A Quest for Well-Being

— "Our icebergs are full of conditioned beliefs. Question them. Try something different." An action-oriented self-help book for those looking to seriously boost their motivation, happiness, success or resilience. The brain is a magnificent thing. Unfortunately, it didn't come with any instructions...This book provides an easy-to-understand explanation of how our brains work when it comes to personal motivation, success, happiness and resilience. So, if you want to know why some people jump the queue when it comes to job promotion, or why others are just, well… happier than you are, this quick and easy read will tell you all you need to know. The book takes complex theories, like those pioneered by the Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) movement and puts them into plain English to provide a fascinating insight into how our environment, beliefs and values impact our state of mind. It goes on to show how our thoughts affect our behavior and how that in turn, can affect everything from our close relationships to our career prospects. Complete with a series of simple but effective exercises to start you on a path to greater success and contentment, this self-help book is a must-read for anyone who wants to change their life for the better but doesn't know where to begin. Valeria Teles interviews Gavin Aubrey — the author of "WHICH WAY DO YOU EAT YOUR BANANA? : A Guide to Motivation, Happiness, Success & Resilience." Gavin has trained and coached over 10,000 people from New York to Kazakhstan, London to Sydney. Having spent all of that time with so many people in so many different situations, he has picked up many clues into what makes us tick. These are his Guides on Management & Personal development; all the guides are easy to use/apply and read in around an hour. To learn more about Gavin Aubrey and his work please visit: https://www.gavinaubrey.co.uk/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Self-love grows when we take action. Take steps to support and improve not only your physical being, but your psychological being and spiritual being." Valeria Teles interviews Emily Thiroux Threatt — the author of "Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief." Emily Thiroux Threatt is a textbook author and lecturer with extensive personal experience in the grieving process due to the deaths of her two husbands, as well as her father, mother, aunts, uncles and many friends. She has learned to face life with love, optimism, and joy. In turn, she has created a unique program called, "Writing Your Way Through Grief" to help others through the grieving process. She holds a Master's Degree in English with a concentration in Writing. She has been teaching writing and composition on the college and university level over 30 years. During that time, she published the following three writing textbooks, published by Prentice Hall and Pearson Education. Emily conducts workshops, speaking engagements, and retreats on transforming from loss on the mainland of the United States and in her home in Hawaii. Having gone through the experience of the poor health leading to the death of two husbands, as well as the deaths of her Father, Mother, Aunts, and Uncles as well as many friends, she has much experience in the grieving process, and has learned to face life with love, optimism, and joy. Emily is a Grief Transformation Expert and holds a Master's Degree in English with a Concentration in Writing. She has been teaching writing and composition on the college and university level over 30 years. During that time, she published three writing textbooks. with Prentice Hall and Pearson Education including The Critical Edge and Cultures: Diversity in Reading and Writing. She participated with the Bereaved Person's Association in Bakersfield, California, which her husband co-founded. She also assisted her husband Jacques Thiroux, a bio-ethicist, with multiple revisions of his popular text Ethics Theory and Practice published by Prentice Hall and Pearson Education. She presents Writing Through Grief workshops. To learn more about Emily Thiroux Threatt and her work please visit: https://www.lovingandlivingyourwaythroughgrief.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Trying to be the best you can be in everything you do is a wonderful quality but remember to be kind to yourself as you go along." Valeria Teles interviews Julian Reeve — the author of "Captain Perfection & the Secret of Self-Compassion: A Self-Help Book for the Young Perfectionist." Born in Cambridge, England, Julian has enjoyed a successful and varied career in music, business, and education. Julian traveled the world as a musician, working on over twenty-five major musical theatre productions across the U.S., Asia, Europe, Scandinavia and extensively in London's West End before moving from England to the USA, where he became the Music Director for the Broadway musical Hamilton on its 1st national tour. He was presented with the Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle and the Broadway World Award for Best Music Direction for his work on the show and went on to conduct the production at the Bellas Artes theatre in Puerto Rico starring Lin-Manuel Miranda. In business and education, he produced and promoted the UK tour of Oleta Adams in Concert before co-founding 'Boland & Reeve' in London, a boutique talent agency representing over 100 performers in theatre, television, and film. He worked extensively as a performance specialist in many of the UK's leading performing arts schools before becoming a faculty member for The Broadway Experience in Tokyo and New York. He then went on to create The Elev8 Workshop Series in Los Angeles, an educational company providing Broadway workshops to schools and theater