be experiencing and how to navigate. We'll also chat about jobs and dogs!  BIO Rich LaMonica is a 22-year veteran of the United States Army who was deployed on multiple occasions in support of the Global War on Terrorism. It was during this career he evolved as a leader of people. His education came from great mentors who showed him how to take care of people. He retired in 2015 and went through an entire year of self-reflection as he transitioned to civilian life again.  Those 365 days from retiring to finding a job taught him valuable lessons about transition. This has powered his drive to help other veterans as they go through the transition and any other roadblocks they are hitting.  He is a Motivated Speaker who discusses Mindset, Resilience, Grit, and more skills that will make you find your Purpose no matter the journey you have been on. He is currently finishing up two books while pursuing a Ph.D from Liberty University in Homeland Security. He lives by rules and has a motto that resonates with fans of How I met Your Mother “Challenge Accepted”.  He is the Executive Producer and host of The MisFitNation Podcast.  CONNECT WITH RICH Email: RichLaMonica101@gmail.com Email: MisfitnationPodcast@gmail.com Website: TheMisfitNation.com Twitter:  @The MisFitNation Facebook:  /The MisfiNnation Instagram:  @The_MisFitNation Check out your host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Fear. We all have fear or some sort. Some are common and then you have those that are not so common. After doing a little digging, I found some interesting tidbits to share on this last episode of 2022 so I had to share! You'll find out what slugs, toads and bats have to do with anything at all. You'll learn a bit about fear, how it is a natural emotion and instinct that we are born with and you may have a chuckle or two. BIO Kim has been writing since 2004 showcasing her faith, nature, love of rescue animals, and living with PTSD. She is the Lead Author and coordinator of a collaborative 3-book series titled When Grace Found Me, and When Hope Found Me, releasing in November 2022. She is the host the podcast Let Fear Bounce and the host of The Write Stuff, the Author’s Voice TV Show on the Believe In Your Dreams TV Network. She also shares her journey of living with PTSD, how she navigates through the tough days and how she turns dark moments into pieces of light and tosses them out into the world as a nugget of Hope for others. You can regularly find her drinking coffee, walking in nature with her trusty rescue dog, Dexter and chatting with the critters that live in her realm; gathering ideas for other books she has in the works! Now on YouTube  @letfearbouncepodcast6385

Why a podcast? Why name it Let Fear Bounce? All that and more in this episode as I ramble along, sharing a few bits and pieces of the past year and how Let Fear Bounce came to be. BIO Kim has been writing since 2004 showcasing her faith, nature, love of rescue animals, and living with PTSD. She is the Lead Author and coordinator of a collaborative 3-book series titled When Grace Found Me, and When Hope Found Me, releasing in November 2022. She is the host the podcast Let Fear Bounce and the host of The Write Stuff, the Author’s Voice TV Show on the Believe In Your Dreams TV Network. She also shares her journey of living with PTSD, how she navigates through the tough days and how she turns dark moments into pieces of light and tosses them out into the world as a nugget of Hope for others. You can regularly find her drinking coffee, walking in nature with her trusty rescue dog, Dexter and chatting with the critters that live in her realm; gathering ideas for other books she has in the works! Website: www.kimlenglingauthor.com Let Fear Bounce Podcast: https://anchor.fm/kim-lengling1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letfearbouncepodcast The Write Stuff TV Show: https://www.believeinyourdreamstv.com/ Streaming online on your favorite platform. Use the Believe Warriors App Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWriteStuffTVShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlylengling/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenglingauthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KimLengling Let Fear Bounce is now on YouTube! @letfearbouncepodcast6385

Winding up the second season of Let Fear Bounce. Hard to believe another year has flown by! And this year was filled with amazing guests from all over the world, sharing their journey, nuggests of wisdom, laughter and a few tears along the way. I am so thankful to all of my guests and to all of you! The listeners. Thank you for joining me on this journey. I'm looking forward to another amazing year in 2023! Be sure to visit my website to learn more about what all is going on within the Realm! www.kimlenglingauthor.com When Hope Found Me - click here to get your copy of When Hope Found Me on Amazon.

God Came to my Garage Sale.  The title of Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro's book captures your attention and also captures the attention of others as well! Listen in as I learn more about Dr. Marni's writing journey and her self-discovery along the way. BIO Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro is an award-winning and celebrated author, speaker and educator. She earned her doctorate in education from Northern Illinois University and completed postdoctoral studies at Harvard during a very successful and rewarding 35-year career as a high school special education teacher, with 12 years as a university adjunct graduate school professor. Marni’s life was forever changed after experiencing numerous trauma-induced STEs-Spiritually Transformative Encounters. Marni’s 5-star Reader’s Favorite and 2022 Hollywood Book Festival Runner-Up and 2020 Best Books Award Winning Spiritual fiction “God Came to My Garage Sale” is prominently endorsed by James Redfield, best selling author of “The Celestine Prophecy” series of books and founding directors of IANDS (International Association for Near Death Studies). Her latest prominently endorsed 5-book series is entitled: “True Deceit False Love” addresses Domestic Violence, Narcissistic Abuse, Parental Alienation and Intergenerational Family Trauma. Marni is a lover of animals, nature, music and world travel who handles life’s challenges with love and compassion. She values honesty, integrity, equality and goodness and prays for peace on earth. In addition to her speaking engagements and various writing endeavors, Foderaro is a contributing author to numerous anthology books and in January 2022 Marni was inducted into the Bestselling Authors International Organization. Email:  mhfoderaro@gmail.com Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

"You'll fight hard for those you love than you will for yourself." - Terry Tucker Those are words that my guest Terry shared during our chat. My conversation with Terry was eye-opening, humbling and inspiring. I hope that you get as much out of hearing his journey as I did. +++++ Terry Tucker is a motivational speaker, author, and international podcast guest on the topics of motivation, mindset, and self-development. He has a business administration degree from The Citadel (where he played NCAA Division I college basketball) and a master’s degree from Boston University. In his professional career, Terry has been a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, business owner, motivational speaker, and for the past ten years, a cancer warrior (which has resulted in the amputation of his foot in 2018 and his leg in 2020). He is the author of the book, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life and the developer of the Sustainable Excellence Membership. He has also been featured in Authority, Thrive Global, and Human Capital Leadership magazines. Sustainable Excellence; Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon And Extraordinary Life - Available on Amazon To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit:  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

A fun conversation with an award winning author and publisher. If you are a writer just starting your journey, or an established author, there are nuggets to glean in this episode! Author Roger Leslie is a scholar in the fields of education and success. His award-winning books cover multiple genres of nonfiction and fiction. His memoir, My First Last Year and FLY (First Last Year) courses inspire people to live their dream. For seasoned and aspiring writers, Leslie drew from decades as an author, publisher, editor, and writing coach to move them From Inspiration to Publication. ABOUT Roger I spent my childhood in Michigan loving books and movies. At age 13 those creative diversions ignited an idea. I would be an author. Immediately I took inspiration to action and wrote my first novella. Immersed in the creative process, I sensed to my very soul that I was on a journey of a lifetime. After moving to Texas with my family when I was a teenager, I set my sights on being a novelist. At the time I didn’t know if I had the talent to achieve my lofty dreams. But the passion I felt to succeed ran deep enough to sustain me through years of disappointing rejections and fateful detours. Writing consistently throughout my high school years proved empowering. Setting a goal to write my first novel before graduation gave my life a driving purpose and ultimately created my first social identity. To my peers I became “the guy who wrote the book.” Initially, my undergraduate degree focused exclusively on creative writing. But advice from a career counselor proved serendipitous. I changed my major to English education, which expanded my professional prospects to include glorious decades as a teacher, professor, and school librarian. That change in major also resulted in my enrolling in a class where I met my husband, Jerry Roberts. Being a teacher and school librarian fed my passion to write. During that time I earned a Master’s degree in creative writing and a doctorate in education. All the while I kept writing and submitting. Over time I expanded what I wrote. Early successes included getting teaching articles published in prestigious journals, winning a prize for a play, and having my first nonfiction book locally published. Finally, multiple publishing successes converged to create a career-paving trajectory. In a single year I became a reviewer for Booklist and received contracts from different publishers for a novel and three nonfiction books. Those diverse opportunities initiated an eclectic writer’s journey. I became open to writing in an array of genres, both nonfiction and fiction. As a result I found more publishing success through large, medium, and small publishing houses. I even won multiple local, state, and national awards. Then my agent shared an insight that dug meaningful new paths in my writer’s journey. She said I did too much. My published works were so diverse she didn’t know how to market me. What she saw as my limitation instead made me uniquely qualified to help others. Years as an award-winning educator paved the way for international speaking engagements. Writing success in so many genres empowered my editing with insights from a writer’s perspectives for many types of fiction and nonfiction. Being published through major, medium, small presses, and then running my own publishing house gave me first-hand expertise to coach others to writing and publishing success. https://rogerleslie.com/ From Inspiration to Publication - Available on Amazon Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling at:  https://kimlenglingauthor.com

Best-Selling Author of Everyday Excellence Joe Templin has led an eclectic life. Joe is a Co-Founder and President of The Intro Machine, Inc. an organization dedicated to teaching professionals in a variety of fields how to build an Introduction Based Business. He has spoken all across the US and Canada on ethical business development. As one of six kids (the only normal one, he insists) growing up in a small town and spending time on the family farm, Joe’s parents (John and Barb) instilled a love of learning, the outdoors, and a healthy disrespect for authority while still simultaneously embracing traditional values of hard work and “love thy neighbour but mind your own dang business.” This is Joe’s foundation. He was severely asthmatic but through his work ethic and love of challenge has become a martial artist and ultradistance runner. He had a speech impediment but has built a career around communicating. This habit of overcoming limitations is a theme in his life and his writings. Joe has three hooligans (Danny, Liam, and Colin) and is a very proud member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, having served multiple times as President of his local Foundation and Chapter Advisor. He has also served on the local, State, and National levels for NAIFA, is a Cubmaster (worst one ever if you ask his boys), and is involved with his local Autism Society. Serving others is important to Joe, because of how his parents raised him. Can’t get enough of Joe? Visit The Intro Machine to read more than you can handle on how to set up a successful introduction-based business and put your excellence practice to work in your professional life. Joe loves the Yankees. So of course he hates the Red Sawx… Poke him during the World Series at your peril! https://everyday-excellence.com Unique Minds Consulting Group, LLC Amazon - Everyday Excellence; A Daily Guide to Growing  Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling at:  https://kimlenglingauthor.com

Author of Doing, Being, Becoming: For the Love of the Creative Arts Rita Ezenwa-Okoro is an author and the Founder and Lead Visionary of Street Project Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that uses creative and performing arts tools to facilitate opportunities for youth leadership development, social mobilization, and cross-cultural dialogue in Nigeria. She is also the Principal Communications Consultant of ROC, a strategic communications company that provides business owners access to world-class communication solutions. She was also recently appointed the Executive Director of the Global Play Brigade, a movement of performance activists who use 'play' as a catalyst for softening the borders between us humans. Rita is a Mandela Washington Fellow of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), a U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program. She is a global fellow of the prestigious International Society of the Performing Arts (ISPA) New York, and the recipient of both the Lagos State Award of Excellence in youth and social development and the Lagos State Award of Excellence in entrepreneurship development. Additionally, she is a recipient of the Extraordinary Women Award in France and Next Generation Leaders Award. She is a graduate of the International Class of the East Side Institute, New York, and has her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Creative Arts from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and her masters degree in Media and Communications from the School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria, and a Certificate in Civic Leadership from Tulane University, New Orleans, USA. Under her leadership, Street Project Foundation most recently received the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) and BMW GROUP's Intercultural Innovation Award in Dubai. Rita is the author of Doing. Being. Becoming. For the love of the creative arts, a book about her performance journey as a grassroots creative youth organizer in Nigeria and published by the New Degree Press, Washington DC, USA. Street Project Foundation  https://streetproject.org.ng/author/rita_ezenwa-okoro/ Global Play Brigade   https://www.globalplaybrigade.org/welcome-rita-ezenwa-okoro-as-gpb-s-executive-director ISPA.org    https://www.ispa.org/page/fellow20_ezenw Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/ladyreo/?hl=en Twitter   https://twitter.com/ritaezenwaokoro To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit   www.kimlenglingauthor.com

