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Alicia Whitsett and Linda Martella-Whitsett – This Life Is Yours: Discover Your Power, Claim Your Wholeness, and Heal Your Life

Aired Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

With the tumultuous events that started in 2020 and remain with us in 2021, many have been challenged, not only with the so-called “new normal” of day to day living, but also spiritually. What wisdom may we turn to restore personal balance, reclaim personal power, find healing on all levels and a deep and abiding sense of joy?

My guests this week on Destination Unlimited, Linda Martella-Whitsett and her daughter, Alicia Whitsett, say that we may heal our lives and discover how everything can be right, even when circumstances are all wrong. Winner of The 2011 Best Spiritual Author competition, Linda Martella-Whitsett is an inspiring, respected Unity minister and spiritual teacher. Linda’s message about our Divine Identity inspires people across cultures and faith traditions to meet life’s circumstances with spiritual maturity. Rev. Linda Martella-Whitsett is Vice President of Unity Prayer and Practice at Unity World Headquarters, serving Unity’s 24/7 prayer ministry, Silent Unity. For fourteen years prior, Rev. Linda was senior minister at Unity Church of San Antonio. She formerly served Unity Church of Omaha in many leadership roles over seventeen years. Linda’s books, How To Pray Without Talking to God: Moment by Moment, Choice by Choice and Divine Audacity: Dare to Be the Light of the World, are sources of deep wisdom and inspiration.

Alicia Whitsett is a first-time author and a lifelong student of Unity Teachings. She holds a BA from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Linda’s website is https://www.ur-divine.com/ and she and Alicia join us this week to share their work and their just published book, This Life Is Yours: Discover Your Power, Claim Your Wholeness, and Heal Your Life.

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Lorie Eve Dechar and Benjamin Fox – The Alchemy of Inner Work

Aired Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

Alchemy is an ancient philosophy that focused on the purification and transformation of materials. The highest pursuit of the alchemist, known as the Magnum Opus or “Great Work” was the creation of “The Philosopher’s Stone” purported to transmute lead into gold. Is there are form of alchemy today? If so, may it be used for personal transformation; to transmute illness, suffering, and disease—the “lead” of our lives—into the “gold” of our authentic selves, and the key to good health and well-being?

My guests this week on Destination Unlimited, Lorie Eve Dechar and Benjamin Fox, say that we can do this by bringing “the soul of medicine back into our lives.” Lorie Eve Dechar holds a master’s degree in acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute and training in Archetypal Psychology, Gestalt and Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy. She was a member of the faculty of the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City and leads workshops and trainings nationwide. With her husband, Benjamin Fox, she co-founded A New Possibility, a global healing and learning community. Benjamin Fox is a professional counseling astrologer and a licensed massage therapist with 20 years of integrative bodywork and healing experience. Their website is https://anewpossibility.com/ and they join us this week to share their paths and book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠: 𝘼 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 & 𝙎𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 & 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜.

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GP Walsh – Master Spiritual Teacher

Aired Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

The 16th-century Spanish mystic and poet, St. John of the Cross, wrote a poem about what has been called “the dark night of the soul.” With the events of 2020 and now into 2021, it seems that many of us are experiencing a collective “dark night of the soul.” I remember that as a child, even when things seemed darkest, there was always a sense of light returning, perhaps the result of natural child-like innocence and inner peace. Are there methods and ways that we may return to that state and find joy and peace?

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, GP Walsh, says that we are born to live a life of peace, health, and prosperity and that we may achieve this with what he calls “Inner Reconciliation.” GP Walsh is an inspired teacher whose calling is to bring this wisdom to our world. He is an author, speaker, and Master Spiritual Teacher, known as the “Irreverent Sage.” His website is https://www.gpwalsh.com/ and he joins us this week to share his path, experience and his wisdom.