communities around the world. Julian was just 43 when he suffered a mild heart-attack after conducting a performance of the Broadway musical Hamilton in San Francisco. Work with a psychologist would identify perfectionism as the root cause, and having now quit performing due to injury, he strives to change the way perfectionism is perceived and managed to ensure that perfectionists and the companies that employ them are able to thrive. To learn more about Julian Reeve and his work please visit: https://www.julianreeve.com — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Life does not happen by itself, we need to make it happen." My fascinating journey into Mediumship includes close to one hundred spirit readings that provide healing messages for the soul. I'm able to see, hear and feel spirit. In working with energy through the years, I have found that every experience and connection was different in its own way, just as everyone of us are unique in our very own special way. I hope you enjoy each and every one of these stories as much as I have enjoyed experiencing them. Inspiring, Informative, Intriguing... Valeria Teles interviews Tammy Moyen — the author of the handbook "Heaven's Guiding Touch: True Accounts from the Spirit World." Tammy Moyen grew up in a small rural farming community in Saskatchewan. She enjoys working with children and have been doing so now for twenty-six years. Tammy has been working with energy since 1997. She is clairvoyant, clairsentient, clairaudient and has clairempathy, which means she is able to receive messages from feelings and pain as well as see, hear, and feel spirit. Tammy works with her spirit guides, Angels and your loved ones who have crossed over. She feels compelled to honor her gift and feel very passionate about it. To learn more about Tammy Moyen and her work please visit: https://www.heavensguidingtouch.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Great leaders almost instinctively demonstrate how much they care about their people. It is part of who they are. Truly great leaders seem to know exactly when to apply this skill at the right moment and in the right way." Valeria Teles interviews Craig B. Whelden — the author of "Leadership: The Art of Inspiring People to Be Their Best." Craig's leadership journey began as an Eagle Scout at age 14. Thirty years later, he was the youngest General in the United States Army. Combined with another nine years as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) with the U.S. Marine Corps, he has led thousands of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Civilians... while serving 10 years in Europe and another 12 in the Pacific. In 2011, he was inducted into the Purdue University Tri-Service ROTC Hall of Fame. In March 2019, he published Leadership: The Art of Inspiring People to Be Their Best, winning three book awards and attaining #1 international bestseller status on Amazon. Craig is now a Global Fortune 500 Speaker and lives in Bluffton, South Carolina. To learn more about Craig B. Whelden and his work please visit: https://www.craigwhelden.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Being aware of our thoughts and their effects helps us to care more conscientiously for our bodies." Valeria Teles interviews Catherine Ayano Nixon — the author of "Meditation and Movement for Self-Healing." Catherine Ayano Nixon is a meditation artist. She combines the creative mediums of writing, music, and art with the healing movements of meditation, yoga, and tai chi to express spirit. She creates and teaches in the Lowertown Arts District of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her preferred name is Ayano, the middle name her Okinawan mother gave her when she was born there in 1957. Catherine is the name of her African American father's mother and became her name when she moved to the United States as a baby. Ayano and her brother and two sisters traveled and lived in Japan and Germany with their military parents. Her family finally settled in New Mexico. In 1981, Ayano, who was called Cathy at the time, moved to Minnesota to attend University of Minnesota Law School after receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts from New Mexico State University. Even after she started work as a lawyer, Ayano kept singing and writing songs, performing in coffee shops, and gifting her friends and family with artwork. In 1988, she started studying tai chi with local master, Douglas William Bowes, who had studied with T.T. Lliang, a master of the Yang Style lineage. Ayano became deeply absorbed in the world of tai chi and began to expand her spiritual focus from Christianity to Taoism, which she was drawn to for its mysticism and a familiarity that came out of her Asian background. As her inner life developed, her outer life changed. Initially drawn to write stories inspired by the I Ching, an ancient Chinese oracle also called The Book of Changes, she wandered out of the practice of family law and eventually into public school teaching. After Master Bowes died, Ayano continued to teach tai chi to various communities in the Twin Cities. In her work for People Incorporated, Ayano found it particularly challenging to engage people to take an interest in caring for themselves through healing movement. Of course, many people preferred chair massage, a more passive healing therapy. But movement requires people to be fully present and in their bodies. Feeling your body working with your mind, there is no avoiding what is there. To learn more about Catherine Ayano Nixon and her work please visit: https://www.ayanoart.