As a first-generation college graduate, and the youngest of six children, Dr. Nichole Bradford began her career working with disenfranchised youth and setting up programs to ensure their success. She has been fortunate to work as a Professor, Vice President of Student Services, Teacher, Assistant Principal, and Campus Principal. As a child growing up on the east side of Austin, there were no grand expectations for her future. The plan, as it was laid out, was simple: Graduate from high school, become a secretary with the state of Texas, and secure a good retirement plan. Add to that the dysfunctional family environment in which she grew up replete with domestic violence,teen pregnancy, and criminal activity and it seemed impossible to imagine a life in which she would achieve her dreams.  Well, impossible to everyone but her. Because deep inside, she always felt that fire to succeed. On some days, the flames flickered intensely, on others they dwindle slightly. But the burning desire to live an empowered life is always there. Despite all the external and internal roadblocks, from her family environment to a lack of money to low self-esteem, she has met and mastered every challenge with which she's been confronted. She earned my bachelor’s degree in three years, and a master’s in one. At 27, she was one of Texas Southern University’s youngest-ever Ed.D. recipients. And she was the first African American to be crowned Miss Austin. If her past has taught her anything, it’s this: the most important thing you can do, whether you’re a parent, an educator, or an advocate, is to build children up and prepare them for the future. Your home is your training ground. Let them know it’s OK to make mistakes, it’s OK to fail, because we’re here and we’re going to get through it together. BIO The author of 1 Step is all it Takes, Dr. Bradford is in the process of writing her next book "My Soul is NOT for sale" which focuses on how we can break away from the Lies, Labels and Limitations and create the life you deserve. Dr. Nicole D. Bradford is energetic presenter that has overcome several challenges in her life including witnessing domestic violence as a child, workplace labels/limitations, supervising while young, and desiring success and being labeled and disliked by peers, and family members (both in-laws and outlaws). When we were all young, we had the spark and enthusiasm for life. As we transitioned from our childhood to the adult world we begin to conform and focused more on meeting everyone else's expectations rather than focusing on our own. Website:  https://www.maintaintheflame.net/ On Amazon  -  1 Step Is All It Takes https://www.amazon.com/Step-All-Takes-Nicole-Bradford/dp/0359272096 To learn more about your host, visit  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Many of us would like to see God but can't find Him. Speaking directly to the hearts of ordinary people, Nathans's direction points to God's presence in our everyday lives and magnifies a God of the common places. It focuses on an omnipotent Deity who chooses to make Himself known within each day’s events. "I think there's a hole in our soul that needs to be filled." With a keen eye for comforting uncomfortable people and a passion for magnifying God, Nathan’s stories flow with life and reverberate with a single, compelling message—God came near and dwelt among us. Nathan has a passion for magnifying God with his stories and messages in Christ at the Coffee Shop. Ingram points out that although many of us would like to see God we are unable to find Him, believing He only expresses Himself through blinding insights or peak experiences of some sort. However, the book’s message is that if we must travel to the mountaintops to see God, most of us will miss Him. BIO Growing up on a small, Tennessee hillside farm was all the inspiration author, Nathan Ingram, needed to write this nostalgic collection of short stories demonstrating how anyone can find God in common places. Today, Ingram resides on a ranch in Magnolia, Texas, with his wife and an assortment of horses and other animals. He and his wife also own and operate Lone Star Behavioral Health, a psychiatric facility specializing in the treatment of persons with severe and persistent mental illness. The Ingrams seek each day to live the principles in this book. "Focus on the greater reward." Christ at the Coffee Shop - Master Storytellers Will Rodgers and Andy Griffith Come to Mind. Written by Nathan Ingram this nostalgic collection of short stories demonstrates how anyone can find God in common places. Published by Tranquility Ranch Publishing and available in all formats. This book reaches out with clarity that He is near. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Coffee-Shop-Nathan-Ingram/dp/B09YNF5R14/ Available in paperback, hardback, ebook and audio book. If you would like a signed, hardback copy, feel free to email Nathan:  ningram123@aol.com This episode is brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity  https://www.creative-edge.services/ Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling at  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

"My road to being an author is not the typical road. I may surprise you with it." Daemon has been referred to as the ‘Horror with a Heart’ author for his ability to trigger an emotional response in his readers. But what sets Daemon’s writing apart from so many authors is his use of the twist and the way he manages to surprise the readers with plot twists and endings they never see coming. BIO Daemon Manx is an award-winning American author who writes horror, science fiction, suspense, fantasy, supernatural, and speculative fiction. He has recently been nominated for a Splatterpunk award for his debut, Abigail in the best short story category. In 2021 he received a HAG award for his story The Dead Girl. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the Horror Authors Guild (HAG) and has been featured in magazines in both the U.S. and the U.K. One of his claims to fame occurred in 1991 when Daemon was involved in a motor vehicle accident with Ronald Reagan's motorcade. He accidentally crashed into the former president's limousine on a New York City Street shortly after Ron and Nancy stepped out of the vehicle. No one was injured, except for maybe the pride of the secret service agent who was directing traffic. Most recently, Daemon has opened his own company, Last Waltz Publishing to market his brand and to help other authors. Daemon lives with his sister, author Danielle Manx and their narcoleptic cat, Sydney where they patiently prepare for the apocalypse. There is a good chance they will runout of coffee far too soon. This episode is brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity Learn more about your host, Kim Lenging  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Elizabeth her expertise of utilizing Eriksonian Hypnotherapy and how it can change a person's life.  "If we change our thoughts, we can change feelings within the body." "You CAN created healthier habits with Eriksonian Hypnotherapy." BIO Elizabeth Cessna,  MB, NBCCH, has been a therapist in private practice for over 35 years. She is board certified by the National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists, and specializes in anxiety, stress, fear, bad habits, and relationship issues. Elizabeth practices Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, a gentle and respectful method of probing her clients' subconscious mind, and completed her graduate work at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the University of Pittsburgh. Along with Ericksonian hypnotherapy sessions, she offers in unique approaches to the discipline, such as using dark chocolate to help her clients with their weight-loss therapy, and focusing on sexual and romantic issues for people of every sexual and gender identity. Elizabeth has a number of articles published, is a frequent guest speaker locally and regionally, and has taught psychology at local colleges and universities. If you or your organization is interested in hosting Elizabeth for a presentation about the discipline of Hypnotherapy or stress-management practices call 412-366-4929  To learn more visit  www.everydayhypnotherapy.com To learn more about your host, visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Talking with Captain Reyné O'Shaughnessy about mental health, self-care, burnout and how to address those issues when they crop up. "Everyone deals with mental health at different points in your life. It is in how you address those issue that matters." Pro Tip: Mindset shift  - Make a list of 25 things that you LOVE to do.  BIO Captain Reyné O’Shaughnessy is the Founder of Piloting 2 Wellbeing, an aviation-based wellbeing organization that builds on her 34+ years of experience as a commercial airline pilot. She helps others in high-performance professions and those seeking careers as airline pilots achieve a healthier, more rewarding life using practical techniques tailored for their careers. She currently captains B767 aircrafts and has logged over 10,000 hours of jet flight time. Reyné has over a decade of experience in health and wellbeing as an aviation strategist. She is certified in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at Brown University and earned a BS in Leadership (Phi Kappa Phi) and an Executive Certificate in Business from UC Berkeley. Reyné’s favorite things Having travelled the globe repeatedly, Reyné’s most favorite place in the world is spending time on the east and west coast of the US where she lives with her family. She enjoys gardening, meditation, and the love of learning. To learn more, visit https://piloting2wellbeing.com/ Amazon - https://amzn.to/3C6Z5po To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

"If you are growing, fear is present", says Lynne Harley as we chat about her new book What If You Could and a variety of other topics in this episode. As a cancer thrivor, Lynne is deeply grateful for her physical health and well-being and enjoys an active lifestyle in nature with likeminded friends, hiking, kayaking, cycling, skiing, and snowshoeing. BIO Lynne Harley, author of What If You Could?, currently resides in Camrose, Alberta. Her life work, spanning forty ears as a Social Worker and as a Transformational Life Coach, has been to empower individuals to believe in themselves and to give credence to the still, small voice of truth that is within all of us. Her children’s story What If You Could? was inspired by the work she does and shares a universal message, one that she visions will be embraced by readers of all ages. Everyone, from children to teens to graduates to seniors, must navigate change. This book speaks to the power of listening deeply to our inner voice: the voice that is kind and loving and encourages us to believe in the best of who we are and live into our potential. Lynne is also a contributing author in the book Short, Sweet and Sacred Volume 2, which shares the personal stories of Life Coaches and their journey of overcoming and becoming more. This volume was released in July 2022.  Lynne is the proud mother of three adult sons and has three grandchildren. She loves to travel and has enjoyed many adventures learning about other cultures and volunteering abroad.  Lynn recently completed a cycling tour to promote her book and create awareness for jack.org. A portion of each book sold will be gifted to jack.org Canada’s only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health. Website: www.lynneharley.com Facebook:  www.facebook.com/Lynne-Harley-MasteryforLife-Coaching Instagram: @lynneharleylifecoach This episode brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity   Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Whose Job is it Exactly to Keep my Mom Happy? Tommy Schnurmacher’s memoir details the foibles of his tumultuous relationship with his Holocaust survivor Mom who looked like Elizabeth Taylor and sounded like Zsa Zsa Gabor! BIO As a writer, Montreal media icon Schnurmacher is an intense force of nature, a seismic swell of visceral empathy, laser-sharp wit and courageous self-analysis. Now meet Olga. Auschwitz prisoner A-25057, aka Mom, A fearless, dramatic and unpredictable maverick. An original. Exposing the souls of a family for all to see, Make-up Tips from Auschwitz is an addictive page-turner.  Schnurmacher's voice resonates with a lyrical cadence all his own and an unsettling candor reminiscent of humorist David Sedaris and essayist Augusten Burroughs. Like the Oscar-winning film, Life is Beautiful, Schnurmacher revisits the Holocaust with rays of light in the darkness. “Makeup Tips from Auschwitz. How Vanity Saved my Mother’s Life” is a story of remarkable courage in the face of adversity. It is also a story of one very glamorous mom. Mordecai Richler and Philip Roth detailed how the melting pot Americanized immigrants. This memoir is  the story of a Hungarian refugee family whose chutzpah and moxie allowed it to survive and  thrive in a strange new environment. It is also the story of the rich threads and struggles that bind a unique mother-son  relationship. Meet Olga, Auschwitz prisoner A-25057 , aka Mom. A fearless, dramatic and unpredictable maverick. An original. Exposing the souls of a family for all to see, Makeup Tips from Auschwitz has an unsettling candor reminiscent of humorist David Sedaris and essayist Augusten Burroughs. Like the Oscar-winning film, Life is Beautiful, the memoir  revisits the Holocaust with rays of light in the darkness. It is a story of a family’s cultural collision and delightful dysfunction. With the growing pains of Shtisel, the earthiness of The Simpsons and the fierce family loyalty of The Sopranos, these newcomers from Hungary defy authority. They figured out early on that conventional values were not enough. It was their moxie  that allowed them to succeed. Schmooze with the passing parade that includes John Lennon, Elizabeth Taylor and Crystal Nacht. You will laugh out loud as you meet a cast of supporting characters who redefine eccentric: the 50-minute therapist, the psychic rabbi and a superstitious hypochondriac named Paris. Once you get to know these mutineers from the mainstream, you will want to organize an intervention. Or at least a Passover Seder. The memoir has been described as poignant, addictive and unpredictable by readers who sampled chapters of it on Facebook. In addition to the bookstores in Montreal  it is available online around the world in  soft cover, hard cover and Kindle  on Amazon. Also online at Barnes and Noble. Audiobook read by Tommy Schnurmacher coming soon. Learn more about Tommy and other books he's written here  -  http://talkradiotommy.com/ Get your copy of Makeup Tips From Auschwitz here  -  https://amzn.to/3Rg6lWp Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling here  -  www.kimlenglingauthor.com This episode was brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity -  https://www.creative-edge.services/

