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Walk the Talk

80 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

Walk the Talk is hosted by Tavia Avila. The program features guests that offer resources and information with the intention of helping others to take action towards fulfilling their life purpose, living their life with joy while creating a safe place and a community for people to share their thoughts and feelings while they are on their journey.

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Episodes

Walk the Talk with Jo-Anne Brown ~ Throat Chakra Meditation

April 03, 2022 02:49 - 1 hour - 144 MB

Season 4, Episode #29: Energy Healer and Intuitive, Jo-Anne Brown, talks about the two important aspects of the throat chakra, receptive and expressive. Jo also provides a guided meditation and ways we can start practicing communicating from our inner voice.

Walk the Talk with Carol Lampman ~ Letting Go and Moving On

April 03, 2022 01:26 - 59 minutes - 136 MB

Season 4, Episode #28: Holistic Therapist and Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, shares ways to be midful of our attachments and techniques for letting go andmoving on. Carol also guides listeners through a mini breath exercise.

Walk the Talk with Holistic Psychotherapist, Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Elana Morgulis Holistic Psychotherapist, Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Elana Morgulis

December 13, 2021 06:59 - 1 hour - 151 MB

Season 4, Episode #27: Holistic Psychotherapist, Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Elana Morgulis, guides listeners through a self-compassion exercise and talks about what it means to practice faith, compassion, mindfulness, and intentionality.

Walk the Talk with Energy Healer and Intuitive Jo-Anne Brown ~ Part 2

December 13, 2021 06:49 - 1 hour - 153 MB

Season 4, Episode #26: Energy Healer and Intuitive, Jo-Anne Brown, Joins me for part 2 of our discussion on how science validates intuition.

Walk the Talk with Holisitc Therapist and Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman ~ Part 3

December 13, 2021 05:43 - 1 hour - 150 MB

Season 4, Episode #25: Holistic Therapist and Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, teaches listeners how to practice the Basic Circular Breath and reprogram the mind using affirmations.

Walk the Talk with Sex and Relationship Coach Amy Baldwin

December 13, 2021 05:32 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Season 4, Episode #24: Sex and Relationship Coach and Co-host of Shameless Sex Podcast, Amy Baldwin, talks about pleasure skills and techniques (beyond what porn teaches us) including the power of slowness, presence, and communication.

Walk the Talk with Intuitive, Numerologist, Energy Healer and new contributing Author, Jo-Anne Brown

November 12, 2021 22:58 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Season 4, Episode #23: During my discussion with Jo-Anne she shared that at the age of 5 her family dynamic, and becoming ill, led her to a path of wanting "absolutes". She pursued an education in engineering and eventually felt the call to nurture and listen to her body and inner knowing. Jo-Anne went extreme on both ends of the spectrum and ultimately bridged the two and created an energy healing practice.

Walk the Talk with Energy Healer, Intuitive and Yoga Instructor, Rebekah Lowe

November 12, 2021 22:14 - 1 hour - 144 MB

Season 4, Episode #22: Energy Healer, Intuitive and Yoga Instructor, Rebekah Lowe, shares how being hit by a drunk driver guided her to a path of energy healing work. We also talk about how magic is simply moving energy with intention and the ways we can all start practicing.

Walk the Talk with Holistic Therapist and Certified Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman ~ Part 2

November 12, 2021 21:48 - 1 hour - 157 MB

Season 4, Episode #21: Holistic Therapist and Certified Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, joins me for part 2 of our discussion on techniques to use with breathwork. Carol also goes into the four levels (Body, emotions, mind, spirit) and they interact to create our reality.

Walk the Talk with Intuitive Counselor and Guide, Cinda Kay Campbell ~ Part 2

November 12, 2021 21:36 - 57 minutes - 131 MB

Season 4, Episode #20: Intuitive Counselor and Guide, Cinda Kay Campbell, joins me again, and this time she dives into one of the biggest intuition killers ~ CODEPENDENCY. During our discussion Cinda provides ways we can move to a more aligned interdependent way of relating to ourselves and our world.

Walk the Talk with Angel Medium and Healer, Yvonne Cote ~ Part 2

November 12, 2021 18:25 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

Season 4, Episode #19: Angel Medium and Healer, Yvonne Côté, joins me for part 2 of our discussion on There Is An Angel For That! During our conversation Yvonne highlights some of the Archangels, their purpose, service and the colors that are often associated with them. We also talk about the importance of getting clear about Spirit vocabulary and how it builds and strengthens our relationship with the Archangels.