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "While circumstances may be difficult at times, each of us has the power to choose what we believe in." This book portrays an ominous story of a father who lost his 15-year-old son, James to suicide, and tells of his journey in depression, self-examination, persistence and hope. Follow along as motivational speaker, Joe Hopfer offers insight into the problems that everyone must address in life. Valeria Teles interviews Joe Hopfer — the author of "Hiding Behind My Smile: A Courageous Journey From Tragedy To Living A Happy Fulfilled Life." Joe Hopfer is a nonfiction best-selling author of his latest book. Joe emotionally explains how he was able to pull himself up from the lowest time in his life to living a happier fulfilled life. Joe keeps the readers interest with his use of parables. Joe's writing style makes the user believe they can make it through the problems they are dealing with. Joe lives close to nature on his 10-acre Christmas tree farm in rural northeast Pennsylvania. To learn more about Joe Hopfer and his work please visit: https://www.joehopfer.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Get clear about what you want, for it will lead you to who you are," Valeria Teles interviews Kristi Peck — the author of "Coming Home – A Love Story." Kristi has been a teacher for pretty much all of her life. What started out as imaginative play when she was younger led to a lifetime purpose for helping others learn. She is here to inspire you to own your worth, be a learner in every aspect of your life and have a darn good time living your life. As a natural born empath along with a bit of self-teaching and some incredible teachers along the way, she learned to leverage her natural abilities and intuitive wisdom to help others release energetic blocks, surrender painful memories, make conscious choices and cultivate a sacredness about life. She knows the word healing seems to scare us and that is because it is a necessary path for our own evolution. She provides a safe space for those she serve to do the work and remember the Self as majestic and full of life. She is a teacher of all things spiritual, a highly intuitive healer, a creative girl and a writer. She is the author her latest boon and the host of the podcast Living the Liminal: Finding Joy in the Present Moment, where it is about all topics related to healing, transformation and living in the present moment. She mentors people using her intuition and divine connection with transformation who come seeking change. To learn more about Kristi Peck and her work, please visit: https://www.kristipeck.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Certainty breeds confidence. When you know you have the strategies and tactics to deal with whatever comes up, you have an air of self-assurance." Learn the formula for living as the highest version of yourself, resulting in increased self-confidence, freedom and emotional wellbeing. If you feel you're not naturally confident, you could be stuck forever dreaming; the person you want to be always beyond your reach. Starting your day off in the wrong way can affect your confidence on every level, and cause you to be unfocused and inconsistent. But what if genuine confidence could be learned and practiced? Even better, what if it could be learned using methods that exercise both brain and body, and that could be tailored to your unique life circumstances? Valeria Teles interviews Danny Greeves — the author of "Six Steps to Self-Confidence: Build confidence. Express yourself. Have fun." Danny Greeves has long been fascinated by how the mind, brain and body work seamlessly together to create our human experience. After a decade working with clients to help them feel better about their body and resolve physical pain, his attention moved to the ever more pressing area of mental health. Danny studied and trained with several of the world's leading minds in human behavior, and synthesized these approaches into transformational coaching programs designed to help people express themselves, believe in themselves, and appreciate the value they have to share. He is an expert in teaching how the mind works, and is inspired by helping people clear previous painful memories and traumas so they can live a life of meaning, purpose and productivity. Danny is the author of 'Six Steps to Self-confidence' and runs Danny Greeves Coaching. To learn more about Danny Greeves and his work, please visit: https://www.dannygreevescoaching.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "What if instead of treating mental illness with prescriptions and medication, we changed what we eat and how we feed our brains?" Valeria Teles interviews Bonnie J. Kaplan — the author of "The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition." Currently Professor Emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally from Ohio, she did all her training in the U.S. and then moved to Canada and the University of Calgary. She has published widely on the biological basis of developmental disorders and mental health – particularly, the contribution of nutrition to brain development and brain function. Her efforts to include nutrition knowledge in the care of people with mental health challenges has earned her a variety of awards, including the Dr. Rogers Prize www.drrogersprize.org) in September 2019; Citation of Honour, having been nominated for Calgary 7 over 70 Award September 2019; and in 2017 she was selected as one of 150 Canadian Difference Makers in Mental Health, in honour of Canada's 150th birthday. Her book The Better Brain, written with her former student Prof Julia Rucklidge (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand) is being released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in April 2021. To learn more about Bonnie J. Kaplan and her work please visit: https://www.bonniejkaplan.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.