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Independent filmmaker Lisa Kamen produced the 10-minute short, “A Passage Through India—Diamonds in the Rough,” for her bachelor’s degree and used it successfully to raise funds for the Sulaxmi School for Girls in Lucknow, India, which her family now supports. While biking through Northern India, Kamen was struck by how, even in the presence of extreme poverty, the Indian people could express joy and genuine happiness. This is the genesis for Lisa’s master’s thesis in Spiritual Psychology—a documentary film she is co-creating with her nine year-old daughter, Kayla, who operates the camera. Together they explore the hypothesis that every person, regardless of socioeconomic level, age, ethnicity, career, health, or life circumstances, possesses happiness or the means to feel happy. Their endeavor to discover possibly universal keys to human happiness leads the duo on an entertaining, deeply touching documentary adventure.
Using the spontaneity of man-on-the-street style interviewing, Lisa and Kayla ask prospective interviewees to contribute their heartprint to a G-rated documentary film exploring the nature of happiness. Mother and daughter have logged hundreds of interviews to date, filming all kinds of people, each for about 60 seconds, responding to one question that elicits the essence of happiness and joy for that individual. These one-minute heartprint interviews have been filmed in diverse locales around India and in the United States including Central Park, Ground Zero, bus stations, homeless shelters, fire and police stations, schools for the deaf, independent living centers, jail, hospitals, houses of worship, a funeral home, people in commuter traffic, in lines, in labor, in escrow, and in debt—and the filming continues…
The film’s point of view is through the eyes of nine year-old Kayla. Her unique perspective—literally about four feet from the ground—means a low camera angle combines with high energy and humor. Her presence, suited up with professional camera equipment and headset, monitoring her sound levels and video, seems to soften interviewees, making their revelations especially genuine. A second camera operator captures the interchange between interviewee, Kayla, and Lisa, accentuating the multiplier effect of happiness on others. Experts and lay people alike see ample evidence that wealth, fame, and material goods don’t produce real happiness. In “H-Factor…Where is Your Heart?” real people from all walks of life illustrate—in humorous and heartfelt ways—what does.
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Celebrity Life Style Designer Erin Ferucci is the definitive expert at creating and designing a beautiful home environment that features clean lines, urban organic chic and comfort infused luxury. Her work showcases a myriad of global influences from a host of selective vendors that have taken her years to acquire. As a fourth generation interior designer Erin has performed luxurious lifestyle makeovers for Hollywood’s elite and privileged, designing yachts, private jet interiors, spas, luxury homes, and exclusive hospitality destinations. Now she is sharing her design secrets for all the world to read!
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm pst on www.toginet.com and can be downloaded directly from www.itunes.com . Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzalez and powered by Motherhood Incorporated
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(Los Angeles ) Tune in August 24 at 3pm pst to hear the show live at Toginet or hear the podcast at Motherhood Talk Radio or itunes. The good, the bad and the ugly will be revealed as Christy Holly, Rick Swanson and Sandra Beck talk about how they are doing in the 1st annual summer Fit to Strip Challenge. The trio will also dicuss the use of the word “fat” which according to the nasty emails the show received was not appreciated.
We will find out how host Sandra Beck did after two weeks on vacation. Did she gain? Did she lose? Did she give up altogether? Stupid Diet Guy Rick Swanson will be on hand on hand to lend the man’s point of view and will be insulted by the girls because he eats what he wants and doesn’t gain a pound.  The girls struggle with balancing time to work out and their children – while Stupid Diet Guy merrily heads to the gym unencumbered.
This week however, the trio will be talking about their work out habits and what changes they have made with nutritionist, trainer and college professor Rona Brynin. All four guests make their home in Acton, California a rural horse community outside of Los Angeles.
Tune in each week at 3pm pst on Toginet.com or catch up with the show on itunes or Motherhood Talk Radio where you can hear the broadcasts. Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated and part of the Her Insight Radio Network.
