From My Mama's Kitchen® Talk Radio

Continuing with our February’s theme of “Love Will Find A Way” - From My Mama’s Kitchen™ is proud to welcome Ruth Milstein, the award winning author of “Cooking With Love.” Ruth was born in Israel and graduated from Tel Aviv University. After earning a Master's degree in Art and Journalism, she went on to study Jewelry Design in Israel and in the United States. Although she made a career in designing jewelry, her real passion and hobby has always been food and cooking. Ruth was always looking for new ways to improve and change different dishes from various cultures and ethnicities. With her extensive travel throughout Europe and the United States, combined with her original family recipes, Ruth finally brought forth a "New Israeli Cuisine" in her cookbook “Cooking With Love," which recently won the 2009 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Israel. With Valentine’s Day being just days away, you may want to pick up some extra special cooking tips, and some award winning food recipes to surprise your special

February is all about LOVE! Our theme is Love Will Find A Way! Known as America's Golf and Love Coach, Catherine Behan combines her two loves; success in love and golf together, to bring couples together for fun, romance and soul-mating. She has been playing golf for over thirty years and has been teaching golf professionally for ten years. After finding her own true soul mate on the golf course, she is now empowering singles to attract loving relationships by tying together GOLF and LOVE. As co author of “Vibrant Women’s Wisdom: Surviving and Thriving Through Dark and Bright Hours,” she is the featured teacher on Teachers of Attraction.com. Please join Catherine and I as we will be discussing her techniques on how to lower your golf handicap while raising your personal magnetism so that you can attract romance and love naturally! Please call 347.327.9995 to join Catherine and I live on the air with your questions on and personal stories.

Amy Mack was born and raised on a ranch in Rice, Texas, She grew up being a multi-sports athlete focusing on cross country, volleyball, basketball, and track. She is a graduate of University of Texas with a degree in Spanish, and received her Masters from University of North Texas. Amy has been coaching track and field since 2002, and over the years she has been an elite running coach and personal trainer to many individuals in the greater Dallas area. She is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Performance Specialist, and a Certified Personal Trainer of Cooper Clinic Institute. She is currently the Head Trainer for Camp Gladiator boot camp in Dallas, Texas. Please join Amy and I as we will be discussing - A New Year, a New “Gladiator You.” Please call 347.327.9995 to join Amy and I live on the air with your questions and personal stories.

Debi Silber is a Registered Dietitian with a Master's degree in Nutrition, a Personal Trainer, Whole Health Coach, Lifestyle Expert-just for moms, speaker, President of Lifestyle Fitness Inc. and author of The Lifestyle Fitness Program: A Six Part Plan So Every Mom Can Look, Feel and Live Her Best (recommended by Parenting Magazine) and From Mom To Wow: Your Ultimate Body, Mind and Life Makeover Guide.  Branded as The Mojo Coach™, Debi, for nearly 20 years has inspired unfit, overweight and overwhelmed moms to "get their mojo back" through gradual lifestyle change. She is a featured expert on many websites, a popular radio guest, and serves on the Advisory Board for the National Institute of Whole Health, and the National Association of Home Base Business Moms. Debi also has two certifications in pre/post natal fitness, with specialty recognition in both weight loss and maintenance. She and I will be discussing “A New You,” taking command of your fitness program in this New Year. Please call 347.327.9995

FMMK Talk Radio would like to wish everyone a Very Happy 2010. The theme for January is A New Year, A New You! Kicking off this wonderful theme is our guest Lolly Daskal. She is a life coach, teacher, speaker, and a force for positive change in the lives of those she meets. Lolly’s infectious enthusiasm, keen insights, and engaging interpersonal style have helped countless people “flip the switch” to live their lives with greater clarity, meaning, and happiness. She is an expert in helping individuals identify their personal passion and using it as the foundation to “lead themselves from within” with personal empowerment to attain a purposeful, fulfilling, and successful lifestyle. Please call 347.327.9995 to join Lolly and I live on the air Tuesday 1/12/10 from 10-11 am US CST as we discuss how we can take a step inward to discover the desires of our hearts, and to learn how to “lead ourselves from within” toward a new “US” in 2010.

