This podcast is dedicated to your mental well-being. I share portions of an interview with Naomi Osaka that was conducted by sports journalist and anchor Taylor Rooks for the virtual portion of the 2023 California Women’s Conference in Santa Clara earlier this month. We begin with you. Women should be mindful of what makes them happy 😃. If you cast aside your passion and interests to raise a family or pursue a career you will one day realize you need your creativity. Growing up in Detroit I loved listening to music 🎶 (especially one song by Diana Ross — https://youtu.be/Zd0CeByDsUI —, recording songs from the radio 📻, and attending live concerts. I share gifts other podcasters featured during Women’s History Month. The links are: (1) Michael Moore’s curated playlist of music he created in honor of women https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/international-womens-day-and-month (2) Katie Krimitsos’s Sleep Meditation for Women to love their body. https://womensmeditationnetwork.com/love-your-body-sleep-meditation-sm-2/ Love Your Body: A Positive Affirmation Guide for Loving and Appreciating Your Body Book: https://a.co/d/4z0Oxnj CD: https://a.co/d/anYN8F1

Ginni Rometty became CEO of IBM in 2012 and retired from the company in 2020. Under Rometty’s leadership, IBM achieved record results in diversity and inclusion through programs that extended parental leave and made it easier for women to return to the workforce. She is the author of GOOD POWER: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World (March 7, 2023; Harvard Business Review Press). The book turned into a memoir with a purpose which she uses in a teaching way and hopes when you read her book it gives you the confidence to do something to change something hard in a positive way. That’s what she means when she says the power of me, the power of we, and the power of us. Currently, Rometty is the co-chair of OneTen, an organization that is combining the power of US companies to upskill, hire, and promote one million Black Americans over the next 10 years into family-sustaining jobs with opportunities for advancement. She was interviewed by Ellen McGirt, Fortune Magazine, during the California Conference for Women in March 2023.

In Ep. 24 (Feb. 16, 2020), I read Lion Goodman's Near Death story on the Heart and Home Podcast. When I shared his story it was because it had such a profound impact on me. As a journalist stories are our currency. Stories come and stories go. But his story never left me. After learning about Lion's work I took an online course with him and his partner and went about my life in search of more information about love and relationships. Today, I share with you an intimate talk I had with Lion Goodman, who has worked as a healer of trauma for more than four decades. He offers coaching, courses and articles on his website ( https://liongoodman.com ) as well as provides a wealth of knowledge, including his near death story ( https://liongoodman.com/lions-near-death-story/ ) and an apology letter to women ( https://liongoodman.com/an-open-apology-to-women/ ).

International Women's Day (IWD) is a holiday that has been celebrated globally on March 8 for 100 years. Today, I share a few words from modern women from Malala Yusafzai in Britain (who is part of a short documentary called Stranger At The Gate, which you can stream on The New Yorker's site at https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/stranger-at-the-gate) to the former First Lady Michelle Obama as well as the Rebel Girls app for girls 6-12 years old.

“Spare,” the new memoir by Britain's Prince Harry, sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide after just one week of publication (Jan 20, 2023) and is currently a best seller. It’s a personal view of what the press did to his life since he was a child … what his mum, Princess Diana, endured, and then Meghan Markle, when she became his girlfriend, through their preparation for their wedding, as his pregnant wife and his reason for fleeing his home and his country to save his own family. But it wasn’t only because of the British paparazzi (tabloid press). It also had to do with members of his own family letting things slip to the press, members of their staff who had it in for the American actress and divorcée. If you are struggling with finding your own voice and your place in the world Prince Harry’s autobiography is an aid to overcoming death of a parent, lies and deceit.

In this short message on Valentine’s Day, I share the importance of caring for your heart. This message is important if you consistently push yourself, work 50-60 hours five, six, seven days a week, if you live with stress and don’t take time for yourself, rejuvenate or allow your mind and body to rest by getting the proper amount of sleep for your body to heal. For some, five, six, seven or eight hours is enough. For others, you may need 10 hours if you are sleep deprived. Your body is like a car, if you don’t repair it, give it a proper tune up, it will break down. Preventative maintenance for both your car and your body is key to living a healthy life, provided you’re not over-eating, smoking or boozing it up.“In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds.” It could happen at any age and affects men and women differently. Do you know the signs or warnings of a heart attack? “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States.” For more information, see your doctor. A link to the CDC provides more facts: https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm Following is a link to the Steve Jobs 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford University https://youtu.be/Tuw8hxrFBH8

Our second guest on The Heart And Home Podcast is a person I admire for her work and dedication to helping both men and women find love in their life. We speak with Life By Rayna, a self love and soul purpose coach, who spent five years alone to work on herself after a 10-year-long streak of bad relationships that left her broken. You can find her on Instagram @LifeByRayna

As we begin the month of February, we speak with Dr. Roberto Vargas who says we should not only celebrate Valentine's Day on the 14th but practice "radical love" especially among our family for the entire month. With the state of California being rocked with three mass shootings in the first month of this year, we all could use positive energy. I hope you love what our first guest on the podcast has to share. If you would like more information, please see http://robertovargas.weebly.com.       For Dr. Vargas’s article discussed in today’s podcast please click here https://qrcgcustomers.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/account16327320/34336114_1.pdf?0.3949602552001117

Let’s make 2023 the year you look back on and honestly say it changed everything. that’s why we are beginning the new year with goal setting and not new year resolutions because generally, many of us view the month of January as a good time for a fresh start. 🔰 RESOURCES 🔰 Following are links for additional resources mentioned in today's podcast:  🎯 Hay House Unlimited Audio free resources or their podcast on Apple  https://www.discover.hayhouse.com/freeresources/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=organic_post&utm_term&utm_content= 🎯 Katie Krimitsos podcast @womensmeditationnetwork on IG and wherever you listen to podcasts: 🎯 https://linktr.ee/womensmeditationnetwork?fbclid=PAAaa_UDCd4TNVd4uiEUKqcpKRQ6pKVxjHbqBPZ81FbEJBCS261oR-RPCdjGM 🎯 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/womens-meditation-network/id6442723575 Bruce Langford @mindfulnessmode https://mindfulnessmode.com/ 🎯 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-mode/id1032063236 🎯 @inaboxsolutions https://instagram.com/inaboxsolutions?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 🎯 Mel Robbins free companion workbook at www.melrobbins.com/goals 🎯 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mel-robbins-podcast/id1646101002 🎯 4 Keys to Overcome Your Fears and Achieve Your Biggest Goals Episode 1391 ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mel-robbins-podcast/id1646101002?i=1000592550554 🎯 Lewis Howes   www.LewisHowes.com 🎯 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499?i=1000598992793 🎯 The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today Hardcover – March 7, 2023 https://a.co/d/cGqwDZF https://info.lewishowes.com/the-greatness-mindset 🎯 The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy https://a.co/d/5sVZ4SF 🎯 The Mask of Masculinity: How Men Can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships, and Live Their Fullest Lives  https://a.co/d/gdQ6UKH https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499?i=1000592819907

In a blog post on March 1, 2022 about refugees being created due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the number of refugees first increased to one million that fled the country to bordering states, according to the United Nations. Additionally, there were another two million to three million displaced internally. Today, according to Time Magazine’s December 26, 2022 issue — featuring Volodymyr Zelensky on the cover as Person Of The Year — those numbers have drastically jumped with 14 million persons displaced and an additional 40,000 troops and civilians dead. Before taking a hiatus, I ended coverage with this March 1, 2022 blog post regarding the creation of refugees https://sabahfakhoury.com/