Sandra Beck returns from vacation today to join Tina in welcoming BethRussell from Freedom Dogs! These phenominal service dogs are there for our wounded members of the military returning from armed conflict. Through their unique Partner Program, a specialty service dog/trainer team is paired with these heroes on a short-term, intermittent basis as an adjunct to their rehabilitation. These teams help reintegrate these young men & women back into society and normal activities of daily living. Freedom Dogs is one of the programs in the running for winning cash from Pepsi’s initiative called the Pepsi Refresh Program. The public is encouraged to place a vote daily, beginning September 1st, for their favorite cause – and we’re encouraging everyone to log in daily to vote for Freedom Dogs!!
Go to www.refresheverything.com, sign up with just a brief enrollment, and vote daily for Freedom Dogs. For more information about Freedom Dogs, visit www.freedomdogs.org.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm pst on www.toginet.com and can be downloaded directly from www.itunes.com . Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzalez and powered by Motherhood Incorporated
At Motherhood Incorporated, from time to time, we support great ideas. Please take a few moments and help me make Lisa Cypers Kamen’s dream a reality. Only you and your vote can make this happen!
There are many ways you can help:
Log on to http://www.refresheverything.com/hfactor and vote for Lisa Kamen’s idea by signing in with your facebook account (or you can set up a Pepsi Refresh account) Text 101438 to Pepsi at 73774 (you can vote via text once daily—standard text messaging rates apply)
Promote the idea on your twitter account or blog!
Visit http://www.refresheverything.com/hfactor for additional ways to help mher promote her idea. Please vote daily through the end of August and spread the word.
We are harvesting some serious happiness here and must get the word out now! Thank you for all of your love and support. Together we can do this! To learn more click on Lisa Cypers Kamen and What is Your Happiness.
From time to time, Motherhood Incorporated alerts our readers to exciting new products that make our lives easier and more manageable. I’m not going to scare you about abduction statistics…we all get that. I’m not going to scare you about attacks on women. But what I am going to tell you is a cool new way to increase your level of safety both for yourself and your children.
These cool bags are available and they are called ISafe Bags. The ISafe Bags were created by a Chicago entrepreneur who heard about a woman who was attacked by four men. The story upset him so much he decided to do something about it to help protect people from attacks.
To be fair, I did receive an ISafe Bag at no cost to review and you know how much I love free stuff. No other compensation was provided and all opinions are fully my own and in no way influenced by the receipt of the bag. But what did happen when my complimentary ISafe Bag arrived was that I opened it and thought, “I want one for me and these would make great gifts.”
See I am a bag lady – not literally but because I am always on the run, running with my kids, running for my business, through airports I am a bag fiend. I have a ton. And this bag is awesome. Well made, durable, pretty and I am a tough customer. I am a solid LLBean backpack buyer for over 10 years because they last and last. These bags give them a good run for their money but an ISafe Bag has one critical difference.
ISafe Bags look like regular back packs, laptop backpacks, or laptop messenger bags. They come in an array of colors that will please children and adults alike. I reviewed the pink laptop messenger bag. My laptop fit in the bag easily as did a bunch of other things I carry with it. It’s functional, pretty, light, durable and well-constructed. It has lots of pockets for storage and even has a handy removable key ring. I love it!
Hiding in each of these bags is an alarm system with a strobe light. The alarm is quite loud and the strobe light is very bright…they will easily attract help to whoever set off the alarm. Another great feature is that the alarm and strobe light system are very light, only adding 1/2 pound to the weight of the bag so you won’t get tired carrying it around.
The line of ISafe Bags are a terrific way to add some security and peace of mind to life using an extraordinarily well made product. They are well made, functional, stylish and practical. How cool is that?
Dana M. Rusiniak, LCSW, Adoption Counselor, began at The Cradle in 2000 in the role of Birthparent Counselor. The Cradle has a long history in adoption services; creating families through adoption and finding families for children from not only the U.S, but from all over the world. After counseling birthparents for eight years, Dana began working with prospective adoptive families in the role of Adoption Counselor. Dana enjoys using her knowledge and experience from working with birthparents to help guide and prepare adoptive families during the home study process. She is also a facilitator of adoptive parent educational workshops. Dana received her Master of Social Work degree in 2000 from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Illinois.
Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated, bringing you the most powerful voice in women’s issues today. Motherhood Talk Radio airs on Toginet.com every Tuesday, 3 pm pst, 5 pm central and 6 pm eastern.
Dawn Gagnon is a military spouse and has been a Statutory Volunteer with the NH Army National Guard Family Program since 2005 and a family program volunteer since 1997. For their upcoming deployment, she is a “Phone Tree” volunteer for the 3643d Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Family Readiness Group (FRG). During her husband’s prior deployment (2006-2007), she was a Co-Lead Volunteer for the 3643d SECFOR FRG. Dawn and her team provided monthly activities and disseminated information to the 150+/- families of the deployed soldiers. We hosted fundraising events within our military community to raise funds for a Welcome Home celebration for the soldiers and their families.
Dawn is a Special Ed Paraprofessional with the Hooksett, NH School District but due to her husband’s pending deployment, she has elected to take a leave of absence for the 2010-2011 school year. She is the PTO Treasurer for the Webster Elementary School PTO, the Chair of the Publicity Committee and Co-Chair of the Children’s Ministry Committee at the First Congregational Church in Manchester.Â
Dawn is married to Major Tony Gagnon, they have three children, Laura,a 17-year-old high school senior; Summer, an 11-year-old 6th grader; and Garrison, an 8-year-old third grader. Their children are all active on multiple travel sports teams, Summer and Laura, soccer and Garrison hockey.
DeeDee Rice is Director of Membership and Marketing for the southeast region of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, covering all of New Hampshire and Vermont. DeeDee is a military spouse, and in addition to her professional career, she voluteers an incredible amount of time to the NH Army National Guard’s Family Program, helping with family readiness, and directing them to family services. DeeDee devotes a lot of time assuring that programs are available to the children of military families with specific programs such as Operation Military Kids.
One of the events DeeDee takes part in each year is the tradition to honor our soldiers who have been laid to rest at the Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH. Here are links to a two-part slide show of the beautiful and moving tribute. Assembly
Laying of the Wreaths
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm pst on www.toginet.com and can be downloaded directly from www.itunes.com . Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzalez and powered by Motherhood Incorporated.
Guest host Suzann Sladcik Wilson of Beadphoria joins Christy Holly to welcome Margot Potter, The Impatient Crafter™.  Margot is a designer, author, mixed media artist, trash to treasure trover, freelance writer, consultant, public speaker, actor and vocalist and TV personality who creates innovative designs for manufacturers, books and magazines and teaches popular seminars and classes at craft and major jewelry industry events. She approaches everything with her signature sense of humor, boundless curiosity and copious amounts of joie de vivre because she feels that if its not fun, its simply not worth doing. She invites people to not only think outside of the box, but to tear it up, repurpose it into something fabulous and stand on it to reach for the stars. Shes equally comfortable at the writers desk, in the design studio, onstage or in front of the camera. She’s been a professional performer for twenty four years and a crafty chick since before she was old enough to hold a Crayola®.
Margot has written six humorous how to design books. Her designs have appeared in magazines, contributor books, websites, in catalogs, on packaging, in print ads and across the webiverse. She’s designed, consulted and blogged for a variety of major manufacturers in the DIY Craft Industry. She pens an internationally popular blog and creates blog contents for hire. She’s a freelance writer and has written insightful articles for print and the web. Margot and her family create award winning how to videos for YouTube and Margot has appeared as a host and a guest on a variety of videos, web shows and TV shows.
Margots no nonsense approach to creative expression demystifies the creative process for the Average Joe and Jane, inviting everyone to the creative table and convincing all of them that they too can Create Without Filters™. This will certainly be an exciting show!
Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated, bringing you the most powerful voice in women’s issues today. Motherhood Talk Radio airs on Toginet.com every Tuesday, 3 pm pst, 5 pm central and 6 pm eastern.
Bob Woolsey graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 1978 with a major in Speech Communications. He then joined the U.S. Coast Guard where he served with several honors. He has owned internet companies, manufacturing and unique companies who under Bob’s tutelage became very successful and some not so successful. His most successful company is a week long acting camp for children between the ages of 5 and 12 with camp all around the western part of the country.
He has made movies, been an actor, professor and a paralegal. He has given speeches ranging from acting in film to film history to the future of new media. Recently, he has been speaking about the virtues of women running the world.
