A Quest for Well-Being

— "There is soul-shifting, life-changing gratitude deep within the heart of profound grief." Grief is Only Suppressed Gratitude tells the empowering story of a young woman who finds her way into unconditional self-love and strength. The moment Danielle's life turns upside down, she realizes that there is loving benevolence that can only be experienced when she chooses to embrace the hidden beauty behind her deepest fear. Even more, Danielle discovers something that she never expected to find…. There is soul-shifting, life-changing gratitude deep within the heart of profound grief. "This story is poignant, profound and a powerful journey back to self-love." Laura Jackson Loo "A deep and profound mother-daughter story bejeweled with inspirational compassion and love." Johanna Gardner "Reading the Journey of a mother and daughter's love, adventure, heartbreak and eventually peace was inspiring. I laughed, cried, felt connected while reading and didn't want to the book to end. Reading this was a true pleasure." Brooke Teeter Grief is Only Suppressed Gratitude is a self-help memoir anyone moving through grief will relate to. This story helps readers transform grief into a source of unlimited power. Valeria Teles interviews Danielle Kean-Grassi — the author of "Grief is Only Suppressed Gratitude." Danielle Kean-Grassi is a Certified Anxiety Strategist and Certified Mental and Emotional Coach. Danielle's written work has appeared in mental health blogs such as Succeed Now and she has spoken about anxiety and emotional development on podcasts and live interviews. Her experience with the passing of her mother led her on the path of self-growth and emotional development. She currently lives in Olney, Maryland with her husband, Matt. To learn more about Danielle Kean-Grassi and her work please visit: https://www.keanstrategies.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.

— "Fully embody your highest values, lead with compassion and generosity, and create soul-nourishing workplaces that become forces of good in the world." Valeria Teles interviews Carley Hauck — the author of "Shine: Ignite Your Inner Game to Lead Consciously at Work and in the World." Carley Hauck is a learning architect, leadership development consultant, author, speaker, and serves as adjunct faculty at Stanford University and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business teaching on the subject of leadership and business as a platform for positive change in the world. For the last decade, she has served hundreds of leaders and companies in Fortune 100 companies and high growth start-ups such as: LinkedIn, Genentech, Pixar, Clif Bar, Intuit, Bank of the West, etc. to uplevel their leadership skills, cultivate their recipes for resilience, and create thriving workplaces and mission-driven businesses. Carley feels inspired to guide leaders with a new skill set of tools to support the next paradigm of conscious leadership and business that is emerging in our changing world. In her upcoming book, Shine- Ignite your inner game to lead consciously at work and the world, Carley guides readers on a transformational inner to outer journey to inspire a new workplace and world that works for everyone and prioritizes people and the planet first. Carley's writing and work has been featured in Mindful Magazine, Conscious Company Media, 15 Five, and Emerging Women. Additionally, Carley is the host of the inspiring Shine podcast. She interviews leaders on the practices and tools they use to rise amidst adversity, lead with authenticity, love, and influence business to be a force for good in the world. To learn more about Carley Hauck and her work please visit: https://www.carleyhauck.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.

— "Religion is for sale and there are many pastors, preachers, churches, and Christian denominations getting rich by selling you the idea that you must give God (them) 10 percent of your income in order to secure a financial blessing and obtain prosperity." Valeria Teles interviews Terrence Jameson — the author of "The Tithing Conspiracy: Exposing the Lies & False Teachings About Tithing and the Prosperity Gospel." Terrence Jameson was raised in a single-parent home with his younger brother in Omaha, Nebraska. Despite not having a father figure for guidance, he was able to succeed by embracing education. His love of reading and passion for learning was evident at an early age. A thirst for knowledge and academic excellence allowed him to receive several academic awards from elementary school through high school. Terrence attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, before receiving a Business Administration degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He would later obtain an MBA from Vanderbilt University with concentrations in accounting and finance. Terrence has lived in several cities and calls the state of Georgia home. He has also lived in the United Arab Emirates. Thus far, he has traveled to five continents and visited over 25 countries. In addition to writing books and blogging about ways to improve your finances, Terrence is passionate about empowering people to live a fuller life through education and pursuing their dreams to achieve financial freedom. He is also passionate about investing in organic mini-farm operations to achieve food security and end domestic hunger. To learn more about Terrence Jameson and his works please visit: https://www.terrencejameson.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.

