Smart Women Talk Radio

The Impact of Trauma on Hormones, Weight, and Happiness with Dr. Keesha EwersJoin Dr. Keesha and Katana as they discuss:• The impact of childhood trauma on your overall health.• The role of hormones in creating happiness.• Strategies for healing naturally.Keesha Ewers is an integrative medicine expert, Doctor of Sexology, Family Practice ARNP, certified trauma informed therapist, a certified death doula, is board certified in functional medicine and Ayurvedic medicine and is the founder and medical director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification Program.Dr. Keesha, the Mother of Functional Sexology, has been in the medical field for over 30 years. After conducting the HURT Study in 2013 (Healing Un-Resolved Trauma), she developed the HURT Model for understanding how past childhood trauma impacts adult health. This led to the creation of the You Unbroken and Healing Trauma Through the Chakra System online programs for patients to heal their own trauma and the Mystic Medicine deep im

Join Dr. Bri and Katana discuss: Why the pelvic floor is the foundation of your “inner core.” The biggest misconception about Kegel exercises. The secret starting place to pelvic rehabilitation and how ONE simple step can help ANYONE.Brianne Grogan is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, women’s health and nutrition coach, YouTube influencer, podcaster, and author. Her passion is to help people heal themselves naturally via healthful nutrition and safe and effective core fitness. This holistic way of living will change your body and your life, and it’s contagious! When you eat clean and move every day, you will shine brighter…and others around you will rise to your brilliance.To learn more about Dr. Bri, visit www.femfusionfitness.com/

Join Joumana and Katana as they discuss:• How to stay strong during adversity.• Finding the courage to take a "Leap of Faith."• The importance of knowing what you stand for - Your Why.Joumana Kayrouz is the founder and owner of the Michigan Center for Personal Injury and the Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz PLLC. Her firm is now recognized as one of the most respected and largest personal injury law firms in Michigan. She is the only woman attorney to own a major personal-injury law firm in the state of Michigan. Joumana was born in Lebanon where she experienced the ravages of war from an early age. This awakened her acute sense of justice. Joumana served on the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) and was an honorary adviser to the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). Having gained the esteem of her peers, she became an Executive Board Member of the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) and the Minority Delegate from the State of Michigan to the American Association for Justice (AAJ)

Join Sandy and Katana discuss: A simple strategy to attract abundance. Three tips to guarantee success. How to break through your money blocks.Sandy Forster is an International Speaker, Bestselling Author and Multi-Award-Winning Entrepreneur. She’s transformed her life from welfare to millionaire, been featured alongside Nicole Kidman in ‘Oprah’s Aussie Secret’ and is recognized as one of the world’s leading Money Mindset Coaches; helping women in over 108 countries attract abundance and create a life that they are truly passionate about.To learn more about Sandy, visit www.wildlywealthy.com.

Join Pamela and Katana discuss:• Strategies for finding your purpose.• Why it is important to listen to your heart.• How the twists and turns along the journey can lead you to success and joy.Twenty years ago, Pamela Good took the Joy Road highway exit to a struggling school in Detroit, delivering coats to kids who needed them. That trip turned into a revelation that the children needed much more than coats. This led her to cofound Beyond Basics to provide intensive one-on-one reading tutoring and literacy enrichment programs for students in Detroit. Their program achieves academic grade level movement in an average of six weeks. Beyond Basics’ proven methods unlock the miracle and power of reading and open a whole new world and future to those who need it most.To learn more about Pamela, visit www.beyondbasics.org

Fearless Living! with Rhonda BrittenJoin Rhonda and Katana as they discuss:• Why fear is the number one reason why anyone is stopped from doing anything.• Strategies to master fear.• What it means to live fearlessly.Rhonda Britten –Emmy Award-winner, Repeat Oprah guest, Master Coach –has changed lives in over 600 episodes of reality television, is the author of four bestsellers including her seminal work, “Fearless Living,” and is the Founder of the Fearless Living Institute, home of the Ivy League of Life Coaching Training. Named “America’s Favorite Life Coach,” she brings the neuroscience of fear down to earth giving you a path out of “not being good enough” using the “Wheels” technology she developed that saved her own life.To learn more about Rhonda, visit www.fearlessliving.org.