Carrie's debut book, Whiskers Abroad: Audrey and Ashi's Adventures In Japan is about a globetrotting cat and its owner's journey in the land of the rising sun. You get two perspectives of events, from the cat and the human. All the information and locations in the book are real and can serve as a guidebook. BIO Carrie Carter has a profound love for Japan, cats, sumo, dioramas, and eating unusual foods. She has traveled with her husband Jim to Japan fourteen times, so her numerous holidays across her favorite country were the inspiration for her first book, Whiskers Abroad: A Human and A Feline Perspective on Traveling in Japan. Carrie has run multiple marathons including the Tokyo Marathon, and as expected, Carrie and Jim live with an adorable cat named Frenemy, who was unhappy at not being selected as the model for the book. Carrie lives in Houston, TX, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. At home, she loves to cook, design/create Halloween costumes, and daydream about meeting Jacques Pepin. She dislikes overly dramatic music used in reality TV shows. Currently, Carrie is working on her second book, a sequel to Whiskers Abroad, where Audrey and Ashi explore further into Japan and get themselves into even more interesting predicaments. Social media: carriecarterwrites.com FB: Carrie Carter Writes Instagram @carriecarterwrites FB: Ashi the cat This episode brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling   www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Ann Charles is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes award-winning books that are splashed with humor, mystery, suspense, romance, supernatural elements, and whatever else sounds fun.  She currently had books available in several different ongoing series. Be sure to visit her website if you want to lean what books to read in what order as there is crossover of characters in each series. Ann is also a member of Sisters in Crime and Western Writers of America and is currently toiling away on her next book, wishing she was on a Mexican beach with an ice-cold Corona in one hand and a book in the other. When she is not dabbling in fiction, she is arm wrestling with her two kids, attempting to seduce her husband, and arguing with her sassy cats. To order any of Ann's books, visit her website www.anncharles.com or Amazon Publicist - Creative Edge Publicity Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling  www.kimlenglingauthor.com ANN'S BOOK SERIES: From her ongoing multi-award-winning Deadwood Mystery Series: NEARLY DEPARTED IN DEADWOOD (book 1--multiple award-winning book for both mystery and romance/mystery); OPTICAL DELUSIONS IN DEADWOOD (book 2); DEAD CASE IN DEADWOOD (book 3-one of Suspense Magazine's BEST OF 2012 books); BETTER OFF DEAD IN DEADWOOD (book 4); AN EX TO GRIND IN DEADWOOD (book 5--Grand Prize winner in Chanticleer Review's Paranormal category; MEANWHILE, BACK IN DEADWOOD (book 6--one of Suspense Magazine's BEST OF 2015 books); A WILD FRIGHT IN DEADWOOD (book 7--one of Suspense Magazine's BEST OF 2016 books); RATTLING THE HEAD IN DEADWOOD (book 8) GONE HAUNTING IN DEADWOOD (book 9) DON'T LET IT SNOW IN DEADWOOD (book 10) DEVIL DAYS IN DEADWOOD (book 11) NEVER SAY SEVER IN DEADWOOD (book 12) (Book 13 coming in early 2023) Also available from Ann are the first five books in her Jackrabbit Junction Mystery Series: DANCE OF THE WINNEBAGOS (book 1) JACKRABBIT JUNCTION JITTERS (book 2) THE GREAT JACKALOPE STAMPEDE (book 3) THE ROWDY COYOTE RUMBLE (book 4) A Thanksgiving novella titled, THE WILD TURKEY TANGO (book 4.5) A Christmas novella titled, JACKRABBIT JINGLE BALLS (book 4.7) IN CAHOOTS WITH THE PRICKLY PEAR POSSE (book 5) TWISTY TORTOISE TUSSLES (book 6) LOOK WHAT THE WIND BLEW IN (book 1) and MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT (book 2), the first two books in her Dig Site Mystery-Archaeology series set in the Maya jungle, is available on Amazon, too. These books star Quint Parker, the brother of Violet Parker--the heroine in her Deadwood Mystery series. They are filled with mystery, humor, adventure, and plenty of heat. She has a western paranormal Deadwood Undertaker Series in process that is co-written with Sam Lucky: LIFE AT THE COFFIN JOINT (book 1) A LONG WAY FROM ORDINARY (book 2 CAN'T RIDE AROUND IT (book 3) CATAWAMPUS CHRISTMAS CAROL (book 3.5) THE BACKSIDE OF HADES (book 4)--coming in Fall 2022 She has several short stories as well--DEADWOOD SHORTS: SEEING TROUBLE (book 1.5), BOOT POINTS (book 4.5), COLD FLAME (book 6.5), TEQUILA & TIME (book 8.5), and FATAL TRADITIONS (book 10.5). These are all short stories from her Deadwood Mystery Series. Also, she has THE OLD MAN'S BACK IN TOWN, a short story from her future Goldwash Mystery Series. In addition, Ann has two novellas in the AC Silly Circus Co. Mystery series: FERAL-LY FUNNY FREAKSHOW and A BUNCH OF MONKEY MALARKEY.

My chat with Andrea covers writing, living in different countries and how a diagnoses of cancer was the start of a new life. Andrea is currently writing a book with the title Chemo Club and the second book of her Time Binder Series. "Putting pen to paper, or fingers to the keyboard is something I've been doing for as long as I can remember. I still recall my mother’s “What Now!” expression as a teacher called her to one side at a parent's meeting. I was the child who could have earned air miles for my trips to “the naughty corner” and I can still see the look of astonishment on my mother's face as the teacher revealed page after page of stories written in my five-year-old hand. The writing was on the wall way back then." BIO Andrea was born and raised in Swansea, South Wales. Following a successful career in British radio including the BBC, she moved to the southern Mediterranean island of Malta to pursue her dream of becoming a freelance writer. A decade later she bought a farm in the Madonie mountains of Sicily where a menagerie of rescue animals found their way to her. With a son in Malta and a daughter in Sicily, Andrea has a home and her heart in both places. She now divides her time between the neighboring islands. Suspension is her debut novel.  She is currently working hard on book 2 of the Time Binder Series as well as a novel entitled Chemo Club. Book I of the Time Binder Series An unexpected time travel tale. When Carla Thompson falls asleep and doesn't wake up, she is shocked to discover what destiny has in store for her. Suspended between two worlds, she meets Isambard Brunel, the legendary eighteenth-century civil engineer, who built the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, and who now serves as a guardian of its secrets. Historical events intertwine with Carla’s current reality and along the way she discovers a murder, encounters a host of characters including Jamaican psychic, Matilda, and engages in verbal banter with literary legend, Ernest Hemingway. Her adventures lead her to a startling revelation about why she was chosen for her strange new role. In death, Carla realizes she has never felt more alive. https://andreafayechristians.com This episode brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling. Visit   www.kimlenglingauthor.com

A great conversation that took a turn down a path we weren't expecting. But aren't those the best kind of conversations? BIO Joel is an award-winning former journalist, columnist, and public relations professional. He is currently responsible for leading an economic development agency that serves Northern British Columbia. When not working, he can be found writing fiction or exploring the province’s vast untamed wilderness.  His most recent short story, Number Hunnerd, was published in Tyche Books’ anthology Water: Selkies, Sirens and Sea Monsters. His novella, Wolf at the Door, which focuses on a family Thanksgiving dinner gone horribly wrong, was published in June 2022.  His western horror short Hands is due out in an anthology from Brigids Gate Press later this summer.  Joel calls Prince George home, where he lives with his wife and two daughters. Joel's latest book available here - Wolf at the Door is a fast-paced, absurdist take on modern creature horror, levering humor and action to highlight how one family comes to grips with what really matters in life. Twitter: @joelcmckay LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelcmckay/ Brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling   kimlenglingauthor.com

Passing an alley full of addicts on the way to work each day gave way to the beginning of a novel. "I often used to walk past an alley that was always teeming with addicts and I got obsessed with the idea of how awful it would be to wake up one morning in that alley." Robert is passionate about the beauty of having the right words on the page and with every new book, his goal is to make it better than the previous one. BIO Robert P French is a thriller and mystery author best known for the “Cal Rogan Mysteries Series.” French began writing in 2003 when he resigned from his job as Chief Technology Officer at a company he had invested his heart and soul into. He is a software developer, turned actor, turned author who was born in Oxford, England, and brought up in the East End of London. At age 26, he emigrated from the UK to Canada “for a couple of years”; he has been there ever since. He is the writer of the seven (so far) Cal Rogan crime thrillers about a drug-addicted ex-cop who fights his way from living rough on the streets to being a much-sought-after PI. Get the Cal Rogan Mysteries on Amazon  https://www.amazon.com/Cal-Rogan-Mysteries-7-book-series/dp/B08FWYMM37 Learn more about Robert by visiting his website https://www.robertpfrench.com/ This episode is brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity To learn more about your host, Kim Lenging, visit  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey, together, these Texas authors create award-winning stories that resonate with males and females, as well as young and experienced adults. They bring a fresh new view to technology possibilities today in exciting stories.   If you want to learn a few fun facts about this writing duo, be sure to visit their website https://www.EnigmaSeries.com BIO Charles Breakfield is a technology expert in security, networking, voice, and anything digital. He enjoys writing, studying World War II history, travel, and cultural exchanges. He is a fan of wine tastings, winemaking, Harley riding, cooking extravaganzas, and woodworking. Rox Burkey is a technology professional who excels at optimizing technology and business investments. She works with customers all over the world focusing on optimized customer experiences. She writes white papers and documentation but found she has a marked preference for writing fiction. Visit their website for more information on their books and score some free stuff too!  https://www.EnigmaSeries.com This episode is brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity   To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

