** The original episode is no longer available. This episode is now a preview of the book. The audiobook is available on lifewithrileybook.com **

In this episode, I read the second chapter of "Life With Riley". I want to thank those who responded after listening to the first chapter in the previous podcast episode. I believe the messages of this book are needed now more than ever. This episode opens with an expansion on why I believe that to be the case and sharing more on what "Life With Riley" is about before getting into the chapter.

** The original episode is no longer available. This episode is now a preview of the book. The audiobook is available on lifewithrileybook.com **

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Host Julie Mahar reads the first chapter of "Life With Riley", a memoir centered around her pregnancy with her son Riley and their life together. Julie learned Riley had the genetic makeup known as Trisomy 21, or Down Syndrome, at 18 weeks of pregnancy. She put into practice her beliefs around the power of love, i.e. the absence of fear, and her belief that energy can and does influence everything in our lives, including physical form.

This is a story of love. This is a story of the power we all have to influence everything in our lives - even things we may think of as unchangeable. We are not victims of our circumstances, no matter how difficult or challenging they may be.

Holly Kluge is the singer/songwriter of the song that is featured in the Heal Cleanse Love Podcast, "Be Still". Holly's music has gained a wide audience in the last two years due to the popularity of her song "Happy Little Things". That song has been used in more than 244,000 Instagram reels at the time of this podcast release. Holly talks about the writing of both songs and the joy of having her song reach so many people. We talk a little about our shared experience of being moms to children with disabilities as well as some of the things it has taught us about ourselves and our other children.

You can find Holly's music on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1lFuS79rc0DIxohMn9uWOt?si=0S9CrJ1mSyutoRztKtv3_w

Holly is also a member of the folk-pop duo Fleeting Frame with her husband, Dave.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QTaqD0A48p0jRGKCzNm4x?si=SEQI18iERRm3IEgpBDpfbg

In this episode, we hear from two more extraordinary "everyday" people who are in the midst of the journey toward greater alignment with their true selves. Lauren and Courtney have been friends for many years. Lauren received a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis in 2019 which led to some new insights in both of their lives. Those insights and practices became the foundation for Moon & Stone, a business they started in April 2022.

I hope you enjoy listening to these two smart, fun, beautiful women as much as I enjoyed talking with them!

Follow them on Instagram @m.o.o.n.a.n.d.s.t.o.n.e and find them at moonandstone.com

Attorney, songwriter, musician, and humanitarian, Angelo Rose, talks about:

• Building a law practice the way he has wanted to do it which differs from the norm in that he allows the caring he has for people to come through and be a part of how he practices law
• Releasing his first album at the age of 37 and the impetus behind doing the album
• His first public gig was playing during savasana in a yoga class which happened to have a well-known, world-class drummer in attendance
• His trip to Haiti in 2017 and his involvement with St. Damien’s Pediatric Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to this day
• The release of his 7th album, Datura
• His writing process and the experience he had when writing one of the songs on Datura called "St. Germain"
• Playing small vs. shining bright and the role he perceives the fear of rejection having in life

All proceeds from Angelo's music are donated to St. Damien's hospital

Angelo has had the courage to follow his heart, creating a purposeful life that allows him to be himself as well as help others, something he learned from his mother's example of service throughout his lifetime.

The Land of High Mountains is the documentary Angelo mentions in the podcast.

Catch the live performance of part of his song, "St. Germain", at the end of the podcast.

The quote at the beginning of the podcast: "If enough people start mending their true nature in the incredibly interconnected world we're creating, the cumulative effect really could begin healing the true nature of, well, everything." ~ Martha Beck, Finding Your Way in a Wild New World

In this episode, real estate professional, technology instructor, and keynote/motivational speaker Jeremias Maneiro aka JMAN, openly and honestly shares what it has been like to create a one-of-a-kind life that lines up with who he is at the core. He talks about:

• His life before real estate
• How so many of us are "robbing the world of our presence"
• The time he had to dig the deepest to keep going
• Has he become a diva and doesn’t know it?
• How he recently allowed a comment someone made stop him from doing something he really wanted to do (and he WILL do when he speaks at the same event next year)
• Whether or not his public persona is who he really is
• How much he loves what he does
• As more and more people BE who they really are, it is going to unleash so much potential in business and beyond

Brianna Silva, owner of Namaste Beauty Bar, infuses big love into everything she does. In her second year of business, facial appointments are fully booked for the next four months and her clients rave about the above-and-beyond care she gives.