Authentic Messengers - SPARKS of Inspiration
41 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCatherine VanWetter and guests from around the globe share SPARKS of Inspiration. Conversations to Illuminate, Inspire and Ignite. Guests share the passion behind their journeys and discuss how sharing their message with the world has opened their hearts.
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Stronger, Happier, Purposeful with Author, Keya Murthy, M.S., C.Ht.
August 01, 2017 22:00 - 37 minutes - 33.8 MBGuest: Keya Murthy, M.S., C.Ht. PeaceAndProsperityProject.com CoachKeya.com There are no short cuts in life. Everyone pays the price. Some pay the price of regret and others pay the price of discipline. It's a personal choice. When you look outside, you dream When you look within, you realize.It is easy to make a laundry list of your wants. Focus on your list and figure out how much of it is imperative for you grow stronger, feel happier and find meaning in your life?To live a life that tr...
Keeping it Simple
July 18, 2017 22:00 - 30 minutes - 27 MBHost: Catherine VanWetter Spiritual /shamanic practitioner focusing in the area of highly sensitive people. giftsofsensitivity.com Guest: Ruth Kent Contributing author: Nurse SPARKS A brief history of Ruth Kent’s professional and personal journey. What she has found to be simple, effective and self-help tools, to benefit all areas her life and health. Ruth and Catherine discuss the passion and what many have seen with the use of the tools: Emotion Code, Body Code, and more Ruth Kent ...
Stoking the Fires of Change
June 13, 2017 22:00 - 35 minutes - 32 MBHost: Catherine VanWetter Spiritual /shamanic practitioner focusing in the area of highly sensitive people. giftsofsensitivity.com Guest: Jess Young, RN, BSN www.JessYoungRN.com In this interview, we will talk with Jess Young, holistic nurse, artist, dancer and teacher in Portland, Oregon. We'll get a glimpse of what the creative process was like for her in the writing of her Nurse Sparks chapter, as well as her thoughts on self-care, the healthcare system and what she is doing to be a be...
Using Archetypes in Personal Growth and Healing
June 06, 2017 22:00 - 55 minutes - 50.2 MBHost: Catherine VanWetter Spiritual /shamanic practitioner focusing in the area of highly sensitive people. giftsofsensitivity.com Guest:Toni Gilbert, RN(ret), MA, ATC www.tonigilbert.com We find archetypal symbols in our imagination, dreams, fantasies, and in the world of the arts, myth, legend, literature, and religion. Toni describes the characteristics of the archetypes so that the listener can begin to see and use them in personal growth and healing. Toni Gilbert, RN (ret), MA, ATC ...
The Wake Up Calls in our Lives: How well do we listen?
May 30, 2017 22:00 - 58 minutes - 52.7 MBHost: Catherine VanWetter Spiritual /shamanic practitioner focusing in the area of highly sensitive people. giftsofsensitivity.com Guest: Maggie Perrone Catherine and Maggie will discuss how the arc of our lives, our experiences and our response to them shapes and molds us into who we are today. Many of the experiences, especially the hardest ones to bear or that cause us the most suffering are actually in hindsight, the wake up calls that, if we are courageous enough to listen and take t...
Living an Intuitive Life with Author Deonne Wright
May 23, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBHost: Catherine VanWetter Spiritual /shamanic practitioner focusing in the area of highly sensitive people. giftsofsensitivity.com Guest: Deonne Wtright www.deonnesaromablends.com In this interview, guest Nurse SPARKS contributing author Deonne Wright aill share: • What intuition is • How to connect to intuition • How to stay connected • The benefits of living from an intuitive center Deonne is a holistic registered nurse who lives in Grants Pass, Oregon. Since leaving t...
Strengthening Your Soul Through Creativity -Deborah Koff-Chapin
March 07, 2017 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBGuest: Deborah Koff-Chapin www.touchdrawing.com A conversation with Deborah Koff-Chapin, originator of Touch Drawing and creator of SoulCards about the value of creative expression in these times. Deborah will talk about what she has gleaned through her 43 years of Touch Drawing, about the power of spontaneous expression arising from inward attention. She wil discuss how this can support integration with deeper aspects of the soul. Deborah Koff-Chapin has been developing Touch Drawing since...
The Spirit of the Soul with Joe Arnold
February 28, 2017 23:00 - 58 minutes - 52.9 MBJoe Arnold will be Catherine’s guest live on Blogtalk radio at 3 PM pacific time,Tuesday February 28th. Catherine and Joe will be discussing Joe’s book titled "The Song" and how he has emerged as a creative artist through his writing and Native American Flute music. He will be playing music live on air!.Joe lives on Whidbey Island in Washington State and has been playing flutes since he was 8 years old, some fifty years ago. Joe Arnold has developed his spirituality through his music and wri...
