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EP# 220 Marc J Straus One Legged Mongoose

The Quiet Warrior Show

Release Date: 06/10/2022

EP#250 Awakening All Sleepwalkers with Sophie McLean Founder Access to Awareness show art EP#250 Awakening All Sleepwalkers with Sophie McLean Founder Access to Awareness

The Quiet Warrior Show

🌟 Premiering April 24, 2024, at 12 PM PDT, join us on The Quiet Warrior Show as we dive into the intriguing life of Sophie McLean – A Wisdom Teacher reshaping our existential quest. 📖 From her autobiography, Awakening All Sleepwalkers, Sophie reflects on a journey spanning continents, from the grips of war to the heights of spirituality. She's not just survived; she has thrived, transforming tragedies into a quest for consciousness. 👁️‍🗨️ A helicopter pilot, UN representative, and transformational leader, Sophie's experiences dismantle the automatic ego,...

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EP#249 MY FRIEND CHARLIE  Scott MacDonald and Patti Kurtz show art EP#249 MY FRIEND CHARLIE Scott MacDonald and Patti Kurtz

The Quiet Warrior Show

The incredible husband-wife team Scott MacDonald and Patti Kurtz reveal MY FRIEND CHARLIE, A Children and Dog Lovers book, in a storytelling interview that will make you smile, laugh and sigh.   About Scott and Patti: Scott has a bachelor's from Indiana University and a master's from the University of North Carolina. He is the CEO of Multiple real estate companies and focuses on corporate turnarounds.  Second career - author of 5 books, including first children's Book - My Friend Charlie.  Patti Kurtz, Scott's wife. She has a bachelor's degree from Indiana University and a...

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EP#248 The 12 STEP Pathway:  A Heroic Journey Michael Cowl Gordon MD, Author, Redeemer show art EP#248 The 12 STEP Pathway: A Heroic Journey Michael Cowl Gordon MD, Author, Redeemer

The Quiet Warrior Show

Host Tom A. Dutta asked Michael Cowl Gordon to write why he should be on The Quiet Warrior Show.  Micha  poured onto his paper a page and a half of writing, and the latter was this:   "I believe that my story illustrates the heroic journey. Joseph Campbell wrote that the purpose of the heroic journey is to redeem the world. While that would be overstating my accomplishments, I believe it is true that I have helped thousands of patients through my direct involvement in their care. I have helped hundreds of people through mutual involvement in twelve-step recovery. And with this...

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EP#247  CRUEL LESSONS  Dr. Randy Overbeck  Educator Author Public Speaker show art EP#247 CRUEL LESSONS Dr. Randy Overbeck Educator Author Public Speaker

The Quiet Warrior Show

Host Tom Dutta will ask Randy Overbeck why he transformed from a teacher to a superintendent and then an author who has created a series of best-selling and award-winning novels. Join us live to hear "CRUEL LESSONS," Randy's incredible story.   Dr. Randy Overbeck is an award-winning educator, author and speaker. As an educator, he served children for over three decades and turned that experience into captivating fiction, authoring the bestselling series The Haunted Shores Mysteries, winner of nine national awards. This fall, the Wild Rose Press released his newest work, an...

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EP#246 Protecting Your Family: Why It Is Personal    Lee R Phillips  show art EP#246 Protecting Your Family: Why It Is Personal Lee R Phillips

The Quiet Warrior Show

FREE EBOOK Attorney Lee R. Phillips is a Counselor of the United States Supreme Court. He has three university degrees and has held licenses in real estate, mortgage brokering, securities, life insurance, and being a registered investment advisor. Lee is nationally recognized in business structure, asset protection, and financial and estate planning.    He founded LegaLees Corp., a company specializing in solving asset protection and tax problems for high-net-worth individuals.  After graduating, he practiced law as a patent attorney. He spent five years in the dual...

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EP#245 SUDDEN IMPACT   with Duncan Robinson Renaissance Man show art EP#245 SUDDEN IMPACT with Duncan Robinson Renaissance Man

The Quiet Warrior Show

When Host Tom Dutta asked Duncan Robinson about setbacks and tragedies that shaped him into the great man he is today, he wrote:   "Never imagined the word Cancer in a child, never mind your son, but it happened, and then we went through the process of getting Michael better, but on the day he was supposed to return to school, the other word you never want to hear, is your son has relapsed, we’ll do all we can, however, we’ve used the most aggressive treatment plan out there, and then, all we can do now is manage the pain, your son will complete his life, soon @ the age of 14….those...