— "Since the beginning of time, music was our medicine..." Valeria Teles interviews Carla Rose Kelly — the author of "Down & Dirty Emotional Healing: A 3-Step Mastery Program Using Music Medicine-Where Peace is Possible!" Carla Rose Kelly is a Global Music Award winner, 2019, for Healing/Meditation Music for her composition PEACE. She has recorded several healing-works that can be used for Music as Medicine™, alleviating symptoms of grief, anxiety, depression, spiritual empowerment and connection, clarity in the mind, release, etc. These Music as Medicine™ pieces are all free for anyone around the globe and can be accessed through her website www.MusicAsMedicine.ca. Her newest collection to help heal and alleviate symptoms of COVID-19 can also be accessed through this website. Carla Rose Kelly's experience includes 25 years teaching piano and theory at Royal Conservatory of Music. She worked in rehabilitation with traumatic head injury, Probation and Parole, as well as Meditation and Sound healing with incarcerated young offenders and in old age homes. She became involved in Music & Medicine research in 2007. She presently has 4 published research papers with the ISQRMM and ISME. She has had the privilege of speaking internationally about her research in Music as Medicine™, hosting workshops and classes in Japan, England, Norway, Canada and across the USA. From her research, she developed a new baby/toddler music program called Wee Musicians Club. She has 4 patents in Canada, USA and Japan, inventing the first new sound healing instruments with the Solfeggio SACRED SCALE® including her methodology to heal. She currently runs an international Certification Program in Music as Medicine™ which includes 3 levels of training. This patented program bridges the latest research across multi-disciplinary fields in the Science of Sound with Spirituality, Music & Medicine, Psychology, Neuroscience, Math, Neurobiology, and Neurotheology. It encompasses a beautiful connection of how profoundly powerful music and sound can be for healing and ascension. The program specializes in using the SACRED SCALE®, 9 healing frequencies, 174-936hz which were recently decoded from the Bible. She is playwright, co-composer, and producer of the 2018 musical, Let the Music Come Alive. It is a new Canadian musical telling the tale of how a young girl uses music to help her father's heart heal. This musical hosts two Global Music Award winning songs: I'm Alone, 2018 for new Musical Theater Music, and her composition, Peace. In 2020, she published her first book, Down & Dirty Emotional Healing, which is available on amazon. This book outlines a simple 3 step program that anyone can use to help heal and master their emotions using the free Music as Medicine™ she offers. Her passion is healing, teaching, and empowering others about the miraculous powers within music to overcome emotional, physical, and spiritual ailments leading to our full potential. To learn more about Carla Rose Kelly and her work please visit: https://www.musicasmedicine.ca/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.

— "Our primary hunger is not for objects or the experiences they can provide, but for bliss and freedom." Valeria Teles interviews Belinda Gore — the author of "The Ecstatic Experience: Healing Postures for Spirit Journeys." As a psychologist with graduate degrees in counseling psychology and in public administration, Belinda's career has covered a private practice in psychotherapy, working as a leadership consultant, and teaching executive and life coaching. When she met anthropologist Felicitas Goodman in 1984, she was introduced the artwork and religious worldview of indigenous people around the world. Through Dr. Goodman's student, friend, and colleague; she learned to use ritual ancient postures from that art to restore a fundamental human capacity for experiencing invisible world of spirit. For many years she served as Vice-President, then President, of the Cuyamungue Institute, founded by Dr. Goodman. Her books, Ancient Ritual Postures (2FriendsPress, 2020), The Ecstatic Experience: Healing Postures for Spirit Journeys (Bear & Company, 2009), and Ecstatic Body Postures: An Alternate Reality Workbook (Bear & Company, 1995) are essential materials for learning the practice of ritual postures. They are the foundation for the workshops she has been teaching internationally for the past 30 years. The books have been translated into German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Polish. Her study of Jungian psychology began in college and she became a member of the Jung Association of Central Ohio from its inception in 1990. For decades she taught dreamwork, as professional education for psychotherapists and general techniques for the general public. Dreamwork was the basis for early exploration in expressive arts with an emphasis on collage as well as mask-making and dance. Currently she teaches coaching based on the Enneagram system of personality typology and spiritual development while continuing to explore various process media as an artist and write about ritual postures, the Enneagram, and the spiritual journey. To learn more about Belinda Gore and her work please visit: https://www.belindagore.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.