The 3 Keys to Living Your True Power with Debra PonemanJoin Debra and Katana discuss:• What is preventing you from living your power.• Why women tend to compromise themselves more than men.• The steps you can take beginning today to live the life you are meant to live.For over four decades, Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success Seminars, has shared her system, used by hundreds of thousands around the world to live lives of not only success and abundance, but true happiness and profound self-love. Debra's clients have used her formula to become mega-successful entrepreneurs, renowned transformational leaders, NY Times bestselling authors, impactful world-changers, millionaires, billionaires—even household names. Yet Debra feels her greatest accomplishment is not just that she has helped so many live their dreams but has helped them know how glorious they really are and how they can most powerfully contribute to a world that works for everyone.To learn more about Debra, visit www.yesto

Join Renée and Katana as they discuss:• The rituals to switch gears to get in sync with your partner and family in order to have deeper love.• The powerful influence of your tone of voice & body language.• How to align the “parts” of you that may be sabotaging your success & your LOVE life!Renée Piane, the Love Designer & Relationship Reinvention expert, is a master at connecting people and one of the top influencers in the love industry. She works with high powered executives and celebrities who are looking for their ultimate match or are going through transitions in their relationships. Her books Get Real about Love and Love Mechanics have transformed many lives. As the pioneer of Rapid Dating/Networking, Renée matched thousands of people for love and business over the last thirty years. She was featured on CNN, NBC, ABC, The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times & The New York Times.To learn more about Renée, visit www.ReneePiane.com.

How to Eliminate Beliefs That Prevent You from Loving Yourself with Shelly LefkoeJoin Shelly and Katana discuss:• Why beliefs block change.• The unlearning principle: The reason anything we learn doesn't have to last forever.• How to unlearn a belief in 30 minutes.Shelly Lefkoe is co-founder and President of the Lefkoe Institute, and the founder and Parenting the Lefkoeway. She has personally worked with thousands of individuals from around the world. Using The Lefkoe Method she has helped these people eliminate issues as serious as eating disorders, phobias and depression as well as everyday problems like procrastination, shyness, fear of public speaking and the inability to form healthy relationships. Shelly is a speaker, workshop leader, and author of Parenting the Lefkoe Way.To learn more about Shelly, visit www.mortylefkoe.com.

Join Christy and Katana as they discuss:- What the Principle of Alignment is, how to do it, and why it is important.- The 5 common obstacles that stop you from manifesting your desires – and the secret to overcoming them all.- What energy mastery has to do with manifesting physical things.Christy Whitman is a Transformational Leader, Celebrity Coach and Law of Attraction expert, as well as the two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All and Taming Your Alpha Bitch. She is also the author of the international bestseller Quantum Success. Her forthcoming book The Desire Factor will be released April 21, 2021. Christy has appeared on the news, The Today Show, The Morning Show, Ted X, and The Hallmark Channel and her work has been featured in the media in various publications. She’s been featured in Goalcast, People Magazine, Seventeen, Woman’s Day, Hollywood Life, and Teen Vogue, to name a few.To learn more about Christy, visit www.happyfornoreason.com.

Join Beth and Katana discuss:• Why ditching Keto, intermittent fasting, and other popular diets is the only way to sustainable weight loss.• How reprogramming your relationship with food and body changes everything.• Why eating without restriction helps you feel body freedom.Beth Basham, MS, RD, LD is a Food Freedom Coach and Registered Dietitian with over 15 years of experience helping women achieve long-lasting success with their health goals and peace within their bodies.To learn more about Beth,visit www.healthybydesignrd.com.

What is the #1 block that prevents miracles from showing up in your life. How you can be open to the happiness, love, and miracles you want. The key to raising your “desirability set-point” in order to live in the miracle zone.Marci Shimoff is a #1 NY Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher, and an expert on happiness, success and unconditional love. Her NY Times bestselling books Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason and six titles in the Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series have sold more than 16 million copies and are translated in 33 languages. She’s also a featured teacher in The Secret and narrator of the award-winning movie, Happy. She currently co-leads a global online program called Your Year of Miracles to help people live more miraculous lives.To learn more about Marci, visit www.happyfornoreason.com

