Womenace To Society

Former brain tumor patients in Connecticut founded CT Brain Tumor Alliance to support others battling this “orphan disease”. Often people with brain tumors do not recognize the warning signs, dismissing symptoms as stress or even pregnancy. Jen Pace and Chris Cusano talk about the warning signs they missed, their surgeries, and their miraculous recoveries!

Please welcome special guest WOMENACE Peaches Rodriguez to the podcast. Peaches is a stand-up comedian AND one of breakdancing's OG's! She details what it's like to be one of the planet's pioneers in popping and locking, getting cast in the iconic film "Beat Street", getting Chris Rock into Studio 54 back when they were new comedians (cuz she knew the doorman and he didn't), auditioning recently for Elton John- and winning the gig, and mentoring super talented kids who dance on Broadway. What's it like to be a living dance legend? Listen in and find out! BONUS: Three days after last Father's Day, Peaches found out about secret family members! Happy Thanksgiving, Y'all!

Please welcome very special WOMENACE and Narcissistic Abuse Survivor, Reva Steenbergen to the podcast. Reva's written a breakout new book titled THE GASLIGHTING EFFECT, which details exactly how narcissists prey upon their victims, how hard it is to escape their abuse, and how these psychopaths use other people as "Flying Monkeys" to gang up on their prey. Turns out, narcissists especially love going after empathetic women and men. So if you're a kind, compassionate, caring human you really need to hear this and protect yourself!

According to Forbes Magazine “Marijuana Won the Midterm Elections” so we’d like to celebrate Cannabis Activist and Educator A’Esha Goins, creator of Blackabis.com. A’Esha is a charismatic writer and an innovator in Nevada’s budding legal cannabis industry.

Jan Schlichtmann, the iconic protagonist of the national bestselling book and a film adaptation, “A Civil Action”, is our special guest this week on WOMENACE to SOCIETY. He has been named one of “The Best Lawyers in America” through a peer review process. Join us as Mr. Schlichtmann shares his brilliant thoughts on how to reform our current legal system. "Lies are the enemy. Truth is our only hope."

Jon Uhler, LPC, has counseled violent inmates and their victims. Jon is back to explain the differences between psychopaths, sociopaths, and narcissists.

Jon Uhler is a licensed professional counselor with a background in Science and Seminary. Jon chats about his work with ChurchProtect.org, a group dedicated to keeping predators out of leadership positions, the launch of his new website SurvivorSupport.net and his experiences with a former client who is a survivor of satanic ritual abuse.

Please welcome special guest WOMENACE, Celia Williamson, Ph.D. Celia is the Founder and Director of the Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute. Dr. Williamson is an expert on human trafficking. Celia breaks down the industries that use slave labor, how she got involved in fighting sex trafficking, the outreach programs she’s created to educate local law enforcement, and she discusses children being abducted and sold into modern-day slavery. "Kids are being trafficked in very safe places right under the nose of people who are supposedly watching them. [A predator] is not going to be the scary creepy guy that walks up to you because everyone knows to stay away from the scary creepy guy."

Please welcome special guest WOMENACE Vicky Peterson, a certified trauma coach, specializing in clients recovering from narcissistic abusers. Vicky’s an expert on narcissistic personality disorder. She was raised by a narcissistic mother, overcame a childhood filled with trauma, and she lives in Beverly Hills, so she really knows what she’s talking about. Tune in and find out why she started her blog, how it became so popular, and the shocking ratio of how many narcissists live amongst us, and how to avoid them.

Please help welcome special guest WOMENACE Judy Meyer. Judy is a holistic depression coach and natural health consultant. She has a personal connection with combatting severe depression. She was put on Prozac as a teenager and still wanted to commit suicide. Twenty years of trying alternative mental health solutions “in an attempt to feel better” has brought her to the system that works best for her and her clients, amino acid therapy. “I’m so happy that (severe depression) happened to me and I went through those struggles 'cause now I can help other people.”

PART 2 - Please check out my chat with WOMENACE Lea Waters, Ph.D. Lea is the President of the International Positive Psychology Association, a TED talk speaker, and a very funny psychologist. She is also a MOM. Lea has spent the past two decades researching ways of better parenting through retraining our negativity biases and thought patterns that don't serve us or our kids. "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. —Frederick Douglass

Would you like to learn how to unlock your child's potential by helping them build up their strengths? If so, please check out my chat with Lea Waters, Ph.D. Lea is the President of the International Positive Psychology Association and a TED speaker. She is also a MOM. Lea has spent the past two decades researching ways of better parenting through retraining our negativity biases and thought patterns that don't serve us or our kids. Where are you placing your parenting focus? Find out how to flip your Strength Switch. Co-producer says, "Don't miss the outro!"