— "Success is the culmination of learning from many failures." Throughout history, there have been many stories displaying the undeniable power of the human mind to succeed in adversity. Is there a common element in each of these ground-breaking stories? The answer is, YES! Enthusiasm is the core component that drives success. Want to learn and obtain enthusiasm for yourself? Fox Beyer has created a 5-step process for you to adapt and maintain enthusiasm, called F.A.C.T.S. Understanding (F) failures that will accompany the journey to success and transform themselves into learning experiences, and hardships are simply pit stops on the road to success; Embracing (A) authenticity, by simply being ourselves, we begin to establish a mindset of winning tranquility; one that can adapt to changing situations with both ease and rock-solid assurance; (C) comparisons to others must be avoided. Unfair and often unrealistic, they are enthusiasm-sucking leeches; (T) turning off noise further fills our enthusiasm's cup. By integrating the practice of silence into our daily routines, we calmly devise ways to perform more efficiently and productively despite circumstances out of our control; By (S) spending time with people we trust, our adaptive skills and enthusiasm can further be strengthened. Those we trust listen, encourage, and challenge us, thereby enhancing our ability to navigate challenges- WITH ENTHUSIASM! Valeria Teles interviews Fox Beyer — the author of "Adapt and Maintain Enthusiasm in Adversity: Using the 5-Step F.A.C.TS. Process to Find your Strength and Enthusiasm to Succeed." A classroom teacher at Whippany Park High School (N.J.) since 2005, Fox Beyer commits to his students through dedicating himself to servant leadership. He is a published author who enjoys conveying the challenges of Cerebral Palsy through writing, speaking, and his "What's Your Inspiration" Podcast. To learn more about Fox Beyer and his works please visit: https://www.foxbeyer.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.

— "Focusing on yourself makes you a better person and a better mom." Valeria Teles interviews Arielle Haughee — the author of "Mothers' Journal for Inner Peace." Previously an elementary teacher, Arielle Haughee (Hoy) is a five-time RPLA-winning author and the owner of Orange Blossom Publishing. She is an editor, speaker, consultant, and the Executive Vice President for the Florida Writers Association. She is the author of The Complete Revision Workbook for Writers, the children's books Grumbler, Joyride, and Pling's Party, the editor of the How I Met My Other anthology series, and the creator of the Focus Journal line of journals. She was also honored with the President's Award from the Florida Writers Association in 2020. She has a serious reading addiction, fantasy romance her absolute favorite, and loves nothing more than good conversation paired with a good wine. She is surrounded by males at home—a husband, two sons, and an energetic dog—and tries to integrate as much purple and flowers in the house as possible. To learn more about Arielle Haughee and her work please visit: https://www.orangeblossombooks.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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 I told you, you have always been and will always be, everything you have ever been searching for!" Valeria Teles interviews Gregory Bondi — the author of "Songs of Silence: Poems to Accompany You on the Journey Home Vol. I." Gregory is a spiritual teacher and author. His work has been inspired by a profound love for mysticism that developed at a very early age and pushed him deep into Western Mystery Traditions, Native South American Shamanism, and much later, Vajrayana Buddhism. A sudden understanding of what is HERE & NOW led him to the teachings of Advaita Vedanta. Particularly influenced by the writings of Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj and Nisargadatta Maharaj, Gregory aspires to and values direct nondual teachings, seeing them as invaluable pointers to Truth and to the recognition of the freedom that arises from an absolute 'knowing' of Self. Gregory offers nondual teachings and initiation into the Direct Path through individual mentoring and retreats, sacred 'Sat-song' poetry, Inquiry explicitly for the direct exploration of Self, and Inquiry to Clarity Work to refine how Self is moving through this precious, and unrepeatable life. Based in beautiful California, Gregory draws from a varied background as an initiate, storyteller, ceramic artist, chef, metabolic typing advisor, and yoga teacher. He cares deeply for the world and the environment. To learn more about Gregory Bondi and his works please visit: https://www.fireandemptiness.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.