Walk the Talk with Holistic Sha-Medium, Tonya Dee

October 16, 2021 03:53 - 54 minutes - 126 MB

Season 4, Episode #18: Returning guest Holistic Sha-Medium, Tonya Dee, talks about the importance of practicing energetic boundaries (grouding, clearing, and protecting ourselves).

Walk the Talk with Intuitive Counselor & Guide, Cinda Kay Campbell

October 15, 2021 23:37 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

Season 4, Episode #17: Intuitive Counselor & Guide, Cinda Kay Campbell, talks about intuition, how we are all multi-dimensional beings, and the universal meaning of numbers.

Walk the Talk - Holistic Therapist and certified Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, Shares how Breathwork Creates Positive Transformations

September 22, 2021 19:39 - 1 hour - 141 MB

Season 4, Episode #16: Holistic Therapist and certified Breathwork Instructor, Carol Lampman, shares how breathwork can create positive transformations and leads listeners through a few breath exercises.

Walk the Talk - Angel Medium & Healer, Yvonne Côtè, Shares how she found her Soul Purpose

September 22, 2021 19:17 - 57 minutes - 132 MB

Season 4, Episode 15: Angel Medium & Healer, Yvonne Côtè, shares how she found her soul purpose after a head injury and now supports others who want to strengthen their connection with Angels.

Walk the Talk - Holistic Sha-Medium, Tonya Dee, Dives into Intuition Building and Cowry Shell Divination Readings

September 22, 2021 18:18 - 49 minutes - 113 MB

Season 4, Episode #14: Holistic Sha-Medium, Tonya Dee, opens up about her near death experience at the age of 7 and how it led her to a deeper connection with Spirit. Tonya also shares the foundational pieces to building intuition and demonstrates how Cowry Shell Divination readings work.

Walk the Talk - Poet and Columnist, Olga Rosales Salinas, Supports Youth by Creating a Scholarship

August 23, 2021 21:22 - 28 minutes - 64.8 MB

Season 4, Episode #13: Olga Rosales Salinas, a Watsonville native, poet and columnist, shares her and her five sisters' inspiration for creating the Rosales Sisters' Scholarship, benefiting first-generation and immigrant students from the Central Coast of California.

Walk the Talk - Weather Forecaster for ABC7 News/KGO-TV and former Weatherman and Co-host at Good Morning America, Spencer Christian, Talks about his Book, "You Bet Your Life"

August 16, 2021 19:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

Season 4, Episode #12: Weather Forecaster for ABC7 News/KGO-TV and former Weatherman and Co-host at Good Morning America, Spencer Christian, shares how his gambling addiction affected every aspect of himself and his life, and the moment he choose to recommit to his values and change the course of his life. Spencer's book, "You Bet Your Life", gives the public an inside view of his personal journey and how he "Survived Jim Crow Racism, Hurricane Chasing, and Gambling".

Walk the Talk - Author, Sheetal Ohri, Talks about Life as an Immigrant and Navigating Cusotdy in Family Court

August 03, 2021 04:06 - 32 minutes - 74.5 MB

Season 4, Episode #11: Media Celebrity, Talk Show Host and Author, Sheetal Ohri, shares her inspiration for writing her book "Custodial Battle, Chronicles Of An Immigrant Mother Who Was Delayed Justice In Family Law Due To Immigration Status".

Walk the Talk - Recovering Alcoholic and Addict, Kate Wagner, Shares her Courageous Road to Recovery- Part 2

July 28, 2021 20:17 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

Season 4, Episode #10: Recovering alcoholic and addict, Kate Wagner, joins me for part 2 of our discussion. During this episode Kate shares the moment she began to turn her life around and how self-love keeps her on a healthy path.

Walk the Talk - Recovering Alcoholic and Addict, Kate Wagner, Shares her Courageous Road to Recovery

July 28, 2021 19:52 - 52 minutes - 120 MB

Season 4, Episode #9: Recovering alcoholic and addict, Kate Wagner, shares how addiction took over her ability to care for herself, her child and the moment she began to turn her life around.

Walk the Talk - Recovering Alcoholic and Addict, Brendan Billman, Shares his Courageous Road to Recovery

July 18, 2021 06:21 - 34 minutes - 80.1 MB

Season 4, Episode #8: Recovering alcoholic and addict, Brendan Billman, shares how pills, meth, heroin and alcohol became what he lived and breathed moment to moment everyday for 31 years, and the day he chose to change his life for the better.

Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas, Part 2

June 29, 2021 00:32 - 32 minutes - 75 MB

Season 4, Mental Health Awareness Series, Episode #7: LGBTQ Pride Month! Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas, is back for part 2 of our discussion and this time we highlight the importance of celebrating our differences.

Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas

June 22, 2021 21:12 - 25 minutes - 57.8 MB

Season 4, Mental Health Awareness Series, Episode #6: Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas, talks about the importance of creating a safe place for people to share their thoughts and feelings and that suicide prevention starts at the point of positive connection between people.

Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Fitness Instructor and Mentor, Carina Reid

June 22, 2021 20:43 - 27 minutes - 62.4 MB

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #5: Fitness Instructor and Mentor, Carina Reid, opens up about her own challenges with mental health, navigating "negative" labels and using her life experiences to preserve with purpose.

Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, Sandy Jacquard

June 22, 2021 19:56 - 20 minutes - 47.3 MB

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #2: Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, Sandy Jacquard, opens up about mental health within her own family and the services and support she offers through coaching.

Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Communications Manager of a domestic violence center, Delphine Burns

June 16, 2021 06:09 - 26 minutes - 60.3 MB

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #3: Communications Manager with a domestic violence support center, Delphine Burns, shares the services and support that is offered through the organization.

Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with the Executive Director of a strength-based family center, Julie Macecevic

June 16, 2021 05:11 - 21 minutes - 49.5 MB

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #4: Executive Director of a strength-based family center, Julie Macecevic, shares the services and support that is offered through the public benefit organization.

Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Host Tavia Avila

June 16, 2021 04:11 - 17 minutes - 39.5 MB

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #1: Spiritual Mentor, Medium and Talk Show Host, Tavia Avila, shares her inspiration for creating her series on Mental Health Awareness and Tending to our Well-being.

8 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Medium and Intuitive Life Coach, Kate Pendry

November 13, 2020 01:13 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MB

Season 3, Episode #8: Medium and Intuitive Life Coach, Kate Pendry, shares her experience of connecting with Spirit as a child and the confusion that surrounded her abilities. Kate also shares that the loss of her husband, Nick, created a turning point in her life that deepened her connection to God.

7- Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Chef and Community Volunteer Rob Sanders

November 10, 2020 06:15 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MB

Season 3, Episode #7: Rob Sanders, Owner and Chef of Saucey’z Foodtruck and Catering, talks about his passion to be of service and create community. He also talks about his determination to persevere through dark times and create the life he was being called to live.

6 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Curtis Reliford

November 06, 2020 02:48 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MB

Season 3, Episode #6: Founder of Follow Your Heart Action Network, Curtis Reliford, talks about his passion to spread peace and love and to help those in need. Curtis also shares the moments in his life that presented inspiration for him to choose love over anger.

1 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Councilwoman Martine Watkins

November 02, 2020 05:19 - 57 minutes - 79.8 MB

Season 3, Episode #1: City Councilmember and former Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Martine Watkins, reflects on her 4 year term and the polices and solutions she wants to build on if she is re-elected. Martine shares her approach to building community through Health in All Policies, a conceptual frame which requires us to look at every decision we make through the lens of health, equity and sustainability.

2 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Survivor of Human Trafficking, Winda

November 02, 2020 04:57 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

Season 3, Episode 2: Survivor, Winda, shares her story of being trafficked for sex and birthing babies, that were taken from her starting at the age of 9. Winda describes the series of events that lead her to a new beginning after she arrived at Eden's Glory, a restoration home for woman. Winda is now the Assistant House Manager at the facility and helping other woman embrace a healthy lifestyle. She also facilitates trainings with law enforcement, social services and community members.

3 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Spirit Medium, Jennifer Lyn

November 02, 2020 04:43 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

Season 3, Episode #3: Returning guest, Spirit Medium, Jennifer Lyn, talks about the duality between light and dark energy, the influence it has on our everyday life and how creating balance between the two is key if we want to live in our power.

5 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Sonja Brunner for Santa Cruz City Council

November 02, 2020 04:19 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MB

Season 3, Episode #5: Sonja Brunner for Santa Cruz City Council talks about her involvement with community and wanting to be a voice for positive change.

4 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Non-profit Co-founder Dawn Roh

October 30, 2020 01:14 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MB

Season 3, Episode #4: President and Co-founder of High Council Foundation, Dawn Roh, shares her inspiration to create a non-profit that spreads acts of Kindness. She also gives examples of how the acts of kindness have created a positive ripple effect bringing community together. 

5 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Non-profit Co-founder Dawn Roh

October 30, 2020 01:14 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MB

Season 3, Episode #4: President and Co-founder of High Council Foundation, Dawn Roh, shares her inspiration to create a non-profit that spreads acts of kindness, that create a positive ripple effect, bringing community together.

