Come Back to Love® Radio: From Pain to Purpose: Finding Healing and Authenticity

In this moving episode of Come Back to Love, host Robyn Vogel welcomes Mariya Shiyko, former professor, author, and spiritual guide, for a powerful conversation about turning pain into purpose. Mariya opens up about the deeply personal experiences that sparked her healing journey and ultimately led her to leave academia for a life rooted in authenticity and alignment.

Together, Robyn and Mariya explore how loss, ancestral patterns, and moments of rupture can serve as catalysts for profound transformation. Mariya shares insights on cultivating self-compassion, listening to intuition, and redefining success beyond external achievements. Their conversation offers hope, healing, and inspiration for anyone seeking to live more fully from the heart.

Topics Covered:

• Leaving external success to follow inner calling
• Healing ancestral patterns and early life trauma
• Transforming pain and rupture into growth and resilience
• Redefining success through alignment and authenticity
• The power of self-compassion and intuition in lasting healing

This heartfelt conversation is an invitation to honor your journey, embrace your inner wisdom, and step into a life of authenticity, healing, and purpose.

Bio:

Mariya Shiyko, PhD is an author, educator, and transformational guide dedicated to helping people find clarity, resilience, and purpose by connecting with their heart, intuition, and higher self. A former tenured university professor, she has published three books on spiritual awakening, money, and healing through pain, as well as more than 55 peer-reviewed articles on mindfulness, behavior change, and disease prevention. An award-winning educator and speaker, Mariya has worked with corporations, nonprofits, and individual clients, empowering them to heal past wounds, unlock their gifts, and embody their highest potential with self-compassion and intuitive wisdom.

Website: https://www.mariyashiyko.love/

Free Gift: https://www.mariyashiyko.love/accepting-purpose-and-mission

Learn more about Robyn here: https://www.comebacktolove.com

Creating Little Miracles

Guests: Alysia Lyons & Christina Thursby

Bios:

Alysia Lyons

Alysia is a mom first, a life coach and author second. She helps overwhelmed moms ditch guilt, reclaim the joy of motherhood, and find balance — without adding more to their to-do lists. She’s the author of “Good Mom Rules: Ditch Mom Guilt and Find Your Happy” and “Creating Little Miracles”, the host of the Imperfect Mommying podcast, and creator of The First Five Motherhood Communities, where every mom has a space to be herself. Through her coaching, Alysia blends practical strategies with powerful spiritual tools, guiding women toward lasting peace and personal transformation. Whether she’s leading community conversations or supporting moms 1:1, Alysia creates a safe space where healing begins and self-worth returns.

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Christina Thursby

Some search a lifetime to find their calling; others never find theirs at all. Here at Dream Surrogacy, you will be working with a woman whose nature is centered around helping others. She finds no greater fulfillment than to help create families, and it all started with finding her passion through her own personal journey years ago. The owner and CEO, Christina Thursby, has helped others create families many times over. Not just as an agent, but as a six-time surrogate as well. She wanted others to experience the joys of having a family of their own, a way to share the same happiness she has gained in her life since having three beautiful children. Christina took her dream and reached out to find others she could trust to make it happen. In the end, she found a community of leaders, advocates, and trained professionals who also let their passions grow and evolve in ways that helped create families all over the world. Together with the amazing teams of professionals and the beautiful-hearted surrogate women, they make dreams come true every day.

Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/live/i2UgJQrTNkI?si=wHLwbf7TRCb9ZbNF

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Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #642 is an hour of dynamic visionary acoustic improvisational music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, shruti box, sitar, double flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in early October of 2025, today’s show begins with the achingly lovely, gentle ballad “Always A Shining Star” featuring a sensitive, gentle vocal from Mariam and questing piano from Bob. “Let’s Rise Above” is a wide-ranging piece that travels from gentle folk to minimalist funk and features a fine vocal and soaring Native flute from Mariam and “There’s Only One Way To Live” is a pretty folk number driven by throbbing Native drum from Craig and Mariam’s chiming, lustrous mandolin. “To The Holy Place Within” is a mysterious, imaginative raga featuring all of The Gaea Star Band’s finest trademarks; lovely, virtuoso Native flute, a soaring vocal, steady, earthy Native drum and imaginative, harmonically-defining piano. “Ganesha” is another powerful raga, this time true-to-form with Mariam’s droning, exotic sitar defining the soundstage and we complete today’s show with the touching, affective environmental anthem “Restore” from Mariam’s “Vision Quest” LP.

Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Returning Home, Part One: The Soul’s Transition

In this first installment of her three-part Returning Home series, Cheryl tenderly explores the sacred passage between life and Spirit. With wisdom and warmth, she invites listeners to reframe death not as an ending, but as a return—a homecoming for the soul.

Through gentle conversation and spiritual insight, Cheryl sheds light on profound themes such as free will, suicide, emotional healing, and the soul’s pre-planned “checkpoints” along its journey. She offers comfort and clarity for those navigating loss, reminding us that the spirit world is never far and that love continues beyond the veil.

This episode opens the heart to a new understanding of life, death, and divine timing—one that brings peace to the human experience and trust in the soul’s eternal design.

— If it's Light, it's Right™!

Find Cheryl here https://cherylbradley.com/contact/

The Key to Breaking Free from Trauma with Dr. Judith Swack

What if the very trauma story you’re carrying is what’s blocking you from the life you want most?