Ignite the Fire of Your Purpose, Passion and Power! with Lauren Perotti
February 21, 2017 23:00 - 58 minutes - 52.5 MBGuest: Lauren Perotti www.LaurenPerotti.com A Purposeful and Playful Conversation about The Destiny Designer ~ 7 Sacred Flames to Light Your Path with Passion and Playful Prosperity, Lauren's new book: published Nov 27,2016! Lauren Perotti delivered her first keynote talk as the valedictorian of her graduating class –Catholic kindergarten! With sparkle and humor, Lauren has delivered messages of leadership and what it takes to triumph in the ABCs of life on many stages and pages in the year...
What Angels Most Want Us to Know with Guest Author Lilia Shoshanna Rae
February 14, 2017 23:00 - 45 minutes - 40.4 MBGuest: Lilia Shoshanna Rae LiliaShoshannaRae.com Have you ever been curious whether angels really exist? Have you had an interaction with one and would like to have more? Lilia Shoshanna Rae has written a book on The Art of Listening to Angels. She shares the process her angels gave her for accessing angelic wisdom. She says that they want to help us and have asked her to let people know how they, too, can hear their guidance. She tells her story of how they intervened in her life when she w...
A scientific basis for creating common good democracy
January 17, 2017 23:00 - 59 minutes - 53.2 MBGuest: Dr. William McConochie [email protected] http://politicalpsychologyresearch.com/ Political Scientist, William McConochie explains how research measuring human attitudes about political issues has lead to a model for designing a political party that will appeal to the majority of both strong liberals and strong conservatives but not to radicals of either the left or right. Dr. McConochie is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Eugene, OR. He is a member o...
Stronger, Happier, Purposeful with Author, Keya Murthy, M.S., C.Ht.
January 10, 2017 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBGuest: Keya Murthy, M.S., C.Ht. PeaceAndProsperityProject.com CoachKeya.com There are no short cuts in life. Everyone pays the price. Some pay the price of regret and others pay the price of discipline. It's a personal choice. When you look outside, you dream When you look within, you realize.It is easy to make a laundry list of your wants. Focus on your list and figure out how much of it is imperative for you grow stronger, feel happier and find meaning in your life?To live a life that tran...
Sparks of Inspiration From My Eyes with Lewis Citizen
December 27, 2016 23:00 - 44 minutes - 39.6 MBGuest: Lewis Citizen http://www.facebook.com/peacemissionusa http:www.facebook.com/lewisknightwolf Hello to all listening to these words of positive interactive energetic inspirational words. Lewis invites listeners to, "Just go for it take a chance take the risk help break the silence of doing nothing about the cruel ways we choose to live and treat others in this world we live in. Using our powerful gifted humane inspirational thinking abilities to break through the walls of negative ...
Awakening into your life purpose with guest Farahana Surya Kassam
December 20, 2016 23:00 - 52 minutes - 47.2 MBGuest: Farahana Surya Kassam www.mindfulnessmeditationseries.com Far too often, we are not able to really understand the purpose of this journey we call life. It almost feels like we are "existing just to exist". Life is a gift, and each one of us is here for a purpose. If you haven't figured out what that is yet, don't give up. After 37 years of being completely lost and asking "what is the point?" I was jolted into realization after the biggest blow of my life - my divorce. Join me as I ...
Energetic Self-Care for Empaths, Intuitives and Highly Sensitive People
December 13, 2016 23:00 - 59 minutes - 53.4 MBGuest: Niki Elliott, PhD www.innerlightsanctuary.com Join us for a transformative interview as Niki Elliott, PhD discusses her new best-selling book, I Feel Your Pain: A 7-Step Survival Guide for Empaths, Intuitives and Highly Sensitive People. This timely message offers spiritual and physical solutions for those who find themselves absorbing the physical and/or emotional pain of family, friends and co-workers. Dr. Niki will teach you how to develop healthy energy boundaries and avoid takin...
Angel Nightingale with Author Soodabeh Mokry
November 22, 2016 23:00 - 57 minutes - 51.3 MBGuest: Soodabeh Mokry www.soodabehmokry.comwww.emergehypnosis.net www.angelnightingale.com War’s haunting legacy, the pain of loss and abandonment, the struggle to find a new home and a better future, would stop most people in their tracks. With the woman now known as Angel Nightingale, every obstacle put in front of her, made her more determined to live a life of light and joy. Soodabeh Mokry, RN, CHt, is the author of Angel Nightingale, an inspiring and heart-warming book chock full o...
