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Journaling opens the mind, taking you to places you don’t normally go. – Lisa Tener

Is there a book inside of you? In the spotlight, an award-winning author, book coach, and creative catalyst on a mission to help others bring their stories to life. lisatener.com Once sick, exhausted, and uninspired, Lisa discovered the power of holistic healing years ago and now shares it with others. Using powerful, ancient practices to release her energy, Lisa Tener is the Founder of the Tener Method for Creative Flow, a 5-step process that includes: tuning in, acknowledging sacred space, creating a one-word intention, enjoying the writing, and gratitude. Lisa also practices the ancient art of Qigong, which connects you to your cosmic self. She believes that there are actually people in our lives who shut down our ability to flourish and create at the highest levels. Her latest book is called Breathe. Write. Breathe: 18 Energizing Practices to Spark Your Writing and Free Your Voice. What does breathing have to do with writing? Lisa says breathing frees the voice and unleashes creative juices that get stuck inside the body, allowing the writer to get to the heart of the matter. Once released, our writing faucets turn on, and ideas flow freely. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Lisa grew up in a multi-generational household with her Austrian grandmother, who had survived the Holocaust. In this up-close and personal interview, Lisa shares her grandmother’s harrowing stories of survival, saying: “she taught me that the Nazis did bad things, but she didn’t blame the Austrian people. This was a testament to her loving heart.” For 23 minutes on tapping into your creative side, just hit that download button. #creativity #writing

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I can look at a pile of rocks and instantly find that one heart rock. It’s a thing! I guess I am the heart rock whisperer! -Ellen Thayer

When she was about 12 years old, Ellen Thayer climbed atop a rock in her backyard to marvel at the clouds. Little did she know that later in life, her professional life would involve both weather AND rocks. Armed with a degree in meteorology from St. Louis University in Missouri, Ellen made her way back to Boston for an internship with legendary meteorologist Bruce Schwoegler. She wanted to be a TV meteorologist but quickly discovered that she lacked the hands-on skills she needed to perform her craft in front of a camera, so Ellen enrolled in graduate courses at Emerson College. She would spend the next 23 years as a meteorologist in TV markets, both small and large. At WCVB TV, channel 5 in Boston, she was mentored by Dick Albert, who taught her to “just be you,” and her popularity among viewers grew exponentially. Always a lover of the Maine seacoast, Ellen cherished the time she spent walking the beaches with her Westie and began collecting heart-shaped rocks. She purchased a home in Maine and commuted daily into Massachusetts to be on the air. The commute drained her, but Ellen’s heart rock collection grew, and she made the decision to leave meteorology behind, reinventing herself as an artist entrepreneur. Her new business, loverocksme.com was born. These days, she’s winning awards for the success of her home-based business, which centers around flat-lay photography featuring countless heart-shaped rocks printed on note cards and 7 product lines, all made in the USA. How do rocks become shaped like hearts? Ellen explains: “It’s a weakness in the rock that makes the heart form over time. These rocks are bashed and bashed along the coast of Maine. People tell me they’ve spent their lives trying to find one heart-shaped rock. But in my case, they find me. One day, I found 79 heart rocks in 45 minutes. I know that each one was kissed by an angel.” For 23 minutes focused on the power of reinvention, just hit that download button. Follow Ellen Thayer @loverocksme. #entrepreneur #reinvention #photography #artist

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I’d been telling myself: “Someday, I will do this,” but now, I’m putting my foot down to say, DO IT RIGHT NOW. This is your life. Who knows about tomorrow? -Parker Jamison aka Ox Devere

While excavators are restoring Notre Dame after the 2019 fire that nearly destroyed the medieval church, they make a stunning discovery beneath the cathedral floor. It’s an unmarked sarcophagus, and what follows is a pulse-pounding, globe-trotting adventure called Rage of the Jinn. The author’s pen name is Ox Devere, one of the most famous pseudonyms of them all, and in this interview, Parker Jamison, explains why she chose it. A well-disciplined writer and screenwriter, Parker is a stickler for research. She poured hundreds of hours of discovery into topics like the history of Notre Dame, the Knights Templar, the CIA, anthropology, geography, and a tutorial on the streets of Paris in order to create a realistic page-turner of a story. Says Parker: “I‘m obsessive. I research everything, and I will do what it takes to get every sentence correct. “ Her next thriller, The Devil’s Eye, debuts this month and is a sequel to Rage of the Jinn. One of five children, Parker’s mother is a former actress, producer, co-founder of Punctuate Four Productions and former guest on this series (check out episode #56), and her father was born in Egypt. The lure and enchantment of that culture, combined with growing up in a house where reading books and using your imagination was the family mantra, sparked Parker’s creative side. Her first word was “book,” and this up close and personal interview with the author paints an inspiring picture of what happened next. oxdevere.com #thriller #notredame #author