As a special treat for the last show of 2009 with Christmas just days away followed by the New Year, FMMK Talk Radio is proud to honor all the Blended Families in America and the World. Our show theme for this week is “A Blended Family Holiday - Challenges and Rewards.” What is a blended family? A blended family is when two adults marry or live together, and one or both adults bring children from a previous relationship into the new marriage or living arrangement. They “blend” the two families into one new family. Regardless of how much abundance of love that is in this new family, ultimately there will always be times and situations that would require just a little bit more love and understanding from everyone to ensure the survival and success of this new union. Joining me to talk about this wonderful, challenging, and rewarding experience is Shirley Cress Dudley; a Licensed Professional Counselor from Charlotte, North Carolina. Shirley has two masters’ degrees; one in marriage and family counselin

As we count down to Christmas and the New Year, my guest for this week will be Susan Heim, a longstanding author and editor, specializing in parenting, multiples, women’s and Christian issues. Susan’s books include Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Women; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More; Boosting Your Baby’s Brain Power; It’s Twins! Parent-to-Parent Advice from Infancy Through Adolescence; Oh, Baby! 7 Ways a Baby Will Change Your Life the First Year; and, Twice the Love: Stories of Inspiration for Families with Twins, Multiples and Singletons. Susan also hopes to venture into fiction writing in the future. Her articles and stories have appeared in many books, websites, and magazines, including TWINS Magazine and Angels on Earth. Susan writes an online column for Mommies Magazine called ìLoving and Living with Twins and Multiples.î Susan is the founder of Twins Talk, a website where parents share tips, advice and stories about raising

As we continue with the countdown to Christmas and the New Year, my guest for this week is Kristin Maschka. She is the past president and national spokesperson for Mothers & More. She has a very interesting story to share about her experiences in her new book “This is not how I thought it would be – Remodeling Motherhood to Get the Lives We Want Today.” Kristin, who owns and manages her successful company, has firsthand experience of the many challenges working mothers encounter in their daily lives of shared responsibility and co-parenting. She also cherishes the many rewards when things do go the right way! Her book “This is not how I thought it would be” is a candid story about how you can remodel motherhood to get the live you want today! Please call 347.327.9995 to join Kristin and I live on the air on Tuesday 12/08/09 from 10-11 am US CST as we discuss her exciting life’s journey as a momtrepreneur preparing for the holidays and her new book.

My guest for this week will be Paul Wedding a Best Selling Author, Radio Talk Show Host and Public Speaker. In the spirit of this holiday season, he has a very interesting story to share about his personal encounter with “God” that transformed his life forever, which he shares in his bestselling book “If You Only Knew What You Already Know.” Paul in his own words, was a “con man, thief, cheat, and a liar.” He called home a dumpster in Westminster, California; lived in garages, and was addicted drugs, alcohol, sex, and gambling. On April 19, 2003 at 12:37 pm, his life changed. While standing in the kitchen of his mother’s home, he felt a presence overcome him. This presence had no voice, nor was it a religious conversation taking place. It was GOD. Please call 347.327.9995 to join Paul and I live on the air on Tuesday 12/01/09 from 10-11 am US CST as we discuss– He amazing life’s journey, and his bestselling book “If You Only Knew What You Already Know.”

