Today’s guest is Omar Pinto. Omar has been in recovery for eleven years now. But before recovery, he spent 4 years in denial about being a drug addict. His drugs of choice were predominantly alcohol and cocaine but he’d settle for pot, ecstasy, mushrooms or whatever was at the party.

During those 4 years, he lost his business, his friends and business partners disowned him, and his wife left him. Omar’s health was very poor and he was even exhibiting severe symptoms of schizophrenia and paranoia.

It wasn’t until his daughter was born and he held her in his arms for the first time that he truly surrendered and accepted that alone he could not win the battle against drugs and alcohol. In that moment, he experienced his first spiritual awakening and asked the God of his understanding to relieve him of his drug addiction, if only for the sake of his daughter.

That is the moment his journey in recovery began. He turned his life over to the care of God and began to feverishly work a 12 step program of recovery. Omar’s Higher Power restored him to sanity and today he lives a life beyond his wildest dreams.

So what does he do next? He pays it forward. Omar gives back what was freely given to him, each and every week on his podcast, SHAIR (Sharing Helps Addicts in Recovery), where you can listen to addicts and alcoholics share their inspiring success stories of recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

You can find out more about Omar and his show at www.TheSHAIRpodcast.com.

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Today’s interview will be a turning-of-the-table as Heather Gray (Season 1, Episodes 54, 66 and 101)  is sitting in as guest host and interviewing Michael himself. Michael is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned writer, motivational speaker, personal development coach, and author of the upcoming book, The Art of Forgetting. Of course, he also hosts this podcast, Consciously Speaking.

He has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. His studies in character development took place both on and off camera, and ultimately fueled his desire to pursue personal development and consciousness training as a profession.

Michael is a student of Buddhism and sits on the Board of Directors at Insight Santa Cruz, a Buddhist meditation community. His contemplative practices form a great part of the foundation of his work, where he is a certified Dharma teacher and meditation guide.

Most recently, Michael has put together a training program for other podcast hopefuls. He is helping upcoming hosts and producers in the A to Z process of designing, launching and growing a podcast audience.

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Today’s guest is Kimberly Rinaldi. Kimberly is a Speaker, Author and Radio Show Host, who shares her decades of experience as a Certified Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, EFT, NLP, Success Coaching, Reiki and other healing modalities. As a Psychic and Medium she also uses her intuitive abilities and skills to help clients achieve their goals in the quickest and most effective manner.

After creating a highly successful private coaching practice, she now teaches Lessons in Joyful Living through her daily radio show on the Lessons in Joyful Living Radio Network. With millions of monthly listeners, Kimberly, her guests and her team of hosts are touching and empowering others, proving you have the ability to break through any and all barriers.

While Kimberly’s connection to the spirit world started at a young age, she chose to suppress it as she got older. It wasn’t until she’d had a life altering, life affirming, life-between-lives experience that she understood this was the final piece of the puzzle for her.

Kimberly ultimately believes there is a lesson in everything and when you can “Bless the Lesson” you have found the healing. You are not your past and you have the ability to be better than where you come from. Her passion for helping others heal and find joy in their lives is evidenced in her commitment to sharing all that she has learned and experienced through her own healing process.

You can find out more about Kimberly at www.KimberlyRinaldi.com.

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Today’s guest is Susan Bodiker. Susan is a former ‘fat girl’ – and she will be the first one to tell you that. Like so many women, her body image issues started at a young age, and it didn’t matter if she was at a weight of 120, 130, or 140 – she still saw a ‘fat girl’ staring back at her in the mirror. It was only when she learned to nourish her mind and heart first that she lost the weight and gained the confidence to create a meaningful, happy life – and she wants that to be every girl’s story.

Susan is a graduate of Barnard College and received her health coach training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She works with girls and women through One Girl Wellness, a health-coaching consultancy dedicated to “raising stronger women one girl at a time”.

Susan shares her journey and guidance for others to find that strength in her new book, Fat Girl: How to Let Go of Your Weight and Get on With Your Life, a roadmap to greater self-knowledge, self-awareness and self-esteem.

You can find out more about Susan at www.onegirlwellness.com.

Sign up for your Podcast Launch Breakthrough Call Today, and please be sure to check out our other podcasts: The PodQuest Show, Buy This – Not That! and Something to Wine About.

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