— "Engaging in the creative process and making art and healing dolls can help you heal at the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels." Valeria Teles interviews Barb Kobe — the author of "The Healing Doll Way: A Guided Process Creating Art Dolls for Self-Discovery, Awareness, and Transformation." Barb Kobe is an award-winning author and artist, teacher, group facilitator, Certified Creativity Coach, and NLP Practitioner with a BA in Psychology. She specializes in innovative healing and transformation processes using art doll making, visual journaling, and emotional connection through expressive arts activities. She says that making art dolls, feeling dolls, and healing dolls has helped her express her emotions; trust her body, mind, and spirit; and develop an intuitive and empathetic connection with herself, nature, and other people. In 2018 she published her book The Healing Doll Way: A Guided Process Creating Art Dolls for Self-Discovery, Awareness, and Transformation. This book facilitates a process of making at least eight art dolls to help the reader/maker express emotions using metaphors of the natural world, symbols, and stories. These dolls invite viewers to reflect on their own emotions and feeling expressions, and perhaps create a dialog with others about how emotional art elicits an empathetic response. She says, "Making healing dolls will bring out feelings—often ones you think you've hidden or stuffed. When I show one of my dolls that symbolizes a deep healing process about anger, sadness, or fear, the person viewing it will often say 'It's too scary or ugly.' Often, I hear, 'Why would you make such an ugly doll?' Despite these first responses, most people are drawn to dolls made from the creator's deep emotional regions. They want to hear the stories and meanings of the dolls." It is her continuing quest to find innovative, artistic ways to create change in herself and others—from a state of pain, numbness, and disease, to one of well-being, continuous growth, and healing. Her ultimate goal is that the viewer and the maker entertain the possibility that making healing and transformative dolls can create positive change and help in dealing with pain, struggle, uncomfortable feelings, and or life challenges. This process can be an opportunity to learn more about yourself, grow in your wisdom, connect with your intuition, and transform an aspect of your life. To learn more about Barb Kobe and her works please visit: https://www.barbkobe.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.

— "Like love generates love, so gratitude generates more gratitude and expands with no limits." Valeria Teles interviews Ivan Nossa — the author of "The Power and Magic of Gratitude: Expand the vibration of your life and put wings to your journey" Ivan set up his own company almost immediately after graduating at University, and managed it very successfully for twenty years. However, his interest in writing and personal growth led him at the age of 47 to change direction and trust in life completely. He decided to give up his business and follow his dream of becoming an author. Life brought him a wonderful gift. He began to work with the best-selling American writer, Joe Vitale, with whom he deepened the secrets of the Law of Attraction, the power of the mind, and the importance of our inner journey. In less than 24 hours he finds a publisher for his works and signed with one of Italy's top publishers. His first book, The Power and Magic of Gratitude, achieved excellent sales and is still a bestseller. October 2017 sees the long-awaited publication of Il Potere e la Magia del Perdono (The Power and Magic of Forgiveness) with the introduction of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe (CNN Hero of the year and Times 100 most influential people). This encounter led him to leave for Uganda the next year and start a collaboration in favor of the new Atiak orphanage. In 2019 Ivan Nossa appears in the new movie Choose Love by Thomas Torelli, along with Sister Rosemary, Joe Vitale, Bruce Lipton, Deepak Chopra and many other speakers. In 2018, he publishes in Italian his new book "10 grams of happiness" co-authored with Dr Joe Vitale. A deep and friendly conversation between the two authors on the experiences and lessons of life. In spring 2019 Ivan and Joe Vitale are the main guests of 2 Italian events and speak in front of more than 500 people. They are now planning to do more dates around the world. The last book of his trilogy, Il Potere e la Magia dell'Amore (The Power and Magic of Love) is released in Italy during summer 2020. Late 2020 sees the publishing of his bestseller The Power and Magic of Gratitude in English and The Book of Awakening exercises, co-authored with Joe Vitale. Ivan now dedicates his life to spreading the message of gratitude, forgiveness, and love for life that, in his own words "can change ourselves and the entire world" with events, conferences and books. To learn more about Ivan Nossa and his work please visit: https://www.ivannossa.com/ — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to 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.