We’re so very excited to welcome back special guest WOMENACE Melanie Blow of Stop Abuse Campaign, a national organization dedicated to improving lives, especially the lives of traumatized children. One of Stop Abuse Campaign’s largest chapters is in Pennsylvania. And Melanie returns to the podcast to break down what the newest revelations of cover-ups committed by the Catholic Church in that state will mean for all politicians and people pushing for Statute of Limitations Reform and keeping children safe from abusive predators.

Please help welcome very special guest WOMENACE Becca Kidwell as she shares what it’s like to be a Reiki Practitioner in anything but calm and tranquil New York City. Becca, also a musical artist, helps clients with performance anxiety and grounding techniques for centering before going onstage or auditioning –– which work super well for anyone, not just performers –– focus training, energy work, and chakra balancing. "It doesn't matter what situation you're in or who you are or what you've gone through. It's really about getting to a place of –– I'm going to treat myself with self-love, self-nurturing, and self-support."

Please help me welcome WOMENACE Johanna Schneider, a visionary special needs teacher who has earned her way up the ranks to the principal of a Brooklyn Public School for special needs kids grades preK through 8. Johanna discusses the benefits of Qi Gong and what mindful meditation is doing to bring “her kids' scores and attitudes up in New York State!" This wonderful lady has spent the past 40 years educating students who are schizophrenic, autistic, recovering from trauma, and all those who need extra love and attention. Find out what she thinks about acupuncture and how all of us can use some needles and kind words to help heal what ails us.

Please welcome our wonderful guest WOMENACE Eleana Conway. Eleana comes from a traditional medical background, in fact, she’s a Nurse Practitioner. She’s also the founder of Restore Meditation in Woburn, Massachusetts, a studio dedicated to helping people of all ages, physical abilities, and health goals learn mindfulness. Humans are better able to navigate the stress life throws our way if we know how to manage stress. And we’re all pretty stressed, right? Have you been on Twitter lately?!?! Eleana helps us understand the benefits of mindfulness and how to achieve this state in most any activity we undertake.

Please welcome special guest WOMENACE Bethany Blankley –– former Capitol Hill Staffer, Political Analyst, Press Liaison and Christian Commentator as she discusses her new book, as well as her 13-part series, “God’s Zodiac: The Gospel in the Stars”. Ms. Blankley’s been doing some major research on ancient stargazers, Christianity in the Middle East, and how astrology may possibly fit in with Scripture. A fun chat with a charming lady about Bob Dole, The Three Goddesses, Bill Clinton’s impeachment, Zodiac Signs, and seeing things from different perspectives. “The thing with knowledge is that it’s a catch 22. The more you learn, the more you realize the less you know... There’s so much depth.”

Please join us for PART 2 of Lisa Landry's talk with special guest, Dr. Heidi Stieglitz Ham. Dr. Ham earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, specializing in autism. She has worked with people who have autism in the United States and all over the world. In order to fill the void left when young people age out of services for autistic children, Dr. Ham created the organization, Spectrum Fusion. In the Reactor Room, they personalize programs to help positively change the lives of adults on the spectrum so they may use their talents and reach their full potential.

Please welcome our special guest, Dr. Heidi Stieglitz Ham. Dr. Ham earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, specializing in autism. She has worked with people who have autism in the United States and all over the world. In order to fill the void left when young people age out of services for autistic children, Dr. Ham created the organization, Spectrum Fusion. Spectrum Fusion develops personalized programs to help positively change the lives of adults on the spectrum so they may use their talents and reach their full potential.

Greg Cope White was a skinny, scrawny, gay teen when he joined the Marines- back when being gay would get a soldier dishonorably discharged. So why did he enlist? Greg's best friend had enlisted. What dude doesn’t want to go to “summer camp” with his best friend? Please welcome this week’s special guest as he breaks down 13 weeks hiding in a barracks without a closet, soaring to Private First Class, moving to NYC instead of becoming JAG, meeting and working with Norman Lear, writing for TV, his upcoming Netflix Original film, his upcoming television series, and his hysterically funny memoir that celebrates patriotism and perseverance: “The Pink Marine- One Boys Journey Through Boot Camp to Manhood.”