My guest for this week's Thanksgiving Show will be Sandra Larson a Spiritualist and an Animal Communicator. She has studied with Mary Stoffel and Kim Luetke and completed the Professional Series Course with international animal communicator Marta Williams author of Learning Their Language and Beyond Words. Sandra is a graduate of the University Wisconsin at Superior with a double major in Psychology and Education. She is also a graduate of Gateway College in Florissant Missouri. She taught elementary school in Wisconsin, Germany and California. She was a Psychology instructor at both Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College and San Diego Community College. In addition to being certified animal communicator, Sandra is also a life coach and an angel therapy practitioner. Please call 347.327.9995 to join Sandra and I live on the air Tuesday 11/24/09 from 10-11 am US CST as We will be discussing – How to develop an attitude of gratitude in our life – by discovering unconditional love through our pets and ou

This week my guests for Home for the Holidays - "A Celebration of the Heart with a Gift from the Soul” are my Progressive and Spiritual mom, Elsa Mae Stevens from Hammond, Louisiana, my Cajun mom, Ginger White from Plaquemine, Louisiana, and my German mom, Dianne Heise from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We will be having an early Thanksgiving Show Special focusing on the many things and blessings we are all thankful for this year, and we will also be reminiscing Thanksgiving celebration of yesteryears! Please call 347.327.9995 to join Elsa Mae, Ginger, Dianne and I live on the air Tuesday 11/17/09 from 10-11 am US CST as we celebrate and an early Thanksgiving at From My Mama’s Kitchen!

This week my guest for Home for the Holidays - "A Celebration of the Heart with a Gift from the Soul” is Kelley Barnett, an ASID Interior Designer who specializes in Kitchens Designs and Kitchens Makeovers. She is a graduate of University of Texas in Austin, and has lived in Southern California, New Mexico, New Jersey, Texas and Puerto Rico. Kelley has also traveled and studied aboard in England, France, and Canada. As a woman and a working mom, Kelley said that she understands how important the “Kitchen” is in any home and especially during the holiday season. Please call 347.327.9995 to join Kelley and I live on the air Tuesday 11/10/09 from 10-11 am US CST as we discuss her life’s journey, the history of kitchens, kitchen designs and makeovers, and getting your kitchen ready for the holidays!

From My Mama's Kitchen Presents... Home for the Holidays - "A Celebration of the Heart with a Gift from the Soul" Series. From now to the end of the year we will be having specials guests to talk about the holidays, family celebration, and fun times. My special guest to kick off this series is Susan Sohn. She is a mother, and a talk show host. She will be joining me to talk about her 10 weeks Christmas plan. It is a plan that will help families prepare for Christmas from all angles - from food shopping, gifts, decorating, invites to creating a budget. Please call 347.327.9995 to join Susan and I live on the air Tuesday 11/3/09 from 10-11 am US CST as we discuss her life’s journey in preparing her home for the holidays and helping others on their own journeys as well!

This week we will be doing a Special Halloween Show. My guest will be Sandra Larson. She is an Animal Communicator. She has studied with Mary Stoffel and Kim Luetke and completed the Professional Series Course with international animal communicator Marta Williams author of Learning Their Language and Beyond Words. Sandra is a graduate of the University Wisconsin at Superior with a double major in Psychology and Education. She is also a graduate of Gateway College in Florissant Missouri. She taught elementary school in Wisconsin, Germany and California. She was a Psychology instructor at both Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College and San Diego Community College. In addition to being certified animal communicator, Sandra is also a life coach and an angel therapy practitioner. Please call 347.327.9995 to join Sandra and I live on the air Tuesday 10/27/09 from 10-11 am US CDT as we discuss her life’s journey; Halloween and doing some animal communicating live on the air for those of you who wish to commu

Continuing with the theme From My Mama’s Kitchen Recommends… where I am showcasing individuals who are doing extra ordinary things that touched the heart and moved the soul! My guest will be Lisa Nelson. She is a Registered Dietitian and a heart health nutritional expert who was a 1999 Cum Laude Graduate from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science. According to Lisa, unfortunately, she has been blessed with crummy genetics. She has a strong family history of heart disease and her own cholesterol level has hovered around 200 since her early twenties. She had a grandmother that died from a heart attack at age 69, a grandfather that died of a heart attack a year before she was born, another grandfather that had diabetes and was legally blind for as long as she can remember and recently didn't recover from a quadruple by-pass surgery, and her remaining grandmother lives with diabetes. Since graduation Lisa has enjoyed working in community nutrition. She w

