Come Back to Love® Radio: What It Really Takes to Become a Rested Woman

Guest: Karen Brody

Summary:

In this soulful and nourishing episode, Robyn is joined by Karen Brody, women’s well-being advocate, yoga nidra guide, and founder of Dare to Rest. Together, they explore how deep rest is not just a healing practice—but a radical pathway back to self-love, wholeness, and connection.

Karen shares how burnout, betrayal, and emotional exhaustion disconnect us from our hearts—and how rest can become the medicine we need to remember who we are. From her own personal transformation to guiding thousands of women around the world, Karen speaks powerfully to the ways rest helps us reclaim our voice, soften our nervous systems, and receive love more fully.

Topics covered:

• Why rest is a feminist and spiritual act
• The science and soul behind yoga nidra
• How rest can support making truly aligned choices
• What it means to “rest our way back to love”

Whether you're recovering from heartbreak, holding too much for others, or longing to feel whole again—this conversation offers a soft landing place.

Tune in and rediscover the power of slowing down, listening in, and coming back to love—one breath at a time.

Bio: Karen Brody is a rest and women’s empowerment coach, yoga nidra teacher, author, and the founder of Daring to Rest—a global movement helping women reclaim rest as a source of power, healing, and wholeness. She is the author of Daring to Rest: Reclaim Your Power with Yoga Nidra Meditation, and the creator of the Daring to Rest™ Method and the Rested Path™ Framework. Through Daring to Rest programs, Karen has taught tens of thousands of women yoga nidra and how to create a rested life. She has also trained women around the world to guide others on a journey to rest through her Daring to Rest Yoga Nidra Facilitator and Rest Coach training programs. Karen is the mother of two young adult sons raised on rest.

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Marketing Strategies for Authors with Doreen DeJesus-Harper

Synopsis: On this enlightening episode of The Dreaming Healing Show, host Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos sits down with marketing expert Doreen DeJesus-Harper to explore powerful marketing strategies tailored specifically for authors. Drawing on her extensive background, Doreen shares proven techniques and practical advice for authors looking to elevate their books and personal brands in today’s competitive market.

Listeners will discover how collaborative partnerships, outstanding customer service, and a results-driven mindset—key principles behind Doreen's successful business, Ambicionz—can be applied to the publishing world. The conversation delves into actionable steps authors can take to build authentic relationships with readers, leverage professional networks, and create sustainable marketing campaigns that drive visibility and book sales.

Guest: Doreen DeJesus-Harper

Bio: After 23 years in Corporate America, with experience in the hospitality, real estate, accounting, and financial industries, Doreen took a leap of faith and retired in 2008 to entrepreneurship. Her extensive training includes business coaching, strategic implementation of standard operations and procedures (SOP’s) for entrepreneurs, team management, event coordination, website development and maintenance, social media strategy implementation and management, author, coach and speaker support, data research, marketing, project management, and much more. With such a wide range of services, Doreen ensures that all her clients' needs are met, making them feel secure and well taken care of. Doreen’s relationship with her clients is one of a “partnership,” a successful relationship built on a clear focus on specific goals. This clarity ensures a joint commitment and a path to success, making her clients feel valued and important in their journey. Her entrepreneurial client base consists mostly of Authors, Coaches, Speakers, and Solopreneurs.

Website: www.ambicionz.com

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Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #628 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, ukulele, acoustic guitar, mandolin and Native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on Native drum and congas. Recorded live on a sultry July day in 2025 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts. Today’s show begins with the appropriately summery “Double Winged Dragonfly”, a sun-soaked summer dusk song with an appealingly languid, drifting structure. “Celebrate Diversity” is a development of our first piece with a gorgeous Native flute coda and a fine, inspiring lyric from Mariam and “Bring It All Back” is a light, skipping folk song led by Mariam’s rustic mandolin and bluesy piano from Bob. “Queens Of The Forest” is a lush, languid, mysterious ballad with gorgeous vocals and slowly unfurling, drifting piano and “Let’s Embrace Our Grace” is a beautifully developed piece with a fine vocal, driving congas and a graceful power. “Circle Of Light”, originally recorded for Mariam’s “Gaea Star Crystal” album is stretched and repurposed into a sprightly, minimalist modern gospel song. We complete today’s hour with “A Bevy Of Goddesses”, a summer forest tale told by Mariam in conversation with her soaring Native flute, fundamental Native drum and emotional, R&B-inflected piano from Bob.

Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

How Do I Do This? Managing Disease and Remission

Whether a diagnosis has an immediate fix, a lengthy treatment regimen or is a chronic one, there are so many issues that arise: How to tell loved ones and friends, even children? What techniques are there to help manage mental health? Where, in the pain of it all, are there silver linings? Join Yonni + Heather and special guests Kiley Durham Castriccone and Julie Rosenthal Ruby for a powerful and inspiring conversation.

