Arlene Cohen Miller – The Balancing Act
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Arlene Cohen Miller. Arlene is a Work-Life Balance Coach and a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. Arlene is also a Colorado attorney, a Certified Meditation Facilitator, and has a Diploma in Transformational Holistic Counseling from Australia. She brings a wealth of training and experience to help you compassionately and wholeheartedly lead yourself and create the life that works and feels right for you, a life where you experience less stress and more patience, kindness, and...
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Heather Christie – LoveNotes!
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Heather Christie. Heather is a fellow Berks County native and author. She is the author of three books, so far. Additionally, she is the producer of the storytelling show, LoveNotes!, which is True stories of first love, last love, & all the love in between. LoveNotes! is a storytelling show, a book, and a podcast in which real people share real stories about romantic love in all its incarnations. So, tell the poets, lovers, dreamers and anybody else who’s ever been in love that I’m looking for TRUE...
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Mary Beth Schrudder – Raise Your Vibration
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Mary Beth Schrudder. After decades spent in the corporate world, juggling being a single mom while secretly battling addictions to alcohol, food, and toxic relationships, today's guest is now an expert in Spiritual Recovery, and she is passionate about empowering others to live their best life. Mary Beth Schrudder is a Spiritual and Transformational Life Coach and founder of Day One Life Coaching. Mary Beth is the creator of Addiction Recovery with the Law of Attraction, a unique deck of cards used to help people recover...
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Andy Paige – Meet "Pearl" from General Hospital
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Andy Paige. Andy is a soap actress, podcast host, QVC guest host, beauty/image/lifestyle expert for national TV & radio. With her current role as Pearl, on ABC's General Hospital, Andy Paige mimics her actual QVC guest host expertise, captivating and selling products to both TV audiences through innovative consumer advertising. You can find Andy's podcast, The Dating Lab with the Hillbilly Yenta on both YouTube and podcast platforms and listen or watch her explore modern dating, its frustrations, realities and...
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Ken Cox – Strength in the Struggle
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Ken Cox. Ken Cox, author of 'Reclaim Sobriety: 12 Rounds of Sobriety', is a former addict turned Sobriety Gladiator. As President of Hostirian and host of the award-winning Clicks and Bricks podcast, Ken combines his business acumen with raw recovery experience. He empowers men to conquer addiction through gritty, no-nonsense strategies, transforming lives one round at a time. "Reclaim Sobriety: 12 Rounds of Sobriety" is not just a memoir; it’s a guide for anyone looking to take control of their life, whether they’re...
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Anne Riley – The Human Idea
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Anne Riley. Anne Riley is an MBA with experience in multiple industries. She has been on a lifelong quest to understand how humans logically fit into life's panorama. Studying the works of Charles Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould, and Michael Rothschild among many others, set her on the course of discovery. Immersing herself in the basic knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, economics, and government, gave her the foundation for a new way of thinking about humans. And COVID gave her the time to hammer out the structure and...
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Bintou Kaba – Creative Soul
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Bintou Kaba. Bintou is a fellow author, who just released her first book, She is also an independent artist, spoken word performer, and author passionate about self-love and personal development. We had a great conversation about the creative process and the vulnerability involved in publishing your work. To find out more about Bintou, you can follow her on Instagram at . Her new book is available at .
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Jennie & Eric Hultquist – The Trip of a Lifetime
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with two of our full-time friends, Jennie and Eric Hultquist. We originally met Jennie and Eric on a volunteer project through A Year to Volunteer back in February of 2022 at Sam Houston Jones State Park in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Who would have guessed when we met them, that we’d be traveling with them throughout Canada and Alaska a few years later? But low and behold, Jennie and Eric were the fearless leaders of our Alaskan Gang this summer. We traveled over 7,000 miles with them from the end of May...
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Marcus Higgs – Communication is Crucial
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Marcus Higgs. Marcus is a communication coach for parents of preteens (ages 10-14). He helps them show up and maintain a meaningful relationship with their child through communication during these crucial formative years. The clients he works with know the value of doing hard things and want to connect with their tween before it's too late to bridge the gap. With a multicultural background himself—born to a Filipino mother and a Bahamian father—Marcus finds particular joy in supporting families to communicate across...
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Andrew Ronchetto – Holistic Wellness as a Whole
The Journey of My Mother's Son
In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Andrew Ronchetto. Andrew is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Be On®. Be On® is a holistic wellness platform. However, it’s much more than just a wellness platform. It’s a productivity-focused platform that seamlessly integrates wellness, coaching, and organizational tools into one solution. Andrew and I talk about the importance of proactive holistic wellness solutions as opposed to reactive sickness treatments. We also talk about the challenges of building a new business and developing a positive...
info_outlineIn this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I talk about our Soul Family.
There’s a chapter in my book, The Journey of My Mother’s Son titled, “Connection.” It’s about the need for human connection. If you’d like to read it, you can check it out here.
Sandy and I are very blessed to have a wonderful blood family. We are doubly blessed to have an incredible soul family throughout the country. I say it all the time that sightseeing and exploring national parks is an awesome component of this journey, but by far, the greatest blessing that we get from the road is the ability to meet and connect with strangers who end up becoming family.
As I’m sure you know by now, from my recent emails and social media posts, I’m honored to be an associate producer on a project by my friend and a member of our soul family, Aliza Hava. I’ve had Aliza on my podcast twice, and we just immediately connected. We became part of each other’s soul family instantly. Her and her husband, Avi drove over two hours to meet Sandy and I for dinner after one of my book signings in Brookings, Oregon. Like Aliza, we connected immediately with Avi as well. There are just some people in the world who you know are part of your tribe the minute you meet them. It seems like you’ve known them for years.
One of the songs on her new album is titled, “Soul Family.” The moment I heard the song, I had goosebumps and the hair on my arms and neck stood up. It resonated with me in a special way. Mainly because we have blessed with such a large soul family.
I wasn’t planning on releasing another monologue this week, but the song was so powerful that I wanted to talk about it to my listeners and Aliza is such an amazing human, that she gave me permission to play the song at the end of the show. This is only the second time that this song has been heard by the masses. The world premiere of the song was played on KZUM FM 89.3 out of Omaha, Nebraska on September 15, 2024 at the end of an interview with Aliza.
I’ve also included Aliza’s story behind the song that she shared during the KZUM interview. That too, is a pretty powerful set-up for the song.
I hope that all of my listeners enjoy the song and the story behind, but most of all, I hope that you all find magic in your own soul families just as Sandy and I have.
Additional show notes:
The rights to the song, Soul Family are fully owned by Aliza Hava. The song was used by permission in the show.
To hear the full interview from September 15, 2024 with Aliza on KZUM FM, Click Here.
To find out more about the Into the Light Album project, go to:
www.intothelightmusic.com
To listen to the previous podcasts that I did with Aliza, please click the appropriate links below: