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Join Thrive Family Co-Host Angie Ruark today as she interviews Maureen Healey on Growing Happy Kids! About Maureen: Maureen Healy is the Founder of Growing Happy Kids, a worldwide organization focused upon fostering happiness in children. She was named a “Creative Activist” by Creative Visions Foundation and authored a “Peace Curriculum” for preschoolers, which is distributed worldwide by The Simha Foundation. Healy is not new to making a positive impact on children around the world. In 2007, she created a program for Tibetan refugee children in Asia and built child-centered programs around the United States.

CelebriDucks is the original creator of the first ever collectible celebrity rubber ducks of the greatest icons of film, music, athletics, and history. Meet Founder/Creator Craig Wolfe as he shares his life changing moment.

How to Communicate with Alzheimer’s A Practical Guide and Workbook for Families How to connect with loved ones who have Alzheimer’s, dementia, confusion and memory loss by Susan Kohler, MS, CCC-SLP If you are living with someone who has Alzheimer’s, dementia, confusion or memory loss, you know just how difficult the simple act of communication can be between you and your loved one. This book can help. How to Communicate with Alzheimer’s, by Susan Kohler is a practical guide and workbook for families. Susan, a licensed Speech Pathologist shares her experience and knowledge of communication strategies in caring for persons with dementia. Susan has over 15 years experience working "in the trenches" with the elderly population in hospitals, home and adult day care settings. Using this book, the reader will learn about the communication process, why it is so important in caregiving, the problems in communication, and useful techniques to facilitate communication.

Christine Louise Hohlbaum is a recovering speedaholic who recognized the power of slow while one day eating ice cream with her then three-year-old daughter. Life is in the details. Don’t let it whiz by. Overwhelmed by eletronic gadgets? Buried under an avalance of e-mail? Juggling too many task and responsibilities? Desperately in need of a deep breath and a time out out? If so you will enjoy this engaging show with author Christine Hohlbaum. She will discuss her new book: The Power of Slow, 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World.

A preacher, a lawyer, and a stand up comedian all walk into a room meet Rev. Susan Sparks. A Woman with a Story or two to tell Trained as a trial lawyer, then a stand up comedian, and finally as an ordained minister and preacher. Susan is the only female stand-up comedian in the country with a pulpit. Her unique message draws from a range of experiences. Susan has traveled from the Arctic Circle to the Cape of Good Hope, run a dog sled team, sung country music in Nashville, worked with Mother Teresa’s mission in Calcutta, trained as both a wilderness guide and a fly fisherwoman and ridden across the country on a Harley. She is also a recent cancer survivor. Currently, the Senior Pastor of the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City (and the first woman in its 160 year history) Susan has been featured on such networks as ABC, PBS and CNN, as a regular guest with country music star Naomi Judd on “Naomi’s New Morning” on Hallmark Channel, in the NY Times and USA Today, and in numerous comedy clubs, including Carolines Comedy Club in New York City.

Canadian Lawyer, Jordan Farkas also known as Mr.Small Claims Count, walked away from one profession and create his own niche market in the Small Claims Industry. His story: In 2007 I started my small claims court legal services website, www.MrSmallClaimsCourt.ca A few short weeks later, I started receiving multiple emails a day and numerous hits to the site, I got my “Ah-ha” moment that I had done the right thing. Since then, I have been empowered to keep chasing more “Ah-ha” moments by starting my online seminar, working on my book, organizing conferences, etc., and I am proud to say I have developed a nice niche that did not exist before. Tune in to hear the rest of his story!

Cyrus A. Webb is a visual artist, spoken word artist, public speaker, mentor, publicist, radio and television show host,magazine publisher, columnist and President of Conversations Book Club and its chapters, C. A. Webb works daily to encourage, inspire and learn.