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EPP#244 Mid-Flight: Not Just Provocative Storytelling  show art EPP#244 Mid-Flight: Not Just Provocative Storytelling

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When Host Tom Dutta asked Lisa Wilkes about her back story before the interview, she said, "During early adolescence, I developed an eating disorder. I'd been a perfectionist my whole life. Still, that quest for so-called flawlessness has a dark side, especially for women under intense societal pressure to portray a particular image. I knew I was damaging my body, but the addictive side of my brain did not care. Maybe that was subconsciously part of my goal. I found healing through a deep connection to people and animals. It took me over a decade to get to a healthy weight, so I won't pretend...

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EP#243 Life Strife Shaped Me  Dr. Amin Sanaia  show art EP#243 Life Strife Shaped Me Dr. Amin Sanaia

The Quiet Warrior Show

Like many of you, I’m no stranger to hardship. As a child, I was forced to migrate with my family from the Dominican Republic to New York City, where we faced seemingly endless adversity. My parents were both professionals in the Dominican Republic. In New York, my father worked as a floor technician and my mom in a sweat shop. My father had an accident and became disabled for life. It was only my mom working and we couldn’t make ends meet. Some nights we didn’t have dinner; my late brother and myself had to go to work as children. This period of time has shaped my life. I am driven...

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EP#242 Dr Martha Boone   The Unfettered Urologist  show art EP#242 Dr Martha Boone The Unfettered Urologist

The Quiet Warrior Show

Returning to The Quiet Warrior Show for the second time, Dr. Martha Boone brings her stories of talking vaginas and wonderful humour to the studio with her new book, "The Unfettered Urologist."  A non-fiction tale of wisdom she never had time to share with her patients in their fifteen-minute appointments.   About the author:  Dr. Martha Boone is one of the first one hundred women board-certified in urology. After 23 years of education, she practiced academic urology for five years and private practice for twenty-four. She was named TOP DOC in urology in Atlanta for over a...

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EP#241 Craig Bruce: From Burnout to Living My Best Life Now show art EP#241 Craig Bruce: From Burnout to Living My Best Life Now

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Host Tom Dutta asked Craig to explain his traumas and maltreatment that led to his transformation in his life to serve through a higher source.  He said: "For 25 years, I led the life of a busy global executive — 2.5 million miles on one airline and 1.0 million miles on another. I actually bragged about this status. Looking back, I was living, but I was not ALIVE. Life was great until it wasn’t. One day, my doctor ordered bed rest. My version of bedrest was my laptop, cell phone and conference calls from my bed. At that moment, I knew my current lifestyle had become my new normal, and...

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Marc J. Straus is the author of 4 poetry collections, 3 from Tri-Quarterly Northwestern University Press. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Robert Penn Warren Award in the Humanities from Yale. His poems have appeared in most of the leading literary journals in the U.S.

He is an oncologist and former Chairman of Oncology and Professor of Medicine. He has authored some 100 scientific papers and edited three textbooks on lung cancer. He is the recipient of Boston’s Young Leader Award previously given to John F. Kennedy. Marc, and his wife Livia, have been avid collectors of contemporary art since age 20, focusing on new discoveries. Their collection has now had eleven museum exhibits and they are listed among the top collectors in the U.S.

Marc lectures worldwide on building an art collection. He has written nearly 50 articles on art. In 2004 Marc and Livia founded Hudson Valley MOCA, a public museum in Peekskill, NY, one hour north of NYC, in an economically challenged multicultural community. HVMOCA has been the spark for the revitalization of the area. In 2011, Marc opened an art gallery on the Lower Eastside of Manhattan, MARC STRAUS, which represents 24 artists from 16 countries and is among the leading galleries today.

Marc Straus, author of the new memoir One-Legged Mongoose: Secrets, Legacies and Coming of Age in 1950's New York. An unflinching look at child abuse in the home and one boy’s ability to rise above it, One-Legged Mongoose reminds us of the bonds between siblings, the power of family secrets, and the way we learn to protect ourselves by protecting each other.

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