My guest this week on Live in YOUR Truth Radio is Dr. Shellie Hipsky CEO of Inspiring Lives Media group and Editor in Chief of Inspiring Lives Magazine! She is also the Leader of The Global Sisterhood an organization that guides and supports the dreams of Women and children all over the world!

Shellie brings so much to Women today from her rich background in education as a former tenured professor from Robert Morris University, as an award winning author of the Common Threads trilogy, and she has earned numerous awards , like Entrepreneur of the Year and Women of Achievement. 

What I enjoyed discovering about Shellie, and I think you will too,  is that in her heart of hearts she is not only a collector of stories, she feels compelled to curate stories about Women from around the world, in particular ones where Women have overcome personal and cultural adversity. Emphasizing the triumphant spirit of their humanity, is a recurring theme and seems to be at the center of what inspires her and in turn how she inspires us!  Listen in and you'll find out why!!!

As successful as Shellie is today, she reveals her own challenging story with us and the pivotal moments that lead her from a darker place to a tenure track as Professor in Pittsburgh, then on to inspiring Women and becoming an award winning author.  

We traverse many topics and stories in our chat, some lead us to explore how vision and drive inspire her, why mentors are essential and the secret magic to having a great mentor / mentee relationship; the exchange of ideas and through a reciprocal relationship based on mutual growth! Knowing how to keep yourself grounded and engaged with what's important like quality family time, self-care, and authentic friendships that have evolved from her sisterhood tribe.

Being an entrepreneurial Woman myself, I ask:

What advice do have for Women with big dreams trying to actualize them?

She answers emphatically: Creating vision boards with a clear mission incorporated for each new idea and project!

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Listen here and Be Inspired with Dr. Shellie Now!

My Guest today is Deb Carter Executive Board Member of OMA Center for Mind Body and Spirit located in the heart of Oakland an urban center of Pittsburgh, PA. We are talking about OMA today which stands for the Ohio, Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers that converge at the geographical point of Pittsburgh's metropolis. This special convergence of the 3 rivers, with an underground aquifer contributing to this unique water flow, is said to create a spiritual vortex!

OMA provides opportunities to explore and honor one's journey in healing and wellness of mind, body and spirit through programs that include lectures, workshops and classes that focus on a holistic approach for individuals, family and community.

We are also talking about Marianne Williamson because OMA is the organizer of this special Speaking Event with Marianne while she is on her LOVE AMERICA TOUR that is occuring May 9th at the 20th Century Club in Oakland.  For ticket sales got to:

Eventbrite and visit OMA here!

Listen to our conversation as we cover the history of OMA, it's programs, juicy stories and quotes about Marianne and her upcoming event! 

Wow....do I have a special podcast for you!

My guest is Deneen Marlette Joyner, Founder of Chosen to be Empowered, LLC. She is a spiritual Teacher and offers readings, self guided courses and and workshops to raise consciousness on the planet about how to transform emotional pain in a new and powerful way!

She is known as the "Chosen one" and you are going to hear all about her incredible transformational journey.

Deneen was born into a family of highly gifted healers. She is the seventh daughter and fifth generation black Indian woman, drawing upon her Native American family's 300 year legacy of healing. 

Deneen will be releasing her new memoir this Spring entitled, God Daughters: Soul Wounds and Sacred Revelations  An indigenous spiritual memoir about facing emotional pain.

In our interview Deneen shares the painful story of her parents separation as a young child, feeling the oppression of growing up in Pittsburgh as a black Native American girl and the abuse that followed.

In spite of knowing she held gifts of deep insight and supernatural powers, she was unsure how to use them. She carried her unprocessed pain and identity confusion into adulthood. Although she went into the Social work field to help others, she didn't know how to help herself.

At 47 she attempted suicide, but experienced a divine intervention. This profound experience began a new journey towards healing and an awakening to who she really was! 

You will learn about the gifts of surrender, being more divine than human and her great, great Grandmother Lucinda Starflower! Who was a highly gifted healer and medicine woman with the Cherokee Tribe in the 1870's. 

Deneen's remarkable story takes another turn when she receives a special revelation from God..... that brings her a sense of profound peace and reconciliation with her troubled past.

Learn what God says when you listen to our interview!     DOWNLOAD IT NOW!