At the age of 69, DiGangi, Adopted at birth, shares his journey of finding his birth mother. "It felt as if I was peaking inside a stranger's window." A retired customer service executive, Edward Di Gangi was born and raised in New York City. He and his wife now reside in North Carolina. BIO DiGangi is the author of published nonfiction articles as well as short stories. He is a popular book club presenter and podcast guest. The Gift Best Given, a Memoir, is his first full-length book. You can purchase the book here:  The Gift Best Given www.digangiauthor.com To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Horse Trainer and Entrepreneur; Owner of  Mikko's Choice, a pet CBD Brand. Being trampled by a horse, experiencing a broken back, a tough year of recovery which included a spinal fusion and prescriptions of opioids that left her ill, Emma's story is a heartwarming one that shows the strength of spirit, fortitude, and big heart. BIO Emma Davis planned on becoming a veterinarian and holds multiple degrees in the animal sciences, but discovered a different way of helping animals.  Emma combined her passions into an unexpected career as a pet CBD business owner and influencer. Over the years she became involved in animal rescue and shares this side of her life on her Instagram account @briankangal.  There she educates people about rescue, animal behavior, and life with a wide array of species.  When she isn't working with animals and running Mikko's Choice, a CBD equine pellet and animal tincture brand, you can find her at CrossFit trying to better herself physically and mentally. To learn more visit: Website:     https://mikkoschoice.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mikkos_choice/ Facebook:  Mikko's Choice Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Rev. Dr. Rene Minter, DMin, LCSW-R is a Christian Based Psychotherapist in Private Practice in New York. She is highly respected and sought after in faith-based and secular communities. She is a mental health advocate who promotes “All Minds Matter” by providing mental health services without regard to income. BIO Rev. Dr. Rene is the host of “The Miracle in You with Dr. Rene” which airs on Sundays on the Believe In Your Dreams Network, and the “Joyful Heart” television channel owner. She is a co-author in 10 Anthologies and an 8-time International best-selling author. She has been a featured writer for Rebirth of the Total Woman d Wom-El Magazines. She possesses a master’s degree in Social Work and a Doctorate in Ministry. She has devoted this calling to global missions working on empowering children and widows in West Africa. She has held a position as NGO representative at the United Nations. She is a Diversity and Inclusion Strategist, provides Executive Management in the not-for-profit sector, and is a former college professor who serves as a Board Member for several not-for-profit agencies. To learn more, visit her on social media. LinkedIn Facebook Twitter To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

"I needed to be the best version of myself first" - Tracy Lowry Find YOUR healing journey with Tracy through her “Hail To The Victor In You” movement. BIO Tracy has built platforms conveying the Hail To The Victor In You movement through her podcast and TV Show. In addition to her shows, Tracy is a public speaker, author, life coach, and Registered Nurse. No matter what stage you are in your healing journey, Tracy meets you where you are and shows you how to LEVEL UP. She has first-hand experience that the effects of extreme trauma don’t have to last forever, how to move forward with hope and faith, and how to be calm in the eye of the storm. She has now dedicated her life to helping others heal their EMOTIONAL pain. www.tracylowry.com Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

 Dr. Katie Eastman is a national grief/trauma therapist, change/transition coach, and consultant in Anacortes Washington. We'll be chatting about: Questions to ask yourself when you are in the midst of a loss. Identify what's important Reframing your experience BIO As a licensed psychotherapist and transition life coach specializing in leadership, loss, and change, she supports individuals of all ages, including children and organizations, before, during, and after a significant loss. Dr. Katie teaches her clients to identify those subtle, small, everyday losses and leverage losses into personal growth opportunities. She has a process to help clarify what’s most important to us as we navigate change, loss, and growth. Learn more about Dr. Katie E. website: www.recreatecoachandcounsel.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/katie.eastman LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/keastmanpsydlcsw/ Learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Mickey Mikkelson is the founder of Creative Edge Publicity. He shares: Publicists do not have a magic wand How to be marketable Leave the ego at the door What's up next for Creative Edge Publicity BIO In 2006, he began his work in the literary and bookseller industry as the Special Events Manager for Chapters/Indigo, Canada’s largest bookstore chain, in St. Albert, Alberta.  Ten years later, he formed Creative Edge Publicity, an aggressive publicity firm that specializes in advocating for both traditional and independent artists. Since founding Creative Edge, Mickey has signed some of the top talents in the literary industry, including multiple-award-winning authors, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, and successful indie authors, many of whom have become international bestselling authors while working within the Creative Edge brand. To learn more about what Mickey can offer authors from all levels of experience, visit Creative Edge Publicity To learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling, visit  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

D. C. Gomez is an award-winning USA Today Bestselling Author, US Army Veteran, podcaster, motivational speaker, and coach. One of D. C.'s passions is helping those around her overcome their self-limiting beliefs. She writes both non-fiction as well fiction books, ranging from Urban Fantasy to Children’s Books. BIO Born in the Dominican Republic, she grew up in Salem, Massachusetts. D. C. studied film and television at New York University. After college she joined the US Army, and proudly served for four years. D. C. has a Master’s Degree in Science Administration from Central Michigan University, as well as a Master in Adult Education from Texas A&M- Texarkana University. She is a certified John Maxwell Team speaker and coach, and a certified meditation instructor from the Chopra Center. Connect with D. C. Gomez at www.dcgomez-author.com. www.facebook.com/dcgomez.author www.instagram.com/dc.gomez www.tiktok.com/@dcgomez_author Connect with Creative Edge Publicity Connect with your Host, Kim Lengling   www.kimlenglingauthor.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave a review!

A writer who loves troubled characters, poached eggs for supper, a messy desk, and green wool socks; Katherine Lawrence is the author of the young adult verse novel, Stay. She is also an award-winning author with her books of poetry: Black Umbrella; Never Mind; Lying to Our Mothers; Ring Finger, Left Hand. BIO Katherine Lawrence is the author of five books: Black Umbrella, poetry (Turnstone Press, 2022); Stay, a young adult verse novel (Coteau Books, 2017; Shadowpaw Press, 2022); Never Mind, poetry (Turnstone Books: 2016), Lying to Our Mothers (Coteau Books: 2006), and Ring Finger, Left Hand (Coteau Books: 2001) and two chapbooks: Start with the Answer (gritlit Press: 2009) and Split-ends (Jackpine Press: 2005). Among Katherine's other awards and honors, Black Umbrella was the winner of the John V. Hicks Long Manuscript Award, and Stay received the Moonbeam Award (Gold) in Children’s Poetry and was nominated for two Saskatchewan Book Awards. Never Mind was nominated Book of the Year (2016) by Saskatchewan Book Awards. Katherine's work has also received Best First Book, Saskatchewan Book Awards; City of Regina Writing Award; and Lying to Our Mothers was a finalist for a Saskatchewan Book Award. Her poems have been anthologized in The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2010 and in Nelson English Grade 10 Academic Edition and Elements of English 12 by Harcourt Canada. Katherine is a former writer-in-residence with Saskatoon Public Library. She coaches emerging and established writers offers writing workshops, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Saskatchewan. She lives in Saskatoon with her husband. Katherine lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the trapezoid-shaped province above North Dakota. She has an MFA in Writing, is a former writer in residence at Saskatoon Public Library, and coaches emerging and established writers. Connect with Katherine https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9780888017475/katherine-lawrence/black-umbrella?blnBKM=1 https://www.turnstonepress.com/books/poetry/black-umbrella.html http://www.katherinelawrence.net/ Connect with your host, Kim Lengling - www.kimlenglingauthor.com Connect with episode sponsor - Creative Edge Publicity - www.creative-edge.services

Working hard to help her clients become Kingdompreneurs for the glory of God, Coach Doreen is referred to as the master of “Divine Connections". BIO Coach Doreen Lettsome Reid is a Certified Marketplace Ministry Expert, CEO of Divine Connection Network Association, LLC, and Publisher of Unlock What’s Inside You™ Magazine. She coaches and mentors high-performing Christian women leaders 40+ rising to coach on using KEY career, business, or transitional ministry skills to build a coaching business in marketplace ministry, increase confidence, and profit while boldly proclaiming faith worldwide. Coach Doreen is also the author of 3 books; AMAZON #1 BEST SELLER Confident Women Rise anthology, Leaders Rising: The Confident Woman 21-Day Journal, and the inspirational book He’s Worthy. She has received several leadership awards and has worked with various agencies as a service provider and trainer. Connect with Coach Doreen -  doreenlettsomereid.com Unlock What's Inside You magazine Confident Woman Incubator Podcast Confident Women Rise Book  Connect with your Host, Kim Lengling - kimlenglingauthor.com Be sure to subscribe to Let Fear Bounce Podcast!

Pam aspires to write training programs for criminal justice agencies home and abroad, working alongside like-minded colleagues to develop a Caribbean response to managing domestic violence, and safeguarding survivors of domestic violence and their families. BIO An award-winning author, Pamela has over 30 years of experience working in the Criminal Justice System and has worked in a variety of Probation Officer roles and settings, namely, as a court probation officer, caseworker, and as a domestic abuse program facilitator. Pam's debut novel Loving The Brothers was published on 8th January 2018. She had her book launched in London, Dublin, and Barbados. On 8th March 2021 International Women’s Day, Pam launched her Author 2 Author Podcast. She interviews self-published authors from around the world. Her podcast is sponsored by Dalgety Herbal Teas. She became a Practice Development Assessor in 2002 working with Trainee Probation Officers studying in the Bsc Community Justice program. Pam has been a guest lecturer at Hertfordshire University and she has previously sat on the Probation Studies examination board. Pam retired from her role as a Senior Probation Officer in 2018. Awards Awards- Winner of a Lift Effects Star Award in June 2017 for her services in the Criminal Justice System. Recipient of the Powerhouse Global Award for Author of Year in 2018. A Black Excellence Author of Colour Award 2018. Shortlisted for a BLAC award for Best Writer 2020. Connect with Pamela Instagram www.instagram.com/lovingthebrothersauthor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/prhaynes/ Twitter https://twitter.com/PamPamHaynes?t=thc_A45Jf3A6JX9WzcfQpg&s=09 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelaboyde The Author 2 Author Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/01MUNb9sat6F0hMUAkLVTr?si=W_9IwfPRTnmyc3AbFFvGxg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1 Connect with your host, Kim Lengling - www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Part 2 of my chat with Rich Davis. We're digging into how he became a core cast member of the hit Netflix series, Swap Shop, and a whole lot more! BIO Rich Davis is the writer and creator of the underground horror sensation "Cult of Dracula" and “Rise of Dracula” from Source Point Press. His first book, “Cult of Dracula’’, was a 2021 Top 100 comic and all-time best seller for Source Point Press. In a short period of time, he has built a reputation in the comic book industry as an innovator with a tireless work ethic. His first comic "Cult of Dracula" has sold more than 50,000 units and has been optioned by Sure Pictures for film and television development.  Source Point Press has exercised its option to publish his full, three-volume Dracula saga. Rich also has upcoming comic book projects "Prometheus In Chains", "Shooter" and an untitled, depression-era circus tale in development among other currently unannounced projects.  Rich is a core cast member on the Hit Netflix series Swap Shop. He is currently in negotiations to return for a third season on the show. He founded a performing arts theatre and worked as a concert booker and a film producer. He has been a radio personality, an actor, and a screenwriter. He even served as a campaign staffer for two Presidential campaigns! Now he gets to tell scary stories for a living. Connect with Rich Instagram - @cultofdraculacomic Facebook - Cultofdraculacomic Netflix Series -  Swap Shop Coming Soon - www.worldofdracula.com Connect with your host, Kim Lengling: www.kimlenglingauthor.com This episode brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity

Rich has led an eclectic life. Some might wonder about his varied background, but he prefers to see it as an adventure. BIO Rich Davis is the writer and creator of the underground horror sensation "Cult of Dracula" and “Rise of Dracula” from Source Point Press. His first book, “Cult of Dracula’’, was a 2021 Top 100 comic and all-time best seller for Source Point Press. In a short period of time, he has built a reputation in the comic book industry as an innovator with a tireless work ethic. His first comic "Cult of Dracula" has sold more than 50,000 units and has been optioned by Sure Pictures for film and television development. Source Point Press has exercised its option to publish his full, three-volume Dracula saga. Rich also has upcoming comic book projects "Prometheus In Chains", "Shooter" and an untitled, depression-era circus tale in development among other currently unannounced projects. Rich is a core cast member on the Hit Netflix series Swap Shop. He is currently in negotiations to return for a third season on the show. He founded a performing arts theatre and worked as a concert booker and a film producer. He has been a radio personality, an actor, and a screenwriter. He even served as a campaign staffer for two Presidential campaigns! Now he gets to tell scary stories for a living. Connect with Rich Instagram - @cultofdraculacomic Facebook - Cultofdraculacomic Netflix Series -  Swap Shop Coming Soon - www.worldofdracula.com Connect with your host, Kim Lengling: www.kimlenglingauthor.com This episode brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity

Through a sequence of extraordinary events in 2018, Dr. Cody discovered the healing power of Platelet Rich Plasma. PRP for short. PRP is found in the plasma portion of the blood. Everyone has this priceless gift, however, most are unaware of its amazing healing powers which lead her to write her book entitled You Healing You. BIO Dr. Teresa Cody earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas, then her Dental degree at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston in 1992. Soon after Teresa and her husband, also a dentist, bought a practice in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Cody's passion is to introduce others to the multiple health benefits of PRP treatments. In February 2019 Dr. Cody opened C & C Wellness to treat patients with PRP and other natural treatments. Connect with Dr. Cody www.candcwellness.com drcody@candcwellness.com Connect with your host of the show: kimlenglingauthor.com Learn more about this episode's sponsor: Creative Edge Publicity Disclaimer: The information provided and discussed in this episode is for informational purposes only and does not intend to substitute professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Consult your physician, medical professional, or healthcare provider if you are seeking medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

A popular-selling poet of the collection “Qurbaan: A Poet’s Liberation”.  Zaira weaves word together and creates a sensory experience for the reader. BIO Actress, poet, cybersecurity specialist, and academic; Zaira Pirzada has been featured on CBS as a main actress in the prime-time television show “Hunted”, Wired, and other popular media outlets for her technical acumen.  She is a prominent conference speaker and writer for Gartner, Inc., the world’s first and largest end-user IT consultancy firm. She now professionally practices as a poet, actress, technology start-up advisor, and Cybersecurity strategist. Connect with Zaira:  https://zairapirzada.com/ You can find her poetry here:  Amazon Connect with your host, Kim Lengling:  www.kimlenglingauthor.com Learn more about this episode's sponsor: Creative Edge Publicity

Long BIO - Marvin Levine Born on the North Shore of Boston in 1959 in Beverly, Massachusetts, Marvin Levine grew up inclined toward Math and Science. He received an Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He worked as a Quality Manager for thirty-eight years in the metals and printing industries in Birmingham, Alabama, Decatur, and Chicago, Illinois. Marvin has always had a creative streak. He’s tried his hand at poetry and songs but realized he couldn’t sing and decided to turn toward books. Marvin has always been an avid reader and made several attempts to write during his management career, which seemed to end quickly and badly. Years later, two events preceded his writing in earnest. The first was his father’s funeral and the second revolved around his stepdaughter’s divorce. In 2017, Marvin continued to put the emotional juices of supporting his stepdaughter’s divorce to work and wrote his first novel, The Broken Wire. Books that followed are Clairvoyance Rain and Graceless in Salem, an unpublished work waiting for its day in the sun. Now retired and living with his wife in the beach community of Pawleys Island, South Carolina,  Marvin penned his most recent novel in 2020, A Trail of Vengeance. You can find his published works on Amazon.com Marvin shares, “Above all, I write because of my passion for turning ideas, concepts, and pictures conjured in my imagination into words, prose, and a compelling story other people will enjoy reading. It truly gives me great pleasure to present a finished product.”

Three students from Seneca High School in Erie County, Pennsylvania are taking it upon themselves to provide a "Salute To Our Veterans" reception on May 7, 2022 from Noon - 2PM. Listen in as I learn what spurred them to provide this event for veterans and why they think it is important. For additional details:  https://www.facebook.com/Project-Support-Our-Troops-157163361027539/?ref=pages_you_manage To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Tammy is a freelance storyteller and journalist. She covers stories that remind us of being human - the good, the bad, and the messy. Focused on reporting about social issues and environmental crises; she also covers film, photography, sustainability, and how they intersect with our daily lives. Her words have appeared in Shutterstock, Toggl, Al Jazeera, VICE, and more. She also offers coaching services to freelance content writers.  You can see more details at @slowfreelancing on Instagram.

Beth has done a lot of the things that have required massive courage. Being a true "mama bear" to her 2 boys and having to raise them alone after a divorce helped her to learn to ignore the thoughts and judgments of others. She believes the number one problem facing women in America today is the constant worry about what others think. Seeing this problem, she has become THE Success Coach for Women. BIO Beth is a social worker turned author-preneur. A popular writer and columnist in the United States, she is the author of 13 popular books on leadership and personal development. Her articles have appeared in Smart Business magazine, The Pittsburgh Business Times, American City Business Journals, and THRIVE Global. Beth is the founder of Pittsburgh Professional Women, one of the largest professional membership organizations for women in Western Pennsylvania. Connect with Beth at:  www.coachbethcaldwell.com Find her books:  Amazon   Connect with your host, Kim Lengling:  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

"Sometimes, it feels like no one understands what you are going through. And while grief is intensely personal, it is also something we will all experience at some point. My dad passed away three years ago and my friends and family were often unsure how to offer the support I needed." BIO Michelle Gil is a grief and loss mentor.  Michelle's upcoming memoir, Don't Tell Me to Get Over It: A Father's Love, A Daughter's Grief comes out in ebook form this Spring, with a special hardcover edition to be published in Summer 2022.  When she's not writing, she's trying new recipes from around the world, hosting safe spaces to talk about grief and loss both on and off Clubhouse, and telling her two cats, who think they're Egyptian gods, that they've already been fed. Connect with Michelle:  https://thegriefcurator.com/ Connect with your host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer and the host of the popular Charlotte Readers Podcast (where he has conducted more than 300 interviews), whose third book-The Christmas Redemption-won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards.  BIO Writer, Podcaster, Speaker; Landis lives in North Carolina where he writes and podcasts, visits his grandchild and fly-fishes. His love of history led to his newest novel: Deadly Declarations. Deadly Decorations is a novel featuring an unlikely trio of retirees who try to solve the 250-year-old mystery of the controversial First American Declaration of Independence, actions which-if successful-will change U.S. history. That is if they don't die trying. He hosts a free twice-weekly podcast available on all major podcast platforms where he encourages authors to read and talk about their award-winning, published, and emerging works, the kind of stories and poems that touch the emotions, followed by the kind of questions and answers that offer depth and insight into the readings. The podcast was named “Charlotte’s Best Podcast” in 2019 by Queen City Nerve. Connect with Landis:  landiswade.com charlottereaderspodcast.comI Media Contact: Hannah Larrew  hannah@spellboundpublicrelations.com Connect with your host, Kim Lengling - kimlenglingauthor.com

Residing in Southern California, PAUL BAHOU is the author of Sunset Distortion: The Pyramid at the End of the World. Paul holds a B.A. in Political Science from Cal State University Long Beach with a minor in music. He began his career writing grants while playing in his rock band. Eventually moving out of music and into the sustainability sector, Paul lives in Southern California with his wife Melissa, daughter Sophie and son Harrison. Paul writes fiction, music and the occasional dad joke in his spare time. Amazon:  The Pyramid at the End of the World  -  https://amzn.to/3wjq0xl

Dana Irvine is a Holistic Nutritionist, Breast Health Advocate, YogaFaith Practitioner & Thermography Advisor.  She is also the host of her own podcast Wise, Devine Women Podcast. Within her practice as a Spirit, Mind, Body & Nutrition Coach she discusses opportunities for change through stress-relieving techniques, exercise, essential oil health, whole food living and breast health. She has been providing professional medical imaging services for Thermography Medical Clinic in Northern, Central, and Eastern Ontario since 2016. To learn more about Dana, visit:  https://linktr.ee/danairvine Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling   www.kimlenglingauthor.com

In her free time, Carol can be found in ditches, meadows, and forests, scouring every crevice for signs of wildlife.  She encourages others to become conservation activists through her Facebook Page The Monarch Butterfly Crusader. BIO Carol Pasternak is an author, teacher, photographer, and sought-after speaker who has been raising monarch butterflies with her family for 40 years.    Her book How To Raise Monarch Butterflies A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids has sold 50,000 copies and received international acclaim. She is currently launching her new book, 5 Butterflies; a book that encourages young people to rest their electronic devices in favor of exploring our natural world. Connect with Carol - https://monarchcrusader.com/about-me/ Carols books:        Amazon-US Amazon-Canada Connect with your host, Kim Lengling - www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Internationally best-selling author, V.S. Holmes, is an archeologist and author, weaving two worlds together to provide international best-selling sci-fi fantasy books; the Nel Bently Books and the Blood of Titans series.  The debut of their book Smoke and Rain, won New Apple Literary's Excellence in Independent Publishing Award in 2015 and a Literary Titan Gold in 2020. Additionally, the latest book, Heretics, received a five-star review from Publishers Weekly. To learn more about VS Holmes world(s), visit:  https://vsholmes.com/index.html This episode is brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Nzondi (Ace Antonio Hall) is an American science fiction and horror author. His novel Oware Mosaic won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Young Adult fiction; the most prestigious award given to horror writers in the world.  He is the first African-American to win in a novel category, including the YA novel category. A former Director of Education for NYC schools and the Sylvan Learning Center, the award-winning educator earned a BFA from Long Island University. Hall currently lives bi-coastal in New York and Los Angeles. To learn more about Nzondi, visit - https://www.aantoniohall.com/ Read Nzondi's books:  Amazon This episode is brought to you by Creative Edge Publicity To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling - visit www.kimlengingauthor.com

Brittany is a heart transplant recipient, cancer survivor, single mom, author, motivational speaker, and Doctor of Psychology. Brittany's story is one that will stop you in your tracks, make you question your own ability and strength for survival. During her sickness, Brittany decided to dedicate her time and effort to the things that truly moved her soul, and in that pursuit, she found her love for speaking & helping others evolve. Brittany’s ability to connect to a myriad of different people with her honesty, humor and animated enthusiasm brings her story to life in transformative, passion-driven, and unique ways. To keep up with Brittany, be sure to visit her site at  www.brittanyspeaks.com To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit her at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Tahlia Fischer is the founder of All Seated In A Barn, a Horse and Donkey Rescue. Her passion for saving horses and donkeys is rooted in her childhood. All Seated in a Barn has given her the platform to share her passion to make a change and a difference within the horse industry. Outside of the barn, she enjoys spending time with family and her dogs. http://www.allseatedinabarn.com/ info@allseatedinabarn.com @allseatedinabarn https://www.facebook.com/allseatedinabarn/about/?ref=page_internal To learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling - Visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Mark Leslie is a writer of "Twilight Zone" style speculative fiction, dark fantasy, thrillers, and horror. He sometimes travels to book events with his life-sized skeleton companion, Barnaby Bones, and quite enjoys giving people chills and thrills with his writing. When he is not writing, or reading, Mark can be found haunting bookstores, libraries, or local craft beer establishments. Mark lives in Southern Ontario. Bookseller, Writer, POD & eBook Keener, Book Nerd Canadian Association of Professional Speakers "A room without books is like a body without a soul." - Cicero Latest Books:  https://books2read.com/b/frightnightsbigcity FRIGHT NIGHTS, BIG CITY (Dec 2021) THE RELAXED AUTHOR (Sept 2021) PUBLISHING PITFALLS FOR AUTHORS (Aug 2021) WIDE FOR THE WIN (Mar 2021) FEAR AND LONGING IN LOS ANGELES (Feb 2021) PODCAST: Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Episode supported by Creative Edge Publicity To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Jesse Sternberg is a mindfulness teacher, meditation instructor, and master dog trainer.  The founder of the Peaceful Alpha Project, Jesse has been working with animals for more than 30 years.  Jesse lives in Toronto, Canada. Author's Website: www.peacefulalpha.com Author's Facebook: facebook.com/peacefulalpha This episode was sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit:  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Considering herself an accidental author, Megan Hildebrand is a mother to two toddlers who happened to pen her first book: Where Do Our Heroes Go? In this illustrated short read, Megan creates a safe space for hard conversations, allowing children to share their voices and own and explore their feelings. This is a book that provides a safe place for both adults and children as you have difficult discussions about loss and grief. A timely, thoughtful book. Available on Amazon.  https://amzn.to/33Ps7Nb To visit your Host, Kim Lengling - www.kimlenglingauthor.com