He was sexually abused as a child. He has spoken to over 100,000 people on the issues and has sat down and spoke to over 1,000 women one to one regarding this issue. He understands what has gone on with those who are first victims then survivors and then hopefully thrivers. He speaks at colleges regarding this issue as well.
His mother helped raise a young man who was on the both debate team and the rape crisis team in college. Bob is also one of the few males who know where most of the women’s battered shelters are located.
Bob believes if women ran the world rather than rule it, we would have a better place to live. He believes women have the ability to share, respect and speak the truth.
Paul Petersen, formerly an actor with the Donna Reed Show and now a child advocate says this of Bob, “When Bob Woolsey feels the need to rally the troops around a just cause it’s a good idea to pay attention. Core issues that affect us all are on Bob’s table, and none more important than the Gender Issue.
Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated, bringing you the most powerful voice in women’s issues today. Motherhood Talk Radio airs on Toginet.com every Tuesday, 3 pm pst, 6 pm eastern
Janine has been working in the communications and creative fields since college. Whether as an on air reporter at the ABC affiliate in Madison, an author, a published artist or as an advertising executive at her own consulting company, Janine has been connecting with people in special ways for years. Janine has always been strong at blending strategic business solutions with creative works, particularly in collaborative settings. As result of her excellent work she shared in receiving the Gold and Bronze Lions at Cannes and a Silver Effie. Janine has worked with companies like Leo Burnett, Levi Strauss & Co., Playtex, Hewlett Packard, Land O’ Lakes International, Gap Inc., Kraft, Procter & Gamble, First Brands and Fruit of the Loom.
At Touch.Nology, her personal passion of being in service now blends nicely with her communication and creative talents to bring our line of products (her brain child) to life. In addition to her work at Touch.Nology, Janine sells her art all over the country and is an avid Iyengar Yoga practitioner.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm pst on www.toginet.com and can be downloaded directly from www.itunes.com . Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzalez and powered by Motherhood Incorporated.
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Join Sandra Beck, Christy Holly and Rick Swanson at Motherhood Talk Radio as they discuss their current weight loss efforts as well as hearing diet and fitness tips from College Professor and Nutritionist Dr. Rona Brynin. It is rumored that the three took the diet money pooled in the company office and bought a chip mix and Nitro 2 Go. Tune in next week to find out!Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated, bringing you the most powerful voice in women’s issues today. Motherhood Talk Radio airs on Toginet.com every Tuesday, 3 pm pst, 6 pm eastern. Check out www.motherhoodtalkradio.com and www.motherhoodincorporated.com.
At 21 years old, Lauren Flaim is an enthusiastic former teen mom and current business owner of the newly opened Salon Amore in Suffolk, VA. With the success of her salon opening only four months ago, Lauren has become an inspiration to teen moms everywhere.
As a 15 year old teen mother, Lauren overcame many emotional, physical and economic challenges to ensure financial independence for herself and her daughter. “Getting through high school was hard as a pregnant student and teenage mother. But regardless of what I was told by my peers, I always knew my passion in life, and I wasn’t going to stop until I got what I wanted. The best part of living in America is that anyone can accomplish their dream as long as they’re willing to work hard enough,” says Flaim.
Salon Amore, named for Lauren’s love of hair, officially opened its’ doors for clientele on December 11th, 2009. Due to reputation, the salon has seen steady growth in business since opening the location with only 300 clients in December of 2009. Lauren’s salon is home to 5 stylists (including herself), who were previously unemployed due to the economy or laid-off. The staff, which includes sister Amber as assistant manager, now serve more than 800 individual clientele with new referral based appointments booked every week, demonstrating that despite a challenging economy, Salon Amore is fast becoming a local industry favorite.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm pst on www.toginet.com and can be downloaded directly from www.itunes.com . Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzalez and powered by Motherhood Incorporated.
Jeffrey Saad on Food Network July 25, 2010 at 10:30 am EST
Of course we are proud of all our clients, but more often than not we see them rising to new heights and doing amazing things that we at Motherhood are proud to promote. Jeffrey Saad will be meeting Bobby Flay face to face again, but this time to grill alongside him on a new episode of Grill It! This Sunday July 25 at 10:30 AM/ET on Food Network.