Up-leveling Your Game; Living the Life You’ve Been Called to Live with Kathleen
November 15, 2016 23:00 - 54 minutes - 48.6 MBGuest: Kathleen Gage http://www.powerupforprofits.com http://www.themarketingmindset.com Have you ever said, “If only I could live my purpose and make great money at the same time, life would be grand.” You can! And with all that’s available both online and off, when you make up your mind to quit playing small, refuse to hide out any longer, and utilize the power of online systems, you become unstoppable. With the right momentum you can impact countless lives with what’s important to you a...
From Health Practitioner to Healing Space Facilitator
November 08, 2016 23:00 - 57 minutes - 51.8 MBGuest: Craig Weiner, DC www.efttappingtraining.com In this interview, Catherine will be speaking with Craig Weiner, DC. Craig has spent the last 35 years working in the healing arts field, beginning his undergraduate education as a pre-med student, then working as a massage therapist, returning to graduate school to become a chiropractor and then finding his way into working with and training others to work with trauma and emotional and energetic healing. He will be sharing his personal and ...
Holiday Tech - What to look for with Dan Saia
November 01, 2016 22:00 - 59 minutes - 53.9 MBGuest: Dan Saia www.aldanglobal.com dan @ aldanglobal.com Dan is a lover of technolgy. He is Chief Innovation Officer at Positive Media Ventures, Owner of Aldan Global an online technology company providing managed services to online businesses and a personal and business coach for adults with ADHD or parents of children with ADHD. Married to his wife Allison for 6 years, he is a father to a son and a daughter and a step father to two stepsons. He has been described as a "Jack of All Trade...
ADHD The Good, The Bad, and The Amazing with ADD Mentor, Dan Saia
October 25, 2016 22:00 - 59 minutes - 53.5 MBGuest: Dan Saia www.addmentor.com Catherine and Dan discuss adult adhd with some overall adhd thrown in. If you've been diagnosed with ADHD whether recently, or you've been living with it for a long time, this show will discuss all aspects of ADHD, from the good, to the bad, and even the amazing. Dan is Chief Innovation Officer at Positive Media Ventures, Owner of Aldan Global an online technology company providing managed services to online businesses and a Personal and business coach for ...
The Freeya Alliance with Guest Fred Cameron
October 18, 2016 22:00 - 58 minutes - 52.6 MBGuest: Fred Cameron [email protected] Fred Cameron’s Fool’s Journey material, which uses an original interpretation of the Tarot cards and the Zodiac (not fortunetelling or astrology!) as an amazing framework for spiritual understanding and advancement, with which Catherine Van Wetter’s Family Constellation work fits hand-in-glove. The synergy of these two approaches gives the Freeya Alliance its energy and vision. Fred Cameron is a researcher, author and lecturer with a joint degree...
SPARKS Author Interview: Do You Hear The Whisper? with Rhonda Culver
October 11, 2016 22:00 - 37 minutes - 33.5 MBGuest: Rhonda Culver www.TransformYourFinancesNow.com My story is about whispers from the Soul. It is also about learning to trust in ones' self and to know and realize that these whispers are for our greater good and leading us and guiding us in the right direction. Sometimes the whispers warn us as well. It is all being done with love . Rhonda Culver is a personal finance expert and author. After exiting from her corporate career in 2006, she established her real estate brokerage, Culver ...
Healing Yourself and Others Through Writing with Allison Saia
October 04, 2016 22:00 - 58 minutes - 52.8 MBGuest: Allison Saia www.allisonsaia.com/ "Writing is not only a way of telling your story, but healing through your story. The impact of sharing your voice with the world is extraordinary, not only for you, but for others as well. Your story is your power, not your weakness. The sum of the things that have happened to you, good and bad, make you who you are. And who you are is your gift to the world." Allison is the creative heart of Positive Media Ventures, LLC. She prides herself as a pro...
The Spirited Woman with Nancy Mills
September 27, 2016 22:00 - 56 minutes - 50.5 MBGuest: Nancy Mills Every Woman is a Visionary, Changing the World One Spirited Woman Step at a Time. NANCY MILLS is the founder of TheSpiritedWoman.com, a global women's empowerment community. Recognized as a leading women's visionary, Nancy publishes the Spirited Woman Top 12 Pick List and is the creator of the Sisterhood of the Sacred Scarves, combining scarf and ceremony. She is also the founder of the Spirited Woman Foundation - whose mission is to help heal and support women through ac...
