Wellness Radio With Dr. J

What is your identity inside yourself?  What if how we have identified ourselves is taken away, like a job, a family or a persona that you have presented for decades?  How can we change our thoughts to live a life that is what we may have seen in our dreams or we wished we could live?  Do you understand how the brain works or do you just get up and move with the chatter in your head?  Who is really in control?  What is thriving in contrast to surviving?  What part does depression play in a stuck life?Jennice Vilhauer, PhD, is a psychologist at Emory University and author of Think Forward to Thrive:  How to use the mind's power of anticipation to transcend your past and transform your life.  She is the developer of Future Directed Therapy which helps clients to create better futures in the field of cognitive therapy.For more information visit:  www.FutureDirectedTherapy.com

Who is running your day?  Are you present or always looking for the next shoe to fall?  Can you let anything go or are you dragging around your baggage that is splitting at the seams?  Do you really have the control to command what will happen in your life?  Do you have a framework of living life purposefully? Barb Schmidt is a speaker and author of The Practice:  Simple tools for managing stress, finding inner peace and uncovering happiness that outlines how to live a focused life.  She shares how to let distractions of life fall away and help you to pay attention to your inner voice.  It is so important to stop and make a committment to sit with yourself and learn to be with your thoughts in prayer and connection with being present. For more information visit:  www.BarbSchmidt.com

Is getting older better?  Oh, do we really have to get old?  What is the magic number that makes you feel old?  Are the older expectations of life after 50 changed so much that it is hard to know how old anyone is these days? Pamela Blair, holistic psychotherapist and author of Getting Older Better:  the best advice ever on money, health, creativity, sex, work, retirement and more which takes out the old and brings in the new.  She shares how it may not be the time to sit down and put your feet up while clicking off the calendar.  Just how much you want out of life you can get, it is yours for the taking.For more information visit:  www.PamBlair.com

Do you have to be happy every minute of every day?  Do you always have to be stuck in the cement?  How can I be happy?  What does that really mean?  I am not interested in being a jolly person every day, what the heck?  Are you content with your life and just laid down and let it roll over you?  What is fullfillment when you already feel like you are running ten trains in your head?M. J. Ryan, executive coach and author of The Happiness Makeover:  Teach Yourself to Enjoy Every Day will be sharing how to learn the art of being happy.  MJ shares her journey to walking the talk and how to be happy and why it is even important.For more information visit:  www.mj-ryan.com 

How many bottles are under your sink?  Are you living in 'sheet', 'pod' and 'spray away' city?  Or perhaps you are under the illusion that natural is perfect, no matter what else is in the product?  Do you know what the tag words are not to have in the house?  Did you also forget about your body and just what does that sunscreen have in it?  How clean is your life?Madeleine Somerville is the author of All You Need is Less:  The Eco-Friendly Guide to Guilt Free Green Living and Stress Free Simplicity and she will be sharing how to live with less stuff.  Madeleine has many simple steps to start the 'elimination diet' for your home and body towards healthier items.  She has included many recipes to get you started.For more information visit:  www.SweetMadeleine.ca

Do you forget your keys, pass by the milk which was the reason you went to a store in the first place or have so many lists that you don't have control of them?  Do you have short term memory or seem like the world is going just too fast?  Perhaps you can take control of your life and not let your life run the train in your head?Paula Rizzo, broadcast journalist and author of Listful Thinking:  Using lists to be more productive, highly successful and less stressed will be sharing today.  Paula shares how to write a list keeps you productive and frees up your mind for other things to get you through your day.  Write it down on paper and get it out of your head so you can know what is coming next.For more information visit:  www.ListProducer.com 

Have you had a significant life event or incident that altered your path in life?  What is trauma these days of job and home loss, cancer diagnosis or tornadoes?  How do you handle the passage of these emotions and physical symptoms so you can live your life fully?  Is PTSD only for the military? Susan Pease Banitt is the author of The Trauma Tool Kit:  Healing PTSD from the inside out.  Susan shares how we have a deep part of our being that cannot be broken even in the face of significant events.  She has steps to come out of the darkness and to heal your mind, body and spirit.  The tools may be biofeedback, Chinese medicine, music and past life regression to name a few.  It is very important to build back trust, safety and security to heal your life.For more information visit:  www.suepb.com 