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Mike Anthony – Love, Dad: How My Father Died… Then Told Me He Didn’t

Aired Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

Since the passing of my mother in January 2020, my brother, sister, and I have had many wonderful signs and messages that her presence is with us. With so many friends having similar losses in the era of COVID-19, I shared the following in my “Aphorisms” notes:

Life, in this dimension, is finite.

Our essential selves are infinite.

As we mourn loss in the temporal,

let us embrace the permanent

and never forget that love is eternal.

There are those who truly embrace this and, in their grief, are comforted by the presence of the essential selves of their loved ones. But what of those who do not feel this and those who doubt that this communication, this contact, is even possible?

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Mike Anthony, was a skeptic until a series of events proved to him that love survives death. Mike Anthony has been a professional actor and a (not-professional) bartender. It was in the role of the latter that he was lucky enough to experience from an up-close perspective the ride that, Hamilton: An American Musical, took as it rocketed into Broadway history. His first book, Life at Hamilton, chronicles his extraordinary time there. Beyond his life in theater, Mike’s journey took an unexpected turn when his dad passed, leading him down a remarkable path of discovery. He now spends a good portion of his time exploring evidence suggestive of the survival of consciousness beyond the demise of the physical body. A part of Mike’s story is shared in the Netflix™ documentary series, “Surviving Death.” His website is https://www.mikeanthony.com/ and he joins me this week to share his story and his book, Love, Dad: How My Father Died… Then Told Me He Didn’t.

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Allison Jones – Measure Twice, Cut Once: Navigating Negativity in Toxic Relationships

Aired Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

When I was growing up, I showed an affinity for electronics and all things electrical. Woodworking and carpentry were foreign to me and as a result, one of the classes I did poorly in was “wood shop.” I do remember the shop teacher emphasizing a series of rules and principles. The one that he impressed upon us was, “measure twice, cut once.” This admonition was, to avoid errors and waste, be sure of your measurement before cutting the wood. It was sound and practical advice. May this advice also apply to our life choices including careers, associations, and relationships?

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Allison Jones, says that when it comes to all our interpersonal engagements, we should “measure twice, cut once!” Allison Jones is a southside Chicago native who joined the military after high school and traveled the country as a federal contractor and subject matter expert in human resources, business development and federal personnel programs. She was the on-air talent for her eponymous business show on CBS AM, “The Big Talker” in Washington D.C. Allison spent a vast amount of her career mentoring and coaching many people to personal and business success and has been sought after to deliver powerful and contemporary lectures on topics that engage, empower, and inspire people to live their most genuine and happy lives. Her philosophy is, “we are here to learn who we are and what we are here to do and whatever it is, it is to be shared.” Manifestation is truly the only way to have the life you desire and Allison instructs people on how to manifest their dreams, doing so as a personal and business coach and as a professor of business in Arizona. Her website is http://theallisonjones.com/ and she joins me this week to share her story and her new book, Measure Twice, Cut Once: Navigating Negativity in Toxic Relationships.

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Michael Schauch – A Story of Karma: Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya

Aired Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

In 1963 when I was ten, I read James Hilton’s classic, Lost Horizon. The following year, I found W. Somerset Maugham’s The Razor’s Edge. I was fascinated by these two fictional tails of western men who found awakening, purpose and a deep sense of peace during journeys to the mountains of Northern India and Tibet. I always mused about this type of journey but my path led elsewhere. It was not my “karma.” Are there those who actually followed a calling that seemed to have one purpose but completely changed their lives?

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Michael Schauch, had just this experience and found that synchronicity and destiny may lead us to Karma. Michael Schauch is a mountaineer, entrepreneur and storyteller who lives to explore remote places around the world and to share the depth and beauty of human connection he discovers along the way. With early success as an entrepreneur at age 15, and more than 20 years of global financial investment experience, he brings his business acumen and altruistic heart to lead and support local and international mentorship, fundraising and educational initiatives. These include the education of girls and student mentorship in Nepal, outdoor youth leadership for those facing barriers to access nature and holistic Indigenous leadership development in British Columbia. He holds an MBA from Queen’s University and is a member of the Explorers Club. He and his partner in adventure, Chantal, make their base camp in Squamish, nestled in British Columbia’s rugged Coast Mountains and temperate rainforests. His website his https://www.michaelschauch.com/ and he joins me this week to share his path and his amazing book, A Story of Karma: Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya.