Kelly McNelis and I are discussing your messy brilliance on Live in YOUR Truth Radio today!  A topic sure to awaken a new set of permissions within you. Like accepting the fact that you are not perfect, no one is and...that's ok! You also possess your own unique brilliance and just because we get messy sometimes doesn't mean we can't own our brilliance right along side of our challenges and insecurities.

Kelly is the Founder of Women for One~ a platform where Truth tellers share their stories, and she is the best selling author of Your Messy Brilliance - 7 Tools for the perfectly imperfect Woman!

Kelly and I both agree that embracing our truth and our brilliance can get messy! But in embracing your messiness, you will dive into your dynamic wholeness, and this is the very thing that will lead you to more aliveness and self-acceptance.

So how do we own our messy brilliance?

You have to be willing to pull together all the aspects of yourself - the good, the great, the bad and the ugly... (overdoing, perfectionism, victimhood, confidence, strengths, personal power,) it is about opening to the fullness of who you are and ultimately accepting it and even loving it!

I know that this may sound new, perhaps even daunting, but Kelly shares her 7 tools and exercises to bridge this gap in our belief about ourselves, and how to integrate what we can't abide about ourselves, to opening up to the idea that our messiness is the very source of our beauty and strength!  

Listen in to learn how you can easily use these 7 Tools: Curiosity, Awareness, Acceptance, Intuition, Choice, Manifestation and create the infinite roadmap to your wholeness!

Thank you for tuning in to Live in YOUR Truth Radio!

Podcast Show Host: Melanie Fitzpatrick

Visit me at www.liveinyourtruth.life for empowerment programs for Women!

My Guest this week is Emmy Award winning TV personality, former NBC News Anchor, author, speaker and Business Coach Darieth Chisolm.  

Darieth joins me today to share her traumatic and painful story of being a cyber harassment victim turned advocate and now founder of 50 Shades of Silenc: A Global Movement giving voice and dignity to victims of Cyber harassment and online crimes.

 Imagine waking up one morning to find nude photos and videos of you online. Images that you weren't aware existed and certainly did not approve of and you have no control of removing. The person who committed this atrocious act, you once lived with and loved. And is now trying to humiliate you and destroy your reputation.

Turns out there is no legislation that can prevent this from occurring to you nor ensure that the pictures are removed!  

This act commonly referred to as cyber revenge porn, to Darieth, it felt more like an act of cyber rape. "It still leaves me feeling as if I had been raped, stripped of my identity and dignity."

 Spiraling into a place of shame and silence, Darieth gets raw and real with me as she reveals what it was like dwelling in shame and victimhood, the key turning point that enabled her to find her way out and how she confronted this dark place with these insightful question:

• Did this happen to me or for me?
• How best can I use this experience?
• Who do I need to become in order to overcome?

Moving forward with courage and conviction you will be astounded to learn what followed: A powerful awakening to her divine assignment!

•  A Social Justice Project creating a documentary on cyber crimes
• Launching her new platform 50 Shades of Silence. offering support and resources for other cyber harassment victims. 

Listen in to the rest of this story where Darieth shares how her divine assignment unfolded, how you can be supported with resources and how you can get involved as an Angel Ambassador!

Listen here! 

Wait until you hear from this Fierce, Feminine, Powerhouse~ Brittany Policastro....You are going to love this Yogi's interview!

This week's guest is the founder of Beyond Asana, she is a writer for the Huffington Post and her own blog~ The Breakthrough Blog.

Brittany gets raw and real with as she shares her stories from her journey that marked the turning point from Law to awakening as a Yoga Teacher.

We ease into postures and traverse topics that reflect on balance, vulnerability and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable! She shares how to utilize a yoga centering exercise to integrate all of your varied parts into your whole self!

A powerful discussion is awaiting you - So listen and download here!

I am simply enamored with my guest this week, Laurel Moll and her totally refreshing approach to dealing with FEAR!

Which is not to run or hide from it, and especially not to fear it, instead she believes that fear leads to joy and not surprisingly, her philosophy is to FOLLOW FEAR and enjoy the ride it takes you on!

After experiencing a series of truly traumatic life events in 2013, Laurel plunged into overwhelming despair. Through her tears and vulnerability she found herself surrendering to 'what is' and allowed her curiosity to explore if there was a 'greater force at play' in her life and wondering 'Are my fears trying to tell me something'?

