Madly Chasing Peace

My guest today, Tammy Mastroberte is a publishing mogul, founder of Elevated Existence and publisher and editorial director of the multi-award winning Elevated Existence Magazine, a new age, spiritual and self-improvement publication. As a three-time, award-winning writer, she has more than 17 years of magazine publishing experience, and a Bachelor’s Degree in English Writing.

Tammy started Elevated Existence in 2008, eight years after the sudden death of her mother, so she could share her passion for spiritual and self-improvement teachings with the world. She has appeared on a variety of radio shows, is the host of the Living an Elevated Existence Mind, Body, Spirit Telesummit, and can be seen on the Elevated Existence YouTube channel interviewing top authors and experts. She also shares her tips and advice on living an elevated existence, including uncovering signs and synchronicity from the universe, in a monthly Editor’s Advice column and newsletter. For more information visit www.elevatedexistence.com.

My guest today, Dr. Helen Evrard, originally an internist and allergy/asthma specialist who established a solo practice in Lewisburg, PA, while raising twins as a single mother. In 2004 she sold her practice and moved to Buffalo, NY, to provide a broader education experience for her teen-age children and to join the clinical faculty at the New York State University at Buffalo medical school. 

She closed her practice early in 2009, and later that year her children left for college. What followed was a state of severe depression, complicated by intractable pain from a congenital back problem. Financially ruined and socially withdrawn, Helen was contemplating suicide when she voluntarily entered a psychiatric facility in 2011.  It was there that a holistic therapist suggested that she “think positively,” and so to fill the extra time on the locked ward she began to write down positive words contained in a random book in the patient lounge.

This word list became the basis for her book “Positive Matters.” Dr. Evrard now speaks on recovery from brain disease (mental illness), with emphasis on depression, hosts the radio show Your Mind Matters and volunteers in literacy programs. An avid reader from childhood on, she works to teach others the value and power of words, and to raise consciousness about methods to manage brain disease outside the context of medication and talk therapy. She also provides intuitive readings using Positive Matters and Positive Pulls, and is available to speak to groups and organizations.

Learn more and meet her at http://www.wordifference.com. 

Dr. Amy Johnson is a psychologist, coach, speaker, and author who helps people tap into their own common sense and enjoy an easier, more guided experience of life. She is the author of several books including Being Human: Essays on Thoughtmares, Bouncing Back, and Your True Nature and the upcoming The Little Book of Big Change: A No-Willpower Approach to Break any Habit.  She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Steve Harvey Show, Self Magazine, and Oprah.com.

 

To find out more, please visit www.DrAmyJohnson.com, and for her article on surrender please visit: http://tinybuddha.com/blog/let-go-of-control-how-to-learn-the-art-of-surrender/.

Ruschelle Khanna is an LCSW with a mission to empower women to take the best possible care of their health, acknowledging that they know their bodies better than anyone else. Upon opening her private practice as a psychotherapist in Manhattan, Ruschelle experienced a debilitating mystery illness that almost took her life. As a long time health advocate, she knew it was time to use her skills on herself. 

After three months of researching and multiple physicians visits with no answers, Ruschelle finally diagnosed herself with Lyme Disease, which was confirmed by two Lyme physicians, and she began to heal. 

Through her personal and professional experience, she works with women to harness the power of physical pain to turn it into an intuitive, powerful motivator for health, freedom and happiness in their lives. Ruschelle has a creative approach including traditional talk therapy, coaching and inspiring workshops that help women identify sabotaging habits that get in the way of their vibrant health.

Learn more and meet Ruschelle at http://www.30daysofprayer.org.

Raphael Cushnir is a leading voice in the world of emotional connection and present moment awareness. He has shared his unique approach to personal and professional development with millions of readers in O, The Oprah Magazine, Beliefnet, Spirituality and Health, Psychology Today, and The Huffington Post. He is the author of six books, lectures worldwide, and is a faculty member of the Esalen Institute, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. In addition, he coaches individuals and teams at Fortune 100 companies, governments, religious organizations, and leading non-profits. Raphael’s own heart was opened by an experience of profound grief.

Learn more at www.cushnir.com