What is in a smile?  Can a smile share your inner secrets?  You say you have a great deal of compassion but forget about having it for yourself?  Is the power to heal just in a pill or does it take more than a few affirmations?  When held accountable, do you really practice daily what you preach?  What is an action plan to happiness without boundaries?Jonah Paquette is a clinical psychologist and author of Real Happiness:  Proven paths for contentment, peace and well being which is a road map of action steps.  Jonah shares stories that are updated and relatable, steps towards building your self awareness of life and tips to guide you along the way.  This is a concise handbook to lighten your load and let things that used to drag you down go by the wayside.For more information visit:  www.JonahPaquette.com

Breast cancer is not easy, simple or just like everyone else's experience.  It is unique, it touches every cell in your body and screams with all your emotions to pay attention and be present.  Why are we making such light of this process as the numbers of women who have gone through the disease say, 'oh, I did that, you'll do fine'. Have we minimalized the pain, suffereing, medical interventions, loss of self and damage to the physical and spiritual body?  Why is this becoming so ordinary? Tina Martel is a visual artist and author of Not in the Pink which she has documented her personal journey with stage two B breast cancer.  She tells all; from the moment of discovery of the lump through all the treatments with details that many are so afraid of writing about or even voicing.  It is a raw book with details that we wished we did not want to ask as we are afraid of the answers, yet it is so important to know ahead of the process so that you may start your own healing with your thoughts and how your journey w

Have you ever said 'something is missing' or 'there is just something out there but I can't put my finger on it'?  Almost everyone has said that and then we go on a fishing expedition to find a thing, people, place or item that will ease that quest for an answer, or to fix the need you have for something to make life grand.  Is your life grand?  What does that look like?  Why or why not?  Is that something of inner bliss, complete perfection or soul seeking that leads us down a path?  Where are you on the path?  Today, perhaps, we can share a new path, a new set of tools to walk the path and what might be the overall concept of a life well lived.Nicholas Corrin, L.Ac and author of The Power of Letting Go will be sharing what it means to live a full life by letting go and finding that inner quest of our soul and spirit.  Nicholas is an original thinker and has patented the unique process of Vibropuncture(registered).  As an alternative practitioner, he uses many tools to bring nature, spirit, soul and body tog

So many times we hear of people saying they see their physician every year or two and things are always 'great', no issues.  Then a few years down the road, they either have died or they are fighting the fight of their life.  Why?  How can that be if things were so good?  Did Cancer come up in the dark of the night and take me out?  Did it happen in just a week or month?  How did this happen?Jenny Hrbacek, RN and author of Cancer Free! Are You Sure? will be sharing her cancer story.  Is it time to be proactive after the diagnosis and then scramble for solutions or potentially to look at your risk factors and do some testing prior to a life ending event.  Does your physician even know how to answer the question 'what can I do to see if I am on the road to a cancer diagnosis?'.  Jenny will be sharing about her book which is a bible for medical testing that can detect subtle changes in the cells, the biological terrain and the pH of the body.  Don't wait for the hammer to hit, listen for a few tests that may hel

Some days you wish to have a great day and stress or life just throws you a curve.  It is truly your choice if you wish to stay in that energy and you can feel better regardless by changing your thoughts and words.Edith Namm, author of Change to a Positive Mindset and Extend Your Lifeline:  A journey to miles of smiles, positive energy power, hope, health and happiness will be sharing how this can help you.  She shares how positive thoughts, words and actions can energize you from sun up to sun down.  Edith will be sharing about PEP which she developed of Positive Energy Power Aerobics.

How much are you eating to lose weight?  Have you followed all the fad diets to end up more overweight than before?  Is your weight a barrier to enjoying your life?  What are you willing to give up or what are you willing to gain in the weight loss game?  Perhaps it is as simple as how much you eat?  Oh, the scales are back again?  No, try the SlimPlate System, fast and effective.Dr. Sandeep Grewal, MD, co author of Fat-Me Not:  Weight loss diet of the future and co inventors of the SlimPlate System will share this revolutionary path to weight loss through eating.  Dr. Grewal puts a lot of the myths and fads to rest in this book with the science and requirements of the body for fuel through nutrition.  If you don't give the body what it needs to function, then it won't, simple as that.  So why are you restricting it to functioning and potentially leading to disease?For more information about the book:  www.FatMeNotBook.com  and for more information www.SlimPlateSystem.com

Do you have life challenges and see only the pain and trauma?  Can you find the life messages towards opening your heart in all you experience?  Have there been times when things just 'worked out' and you didn't give it another thought?  What is Divine guidance?  How can I find my path with so many hits in this lifetime?  Can you have gratitude for the bumps in the road and use them to thrive in the future?  How does your heart expand and why is that important?Jasmina Agrillo Scherr, author of Mirror of My Soul Sanctum of My Heart shares her life journey and the messages and challenges along the way.  Jasmina learned very early in life to pay attention to the gifts from the universe that can guide us. As you listen to her story, you may find little glimmers of feelings that arise in you which are turning for you to recognize.  The process of opening your heart no matter what has come your way this lifetime is what Jasmina shares with others.  She also is a certified HeartMath(tm) coach and spiritual healer.Fo