SPARKS Author Interview - A Big Move: Embracing the New with Melinda Kapor
September 20, 2016 22:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBGuest: Melinda Kapor Melinda shares how her first trip to Europe in the early 1980's led to her moving overseas less than 18 months later. "When things are right, all falls into place, and so it was when I decided to get back to the then Yugoslavia. Miraculously, I made it happen." In LifeSPARKS, Melinda writes about choosing the unknown path ("soufflé") rather than the safe and known route ("jello"), as well as the importance of living in the moment. Interwoven through the chapter is a...
SPARKS Author Interview - The Truth about Forgiveness: My Journey to Grace with
September 13, 2016 22:00 - 57 minutes - 52.1 MBRescheduled from August 30th. Guest: Ali Davidson http://alidavidsonlifeacademy.com/ [email protected] Ali's experience with a best friend's betrayal and how forgiveness occurred is today's discussion. Ali shares how the Divine orchestrated the opportunity to forgive and let go of the pain. She reminds us that forgiveness happens spontaneously when we accept, let go, and remember to love ourselves. Ali Davidson is a transformational coach and teacher who assists women in real...
SPARKS Author Interview - Spider is your Grandmother with Bobby Lee
September 06, 2016 22:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBGuest: Bobby Lee https://www.facebook.com/CSLCottageGrove/ This is a story of mothers, animals, and Spirit Guides. It is a story of grieving, healing, and unexpected epiphanies. Host: Catherine VanWetter Spiritual /shamanic practitioner focusing in the area of highly sensitive people. Gifts of Sensitivity
SPARKS Author - The Unexpected Laminectomy with Veronica R. Lynch, PhD
August 23, 2016 22:00 - 59 minutes - 53.5 MBGuest: Dr. Veronica R. Lynch, PhD www.createwhole.com www.blissedretreats.com It was Thanksgiving night, 2014, at our wellness retreat center and vacation home, in the low country of South Carolina. I was standing, washing dishes, and looking out the kitchen window after a wonderful seven course meal, when I began to feel excruciating pain. This pain was in my lower back, and it radiated below my knees, and down to the calves and ankles of both my legs. This was not only shocking and sur...
SPARKS Author Colette Marie Stefan - Challenges Are Opportunities Disguised...
August 16, 2016 22:00 - 58 minutes - 52.9 MBGuest: Colette Marie Stefan www.thetruthisfunny.com www.tailsfromthevector.com www.energeticupgrade.com Challenges Are Opportunities Disguised as Problens - When we are confronted by the many challenges in life it is often difficult to see light at the end of the tunnel because it is so easy to get caught up in "the story. " Intuitive insight allows creative solutions to problems, turning "the impossible" into infinite possibilities. Colette shares what it is that inspires her to do the wo...
SPARKS Author Angela Alcantar - From Silence to Soul Song
August 09, 2016 22:00 - 55 minutes - 49.7 MBGuest: Angela Alcantar Angela welcomes you to contact her at: thetrueyou2day.com What is a soul song? Life coach, Angela Alcantar and host, Catherinr Vanwetter discuss the uncomfortable parts of transformation and how Angela has learned their vital role in helping her to become a fuller version of her authentic self. Angela Alcantar, founder of The True You 2day, LLC, is dedicated to lifelong learning. As a teacher, coach and encourager, her clear purpose is to empower others to live an ...
SPARKS Author Selina Maitreya - Who Knew?
August 02, 2016 22:00 - 59 minutes - 54 MBGuest: Selina Maitreya Selina gives a bit of background on what her life was like before a major car event that totally shifted not only her daily world, but her state from here on.... Selina shares her perspective on being completely taken out of her life in a second and her choice to surrender completely to what what's happening and sit in gratitude. For over thirty years Selina Maitreya has been a spiritual student, studying many philosophies and spiritual practices. Drawn to the simple...
SPARKS Author Nathan Roberts - It's Time To Go Now
July 26, 2016 22:00 - 52 minutes - 46.9 MBGuest: Nathan Roberts www.NocturnalEnergy.comwww.Facebook.com/NocturnalEnergywww.TimeshareGuys.comwww.Facebook.com/TimeshareGuys Nathan Roberts shares how a diabetic coma in 2003 inspired him to rise up and make the most out of every day. "We are only guaranteed today. It's time to go now!" Nate is a principal real estate broker licensed in the state of Oregon, who has specialized in timeshare vacation ownership for the past sixteen years. He is one of a very limited number of legitimate bro...
SPARKS Author Susie Briscoe - No More Excuses – Open Your Doors of Discovery
July 19, 2016 22:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBGuest: Susie Briscoe www.acercoachingassociates.com Schedule a complimentaty 30 minute session with Susie Susie shares how she came to be a volunteer for charity work - the underpinning reasons which made it important for her to contribute - and how that 'opened doors' for her which she had never expected to be walking through. Susie recognizes how important it is to bring experiences from your work life across with you when you do volunteer and how that can benefit women especially if they ...