I would love to have you tune in and check it out. We are so pleased to support Jeffrey in his career and it has been amazing and fun to be in a small way along for the ride! We think he is amazing and we know you do too which is why we let you know whenever we can catch him in our own living room!
Military Mom Talk Radio is proud to devote our July 19th show to Freedom Dogs. These phenominal service dogs are there for our wounded members of the military returning from armed conflict. Through their unique Partner Program, a specialty service dog/trainer team is paired with these heroes on a short-term, intermittent basis as an adjunct to their rehabilitation. These teams help reintegrate these young men & women back into society and normal activities of daily living.
Freedom Dogs is one of the programs in the running for winning cash from Pepsi’s initiative called the Pepsi Refresh Program. The public is encouraged to place a vote daily for their favorite cause – and we’re encouraging everyone to log in daily to vote for Freedom Dogs!!
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm pst on www.toginet.com and can be downloaded directly from www.itunes.com . Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzalez and powered by Motherhood Incorporated
Dixie is passionate about being a mother, writer, fundraiser, and advocate for the disabled. She is not just the mother of eight children, ages ranging from 5 to 25 – She is also the mother of a child who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury.
Dixie has become a writer of caregiving articles, both on the web and in health and medical-related magazines such as the Health Monitor. Dixie shares precious tips for other parents who face a traumatic injury or illness. She also provides caregivers support, resources and advice.
She recently won an honorable mention in the trade category of the book proposal contest held in conjunction with Harvard Medical School’s Continuing Medical Education Course titled “Publishing Books, Memoirs and Other Creative Nonfiction.” To reach an even wider audience and to help others who unexpectedly find themselves thrown into extreme medical situations, Dixie wrote UNTHINKABLE—A Mother’s Tragedy, Terror and Triumph through a Child’s Traumatic Brain Injury. Its very real story offers insight into the heart and mind of a mother’s soul as she tries to make sense of her new and altered world after her child’s brain injury.
Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated, bringing you the most powerful voice in women’s issues today. Motherhood Talk Radio airs on Toginet.com every Tuesday, 3 pm pst, 6 pm eastern.
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(Los Angeles ) Tune in July 13th at 3pm pst at www.toginet.com or check Motherhood Talk Radio out at www.itunes.com. The good, the bad and the ugly will be revealed as Christy Holly, Rick Swanson and Sandra Beck talk about how they are doing in the 1st annual summer Fit to Strip Challenge.
Last week we heard the girls talk about fitting into summer clothes and feeling good at swim parties and bbq’s. Stupid Diet Guy was on hand to lend the man’s point of view and was summarily dismissed by the girls because he eats what he wants and doesn’t gain a pound.  The girls struggle with balancing time to work out and their children – while Stupid Diet Guy merrily heads to the gym unencumbered.
This week however, the trio is called to the carpet about their Taco Bell, Jack in the Box and Wendy’s visits along with a check in regarding their diet soda habits by nutritionist, trainer and college professor Rona Brynin. All four guests make their home in Acton, California a rural horse community outside of Los Angeles.
Tune in each week at 3pm pst on Toginet.com or catch up with the show on itunes or Motherhood Talk Radio where you can hear the broadcasts. Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated and hosted by Toginet Radio.
Elaine Wilson, editor and writer for the Defense Department’s American Forces Press Service, launched the “Family Matters” blog in August 2009 to provide resources and support to military families, as well as to encourage a dialogue on topics ranging from deployments and separations to the challenges of everyday life. Check it out at http://afps.dodlive.mil/
Elaine Wilson has worked as a military journalist for nearly 15 years. Elaine served for nearly eight years in the active-duty Air Force before separating and joining the Air Force Reserve. She worked as an Army civilian for four years at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, and then moved to the D.C. area to take a job with the Defense Department’s American Forces Press Service nearly two years ago. She no longer serves in the military, but is proud to continue to serve her nation as a Defense Department civilian. Elaine is married and has three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 8, and a stepdaughter who lives in Texas.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm pst on www.toginet.com and can be downloaded directly from www.itunes.com . Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Tina Gonzalez and powered by Motherhood Incorporated.