What follows are the beautiful lessons of surrender and trust, and the transformative power of following your fears. The pivotal turning point came by creating daily gratitude listing practice, which opened up a flow of love, support, joy and discovery of her true self.

By choosing to follow her rather lengthy list of fears, 30 of them, she found herself swimming with Whale Sharks, flying an airplane and embarking on writing her first memoir: Following Fear: How I faced 30 fears and learned to Trust the Unknown. 

This collection of vulnerable short stories aims to inspire others to follow their fears instead of running from them and we touch upon how you too!

Laurel takes fear and turns it into a beautiful metaphor that is so appealing that you will find yourself ready to step in and embrace YOUR fears!                            

LISTEN HERE

My Guest Yvonne Phillips and I are discussing all things Feng Shui including the Chinese New Year and the influences of the Fire Rooster's powerful energy for 2017! 

Yvonne is your 'go to' Feng Shui Maven! As a lifelong practitioner and leader in all things Feng Shui, she shares the rich history and purpose of Feng Shui in China and how the powerful elements are still practiced 5000 years later in the United States. In corporate settings and right in our own homes!

She shares practical aspects of Feng Shui in the home and emphasizes - it's all about the energy! How to make it flow and how to balance it so you can live in total harmony! 

The goal is to create health, wealth, wellness, creativity and happiness!

 You will learn how to use the elements (fire, wood, metal and water), symbols that bring positivity and color into your spaces to create the energy flow that keeps you in harmony, balance and wellness!

Here are some useful examples:  

• Place the element of water in your home to balance fire energies (anger, too much passion). With diffusers, fountains or even bowls with decorative stones. 
• Bring a golden yellow color in for good health, and Red for vibrancy. 
• Metal decor elements for strength
• Open your windows and let fresh air blow all the way through your house to clear the current stale energy!

2017 is the Year of the Fire Rooster! The Roosters' energy gets things done! So choose projects you'd like to get going on. The Rooster energy (or personality type) is very detailed oriented!

The Fire energy for the Rooster is Yin energy - which means it's a feminine energy not masculine! This is fueling the rise in Women's activism right now and motivating Women around the world to activate for Women's rights as well as human rights! 

Tune into this podcast to and tap into the Fire Roosters influence!

My Guest Yvonne Phillips and I are discussing all things Feng Shui including the Chinese New Year and the influences of the Fire Rooster's powerful energy for 2017! 

Yvonne is your 'go to' Feng Shui Maven! As a lifelong practitioner and leader in all things Feng Shui, she shares the rich history and purpose of Feng Shui in China and how the powerful elements are still practiced 5000 years later in the United States. In corporate settings and right in our own homes!

She shares practical aspects of Feng Shui in the home and emphasizes - it's all about the energy! How to make it flow and how to balance it so you can live in total harmony! 

The goal is to create health, wealth, wellness, creativity and happiness!

 You will learn how to use the elements (fire, wood, metal and water), symbols that bring positivity and color into your spaces to create the energy flow that keeps you in harmony, balance and wellness!

Here are some useful examples:  

• Place the element of water in your home to balance fire energies (anger, too much passion). With diffusers, fountains or even bowls with decorative stones. 
• Bring a golden yellow color in for good health, and Red for vibrancy. 
• Metal decor elements for strength
• Open your windows and let fresh air blow all the way through your house to clear the current stale energy!

2017 is the Year of the Fire Rooster! The Roosters' energy gets things done! So choose projects you'd like to get going on. The Rooster energy (or personality type) is very detailed oriented!

The Fire energy for the Rooster is Yin energy - which means it's a feminine energy not masculine! This is fueling the rise in Women's activism right now and motivating Women around the world to activate for Women's rights as well as human rights! 

Tune into this podcast to and tap into the Fire Roosters influence!

My Guest Yvonne Phillips and I are discussing all things Feng Shui including the Chinese New Year and the influences of the Fire Rooster's powerful energy for 2017! 

Yvonne is your 'go to' Feng Shui Maven! As a lifelong practitioner and leader in all things Feng Shui, she shares the rich history and purpose of Feng Shui in China and how the powerful elements are still practiced 5000 years later in the United States. In corporate settings and right in our own homes!

