Superhero of Love Podcast

EPISODE 28: Patti Pagliei - Designing and Leading Waxing Poetic from the Heart

Patti Pagliei followed her heart after she lost her dot com job.  She's starting creating beautiful things.  Soon what touched her heart as she created her art was touching the hearts of thousands. Her companies Waxing Poetic and Personally Poetic have touched hundreds of thousands at this point with the beauty and poetry she instills in every piece. 
Patti talks about overcoming many challenges - cancer, the fires, floods and mudslides of Santa Barbra, nurturing her family through health scares, and all that can possibly thwart a precious "tiny and mighty" idea for a business that has grown up to make a huge difference in people's lives.
Patti mentioned this poem (by Waxing Poetics in house poet, Brianna Colburn) during the interview which is emblematic of how she lives her life and runs her business:
Be brave, be bright, be brilliant, be wild.
Roses have managed it for centuries, so can we.
 
Also you will hear mention of Patti's amazing husband, John Simpson, an entrepreneur himself, who expresses his artistic self via music.  The exciting upcoming gig she mentions is Saturday, 11/17 at 8 p.m. at Lobero Theatre.  Check out the The Double Wide Kings Play Neil Young.
Check out their store The Shopkeepers when you are next in Santa Barbara. You will feel Patti's heart beating in every corner!
 

EPISODE 27: Points of Commonality from a Point of Light: Volcanologist Jess Phoenix

Jess Phoenix ran for Congress this year in California's 25th District.  She is the Democratic daughter of two Republican FBI agents.  She was in high school just up the street from Columbine when what everyone who thought would be the last high school shooting occurred.  She thought the adults would take care of it.  Soon she was an adult, stepping up to make a difference herself. 
 
Jess deals with climate change every single day as a volcanogist, geologist and with her nonprofit environmental scientific research organization, Blueprint Earth.
 
In all of her roles - daughter, congressional candidate, scientist, etc. -- she has developed a true gift of finding points of commonality.  Yes, even in the times of extreme dissension and violence, she has a way with our hearts: speaking to them, teaching them and inspiring the hell out of them.
 
Let's follow Jess's advice: "If we can just show each other more empathy... now that's something we want to go viral."  Post on all social media your tips for finding points of commonality, for being a point of light in your life, bringing LOVE into our current landscape of dissension and division.  Post your tips and tag them:  #ThanksLOVEgiving #loveitforward #superherooflove
 
Follow Jess on Instagram @volcano.jess, on Facebook @jessphx and on Twitter @jessphoenix2018.  Read all about Blueprint Earth at BlueprintEarth.org

EPISODE 26: Author Nancy Levin Helps Us Clear Away All that Keeps Us From Love

Nancy Levin is in the business of helping us all heal our hearts and clear away all the conscious and subconscious degree that thwarts our Superhero of Love superpowers.  She is the bestselling author of Jump … And Your Life Will Appear, Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth, Writing For My Life, and The New Relationship Blueprint.
 
Nancy a Master Integrative Life Coach and the creator of the Jump Coaching, Worthy Coaching and New Relationship Blueprint Coaching, working with clients – privately and in groups – to live in alignment with their own truth and desires.  She hosts a weekly call-in radio show Jump Start Your Life on Hay House Radio.
 
Check out all the ways you can connect with Nancy and her heart-opening, heart-strengthening powerful work at nancylevin.com.
 

EPISODE 25: Fatima Matousse Healing Hearts Through Film

Fatima Matousse's education was nearly snuffed out when her very religious Muslim father discovered she had not been attending school fully covered as he wished.  Her punishment for being caught was that she could not longer attend school. Due to the kindness and persistence of her classmates and professors and the support of her powerful mother and family, she made her way back to school at age 12, and climbed her way through the education system to become a Moroccan Fulbright scholar.  With that scholarship she attended City College of New York and received an MFA in film.  Her award winning thesis project, Family in Exile, is currently on the festival circuit.  The documentary short film tells the deeply personal story of the women in her family who have risen above the men who have tried hard to oppress them.  
Her upcoming screening at the NewFilmmakers New York Festival will be on Wednesday, 10/24/18.  Keep an eye on Fatima, and watch for Family in Exile in upcoming international festivals, and then for it to become publicly available once she gets a distribution deal!

EPISODE 24: Debra Poneman -- From Saying "Yes to Success" to Saying Yes to her Happy Heart

Debra Poneman was at the peak of her career when she put the brakes on the successful transformational train she was riding.  She is the Founder/CEO of Yes to Success, Inc., which has helped thousands of people transform their lives with what were then considered radical ideas like "your thoughts create your reality." 
 