As a coaching alchemist, Aneesa supports entrepreneurs, managers, and corporate executives, to thrive as leaders. She works with clients to navigate bold change, its challenges, and the unfamiliar terrain in today’s exceptionally volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous climate. “We choose to be a victim of our environment or allow it to shape our life’s direction.” This is her personal philosophy which inspires her and remains a goal point to become better than that which she was born into. She is passionate about paying it forward, by influencing and guiding positively, with optimism, love, compassion, and living authentically with acceptance, courage, and contentment. Aneesa on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/aneesa-theron-b7765718/ Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Dr. Bridget Williams is an established board-certified family physician, author, and CEO of Green Harvest Health, medical cannabis, and integrative clinics located in Ohio. With nearly 20 years of experience in family medicine from The Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Bridget combines her medical background with certifications in life and cannabis coaching to her practice. She provides valuable “medical motivational talks” on medical cannabis, CBD, life balance, and confidence. In 2019, Dr. Bridget branched out into developing her own line of CBD products as well as white labeling, and wholesale. Green Harvest Health is very proud of offering custom CBD product development for developing businesses. When not seeing patients, Dr. Bridget hosts podcast shows, creates educational videos for the Cannabis Hub, and holds an advisory and curriculum development position with the Cleveland School of Cannabis. Dr. Williams is the founder of the nonprofit GHH Community Foundation. The focal program of the nonprofit is “The Cannabis Can Project”, a gathering of cannabis businesses united to network in a collaborative environment while providing community service opportunities to support the communities that support us. Dr. Williams is honored to be Top Female Business and Top Minority Business with the Ohio MBE Awards 2021 and a Women in Medicine Top Doctor for 2021. https://linktr.ee/DrBridgetMD Dr. Williams is the lead author for a new Anthology called "Courage in Cannabis". “Courage in Cannabis” is a compilation of stories written by doctors, lawyers, patients, caregivers, entrepreneurs, and activists. Each story is unique and written with the hope of inspiring others. In these times, anyone that chooses cannabis or enters the industry has a story of courage. This is true simply because a very short time ago, cannabis was illegal everywhere in North America. The authors in this book took a leap of faith and courage when deciding that cannabis was the option for their lives. Her belief is that this book is unique and the beginning of a series that will give a voice to the voiceless. To learn more about your Host, Kim Lengling, visit:  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Jen Nash has been in marketing and communications as an author, speaker, and executive coach for two decades. She has also built a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio as a side hustle. Her debut book, a fun and engaging read, The Big Power of Tiny Connections, released early this year, is how small interactions spark extraordinary outcomes. It's the perfect read for anyone who wants more out of life. Stories of how people stayed in the moment, connected with the humans around them, and had their lives changed forever to practical tips on how we can connect without leaving the house. Available on Amazon and the audible version due to release in February of 2022. Learn more about Jen at www.jennash.com To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com This episode is sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity 

The Host of Let Fear Bounce, Kim Lengling has been writing since 2004 showcasing her faith, nature, love of rescue animals, and living with PTSD. She has been featured as a co-author in seven anthologies, is the lead author and coordinator of a collaborative 3-book faith-based series titled When Grace Found Me, the host of the podcast Let Fear Bounce, host of The Write Stuff, the author’s voice TV Show, co-host of a weekly radio show called Voices4Vets and is an advocate of 20+ years for Veterans living with PTSD. You can regularly find Kim taking walks with her rescue dog, Dexter, reading, drinking coffee, and jotting down new story ideas in one of the many notebooks found throughout her house.  You can learn more by visiting her website at www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Jo-Anne "JP" McLean writes urban fantasy and supernatural thrillers.  Her work has earned a gold Literary Titan medal and honorable mentions from the Whistler Independent Book Awards and the Victoria Writers’ Society. Reviewers call her work addictive, smart, and fun.  "My love of writing started somewhat later but ignited when I began writing what I loved: supernatural thrillers. Some call it urban fantasy, paranormal, or magical realism. The definitions overlap somewhat but the thing they have in common is a fantastical element that forces you to suspend reality and ask the question, What if that were possible?" JP is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business and makes her home on Denman Island, which is nestled between Vancouver Island and British Columbia on Canada’s west coast. Visit her at https://jpmcleanauthor.com This episode is sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Ann Charles is a USA-Today best-selling-author-Anne-Charles-e1alnaty Best-Selling author, with a B.A. in English and an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington, she writes spicy, award-winning mysteries full of mayhem, adventure, comedy, and suspense. She writes the Deadwood Mystery Series, Jackrabbit Junction Mystery Series, Dig Site Mystery Series, Deadwood Undertaker Series (with her husband, Sam Lucky), and AC Silly Circus Mystery Series. Her Deadwood Mystery Series has won multiple national awards. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and Western Writers of America and is currently toiling away on her next book, wishing she was on a Mexican beach with an ice-cold Corona in one hand and a book in the other. When she is not dabbling in fiction, she is arm wrestling with her two kids, attempting to seduce her husband, and arguing with her sassy cats. To find out more, visit:  http://anncharles.com/ This episode is sponsored by https://www.creative-edge.services/ To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit:  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Miranda Oh is the author of the Chin Up Tits Out series. When the going gets tough, there is no shame in sipping some wine and having an ugly cry. Life is a wild ride, sharing the twisted stories is what brings us together. Miranda hopes that her stories bring laughter, some shock, and maybe a few tears.  https://www.mirandaoh.com/ The Chin Up Tits Out Series is available on Amazon and other online platforms. This episode of Let Fear Bounce is sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity. To learn more about your host or how you can potentially be a guest on Let Fear Bounce, visit:  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Donald G. “Skip” Mondragon, MD has practiced Internal Medicine, adult medicine, for over thirty years. Colonel Mondragon is a twenty-six-year Army veteran, spent thirty months in combat zones, and is a National Veterans Wrestling Champion. During his last year in the Army, Skip became a casualty of depression. As he recovered, he was called to help men struggling with this dark disease by speaking and writing. His book Wrestling Depression Is Not for Wimps! was published in February 2020. Skip’s true claim to fame is his five independent and gainfully employed children, his four amazing grandchildren, and especially his wife Sherry. She’s a tough Army wife who endured raising teenagers on her own, a variety of moves to new duty stations, and far too many of his idiosyncrasies for forty years of marriage. Find his book on Amazon:   WRESTLING DEPRESSION IS NOT FOR WIMPS: Lessons Learned from an Amateur Wrestler’s Fight to Triumph Over Depression If you have a story that would benefit others, feel free to reach out to lenglingauthor@gmail.com to potentially be a guest on Let Fear Bounce. Visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com to learn more about me and what I do!

Anne has been in the industries of motivation and wellbeing for over a decade. She is an author, podcaster, emotional wellness specialist, and joyful living teacher. She is a Nature lover, mountain-hiking foodie, doting dog mama to her adorable Mini Schnauzers, an award-winning actress, writer, and is obsessed with Medieval history. Her book, Live For Joy, is available on Amazon. She trains professionals to better cultivate their fulfillment and wellbeing as critical elements for more successful work-life integration. As a teacher and corporate trainer, I offer workshops and courses, serve as a consultant to the corporate wellness industry and just published a new book, Live for Joy. She blends her insights from her formal training and certifications with a sense of solid instinct and practical techniques that create her Power of Joy system. Whenever she can, she hops on a plane to explore more of our planet and meet new people. She is known for her "warm empathy and joie de vivre." Visit and learn more about Anne:  www.annescottlin.com Live for Joy on Amazon: http://amzn.to/3rvsOTg Free gift: www.annescottlin.com/joyjournal LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/annescottlin Creative Edge Publicity https://www.creative-edge.services/  To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Anna J. Walner is an international best-selling author with Amazon and Barnes & Noble and a mother to one daughter. She has always had a passion for writing, spending her life obsessed with literature. As an author, her creativity has grown. She not only reads the stories she loves, but she creates them too. She began this quest for her daughter. The current series is written for her, with her in mind and from there, the ideas continued to form and grow. Website:  https://annajwalner.com/ BookTib Interview: https://booktrib.com/2021/01/19/author-spotlight-anna-j-walner/ 7 Must Read List for Spring: https://booktrib.com/2021/02/26/7-surprising-ya-fiction-books-to-watch-for-this-spring/ Literary Titan Review: https://literarytitan.com/?s=garkain Bedside Book Review: https://bedsidebookreview.wordpress.com/2021/01/06/garkain/ Reader’s Favorite Review: https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/garkain Creative Edge Publicity  https://www.creative-edge.services/

Nathalie P. is a No.1 International Bestselling author of fifteen books on success, communication, wellness, and empowerment. She is the Founder and CEO of the THINK Yourself® ACADEMY, offering leading-edge online courses, one-on-one coaching, and business mentorship. She has inspired over 100,000 audience members and empowered thousands of clients internationally to rid themselves of negative self-talk. https://www.facebook.com/nathalie.plamondonthomas https://www.facebook.com /ThinkYourselfAcademy/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-plamondon-thomas-6b3262a/ instagram: @nathaliepthinkyourself twitter: @thinkyourselfac If you have a story that you feel would be a good fit for Let Fear Bounce, please reach out and we can chat! lenglingauthor@gmail.com or visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com to learn more about me!