She shares practical aspects of Feng Shui in the home and emphasizes - it's all about the energy! How to make it flow and how to balance it so you can live in total harmony! 

The goal is to create health, wealth, wellness, creativity and happiness!

 You will learn how to use the elements (fire, wood, metal and water), symbols that bring positivity and color into your spaces to create the energy flow that keeps you in harmony, balance and wellness!

Here are some useful examples:  

• Place the element of water in your home to balance fire energies (anger, too much passion). With diffusers, fountains or even bowls with decorative stones. 
• Bring a golden yellow color in for good health, and Red for vibrancy. 
• Metal decor elements for strength
• Open your windows and let fresh air blow all the way through your house to clear the current stale energy!

2017 is the Year of the Fire Rooster! The Roosters' energy gets things done! So choose projects you'd like to get going on. The Rooster energy (or personality type) is very detailed oriented!

The Fire energy for the Rooster is Yin energy - which means it's a feminine energy not masculine! This is fueling the rise in Women's activism right now and motivating Women around the world to activate for Women's rights as well as human rights! 

Tune into this podcast to and tap into the Fire Roosters influence!

My Guest Yvonne Phillips and I are discussing all things Feng Shui including the Chinese New Year and the influences of the Fire Rooster's powerful energy for 2017! 

Yvonne is your 'go to' Feng Shui Maven! As a lifelong practitioner and leader in all things Feng Shui, she shares the rich history and purpose of Feng Shui in China and how the powerful elements are still practiced 5000 years later in the United States. In corporate settings and right in our own homes!

She shares practical aspects of Feng Shui in the home and emphasizes - it's all about the energy! How to make it flow and how to balance it so you can live in total harmony! 

The goal is to create health, wealth, wellness, creativity and happiness!

 You will learn how to use the elements (fire, wood, metal and water), symbols that bring positivity and color into your spaces to create the energy flow that keeps you in harmony, balance and wellness!

Here are some useful examples:  

• Place the element of water in your home to balance fire energies (anger, too much passion). With diffusers, fountains or even bowls with decorative stones. 
• Bring a golden yellow color in for good health, and Red for vibrancy. 
• Metal decor elements for strength
• Open your windows and let fresh air blow all the way through your house to clear the current stale energy!

2017 is the Year of the Fire Rooster! The Roosters' energy gets things done! So choose projects you'd like to get going on. The Rooster energy (or personality type) is very detailed oriented!

The Fire energy for the Rooster is Yin energy - which means it's a feminine energy not masculine! This is fueling the rise in Women's activism right now and motivating Women around the world to activate for Women's rights as well as human rights! 

Tune into this podcast to and tap into the Fire Roosters influence!

My Guest Yvonne Phillips and I are discussing all things Feng Shui including the Chinese New Year and the influences of the Fire Rooster's powerful energy for 2017! 

Yvonne is your 'go to' Feng Shui Maven! As a lifelong practitioner and leader in all things Feng Shui, she shares the rich history and purpose of Feng Shui in China and how the powerful elements are still practiced 5000 years later in the United States. In corporate settings and right in our own homes!

She shares practical aspects of Feng Shui in the home and emphasizes - it's all about the energy! How to make it flow and how to balance it so you can live in total harmony! 

The goal is to create health, wealth, wellness, creativity and happiness!

 You will learn how to use the elements (fire, wood, metal and water), symbols that bring positivity and color into your spaces to create the energy flow that keeps you in harmony, balance and wellness!

Here are some useful examples:  

• Place the element of water in your home to balance fire energies (anger, too much passion). With diffusers, fountains or even bowls with decorative stones. 
• Bring a golden yellow color in for good health, and Red for vibrancy. 
• Metal decor elements for strength
• Open your windows and let fresh air blow all the way through your house to clear the current stale energy!

2017 is the Year of the Fire Rooster! The Roosters' energy gets things done! So choose projects you'd like to get going on. The Rooster energy (or personality type) is very detailed oriented!

The Fire energy for the Rooster is Yin energy - which means it's a feminine energy not masculine! This is fueling the rise in Women's activism right now and motivating Women around the world to activate for Women's rights as well as human rights! 

Tune into this podcast to and tap into the Fire Roosters influence!