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Last week on Motherhood Talk Radio, hosts Sandra Beck and Christy Holly challenged segment producer Rick Swanson to a Fit to Strip Challenge. No you won’t see them strip and you probably wouldn’t want to – but due to the overwhelming internet response to the Fit to Strip Challenge and Stupid Diet Guy, Motherhood Talk Radio welcomes Rona Brynin to the show each week as she guides the trio into making lifestyle changes that affect their health, their fitness levels and their overall well being. Â
Rona Brynin is originally from New York, she moved out here in 1985 to attend chiropractic college. After graduating from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, she practiced part-time while teaching full-time at the school for 15 years.
Earned a Master’s of Science Degree in Human Nutrition from University of New Haven in 2001.
Currently a Professor at Antelope Valley College, teaching various Nutrition classes (general nutrition, nutrition for children, sports nutrition).
She is also a Personal trainer. Her passion is helping people get fit, have more energy, feel healthier through healthier food habits and helping clients incorporate exercise into their daily lives and learning how to enjoy being active!
In her spare time she loves to read, hike, bike along the beach, walk her dogs and go camping.Â
Tune in each week at 3pm pst on Toginet.com or catch up with the show on itunes or Motherhood Talk Radio where you can hear the broadcasts. Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated.
Since graduating from Eastern New Mexico University, Producer/Director Jeffrey Worthington has dedicated the last four years to creating media that will help personalize World War II for high school students.  He developed a keen understanding of teenage audiences by writing and directing short productions for a high school drama team. He and his team performed for youth audiences in New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado.
Being an avid photographer and aspiring filmmaker, he has also written, directed, filmed, and edited a number of short film projects. One of his short films about medical ethics was shown to the Congressional Ethics Committee in 2005.Â
His documentary, “For the Love of Freedom,” currently in production, features WWII veterans and civilians from across the United States and Europe. He is currently coordinating the “iHistory Project: WWII,” a national YouTube competition for high school students (www.iHistoryProjectWW2.org).
Beverly Allen-Ananins is President of Zia Diversity Training and provides training and consulting of diversity services for the workplace and healthcare settings. She is also a skilled Trainer of Trainer for healthcare diversity trainings and workplace diversity issues and developed the “Systems of Cultural Care” program. Her focus on Multicultural Management and Organizational Development arose from her years in the healthcare field and management positions.Â
She received her Masters of Arts in Social Justice in Intercultural Relations Degree with a concentration in Human Resource Development and Diversity Training from The School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont Beverly has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Anthropology from Eastern New Mexico University.
Beverly was born in New Mexico though lived in many states as well as South Korea and South Africa. It was after living in South Africa during apartheid that her life was changed with a yearning to make a difference in how people treat each other and her pursuit of Social Justice that continues to drive her today.Â
Beverly Allen is also addressing health disparities by working as the Grant County Community Health Council Coordinator in Grant County New Mexico. Recently she completed a community assessment and is working on how social determinates affect community health and is part of her current work in Social Justice for this rural border community.
Beverly shares her life with her husband Tony from Liverpool, England and three children (Amelia 5, Jude 3 and Lennon 1). Being a full time working mother is a challenge and she seeks non-traditional solutions to make it work. Giving speeches with a baby on her back, carrying a breast pump to meetings and dealing with a stay at home dad at the end of the day are some of the daily issues that make Beverly’s motherhood perspective unique, funny and fulfilling.
Motherhood Talk Radio is powered by Motherhood Incorporated, bringing you the most powerful voice in women’s issues today. Motherhood Talk Radio airs on Toginet.com every Tuesday, 3 pm pst, 6 pm eastern.
Robin Boyd adds her graphic skills to Motherhood Talk Radio as Marketing Manager. With her need to be home to care for an elder, Robin joined the Motherhood Incorporated team in 2008. This was the perfect match for Robin to utilize her commercial art background as well as other credentials such as small business ownership, group management, and years of administrative work in the corporate realm.
Community service is a very important part of Robin’s life, having served with the Girl Scouts of the USA for 34 years, 15 of those years in adult volunteer management. Her support of the Lions Club International, her local food pantry and church, and service as a director for a local historic landmark, earned recognition by her community in 2009.
Robin and her husband of 33 years Stephen reside in New Hampshire. They are proud parents of two grown children.
