361: How One Woman’s Near Death Experience Can Change Your Life
Webtalkradio presents The Best of How to Live A Fantastic Life
Release Date: 05/13/2025
368: How an Autistic Young Man Overcame Adversity and Started His Own Foundation to Help Others Thrive
Webtalkradio presents The Best of How to Live A Fantastic Life
Originally published May 20, 2021. In this inspiring encore episode, Sean Sullivan shares how he defied the odds after being diagnosed with severe autism and bullied as a child. At just 14, he began a journey to transform his life—and now, as founder of IKnowAutism.org, he empowers others to understand, support, and uplift the autism community. Guest Bio: Sean Sullivan, once considered low-functioning autistic, is now the founder of IKnowAutism.org and a passionate self-advocate. He speaks across the U.S. to help communities better understand autism and improve communication and...
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367: How Self-Actualization Helps Us Navigate Change
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Originally published MAY 13, 2021. In this encore episode, Victoria Vives Khuong explores how life’s crises—like the global pandemic—can be powerful initiations for healing and growth. She shares how self-compassion, deeper intimacy, and embracing our full selves, including our sexuality, can help us overcome trauma and adversity. Tune in for a powerful conversation about transformation, resilience, and reclaiming joy. Guest Bio: Victoria Vives Khuong is a bestselling author, spiritual teacher, and host of the Divine Sexuality podcast. She’s helped thousands of women...
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366: How to Lift the Weight off Yourself that Emotional Difficulties Create
Webtalkradio presents The Best of How to Live A Fantastic Life
Originally published May 06, 2021. In this powerful Best Of episode, we dive into the surprising science behind emotional stress and how our brains create outdated patterns in response to life’s challenges. Cedric Bertelli, Founder and Director of the Emotional Health Institute (EHI) explains how even the most emotionally healthy among us are shaped by unconscious predictions that trigger stress, anxiety, and depression. Learn how to shift your emotional state by understanding the brain’s predictive mechanisms—and how simply sitting with your emotions, even briefly, can begin to...
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365: Why Social Media Is A Productivity Killer
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Originally published April 29, 2021. In today’s fast-paced digital world, our addiction to social media is quietly draining our productivity and well-being. In this encore episode, Dr. Allen Lycka is joined by productivity expert Mark Struczewski—aka "Mister Productivity"—to discuss the hidden downsides of our always-online lives. Tune in for an eye-opening and energizing discussion that just might change the way you engage with technology. Guest Bio: Mark Struczewski was born and raised in North Chili, New York, and has called Houston, Texas, home since 1997. After losing his job...
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364: How to Get Unstuck from a Toxic Relationship
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Originally published April 22, 2021. Our relationships impact every area of life—from emotional health to productivity. In this encore episode, Dr. Allen Lycka talks with Dr. Rhoberta Shaler, The Relationship Help Doctor, about how to identify and break free from toxic relationship dynamics, especially with those she calls Hijackals®—people who manipulate and drain others for their own gain. Learn how early life experiences shape the relationships we’re drawn to, how to stop enabling toxic behavior, and how to realign your life with your values. If you've ever felt stuck or...
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363: How Movement Can Transform Your Health and Reduce Stress
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Originally published April 15, 2021: Did you know that sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time can negatively affect your body in ways comparable to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day? For those with conditions like diabetes or chronic pain, inactivity only makes things worse. In this episode, Dr. Allen Lycka sits down with expert physical therapist Colin Hoobler to explore how simple, consistent movement can significantly improve your physical and mental well-being—especially as we age. Whether you're managing a health condition or simply looking to build healthier habits, Colin...
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362: How to Come Back from Domestic Abuse and Thrive
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Originally published April 8, 2025: This unforgettable episode features Rustie MacDonald, a survivor of abuse, poverty, and a near-death experience during childbirth. Faced with the ultimate choice—to give up or fight for her life—Rustie chose to rise. From those darkest moments, she transformed her pain into purpose. Now an author, consultant, and minister, she empowers others to reclaim their lives and “live by design.” Tune in to hear Rustie’s golden pearls of wisdom and be inspired by her remarkable journey to a fantastic life. Social media links Rustie MacDonald: ...
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361: How One Woman’s Near Death Experience Can Change Your Life
Webtalkradio presents The Best of How to Live A Fantastic Life
Originally published April 1, 2021. In one of our most powerful episodes, we revisit the extraordinary journey of Melisa, a woman who overcame a devastating misdiagnosis, a massive stroke, multiple surgeries, partial blindness, and paralysis. Facing death on the operating table, she emerged with a renewed purpose—to inspire and uplift others. Now a bestselling author and thriving entrepreneur, Melisa’s story is a testament to resilience, transformation, and the power of living a truly fantastic life. Don’t miss this unforgettable encore episode. Guest Bio: Melisa Lynn Lyons, born...
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360: Finding Yourself Beyond the Breakdown
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Originally published on March 25, 2021: What happens when everything you’ve built—everything you’ve become—suddenly starts to fall apart? For Naveed Khljie, his identity was deeply tied to the mobile mechanic business he poured his heart into. It was thriving, it was growing, and it was who he was. But when a partnership to expand into a shop dissolved, he found himself at a crossroads. In this powerful episode, Dr. Lycka talks with Naveed about what it’s like to lose what you thought defined you—and how to find something even greater on the other side. With the support of...
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359: How Being Unstoppable Brings the Light to Dream Big
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Originally published on March 18, 2021. The world changed dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic—and so did our personal and professional lives. If you’ve struggled to adapt or felt your resilience stretched to its limits, you’re not alone. But hope and inspiration are just a conversation away. In this empowering episode, Dr. Lycka speaks with the unstoppable Connie Pheiff, a woman who refused to let the chaos of the pandemic dim her light. Instead, she leaned in, shifted gears, and found new opportunities in the virtual landscape. Connie shares how she reimagined her goals,...
info_outlineOriginally published April 1, 2021. In one of our most powerful episodes, we revisit the extraordinary journey of Melisa, a woman who overcame a devastating misdiagnosis, a massive stroke, multiple surgeries, partial blindness, and paralysis. Facing death on the operating table, she emerged with a renewed purpose—to inspire and uplift others. Now a bestselling author and thriving entrepreneur, Melisa’s story is a testament to resilience, transformation, and the power of living a truly fantastic life. Don’t miss this unforgettable encore episode.
Guest Bio: Melisa Lynn Lyons, born in 1982 in Lorain, Ohio, was raised by her grandparents and graduated from Clearview High School and Lorain County J.V.S. with a focus in Culinary Arts. Inspired by the birth of her daughter Chyenne in 2003, she began writing creatively. After suffering two strokes and undergoing a craniotomy in 2011, Melisa faced the daunting task of relearning how to walk, speak, and read. With support and determination, she overcame these challenges, remarried in 2013, and fulfilled her dream of becoming a published author in 2016 with her debut book Of Lite and Darke, edited by her daughter.
Social media links Melisa Ruscsak:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMLRuscsak
Twitter - https://twitter.com/M_L_Ruscsak
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melisa-ruscsak-5b6043139/
Website(s) - www.trientpress.com and https://www.doveanddragonpublishing.com/
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