My Guest Yvonne Phillips and I are discussing all things Feng Shui including the Chinese New Year and the influences of the Fire Rooster's powerful energy for 2017! 

Yvonne is your 'go to' Feng Shui Maven! As a lifelong practitioner and leader in all things Feng Shui, she shares the rich history and purpose of Feng Shui in China and how the powerful elements are still practiced 5000 years later in the United States. In corporate settings and right in our own homes!

She shares practical aspects of Feng Shui in the home and emphasizes - it's all about the energy! How to make it flow and how to balance it so you can live in total harmony! 

The goal is to create health, wealth, wellness, creativity and happiness!

 You will learn how to use the elements (fire, wood, metal and water), symbols that bring positivity and color into your spaces to create the energy flow that keeps you in harmony, balance and wellness!

Here are some useful examples:  

• Place the element of water in your home to balance fire energies (anger, too much passion). With diffusers, fountains or even bowls with decorative stones. 
• Bring a golden yellow color in for good health, and Red for vibrancy. 
• Metal decor elements for strength
• Open your windows and let fresh air blow all the way through your house to clear the current stale energy!

2017 is the Year of the Fire Rooster! The Roosters' energy gets things done! So choose projects you'd like to get going on. The Rooster energy (or personality type) is very detailed oriented!

The Fire energy for the Rooster is Yin energy - which means it's a feminine energy not masculine! This is fueling the rise in Women's activism right now and motivating Women around the world to activate for Women's rights as well as human rights! 

Tune into this podcast to and tap into the Fire Roosters influence!

My Guest Yvonne Phillips and I are discussing all things Feng Shui including the Chinese New Year and the influences of the Fire Rooster's powerful energy for 2017! 

Yvonne is your 'go to' Feng Shui Maven! As a lifelong practitioner and leader in all things Feng Shui, she shares the rich history and purpose of Feng Shui in China and how the powerful elements are still practiced 5000 years later in the United States. In corporate settings and right in our own homes!

She shares practical aspects of Feng Shui in the home and emphasizes - it's all about the energy! How to make it flow and how to balance it so you can live in total harmony! 

The goal is to create health, wealth, wellness, creativity and happiness!

 You will learn how to use the elements (fire, wood, metal and water), symbols that bring positivity and color into your spaces to create the energy flow that keeps you in harmony, balance and wellness!

Here are some useful examples:  

• Place the element of water in your home to balance fire energies (anger, too much passion). With diffusers, fountains or even bowls with decorative stones. 
• Bring a golden yellow color in for good health, and Red for vibrancy. 
• Metal decor elements for strength
• Open your windows and let fresh air blow all the way through your house to clear the current stale energy!

2017 is the Year of the Fire Rooster! The Roosters' energy gets things done! So choose projects you'd like to get going on. The Rooster energy (or personality type) is very detailed oriented!

The Fire energy for the Rooster is Yin energy - which means it's a feminine energy not masculine! This is fueling the rise in Women's activism right now and motivating Women around the world to activate for Women's rights as well as human rights! 

Tune into this podcast to and tap into the Fire Roosters influence!

My guest this week is San Francisco Songstress Nina Grae! This singer songwriter pours her heart out to reveal not only her grit for taking charge of her dreams and talents by leaving the Corporate scene to be a musician, but also her courage to express her searing and soulful truth.

Nina came from a successful Marketing career, but as she followed her passion to study with the world's great Teachers, she soon grew tired of the marketing world's methods and messages of portraying people as broken in need of fixing. 

As a recording artist she is committed to creating music with conscious, love centric message and aspires for her music to be a home and a sanctuary for humanity from duality of the world.

As her story unfolds we learn that her wake up call came the day Steve Jobs died. The legacy of his innovation and contribution to technology had such a profound impact on her, she found herself asking; "Am I making a difference?" The response came as a resounding No! And what she did next was completely crazy....to most people! But Nina is not most people and that is why I knew I had to interview her, share her story and her voice with you! She shares so much with us about the music industry, her great influencers and sage advice for budding musicians to follow.

Her first release is called The Remedy~ which seems to be in perfect alignment with her mission! Take a listen folks to this interview and enjoy the bonus track at the end when Nina serenades us with a beautiful ballad!