Dr. Phil Rosenkrantz is Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at California State Polytechnic University Pomona. Prior to his career in education, Phil worked for General Motors for ten years in engineering and management. Phil holds degrees from Kettering University (BSME), Purdue University (MSIA), University of California Riverside (MS), and Pepperdine University (Ed.D). Phil was born and raised in Southern California. Phil and his wife, Judy, have four children: David, Julia, Sarah, and Debi. He enjoys volunteering with many years of service devoted to the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association (US Forest Service), Boy Scouts, Eastside Christian Schools, the American Society for Quality, Special Olympics, and other organizations. His passions include World War II history, backpacking, travel, outdoor cooking, bluegrass, and Disneyland. Phil and Judy now divide their time between Southern California and Central Arizona. Email: rosenkrantz@cpp.edu https://philrosenkrantz.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JQPC5N7 Do you have a story to share? Email: lenglingauthor@gmail.com or visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Dr. Phil Rosenkrantz is Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at California State Polytechnic University Pomona. Prior to his career in education, Phil worked for General Motors for ten years in engineering and management. Phil holds degrees from Kettering University (BSME), Purdue University (MSIA), University of California Riverside (MS), and Pepperdine University (Ed.D). Phil was born and raised in Southern California. Phil and his wife, Judy, have four children: David, Julia, Sarah, and Debi. He enjoys volunteering with many years of service devoted to the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association (US Forest Service), Boy Scouts, Eastside Christian Schools, the American Society for Quality, Special Olympics, and other organizations. His passions include World War II history, backpacking, travel, outdoor cooking, bluegrass, and Disneyland. Phil and Judy now divide their time between Southern California and Central Arizona. Email: rosenkrantz@cpp.edu https://philrosenkrantz.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JQPC5N7 Do you have a story to share? Email: lenglingauthor@gmail.com or visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Joseph Reid has had a passion for loving and helping people from a very early age. He is the founder and Executive Director of Broken People, an international mental health peer support group. He is also a peer support specialist and family advocate with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health nonprofit organization. He is the author of Broken Like Me and oversees several other brilliant writers on his website’s blog that can be found at: www.broken-people.org He is passionate about following God’s direction, loving and serving his wife Melissa of 24 years, and trying to keep up with his four awesome grown kids. Broken Like Me: An Insider's Toolkit For Mending Broken People https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737078619 Have an awesome story to share? Get in touch!  www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Doug Lawrence is the founder of TalentC® and Co-founder of the International Mentor Community. Doug leads organizations to experience the benefits of how mentoring will encourage workforce culture to flow in harmony (mentors), improve productivity from employees (mentees), reducing costly employee onboarding improving the bottom line (organizations). Doug is an International Certified Mentor and has obtained his Certificate of Achievement – Mentoring, his Certificate of Competence – Mentor, and his Certificate of Competence – Journey Mentor from the International Mentoring Community (IMC). Doug’s Practice of Mentoring has resulted in his accumulation of 2,000 hours of mentoring (in-person and virtual), 197 hours of speaking opportunities, and 672 hours teaching others how to effectively mentor. Doug is a volunteer mentor with the Sir Richard Branson Entrepreneur Program in the Caribbean and with the American Corporate Partners in the United States working with military personnel in their transition from military life to civilian life. Doug is currently working with researchers to examine the role of mentoring as a support for those struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). His experience in law enforcement coupled with working with people suffering from PTSD has afforded him a unique view of mentoring and PTSD. Doug is an international speaker and author about all facets of Mentoring. He published “The Gift of Mentoring” in 2014 with his second book set to publish in 2021. Doug works with organizations to establish mentoring programs, influence mentoring as a culture, and provides one-on-one direct mentoring for individuals of all backgrounds and levels globally. Contact Doug directly to discover how mentoring can improve your organization.  https://calendly.com/doug-lawrence Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling. Visit https://www.kimlenglingauthor.com This episode is sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity  http://www.creative-edge.services/

Jennifer Anne Gordon is a gothic horror novelist. Her work includes Beautiful, Frightening and Silent (2020) which is a finalist in the Kindle Book Review Awards,  and From Daylight to Madness (The Hotel book 1), and coming out in November 2020, When the Sleeping Dead Still Talk (The Hotel book 2). Jennifer is one of the hosts as well as the creator of Vox Vomitus, a video podcast on the Global Authors on the Air Network, as well as the Co-Host of the YouTube Channel “Talk Horror To Me”. She had been a contributor to Ladies of Horror Fiction, as well as Horror Tree. Jennifer is pale, curly-haired ginger, obsessed with horror, ghosts, abandoned buildings, and her dog "Lord Tubby". She graduated from the New Hampshire Institute of Art, where she studied Acting. She also studied at the University of New Hampshire with a concentration in Art History and English. She has made her living as an actress, a magician's assistant, a "gallerina", a comic book dealer, a painter, a burlesque performer and for the past ten years as an award-winning professional ballroom dancer, performer, instructor, and choreographer. When not scribbling away (ok, typing frantically) she enjoys traveling with her husband and dance partner, teaching her dog ridiculous tricks (like 'give me a kiss' and 'what hand is the treat in?' ok these are not great tricks.) as well as taking photos of abandoned buildings and haunted locations. She is a Leo, so at the end of the day, she just thinks about her hair. For more information and benevolent stalking, please visit her website at http://www.JenniferAnneGordon.com Amazon Author Page - amazon.com/author/jenniferannegordon Facebook Author Page - https://www.facebook.com/JenniferAnneGordonAuthor/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jennifergenevievegordon/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JenniferAnneGo5 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20063036.Jennifer_Gordon This episode sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity  -  http://www.creative-edge.services/ To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling, visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Kristina Rienzi is a Jersey Shore-based new adult thriller author, certified professional coach, and the former president of Sisters in Crime-Central Jersey.  An INFJ who dreams beyond big, Kristina encourages others (and herself) to embrace the unknown through her stories. When she's not writing or drinking wine, Kristina is spoiling her baby girl, watching Lifetime and Hallmark, singing (and dancing) to Yacht Rock Radio, or rooting for the WVU Mountaineers.  She believes in all things paranormal, a closet full of designer bags, the Law of Attraction, aliens, angels, and the value of a graduate degree in psychology. Her debut audiobook, Among Us was featured on Audible’s ACX University and is an Audible Editors Select pick. Visit her online at KristinaRienzi.com Email:KristinaRienziAuthor@gmail.com and Kristina@KristinaRienzi.com Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/KristinaRienziAuthor Twitter: www.twitter.com/KristinaRienzi YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/KristinaRienziAuthor Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/KristinaRienzi Newsletter sign-up form: https://kristinarienzi.com/signup/ Author photo link: http://kristinarienzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Kristina-Rienzi.jpg This episode sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity  -  http://www.creative-edge.services/ To learn more about your host, Kim Lengling. Visit www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Podcaster Host/Published Author & Poet/Keynote Motivational Speaker/ Creative Writer/StandUp Comic/Actress/Model. Caramel Lucas is knowledgeable in the business and entertainment industry with over 15 years of experience. Her book:  IIn Love With The Other Man THE STUNNING DEBUT BY CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PODCASTER, WRITER, STANDUP COMIC, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, POET, AND ACTRESS/MODEL, CARAMEL LUCAS Released and published by Authorhouse. Available worldwide in digital and print across all platforms. This is the story of the lives of four ladies: Denise, Keisha, Liz, and Tonya. Denise is living the most normal life she possibly can with her husband, Eric, the man she loves and whom she will never leave. Keisha, a real estate agent, enjoys the single life until she meets a man named Robert, who is a handsome and rich bachelor. Keisha is very independent, living her life and doing her own thing; no man is going to change her lifestyle . . . or will he? Liz is married with three children, but she is still lonely because her husband, Frank is never home. Liz meets a young man named Terrence and falls deeply in love with him. What will Liz do? Is she in love with the other man? Tonya does anything with anyone and lives a single life. Tonya does not care about herself, her five-year-old child, or her mother, even though she is still living at her mother's home. Watch out for Tonya; she may be with your man . . . or your woman. NOW MADE INTO A FEATURE FILM https://www.authorhouse.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/496798-in-love-with-the-other-man  https://www.amazon.com/Love-Other-Man-Francina-Lucas/dp/1491826851  https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/in-love-with-the-other-man-by-francina-lucas-9781491826874  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-love-with-the-other-man-francina-ms-caramel-lucas/1117534316  https://www.walmart.com/ip/In-Love-with-the-Other-Man-9781491826850/53080534 Episode sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity  -  http://www.creative-edge.services/ Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling - Visit https://www.kimlenglingauthor.com

Stephanie Miller is a co-author in When Grace Found Me, Volume Two sharing her story of the Grace in the Everyday. If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to get your copy here:  When Grace Found Me If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time! www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Betty Predmore is a co-author in When Grace Found Me, Volume Three. Soon to be released! Look for it this fall! If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to get your copy here:  When Grace Found Me If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time! www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Cheryl Mattern is a co-author in When Grace Found Me, Volume One sharing her story of grace, I Needed My Little Girl. If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to get your copy here:  When Grace Found Me, Volume Two If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time! www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Mimi Kroger is a co-author in When Grace Found Me, Volume Three and the best selling author of Holy Spirit, Help Me Heal, Overcoming Disease & Dysfunction through Spirit Connection & Soul Healing. If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to get your copy here:  When Grace Found Me, Volume Two If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time! www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Delphine comes to us from Alabama, sharing her powerful story of healing and her love for her Mother. If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to get your copy here:  When Grace Found Me, Volume Two If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time! www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Rita Preston comes to us from Pennsylvania, USA. Rita is a co-author in all three volumes of the series, sharing her stories of grief, loss and grace. If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to get your copy here:  When Grace Found Me, Volume Two If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time! www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Michelle D. Jones is a co-author in Volume Two of the When Grace Found Me series. Michelle joins us from Pennsylvania and shares her chapter Embolden Faith. If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to purchase your copy here:  When Grace Found Me, Volume Two If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time!   www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Ruth L Snyder, a co-author in Volume Two of the When Grace Found Me series. Ruth comes to us from Canada and shares her powerful story of lessons on love during divorce. If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to get your copy here:  When Grace Found Me, Volume Two If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time! www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Meanke Burnet, a co-author in Volume Two of the When Grace Found Me series. Meanke comes to us from the Netherlands and shares a powerful story of forgiveness. If you would like to read all of the amazing, God-led stories, be sure to get your copy here:  When Grace Found Me, Volume Two If you have a story that you know can change someone's life for the better, get in touch! More co-author opportunities are available. Let's change the world, one word and one story at a time! www.kimlenglingauthor.com lenglingauthor@gmail.com

Denise Bossarte is an award-winning poet, writer, photographer, and artist.  She is a certified meditation facilitator, contemplative arts teacher, and an (IT) professional.  As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Denise shares her journey of healing in her book Thriving After Sexual Abuse. Thriving After Sexual Abuse is an eloquent and empathetic self-development book laying out a blueprint for survivors to heal themselves.  Thriving provides tips and suggestions for readers to seek help, self-reflect, and pursue healing through a range of activities and practices that offers tangible strategies for readers to reclaim their lives and move forward to a life of Thriving.  https://twitter.com/AmThrivingAfter  https://www.facebook.com/thrivingafter https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com

Losing her husband, health, and career in quick succession, everything she had invested in; love, time, energy, and money, was gone. Laura Toop is The Bereavement and Grief Coach helping the bereaved love life again after loss. She helps others bridge the gap to purpose and passion for life and living, beyond the pain of loss and grief, enabling, empowering, and encouraging you to create clarity, find focus, and manage motivation, through her one to one coaching, stories, workshops, talks, conferences, and community. hello@thelossconnection.co.uk https://thelossconnection.co.uk/

Nicole D. Roberts, of England, is a multi-published author of 15 books with her newest release, Canfidence, It's an inside job. She has written 15 books since 2014 and is the owner of the soon to be launched, Never Stop Praying Global TV show. She has worked in the NHS since 1998 as a nurse and health visitor. She volunteered at the homeless community center serving hot meals. She is a mother of 2 boys, Elijah and Joshua. Her vision is to continue helping the homeless. Canfidence is a play on the word confidence, coined from Philippians 4:13. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Nicole has overcome being called a nobody, not good enough, and not worth anything by trusted people in her life to becoming a self-disciplined success story through Christ who strengthens her. www.nicoledroberts.co.uk Visit Nicole's Author Page on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Nicole-D-Roberts/e/B01N5PQ12I/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1