In this powerful episode of Look for the Good, Carrie sits down with Judith A. Swack, PhD — an award-winning mind/body expert and creator of the transformational healing method HBLU® (Healing from the Body Level Up). Together, they explore how old trauma and hidden beliefs live in the body and quietly shape every choice you make.

You’ll discover:

• How trauma disguises itself as irrational fears and what that really means for your daily life.
• Why curiosity is your greatest healing tool—and how tuning into your body’s wisdom can uncover the exact story that’s holding you back.
• Inspiring client stories, including how one man was able to clear his PTSD and reclaim his life.
• Practical steps you can take right now to begin releasing outdated beliefs and shifting your mindset.

Judith, a scientist turned healer, reveals why healing doesn’t have to be complicated—and how breakthroughs can happen faster than you think when you learn to work with your own body and subconscious mind.

Stay tuned until the very end, when Judith shares why finding and clearing trauma stories is easier than you imagine—and why you’ll want to grab her groundbreaking new book, Clear Trauma Now.

If you’re ready to release the weight of old stories and open the door to freedom, joy, and possibility—this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

BIO: Judith A. Swack, Ph.D., biochemist/immunologist, Master NLP practitioner, best-selling author and award-winning mind/body healer is the originator of Healing from the Body Level Up, an innovative and powerful methodology with transformative results.

Are you tired of feeling … stuck? … Haunted by loss, trauma, or painful memories that just won’t let go?

You are not alone.

Dr. Judith Swack has unlocked the key to breaking free. In her brand new book, Clear Trauma Now: A Powerful Solution for Getting Unstuck .… you’ll discover powerful, science-backed techniques that rapidly and easily release trauma from the body, mind, and soul. So you can finally heal… reclaim joy… and move forward with confidence. Thousands have already transformed their lives with these simple, proven methods. Now it’s your turn, my friend!

Don’t wait another day—take back your life and order your copy of Clear Trauma Now. Visit https://www.hblu.org / and click on SHOP.

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Alicia Nolan: Choosing to L;VE Beyond Loss

On this episode of the Make Mental Health Matter Show with host Kelli Melissa Reinhardt, with special guest Alicia Nolan.

Alicia Nolan is a retired disabled veteran, mental health advocate, speaker, author, entrepreneur, and host of the podcast Queer and Here: Let’s Talk Mental Health. She is the founder of Choose to L;VE, LLC, a mission-driven brand dedicated to raising awareness around suicide prevention and mental wellness. Through heartfelt storytelling, community partnerships, and advocacy work, Alicia transforms personal loss into purpose; creating spaces for hope, healing, and connection.

Her initiative, Choose to L;VE, symbolizes continuity and resilience, represented by the semicolon in its name. The brand’s apparel and awareness products not only spread messages of empowerment but also directly support organizations such as the Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership. Alicia’s impact extends into her contributions to three anthologies, The Hands They Were Dealt curated by Mandy Penn, Triumphant: Stories of Inspiration, Success, and Empowerment curated by Dr. Garrett Goggans, and Stories of Veterans curated by Dr. Trunnis Goggins.

Motivated by the profound loss of her wife, Alicia has made it her life’s mission to spark systemic change in how society approaches mental health and grief. Her work blends advocacy, education, and entrepreneurship to inspire others to heal deeply, love boldly, and choose to live.

To learn more about Alicia’s speaking engagements, mental health initiatives, or to explore her L;VE apparel line, visit www.choosetolive.org or email owner@choosetolive.com . Join Alicia in her mission to reshape how the world views and values mental wellness for every life, because every story matters.

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Manifest Love with Intention (Not Just Hope) | Traci Griffin on Magnetic Dating in Midlife

With over 30  years immersed in quantum physics, mindfulness, and energetic transformation, Traci  Griffin is the founder of Achieve Greatness Daily and creator of the THRIVE Mindfulness Method. She empowers midlife women to replace self-doubt with clarity through daily intention, visualization, and gratitude. Traci’s personal “love‑magnet lists” have helped her attract intentional love twice in her life.

Do you feel like you’ve been trying to manifest love… but it’s just not working?

In this episode of Midlife Love Out Loud, I sit down with Traci Griffin—mindfulness expert, quantum coach, and creator of the Love Magnet List—for a powerful conversation on how to call in aligned, intentional love (and stop wasting time on wishful thinking).

Traci shares how she used her love magnet list to attract extraordinary partners twice, and the mindset shifts that make all the difference. If you’re tired of waiting and ready to call in someone amazing, this episode is packed with grounded tools and soulful inspiration.

🔹 Why “wanting” keeps love away—and what to do instead 🔹 How to create your own Love Magnet List (that actually works) 🔹 What quantum intention really means (and how to feel it now) 🔹 How to become the partner you want to attract 🔹 Why gratitude, self-care, and emotional readiness are the foundation for lasting love

Bonus: Traci shares her Daily Intention & Mindfulness Planner to help you start manifesting from clarity, not confusion.

Gift: The Daily Intention & Mindfulness Planner — designed to help you start each day with focus, intention, visualization, and gratitude, so you can call in the love you want.

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Download link: https://AchieveGreatnessDaily.com/planner

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Achieve_Greatness_Daily

Learn more about Junie here: https://www.midlifeloveoutloud.com