Tune in as Ruth and Katana discuss:- How momentum strategies can easily become marketing strategies.- How to use your inspired action to gain momentum that is sustainable.- How the physics of momentum applies to business success.Ruth Klein is an internationally known Brand Strategist, Best-Selling Author of 7 books, Speaker and Expert Celebrity™ Branding maven for leaders, CEO’s and entrepreneurs. She has appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, CNBC, FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC as well as dozens of other media. Ruth works with experts, conscious leaders and c-suite executives to help them become highly visible as thought leaders in their industry. She helps them create lucrative businesses and powerful personal brands, by honing their message and communicating it through writing books, signature speeches and purpose-driven brands. In 2019, Ruth launched her Generation Why Not® Podcast. You can subscribe on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Tune-in, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, and

Join Tina Abbate Marzolf and Katana as they discuss:Why caregivers’ health matters.The rainbow of respite resources.Safe out of home respite options. Tina Abbate Marzolf has dedicated her professional career to the development of programs and services that support older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers. While working as a Community Planner for Area Agency on Aging, she began a partnership with the Founder of American House in 1995, when she spearheaded a federal Department of Housing and Urban Development program called the Michigan Model for Affordable Assisted Housing. Tina continues her work as a Corporate Strategist with American House Senior Living Communities and President of the non-profit American House Foundation.

The Long-Term Care CrisisJoin Cathy Sikorski and Katana as they discuss: Why it’s important to get caregiving documents in order. How to make a plan if Long-Term Care becomes a part of your life. The importance of having your lawyer and financial advisor work together.Cathy Sikorski is an Elder Law attorney but has expanded her career to become a speaker, author and media guest to unravel the complex problems of caregiving and aging. As a caregiver for 8 different people, Cathy used her experience to author two books. Her last book Who Moved My Teeth? Preparing for Self, Loved Ones and Caregiving is a practical and legal guide that premiered as #1 on Amazon. Her first book, released by Humor Outcasts Press, Showering with Nana: Confessions of a Serial (killer) Caregiver, is a hilarious memoir. Cathy also has a blog, “You just have to Laugh,…where Caregiving is Comedy” at www.cathysikorski.com

Join Katana and the leading authority on women and wealth, Barbara Huson, as they discuss:- What is wealth.- Three easy steps to take to get smart and smarter about money.- How wealth is created.

Join Katana and New Retirement author and motivational speaker, Jeri Sedlar as they discuss:- How to make the most of your time.- Strategies to identify what drives you.- Ways to use your drivers to discover new possibilities.

The Four Pillars of the New RetirementJoin Maddy and Katana as they discuss:• How the new retirement is being defined as “a whole new chapter of life."• The holistic framework for living well in the new retirement.• The effect of COVID-19 on retirement.Maddy Dychtwald is the Co-Founder of Age Wave, the world’s leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of our aging population. Recently recognized by Forbes as one of the top fifty female futurists globally, Maddy Dychtwald has been deeply involved in exploring all aspects of the age wave and how it’s transforming the marketplace, the workplace, our world, and our lives for more than 30 years. Along the way, she has become an internationally acclaimed author, public speaker, Wall Street Journal blogger, and thought leader on longevity, aging, the new retirement, and the ascent of women.Visit www.agewave.com to learn more about Maddy.

How the SECURE and CARES Acts Changed Retirement Distribution OptionsJoin Denise and Katana as they discuss:• How the SECURE Act changed distribution options for inherited retirement accounts.• Ways to identify who is eligible for COVID-19-related distribution.• Strategies for understanding the changes made to the Required Minimum Distribution rules for 2020.Denise Appleby is CEO of Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc., a firm that provides IRA tools and resources for financial, tax and legal professionals. She has over 20 years of experience in the retirement plans field, which includes providing training and technical consultation. Denise writes and publishes quick reference guides, booklets, and marketing tools for advisors. She has also co-authored several books. Denise is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School, where she obtained a Master of Jurisprudence in Employee Benefits and has earned 5 professional designations in the field of retirement account rules and regulations.Visit www.deniseappleby.com

Join Kathy Caprino and Katana Abbott as they discuss:- Why women need more bravery and power to make the difference they long to make.- The 7 most damaging power gaps that prevent women from thriving at work and what contributes to how they were formed.- The first step to take if you want to make more of an impact today, and leverage your talents in more fulfilling, rewarding and successful ways.