SPARKS Author Interview - Sweet Love! with Judy Dippel
July 12, 2016 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBGuest: Judy Dippel "Sweet Love" is a priceless gift. In today's interview, Judy Dippel will share her story of the people, places and things that have changed her life forever. Judy first recognized God's love on a personal level during an 18 months of debilitating postpartum depression. Everyone has experiences of "Sweet Love," but in today's busy, stressed-filled world, some of us may not pause long enough to recognize it. Judy says, "Love is a God-given gift that is nurtured within us in ...
SPARKS Author Interview - An Unexpected Awakening with Anita Stewart
July 05, 2016 22:00 - 59 minutes - 53.8 MBGuest: Anita Stewart More About Anita "After a tragic accident sustaining serious injuries, and while recuperating, an unexpected awakening occurred. God spoke to me and changed my life forever. What he said was and the energy with this transmission were poignant, palpable, and intense." ~Anita Anita C. Stewart, R.N. has been gifted to work in healing her whole life. Earnest tending to those injured was first experienced through her compassionate, gentle care of animals as a child. She...
SPARKS Author Interview - Loss of Innocence with Amy Hindman
June 28, 2016 22:00 - 59 minutes - 53.4 MBGuest: Amy Hindman More About Amy “My music is an expression of my journey on this earth walk, created through the challenges and blessings that have formed who I am today. As I ever expand, grow, and open to the Mystery, I will not be the same tomorrow.” ~Amy Amy Hindman is a Singer / Songwriter / Performing Artist, she has recorded 3 albums. Amy plays guitar and sings, and was invited to perform with Burl Ives in 1993. She had received songwriting awards that were judged by Paul McCartn...
SPARKS Author Interview - Crossing Bridges with Susan Greif
June 21, 2016 22:00 - 59 minutes - 53.1 MBGuest: Susan Greif We have all been faced with a bridge to cross; whether we cross it or not is our choice. Sometimes our choices are determined by the negative talk embedded in our minds creating a negative image that causes fear and anxiety. I share my bridges which I feared to cross till I found my passion and voice that empowered me to cross my bridge which led me to the joyous path of helping others deal with their "trolls" who lives under their bridges that threatens them to cross to ...
SPARKS Author Interview - Comatose with Petra Nicoll
June 14, 2016 22:00 - 59 minutes - 53.5 MBGuest: Petra Nicoll www.petranicoll.com It is winter-time in a small village in Bavaria just outside the city of Munich. Petra, a nine year old little girl is bundled up on the couch recovering from a dreadful cough, she is home alone listening to music and watching the sparkly snow flakes land on the balcony. Her father is out with friends and her mother and brother are running a quick errand before the snowplows stop and the shops close. She drift away into a peaceful sleep and is suddenly...
SPARKS Author Interview - Coloring Life with the Spirit of Gratitude
June 07, 2016 22:00 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBGuest:Jean Farish www.jeanfarishjourney.com Loss is a universal experience that we all share. Categorized as tangible and intangible, loss is a very private experience that manifests in many forms including relationships, finances, health, material possessions, job, status, hopes and dreams, etc. These challenges may seem insurmountable resulting in feelings of quiet desperation and overwhelming physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual distress. Guest Jean Farish shares personal challen...
SPARKS Author Interview - Gifts of Sensitivity with Catherine VanWetter
May 31, 2016 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBGuest: Catherine VanWetter Spiritual and Shamanic Practitioner Public Speaker. Group Facilitator. Radio Host http://giftsofsensitivity.com/ Have you ever been told "You're just too sensitive!" or that you should just "buck up!"? Do you need a lot of alone time and often feel out of place? You may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). HSPs make up nearly 20% of the population. Catherine VanWetter shares the gifts and challenges about being an HSP. Catherine VanWetter is a spiritual /shamanic...
Step into the field of Authentic Grace ~ Authentic Messenger Catherine VanWetter
January 06, 2014 19:00 - 31 minutes - 6.93 MBMeet Authentic Messenger Catherine VanWetter Step into the field of Authentic Grace Join us as Jonathan Stemer interviews his co-host Catherine VanWetter on how to step into the field of authentic grace. Catherine is trained in a variety of healing techniques that address the authentic soul of who we are. Discover how we can release the burdens of our past by embracing compassion, love and consenting to what is. The truth will set us free to live a life of infinite possibilities. Begin 201...