What an amazing conversation I recently had with Mimi Kroger! She is an author, speaker, nationally certified personal trainer, nutrition guide, and behavior change specialist with a passion for health and wellness. She directs her clients toward healing rooted in a relationship with the Holy Spirit through the wisdom, guidance, and comfort He provides. Mimi enjoys being a mom to an amazing adult son, and she resides in Colorado with her wonderful husband and tenacious Yorkie named Hugs. Mimi Kroger began her life in Brooklyn, New York. The child of immigrant parents from Italy and Argentina, she lived the life of an American with old-world roots influencing her day-to-day life. At a young age, her family moved from New York to the beautiful mountains of Colorado. Her life took a dramatic turn in 1993 with a lupus diagnosis culminating in a kidney transplant 21 years later. Her relationship with Christ gave her the grace to fight, and as she became more intimately acquainted with the Holy Spirit, she began to heal. Health issues inspired her career as a group fitness instructor, nutrition guide, and personal trainer. Receiving healing has spurred on her calling further as an author, speaker, and behavior change specialist. She is compelled to bring life, health, and wholeness through what she has learned, both spiritually and professionally. She is the founder of 3 John 2 Ministries, a faith-based non-profit organization equipping individuals on how to connect with the Holy Spirit, nourish their souls through that connection, and heal their physical bodies as a result.  Website: 3john2ministries.org  Email: 3john2healingministry@gmail.com Website: mimikrogerauthor.com Email: mimikrogerauthor@gmail.com Be sure to check out the Amazon link to purchase your copy of Holy Spirit, Help Me Heal https://www.amazon.com/Mimi-Kroger/e/B08ZKD4H27/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1

The founder and owner Rise up with Sandy Johnston. Sandy is an Abundant Life Coach, Consultant and Intuitive Energetic Healer. She is a survivor of an abusive relationship and has turned her tears into triumph as she has risen up from a place of brokenness to a place of healing, recovery, and restoration. Sandy helps women heal from the traumas they have been through, helping them to rise to their highest value, and to be able to sparkle and shine again in their personal and professional lives. She is a treasure hunter at heart, always looking to discover the hidden treasure in everyone and in everything. Email: sandy@sandyj.com.au Website:  www.sandyj.com.au Podcast,Tiaras, Tears and Triumphs: https://tiarastearsandtriumphs.podbean.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/sandjohnstonlifetransformationcoach

As always, a fun conversation was had with my friend Erin Harrigan. Listen in as we chat about her journey.  Erin writes, coaches, and speaks on the healing power of trading in self-reliance for surrender to make God your business partner. She is the author of Pursuing Success God’s Way – A Practical Guide to Hustle with Heart, and the host of the Hustle With Heart Podcast. Visit https://erinharrigan.com/ to check out her podcast and her book! Thank you to my sponsor, Mischelle O'Neal of Mastering Your Monday, LLC. To learn more, visit www.masteringyourmonday.com

Kyle Tolzman is a teacher, entrepreneur, speaker, lacrosse coach, podcaster, and writer. His mission is to help as many people and organizations understand and believe that average mindset and actions lead to average lives and organizations. He is the host of the Against All Average podcast where he interviews entrepreneurs and world-changers about their lives and key factors that have led them to where they are today. Be against all average! Be sure to check out Kyle's podcast!  www.againstallaverage.com Thank you to my sponsor, Mischelle O'Neal of Mastering Your Monday, LLC.  To learn more, visit: masteringyourmonday.com

Alison Pena aka Bad Widow supports clients to tap into their innate resilience and take back their lives after loss with time-tested insights and strategies. After the heartbreaking loss of her husband to pancreatic cancer, Alison designed new ways to re-engage, reinvent, and rebuild back to life, work and even love. Alison was able to build solid ground for herself by tapping into her innate resilience when her world collapsed after the loss of her husband. https://BadWidow.com Thank you to my sponsor for this episode, Mischelle O'Neal of Mastering Your Monday, LLC!  Learn more by visiting, www.masteringyourmonday.com

Anita is a portrait photographer and owner of Buzzy Photography. She focuses on capturing the essence of her subjects to bring out confident, sincere expressions and the magic of loving relationships. She truly feels that her gift is to see the best in each person. Buzzy Photography has been in business since 1996. During the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, Anita Buzzy-Prentiss photographed almost 200 “porchraits” – pictures of people on or near their porches all around Pittsburgh. She felt like she was on a mission to spread, love, gratitude, joy and hope during a time of fear. www.buzzyphoto.com

What an amazing conversation with Tanya E. Hood! All kinds of nuggets in here folks! Let me introduce you to my beautiful guest:  Tanya E. Hood is an Author, Instructor, and Strategist.  She teaches divorcees how to navigate life after divorce by gaining clarity of their core strengths and tools to eliminate conflict. Her strategies and actionable steps provide life-changing solutions to grow and develop them so they can have a better life. Click the link to receive your free chapter of Red Alert!     http://bit.ly/RedAlertChapter1 Check out Tanya's free Facebook group: Living in Authenticity Visit her website!  www.TanyaEHood.com

Welcome to another episode of Let Fear Bounce! I decided to go solo for this one and share a story I wrote several years ago for a speech. I was asked to speak for three different towns at their Memorial Day Ceremonies. To say that was humbling is putting it lightly. It was a beautiful day. The weather was perfect with blue skies, puffy white clouds, and patriotism. Of course, there were parades, of which I was able to watch or participate in, give my speech and rush off to the next town to be on time to do it all again. It was small-town America at her finest.   The following episode is the speech I shared on that special Memorial Day.

Laarni Mulvey is a Filipino American Women's Strength Advocate, Author, Speaker and Power Lifter. She is the Founder of the Global Standing in Strength Movement. She found an internal power that allows her to channel her voice to encourage women to harness their unique power and strength. Her message is to educate the world on the views of women and to champion them to know they are stronger than they think they are. Known as ‘The Power Lady’ she encourages and leads women to honour themselves, and build a powerful legacy for future generations. @laarnimulvey www.laarnimulvey.com https://www.amazon.com/Standing-Strength-Inspirational-Stories-Unleashed

Your friend for forgiveness. Lois guides people to help build resilience and grit, develop a growth mindset and learn to forgive. She is an accomplished Speaker, Storyteller, Mentor, Inspirer, Learning facilitator and empowering coach through her program using the Acronym – SMILE. Lois provides the steps to help you move from victim to survivor to thriver and beyond, after facing a life or business challenge or adversity. Be B.R.A.V.E. http://walkingwithoutskin.com/

Mischelle O'Neal is an author, speaker, certified life coach, Revisionist, and the Founder of Mastering Your Monday, LLC. Her desire is to help others overcome personal and professional challenges both in the workplace and at home.  She felt a need to help highly driven professionals who were finding themselves overworked and unfulfilled, find a way to bring balance and control back into their lives and revive their joy of living. Find Mischelle on any of the platforms below! https://MasteringYourMonday.com  https://MasteringYourMonday.com/MakeItThrough  https://MasteringYourMonday.com/Pathway  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mischelleoneal/  https://www.youtube.com/c/MischelleONeal  https://www.facebook.com/MischelleONeal/

Laura Ukoli earned a BA in English with MBA coursework, she has over 25 years of professional experience in Marketing, Sales, PR, and Executive Administrative Support. She is a Licensed Realtor – CA DRE #01864447, Business Development Manager -- Get It Done For Me! Virtual Services, Wife, Daughter, Mother, Sister, Friend, and Colleague.  She encourages you to Jump off the Faith Cliff with her into a World of peace and prosperity! https://www.facebook.com/CommonNigeria/posts/147663423329464

MSgt Miller is a 20-year active duty Soldier. He has been deployed 4 times to combat zones and spent 1 year in the sinai peninsula.  He is married and has 1 child heading off to college this fall. Living with PTSD, depression, and anxiety, he has overcome the deepest and darkest moments that included suicidal thoughts. To learn more about an Army soldier's life, visit     https://millersmilitarymoments.com YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfZ04c3dayRgBcg20TFzQw

Chris McQuillan is trained as an electrical engineer and has worked in project management for several social housing providers. He has also worked in the charitable sector, fundraising on behalf of several non-profit organisations and charities. He has recently published, Chris and Moose's Waggy Walk; Crisis on the Coast Path, Part 1 available on Amazon. At the age of forty-two he decided that the time for his mid-life adventure/crisis was ripe. He grabbed a tent, rucksack, and his trusted companion Moose, to begin a coastal walk around mainland Britain.  Something Chris tells him self is 'Feel the fear, then do it anyway.' It's something passed onto him by an a-level maths teacher in 6th form. He's uttered it under his breath at every significant event, choice, or interview since. It may be considered a bit of a corny trope, but for Chris, it's a reminder that fear should not be vilified or controlled, it's an ally and something we should all be comfortable feeling. It's OK to feel fear, and it's natural to be afraid or filled with doubt. The trick is to take a deep breath and plunge in regardless. Find out more about Chris and Moose at www.chrisandmoose.co.uk https://www.amazon.com/Chris-McQuillan/e/B0034PYN0Q/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1

Just me, your Host, chatting about the wonder of Spring and all that comes with it. Leave a message sharing how you see Spring time. I'd love to hear what it's like in your part of the world.

Julie Paulston is a transformational life coach who brings humor, passion and compassion, in her journey to help women rise from the ashes of their lives to rediscover their Divine inner phoenix. Having over 30 years in recovery, she brings multiple personal experiences and strategies to rediscover who you were before the world told you who you should be. Her flagship course is a 6-week course is called, “Be the Phoenix of Your Own Life…The Feminine Rising”. Whether you are a burned-out corporate employee, to a newly empty nester, to being happily married or anywhere in between. This course takes women through systematic steps from learning about Universal signs aka “God winks” to finding the gift of the crash and burn and perceived failures to finally being able to release the shame and rise. It is a transformational experience that can truly shift your life for the better and empower you to step into the arena of your life. She is a contributing author for Women’s Wealth and Wellness Network and has appeared on Ladies of Light with Melanie Kolton and Ask the Expert with Leticia Johnson. Currently she is in the final stages of releasing her own podcast. She is a proud mom of 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren. She resides in Pensacola Florida and loves nothing more than chasing the sunrise over the Gulf and sharing her experience, strength and hope with others. FB:  http://www.facebook.com/julie.paulston IG:  @Gr8ful4life and @DivinePhoenixRising Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bethephoenixofyourownlifes-podcast/id1560859377 Spotify:  bethephoenixofyourownlife's podcast

Emily Vermillion is a Certified Christian Life Coach and Podcast Host.  Her focus is to help others renew their mind and live daily with BOLD intention. Part of Emily's journey is to share having worked through OCD and depression throughout different seasons of her life.  boldpearls.com thoughtvaultpodcast.com Instagram: @byemilyvermillion

Susan is an abuse recovery expert, speaker, and bestselling author.  Recovery After Abuse blossomed from Susan's own abusive relationships and is built on the belief that all women are entitled to live free, fulfilled, and fearless.  Susan is on a mission empowering women to rise up, show up, free their voices, and move from the victim space to the courageous & healing space.  Visit her at - www.recoveryaferabuse.ca

John is the owner of a Community Interest Company that specializes in delivering programmes into the prison population, with the objective of reducing loneliness and social isolation. He uses poetry, music, comedy and chat to do this, it is very popular, and could be delivered via Zoom anywhere in the world. Loneliness is one of the main causes of anxiety and depression, and therefore the recipients need not be inside prison, they could live anywhere. The topic of prisons generally, is one that many people have a fear of, This is one fear that John has overcome. Visit John at -  www.theoldfellah.co.uk

One of Larry’s greatest passions is raising awareness for mental health. He serves on the national board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and sits on their financial and investment committees. Together with his wife, Denise, they have raised more than $1.5 million for the organization through the Keith Milano Memorial Fund. The fund was created at AFSP in memory of his brother-in-law. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: www.afsp.org www.keithmilano.org Lawrence Sprung, CFP®, is the founder of Mitlin Financial, Inc. He leads planning and asset management services, in addition to focusing on business development. Many who have heard Larry speak comment on his ability to break down complex financial topics into easy-to-understand concepts. That’s because Larry prides himself on making sure every client understands the tailored financial plan being laid out for them. He is also the host of the Mitlin Money Mindset™. https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/ The Mitlin Money Mindset Podcast- https://mitlin.us/MMMApple