No one wants to hear they have been diagnosed with Muscular Sclerosis. Jennifer Martin decided early on that she was going to take the positive route and research all the best ways to care for her self!Listen to this interview and find out what she suggests YOU do if you have recently been diagnosed with MS or even if you have been challenged with some other illness life change. She finds plenty of ways to experience bliss in spite of her circumstances. You can too!
Jennifer Martin became interested in Mindfulness over twelve years ago after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. A lifetime believer in the power of the mind/body connection and their natural ability to heal themselves, she was confident that if she could shift her relationship to stress she could improve her overall wellness. After graduating from Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program and experiencing the many benefits in her own personal life, she became passionate about Mindfulness and sharing it with others. Jennifer graduated from the Institute of Life Coach Training and is a certified Life Coach specializing in women’s health and wellness. After enjoying the benefits o A Mindfulness Life Center in Scottsdale as a member, she began working there teaching mindfulness meditation and an 8-week series that is an Introduction to Mindfulness for Stress Reduction so that others could also learn to experience the benefits of Mindfulness in their own lives.
Jennifer grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut and relocated to Arizona five years ago with her husband, their two teenage daughters, and their two miniature dachshunds. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a BS degree in Fashion Merchandising and then worked in corporate sales for ten years for two Fortune 500 companies before leaving the corporate world to raise their two daughters. She graduated as a certified Life Coach from The Institute of Life Coach Training specializing in women’s health and wellness. Currently a Mindfulness instructor at A Mindfulness Life Center in Scottsdale, AZ.
The business of building bliss results in some interesting conversations. This one was with Amy Carney, wife of former NHL player Keith Carney. I asked Amy to talk with me so that together, we could help bring some more bliss to other women – and particularly women who are married to professional sports players. But her advice isn't limited to just sports player's wives, but to all women who are faced with unusual challenges.
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A former newspaper journalist and editor from Indiana, Amy Carney currently writes on her blog www.amycarney.com as well as for various online and print outlets about intentional parenting and family travel. She is also a model with The Agency Arizona and is training to be a Sports Life Coach through Patterson Sports Ventures in hopes of working with NHL families to help with their transition from the game into retirement. Amy is a Woman of Influence for MASK (Mothers Awareness of School Aged Kids) and is an advocate for local foster children here in Arizona. She and her former-NHL playing husband of 18 years have 13-year old triplet sons and a 12 year old daughter.
She knew it was coming – a financial collapse of extreme magnitude – and no one listened. This was the start of a devastating loss that propelled Denise Hatch to re-build. Listen to her story here and let it inspire you to know that you CAN start over if you have to with a little help from the universe and some of your own chutzpah!
Denise is the founder of Yoga Sports Performance, a licensed hypnotherpist, certified Anusara yoga teacher and she leads the way for the Global Feminine Potential Movement. Her clients are high-level professionals who want to operate at their greatest potential. She currently works with elite athletes in the NFL, Major League Baseball and motor sports as well as business executives, creative writers and artists – people who want to find and listen to their soul's calling and thrive outside of a conventional system. Her mission is to align her clients to their full brilliance so they can put it to work to create a better world by living a more purposeful, joyful and healthy life.
Denise studied finance, nutrition and exercise physiology at UNC. She earned All-American honors in springboard and tower diving and competed in the world championships in outrigger canoeing. She has also worked at the Mayo clinic as an instructor in a pilot program that explored the healing effects of yoga on sleep disorders and anxiety.
Denise is currently living in upstate New York where she offers a 200 hour yoga teacher training at the Lakshmi Institute. Her most recent passion is helping the feminine to find purpose and prosperity.
Enjoy this audio recording of my interview with stroke survivor Erica Tucci. Please check out her bio and links below!
Erica Tucci is a certified life coach, licensed massage therapist, Reiki master, author and Tarot reader. She also was a corporate manager at a Fortune 500 company until she had a stroke in June 2011, which turned her world upside down. Since then, her focus has been to help provide inspiration and encouragement to others who face their own life-challenging experiences. She also continues to do the work she was doing before her stroke, helping women find their "yin radiance" through their authentic voice and their own healing. She has been interviewed numerous times on international radio shows and blogs, and her book Radiant Survivor: How to Shine and Thrive through Recovery from Stroke, Cancer, Abuse, Addiction and Other Life-Altering Experiences has been endorsed by renowned figures. She has a program for women called “Yin Radiance: The Journey to Inner Balance” that she developed shortly before her stroke, and is developing a trauma recovery program based on her book Radiant Survivor.
Erica is a 50something-year old woman who had led a very fulfilling life as she knew it. She was a corporate manager at a Fortune 500 company, the owner of a healing arts business and an author of three books. All that came crashing down on that momentous day, June 10, 2011, when she had a stroke! Needless to say, her life was changed dramatically. She went from running as fast as she could on the treadmill of life to scooting along at a snail’s pace. During her recovery, she has gained much wisdom about what’s really important in life and she has re-entered the world with a new mission in life.
Her mission is now to help other women heal and find their true feminine power.
I met Erica in Houston, Texas in 1967 while visiting my father and step-mom. Our dads were both orchestra members of the Houston Symphony and we had many occasion to hang out together during my summers there. We lost touch over the years and reconnected through facebook. She is the same smart and sweet person I remember when we were young and I'm super delighted that she agreed to share her story with all of us.
It’s possible, according to Justine Schrimsher – life coach and mother of 3 – who did lose a child and yet continues to thrive. Listen to her story here and see if she can help you or someone you love cope with the grief of one of life’s greatest tragedies. It is a huge honor for me to know Justine and to have interviewed her for this purpose: to help other grieving parents cope with the loss of their children and learn to thrive while honoring their child’s memory.
It’s not just parents who grieve. Anyone who was in relationship to the child suffers as well. Please share with someone you might be able to help.
Justine Schrimsher is a Certified Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Reiki Practitioner, and Owner of Heart and Soul Healing. She coaches individuals, couples, and families to focus on positive changes in their lives, and ultimately achieve goals, personal peace, and healing. Justine graduated from the University of California (Davis) with a BA in Sociology.
Justine and her son TJ
On September 14, 2007 Justine’s life and how she viewed the world was forever changed when her 21 year old son, TJ, passed away. In her quest to find peace, healing, and continue to be an active parent to her two living children, Justine realized that in order to once again find joy and purpose in her life, it was important to help others heal as well. This led to her decision to go back to school to become a life coach, and ultimately, to leave the corporate world and establish Heart and Soul Healing. The love and support of dedicated friends and family members continues to be integral in Justine’s healing process, as is meeting and networking with other bereaved parents. Justine has been involved in organizations that provide resources and support for other parents who have lost children. She continues that mission every day and in the above video she shares some of her coping strategies with us.
Justine believes that by educating, empowering, and inspiring other bereaved parents and families who have experienced loss, she is honoring her living children as well as her son’s memory. Her website is www.heartandsoulhealing.net.
Become a Bliss Buddy and share your story! Click the pic below!
Hey, this is me…56-years-old (almost 57 here) and playing on the sand in California. I rarely do this pose away from the wall but was inspired by my daughter who did it just before me. Here's the take away: You should continue to play and have fun like when you were a kid. Do things that bring you JOY/BLISS! DON'T HOLD BACK!
LIFE IS SHORT! Do something fun today.
Become a Bliss Buddy and be inspired to do more, experience more, be more of yourself!