Bio for Julie Ruby:

Julie Ruby, LCSW is a psychoanalytically trained therapist with over 20 years of experience working with adults to help them navigate a wide range of life challenges. She specializes in supporting individuals and couples in all stages of their cancer journeys, fertility issues, and the complexities of parenthood. As a breast cancer survivor herself, she is passionate about helping women sort through the complexities of post-surgery body changes and body image.

Bio for Kiley Durham:

Kiley Durham-Castricone is an artist and designer residing in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Prior to her diagnosis of stage four breast cancer in 2017, Kiley spent 15 years as a dress and accessories designer in New York City. Throughout her extensive treatment journey, she rediscovered painting as a therapeutic outlet and subsequently made the decision to pursue an art career full-time. Her artwork frequently depicts multiple women in a single composition, celebrating the profound connections between women and the transformative power of female relationships. Motivated by her battle against metastatic breast cancer and the countless individuals she has encountered, Kiley has dedicated herself to advocating for others within the cancer community. In addition to donating a portion of the proceeds from her artwork sales to support cancer research, she collaborates with organizations such as the Breast Cancer Alliance and New York Presbyterian Hospital to raise awareness and instill hope in patients and their caregivers. Kiley is also a member of the Greenwich chapter of Pitch Your Peers, a non-profit grant funding organization and a member of the Greenwich YWCA’s board of directors.

Find Yonni & Heather here https://www.herhealthcompass.com/

Name Your Verb: Connecting to Spirit Through Action and Awareness

This week on If It’s Light, It’s Right™ Cheryl explores the concept of naming your verb—a simple yet powerful way to recognize whether you’re moving from a place of light or being pulled by ego.

She shares the difference between light-filled and ego-driven actions, how emotions act as spiritual guidance, and offers practical ways to shift from heaviness into clarity.

You’ll also hear a touching story from a reading where a woman found her way out of the emotional weight of an overbearing boss.

This episode is filled with insights and tools to help you align with your spirit and make empowered, light-filled choices.

If it's Light, it's Right™!

Find Cheryl here https://cherylbradley.com/contact/

Connect with Confidence Using These Simple Convo Shifts with Julie Brown

If the idea of walking into a room full of strangers makes you want to turn right back around, you’re not alone. Many of us feel unsure or awkward when it comes to networking—but what if the real issue isn’t you, but the story you’ve been telling yourself about what networking is supposed to be?

In this episode of Look for the Good, I sit down with Julie Brown, dynamic speaker and networking expert, who shares a refreshingly honest and fun take on how to make connecting with others feel natural, not nerve-wracking.

Even if you think you're doing a decent job at networking, Julie offers some surprising shifts that can take your convos to the next level—and help you build real, lasting relationships.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why the story you tell yourself about networking might be holding you back
• How to shift your mindset to make connecting feel easier and more authentic
• Why introverts often make the best networkers (and how to lean into that)
• A follow-up strategy that actually works—plus Julie’s “secret sentence” that gets people to respond
• How to stop jumping into business mode too quickly and start building trust first

Whether you’re growing your business or just looking to connect more meaningfully, this convo is packed with gems that will shift how you show up and speak up.

Tune in now and start telling a better story about who you are—one that opens hearts and doors.

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Write to Heal with Odelia Elgarat

On this episode of the Make Mental Health Matter Show with host Kelli Melissa Reinhardt, with special guest, in-studio, Odelia Elgarat.

Little bit about Odelia’s story from her:

When I wrote my first book, I realized that reflecting on my story wasn’t just about remembering—it was about releasing. By looking at my experiences with honesty and compassion, I began to let go of judgment, both toward myself and others. That process transformed me. Now, I help others do the same through guided writing—supporting them as they reflect, share, and celebrate their stories in a way that fosters healing, clarity, and a deep sense of belonging.

Short bio:

Odelia Elgarat is a bestselling author, speaker, and certified Guided Autobiography Instructor who helps individuals reflect, share, and celebrate their personal stories to create a lasting legacy. As the founder of The Legacy Writing Guide, she combines the healing power of writing with deep listening and intuitive guidance. Her compassionate approach creates a safe space where people can explore their lived experiences with honesty and courage. Odelia’s award-winning book, You Are Allowed, inspires readers with its themes of belonging, self-acceptance, and emotional resilience. Born in Paris and now living in Colorado, she draws from her journey across cultures to support others in finding meaning, connection, and peace through storytelling.

Find out more about here:

https://odeliaelgarat.com

https://www.facebook.com/odelia.remyelgarat

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