Now a best selling author, world renowned speaker and seminar leader, Debra has taken the idea of success to a whole new level as she has given birth to her new endeavor aptly named:  The NEW Success – A Revolution.  
Debra has a contagious optimism that is fully grounded by decades of meditation and motherhood.  Moms will love her parenting stories, but everyone will be able to grab a helpful trick, tool or golden nugget of inspiration from her.
Find her at www.YesToSuccess.com and www.YourYearofMiracles.com.
And.... BREAKING NEWS! Follow Superhero of Love on Facebook for the very big announcement of an amazing live event that Debra will be part of on November 11, 2018 in Pasadena, CA!

EPISODE 23: Love Notes from Artist Julie Alonso

Julie Alonso had a big fancy corporate job when a series of losses stripped her of many things she valued, bringing her to a place of discovery.  The magical art and notes that she had previously only made when inspired by friends and family, grew into a way of life.  As she healed her heart so she touched and inspired the hearts of others.  A true Superhero of Love, Julie is in the business of healing her own heart as she inspires others to love and be loved more.
You will hear her speak about the magical treasure chest she created for 7 year old Lulu who had invented a series of magical potions.  This is a photo of the recipe book she made for the chest:
 
Find more of Julie's creations on Instagram as @byjuliealonso
 

EPISODE 22: Composer Dana P. Rowe Makes Hearts Sing

Dana P. Rowe is a musical theatre composer whose works have been performed around the globe, including London's West End.  He is also the giant hearted leader of a private Facebook group, The Creative Entrepreneurs Mastermind Group.  A certified coach, Dana inspires the highly accomplished creatives who use the loving, supportive online community as a springboard for kicking ass in their careers and making their hearts sing.  Dana has a knack for making music for himself, his world and those who allow him into their hearts.
If you are a creative entrepreneur, you will want to hear this episode full of tips delivered with joy from one creative directly to you.

EPISODE 21: Lovespiration - Writer/Director Stan Lai's "Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden" Inspires the Heart

Stan Lai is an award-winning playwright and director. Currently his play Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden is in production at the Huntington Gardens.  The play is staged in the Chinese Garden, the "Garden of Flowing Fragrance." The audience travels through the garden, over bridges, through pavilions, walking with the actors as they transition from scene to scene, from one magical location to the next, traveling through a journey of the heart, exploring love in all its forms, whether in dream, death, life or theatre, our hearts are deeply moved.  
The play inspired a short guided meditation for us to explore all the glorious real estate in our hearts held for all of time, by all that has touched our hearts up to this moment.
To read more about Stan Lai's play: http://www.huntington.org/nightwalk/
 

EPISODE 20: Former Miss Ohio Susan Kay Wyatt Reassures Us All "No Crown Required"

Former -- and Forever -- Miss Ohio, Susan Kay Wyatt, didn't win the Miss America Pageant when she competed 30 years ago but she came away with many internal prizes that she shares with us all in this interview and in her new book No Crown Required: Raising a Confident, Courageous, and Compassionate Daughter.
Find Susan on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and click these links:
Susan's Author Page
Amazon Page for "No Crown Required"

EPISODE 19: West Wing Actress Melissa Fitzgerald Brings Heart to the Justice System at NADCP

There is a ray of sunshine in our justice system and actress Melissa Fitzgerald makes it shine even more brightly. 
Melissa played Carol on the television series West Wing for seven years.  In 2013 she abruptly left her successful Hollywood career to move to Washington, D.C. to serve as the new Senior Director at Justice for Vets, a division of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP).  She wasn''t new to fighting for justice, nor was she new to bringing light to the struggles of our returning vets (See the documentary she co-executive produced from 2011 Halfway Home), nor was she a stranger to the tragedies of drug addiction, having lost a dear friend to an overdose. She now works  at the intersection of all these worlds and her stories are bound to make your heart happy.  
Listen in for some good news. These treatment courts are making a difference, reducing crime and costs while uplifting individuals, families and communities on the path to justice being served for all.
To read more after you listen to Melissa's uplifting words and stories:   NADCP Website. To stay in touch via Twitter: NADCP on Twitter and Justice for Vets on Twitter, Melissa Fitzgerald on Twitter and to see the Advancing Justice video we mention featuring Melissa and Sesame Street's Elmo: Advancing Justice Partnership with Sesame Street.