4 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Spirit Medium Jennifer Lyn

October 15, 2020 05:37 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

Season 3, Episode #4: Returning guest, Spirit Medium, Jennifer Lyn, talks about the duality between light and dark energy, the influence it has on our everyday life and how creating balance between the two is key if we want to live in our power. Jennifer also  shares her experiences of working on paranormal cases and her method of clearing dark energy. 

3 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Survivor Winda

October 12, 2020 20:22 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

Season 3, Episode 3: The Fight Against Human Trafficking Series - Part 4 - Survivor, Winda, shares her story of being trafficked for sex and birthing babies. She describes the series of events that led her to Eden's Glory, a restoration home for women. Winda is now the Assistant House Manager at the facility and helping other women embrace a healthy lifestyle. She also facilitates trainings with law enforcement, social services and community members.

Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities

October 09, 2020 00:26 - 57 minutes - 79.8 MB

Season 3, Episode #2: City Councilmember and former Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Martine Watkins, reflects on her 4 year term and the polices and solutions she wants to build on if she is re-elected. Martine shares her approach to building community through Health in All Policies, a conceptual frame which requires us to look at every decision we make through the lens of health, equity and sustainability.

2 - Walk the Talk - Conversations with Powerful Personalities with Councilwoman Martine Watkins

October 09, 2020 00:26 - 57 minutes - 79.8 MB

City Councilmember and former Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Martine Watkins, reflects on her 4 year term and the polices and solutions she wants to build on if she is re-elected. Martine shares her approach to building community through Health in All Policies, a conceptual frame which requires us to look at every decision we make through the lens of health, equity and sustainability.

Walk the Talk for your Well-being

October 03, 2020 04:21 - 1 hour - 86 MB

Season 3, Episode #1: The Owner and CEO of Everyone's Music School and Host for Speak For Change podcast, Thomas Sage Pedersen, shares his perspective on “how to live bravely and commit fully” and “How you can change the world by knowing and bettering yourself.”

Walk the Talk for your Health

September 29, 2020 15:36 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB

Episode #35: Host Tavia Avila is joined by Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, Sandy Jacquard, and her client, Moselle Madesko. Sandy shares her philosophy on health, which is tending to the mind, body and soul. Moselle shares how life has changed for herself since having Sandy as a coach and the transformation she continues to experience as she utilizes her services.

The Fight Against Human Trafficking series continues with the founders of Set Free Monterey Bay and the Co-Founder and Co- Executive Director of Eden’s Glory

September 14, 2020 04:22 - 1 hour - 84 MB

The Fight Against Human Trafficking series continues with the founders of Set Free Monterey Bay, Felicia and Chris George, and the Co-Founder and Co- Executive Director of Eden’s Glory, Annie Shomaker. During this episode Annie shares how the restoration home in Illinois was created, the difference it is making in survivors' lives and the inspiration it is creating for people to get involved and create more homes in the US.   

Talk show host, Tavia Avila, opens up about sexual assault and the negative behaviors that have resulted from the trauma

September 10, 2020 00:20 - 1 hour - 88 MB

Talk show host, Tavia Avila, opens up about sexual assault and the negative behaviors that have resulted from the trauma. She discloses how alcohol was used to help her get comfortable with men in romantic dynamics, and how ultimately drinking only blocked her from true intimacy.

The Survivors' Voices: Healing from Sexual Assault series continues this week with Survivor Gabriela Sofia

September 03, 2020 05:37 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

Episode #30: The Survivors' Voices: Healing from Sexual Assault series continues with survivor, Gabriela Sofia. During this episode I share my personal experiences with sexual assault and Gabriela and I both talk about how trauma has affected how we interact with ourselves and the world. We both offer resources that have helped us as we continue our healing process. 

The Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen series continues with the Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Justin Cummings

August 28, 2020 17:23 - 45 minutes - 63 MB

The Black Lives Matter - It's Time to Listen series continues with the Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Justin Cummings. Justin shares his perspective on systemic racism and the changes that need to be made in our own communities if we want to create positive change. 

Survivors' Voices: Healing from Sexual Assault

August 24, 2020 05:09 - 1 hour - 85.7 MB

Survivor, Gabriela Sofia, shares her experiences of sexual assault and offers resources that have helped her as she continues her healing process.

Returning guest, Chase Hills, talks about pursuing his music career during a pandemic and his new position as a piano teacher

August 18, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

Returning guest, Chase Hills, talks about pursuing his music career during a pandemic and his new position as a piano teacher.