Continuing with the theme From My Mama’s Kitchen Recommends… where I am showcasing individuals who are doing extra ordinary things that touched the heart and moved the soul! My guest for this week will be Deborah Weed. She is an artist and the author of a new book, “The Luckiest Penny.” It is a children’s book about having a healthy set of values that will assist them on their journey in life. Deborah’s mission is to share how valuable “life experience is.” According to her; is it better to jump into life, even if it gets messy? Or, is it better to play it safe by waiting on the sidelines, hidden and protected by the walls of our own making, until the journey is over? We need to start talking to our kids while they are still young, about how to make their own luck. It's really simple: if you feel lucky, you are lucky, and especially if we think about all of the blessings that are in our lives. The book’s genre is a fable/allegory and the illustrations are by award winning artist Ernest Socolov. An all

Continuing with the theme From My Mama’s Kitchen Recommends… where I am showcasing individuals who are doing extra ordinary things that touched the heart and moved the soul! My guest for this week will be Susan Heim, a longstanding author and editor, specializing in parenting, multiples, women’s and Christian issues. After the birth of her fraternal twin boys, Austen and Caleb, Susan left her desk job as a Senior Editor at a publishing company and has never looked back. Being a work-at-home mother allows her to follow her two greatest passions: parenting and writing. Susan’s books include Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Women; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More; Boosting Your Baby’s Brain Power; It’s Twins! Parent-to-Parent Advice from Infancy Through Adolescence; Oh, Baby! 7 Ways a Baby Will Change Your Life the First Year; and, Twice the Love: Stories of Inspiration for Families with Twins, Multiples and Singletons. Susan also hopes t

Continuing with the theme From My Mama’s Kitchen Recommends… where I am showcasing individuals who are doing extra ordinary things that touched the heart and moved the soul! My guest for this week will be Laura Duksta, a bestselling author, speaker and visionary. The message of her first book, “I Love You More” captures the power and magic of unconditional love shared between a mother and child has sold over 225,000 copies as of November 2007. Her mission is to generate the conversation of love around the world. According to Laura, “I knew from a very young age that I was meant to travel the world, meet my brothers and sisters and share the message of love. Who knew, that the access to fulfilling this destiny would be through losing my hair? It first taught me incredible lessons of understanding and compassion for humanity, and then after 19 long years of wearing wigs I'm finally learning the biggest lesson – the ability to love myself. After all that's what we're here for, right? To love and be loved

Continuing with the theme From My Mama’s Kitchen Recommends… where I am showcasing individuals who are doing extra ordinary things that touched the heart and moved the soul! My guest for this week will be Shannon Hoehnen. Apart from being a public relations, advertising and communications professional, wedding singer, professional model/actress, wife, fitness enthusiast and food lover, Shannon is known as the ‘go-to’ among friends and family for advice (specifically on fashion, food, fitness and relationships). Shannon founded and developed a website titled, “The Daily Balance” to give back and serves as a tool for others as they seek balance in their lives. Her daily blog cover issues from daily delish – Great Eats, to fashion tips to look good, and to staying fit with the right exercise routine. She graduated from a small, private liberal arts college in Ohio, with a bachelor’s in Communications in 2006 and recently earned her Master’s degree in January 2009. She plans to return to the world of academi

Continuing with the theme From My Mama’s Kitchen Recommends… where I am showcasing authors and individuals who have written excellent books and are doing extra ordinary things that touched the heart and moved the soul! My guest for this week will be Jane Nixon White. She is award-winning poet and essayist, a retired school teacher whose writing crosses genres. Her first book, “Life and Things Like Rocks”, is an anthology of poems and prayers for children. Her other published works include history, plays and her Doctoral Dissertation on student motivation. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Jane has called Florida home for 47 years. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, and holds M. Ed. and Doctoral Degree from the University of North Florida. She has been recognized by Poetry.com and the International Library of Poetry as a Top Poet of the Year in 2000, and has been published in Troll Communications’ groundbreaking e-book, “Doughnuts From The Teachers’ Lounge. “The Taming of Corky” is he