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Joe Petroski – Healing and Hope

Aired Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

In January 2001, I had the honor of testifying before The White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. I was one of many healers and practitioners sharing our backgrounds, and the efficacy of our practices. Many of us also had the shared experience of a serious health crisis that changed our lives and paths. I recently had the synchronicity of meeting and becoming friends with a man who lived this transformative change and now brings the gift of “Profound Power” to others.

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Joe Petroski, is CEO and founder of Profound Power Inc. He is a professional speaker, spiritual teacher, and certified healer in Chinese Energetics. Joe found his path through his personal victory over a long illness and certain death. When given the diagnosis of “there’s nothing more we can do,” Joe began his journey of healing. His website is https://profoundpower.net/ and he joins me this week to share his story, path and message of healing and hope.

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Dr. Kenneth Doka – When We Die: Extraordinary Experiences at Life’s End

Aired Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

Premonitions of death, near-death experiences, and afterlife communication are common experiences, but they may be difficult for some to discuss and understand. With the amplified loss of life from the COVID-19 pandemic and grieving often exacerbated by physical separation, it is comforting to understand and embrace the experiences of others and know what is possible at life’s end.

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Dr. Kenneth Doka, is a world-renowned expert on death, dying and bereavement, and has explored dozens of case studies and fascinating research on the unusual phenomenon related to the dying process and helps us come to an understanding of what these experiences mean. Dr. Doka has edited or written more than 35 acclaimed books on death-related subjects including Grief is a Journey. He is a senior consultant for the Hospice Foundation of America and President of The Association for Death Education and Counseling and The International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement. His website is http://drkendoka.com/ and he joins me this week to discuss his work and his latest book, When We Die: Extraordinary Experiences at Life’s End.

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Rabbi Michael Lerner – Revolutionary Love

Aired Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

In the spring of 2020, with the spread of the pandemic, the challenges it presented, the egregious acts of racism and racial violence and a failure of leadership to address these challenges, I shared on this program and in my community that it was a time for acts of radical kindness, radical compassion and radical love. We begin 2021 with the recognition that these acts continue to call to us and that our very survival is contingent on caring for one another, our environment, and our world. How may we find a path to this and in doing so open the hearts and minds of all peoples to this reality.

My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Rabbi Michael Lerner, has made this path much of his life’s work. Rabbi Lerner is an American political activist, the editor of “Tikkun”, a progressive Jewish interfaith magazine based in Berkeley, California, and the Rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in Berkeley. Rabbi Lerner’s legacy of political activism was launched in 1964 when he attended UC Berkeley. He walked past students sitting in protest, listened to their speeches, and joined their efforts quickly becoming a leader in the student movement. The failures of the social change movements of the 60s and 70s inspired him to study psychology to gain a deeper understanding of the psychodynamics of American society. Intellectual wisdom and curiosity as well as spiritual depth have always been the foundation of his work and efforts, giving rise to many articles, books, and ultimately, Tikkun magazine. His best-selling books include The Left Hand of God, Spirit Matters and Jewish Renewal. You can find out more about him at the websites Tikkun.org and http://beyttikkun.org/. He joins me this week to share his path, his work and his new book, Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto To Heal and Transform the World.

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Year End Review

Aired Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM EST

We are closing out a year like no other in most of our lifetimes and memories. What lessons have 2020 brought us? Will the world, as we knew it, ever be the same? Will the ensuing changes bring us to a better world, filled with renewed compassion, deeper understanding, and love?

This week on Destination Unlimited, I will offer my personal reflections on 2020 and combine these with excerpts shared by my guests over the course of the year.

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