Is your heart something pumping in your chest that you always count on but never really give it much thought?  Do you know what affects your heart health?  Perhaps the best thing for you is to not worry until you hit the wall and then they can 'fix you up'?  Why wait and take the chance that your body can come back from a significant heart event?  Are you will to take that chance?Dr. Jack Wolfson, author of The Paleo Cardiologist will share practical solutions to cardiovascular health by nutrition, chemical avoidance, sleep, relaxation and supplements.  He has a top 20 list for blood tests you need to know and supplements you need to take.  Dr. Jack is the heart expert in finding the root cause of heart disease and working to improve your over all health. Dr. Heather Wolfson is a chiropractor and health advocate who believes the structure of your body to 'work with ease' and the awareness of toxins and dangerous chemicals are top on the list for heart health.  For overall health she stresses: awareness, avoid

Who has the power to your life?  Have you given it away, do you flow with the punches or perhaps you live in a life of reactions instead of actions?  Is stress your number one health concern or daily event?  How well do things seem to go for you?  Does any of this make sense, strike a bell or seem familiar?  Some people are now starting to see they have power but many still seem to be in the dark.  So, how do the both sides live in the same space? Allen Klein, best selling author and speaker will be sharing his newest release You Can't Ruin My Day:  52 Wake-up calls to turn any situation around. Allen is the guru to finding different ways to share how great life is, taking chances to love life and when things get hard you will still be ok.  He always has a laugh and smile for those who read his books or hear his words.For more information visit:  www.AllenKlein.com

Need solutions that work but when you tell your symptoms to your physician, he/she is dumfounded?  Are you getting the help you need to clear as much of the lyme insults to your body?  Are drugs the answer?  What about a different solution?  No, you are not crazy with all the symptoms.  Listen to a story of a doctor who has been there with debilitating symptoms several times in his life.Dr. Cass Ingram, author of The Lyme Disease Cure shares his personal story of disease with several bites from ticks.  He shares how getting the disease has lead him to put all his tools together and find what would help him get out of a wheelchair and back to over 90% better.  Dr. Cass is an expert in wild herbs and their mechanism of action for the diseases they can cure.For more information visit:  www.CassIngram.com

Do you know a funny story about the food you cook to share with your family to be held for generations?  Do you have a family recipe book that has many personal touches by all the generations who touch the food?  Start your kids right, write the recipes down and share a life well lived, being very sure to splash some sauce on the paper and smear the print when at all possible.  It truly does give it life.My guest is Eric Johnson, author of Tales From the Cook which tells silly stories in history about recipes that have been passed through the generations.  This show is fun for everyone to listen, young and old.  Enjoy!For more information visit:  www.authorericjohnson.com

Have you felt that there just has to be something more to this life than what you are doing day to day?  Are you seeking and not finding answers or a sense of oneness?  Would you know if you found the source of life for you or would you deny the experience for lack of confidence or trust?  When can you take your intuition on the great roller coaster and just trust that all will unfold?My guest today is Rebecca Tinkle, author of The Secret of Mago Castle which is a story of love and enlightenment.  Rebecca has noticed the earth eminates the life energy that just fills you up and Sedona is the place where spiritual revelations can surpass all the senses.  The story is an unforgettable adventure of the heart and all the chances for experiences being presented are truly to be noticed by the spirit.For more information visit:  www.SecretofMagoCastle.com

Do your children seem to endlessly be complaining of stomach aches?  Do they have trouble concentrating in school and missing school days?  Do you know the source of stress in your children's lives?  Have you been to all types of physicians and still can't figure out what to do?  Where do you start when you think there may be something else going on here?  Can a child with a stomach issue grow out of it or will they present as an adult with significantly greater health issues? Dr. Jeanette Gallagher, ND, board certified Naturopathic Physician, will be speaking today with Dr. Michael Lawson, MD, board certified gastroenterologist and Dr. Jessica Del Pozo, PhD, clinical psychologist.  Dr. Lawson and Dr. Del Pozo are co authors of The Gut Solution which is a complete guide to help parents look at the health of the child when issues arise and use their SEEDS program for IBS and recurrent stomach pain.  All Drs agree: ask questions, get help, do something, take responsibility and step up for what may seem to be a