Rick Swanson is the segment producer for MMTR (Military Mom Talk Radio) and MTR (Motherhood Talk Radio) . He comes from a career military family. Both of his grandfathers served in the Armed Forces; one serving 22 years in the US Air Force and the other 4 years in the US Army. In addition, one of his brothers is in the Army National Guard and a student at California State University Northridge and another attends College of the Canyons and is participating in the Platoon Leader’s Class (a commissioning program through the United States Marine Corps.
Rick Swanson holds a B.A. in History from California State University Northridge and works with Shepherd of the Hills Church as a worship leader/ director as well as the events coordinator for the Agua Dulce site.
Rick Swanson is also active in the local community. He volunteers his time at summer VBS camps, Young Life (an international youth outreach program), and various events throughout the year in the local Acton/Agua Dulce community.
One of his passions is music. From the age of 7, his life has been filled with music. At the age of 12, he played violin for College of the Canyons Philharmonic. And then at the age of 15, he played 1st violin for CSUN Philharmonic. He has been featured as an artist at “A Little Night Music” (Acton, CA)and “Music Under the Stars” (Agua Dulce, CA). He worked as a music instructor for the Acton/Agua Dulce area teaching violin, piano, and guitar to students ranging from 6 years old to adult during college. In addition, he and his brothers also have a good deal of experience playing professionally for weddings and parties. Currently, he plays a total of seven instruments—violin, viola, piano, guitar, drums, bass, and mandolin. His musical repertoire includes: classical violin, jazz/blues, classic rock, and many various forms of metal, including one of his favorites–symphonic metal.
Christy Holly is a Native Californian born and raised in the San Fernando Valley.
I’m “totally” a Valley Girl at heart. I graduated from Sylmar High School in 1988. I went to Pierce College for two years and played on the softball team. (we were NOT good!) I worked at the San Fernando Superior Courthouse for 13 years up until I had my first child.
Some people have really big dreams and ambitions, some people want to be movie stars, doctors, firefighters, writers or even politicians, not me. My lifelong dream has always been to marry a wonderful man and to have lots of babies. I have always known that I wanted to be a mom! I wanted to be a stay at home mom and raise my own children if that were at all possible, just like my mom did. My dreams came true!! I met and fell in love with my husband, Greg and we will celebrate our 8th anniversary this October. We have three really great kids!!!!! Hannah is 6, Parker is 4 and Nicholas is 2. Being married to a Los Angeles City Firefighter it is my duty and my honor to share him with the good people of Los Angeles. He is at work for 24hours at a time and sometimes he will be at the fire station for 3 or 4 days straight. I am a single mom during those times and my hands are full–did I mention my “escape artist” St. Bernard, Stella? or our 12 chickens? It’s not always easy juggling everything, but I wouldn’t trade any of it! Partly because of the economy and the “need” to find and identify myself again I started working from home. I’ve been working for Motherhood Incorporated when I can and I am involved with a network marketing company and I am also a Notary and a Loan Signing Agent.
My greatest accomplishments are of course, my children. I am proud of how they are developing in to their own persons–all strong and confident and I love to see how well they are thriving day after day!!!! I’m really proud of myself for raising money for APLA and The Leukemia lymphoma society. By raising money I was able to train and complete the Chicago Marathon and The San Francisco Treasure Island Triathlon.
Contact Christy at Christy@motherhoodtalkradio.com.
Independent filmmaker Lisa Kamen produced the 10-minute short, “A Passage Through India—Diamonds in the Rough,” for her bachelor’s degree and used it successfully to raise funds for the Sulaxmi School for Girls in Lucknow, India, which her family now supports. While biking through Northern India, Kamen was struck by how, even in the presence of extreme poverty, the Indian people could express joy and genuine happiness. This is the genesis for Lisa’s master’s thesis in Spiritual Psychology—a documentary film she is co-creating with her nine year-old daughter, Kayla, who operates the camera. Together they explore the hypothesis that every person, regardless of socioeconomic level, age, ethnicity, career, health, or life circumstances, possesses happiness or the means to feel happy. Their endeavor to discover possibly universal keys to human happiness leads the duo on an entertaining, deeply touching documentary adventure.
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