Heart To Heart With Michael

Alden Solovy talks with Michael about his wife Ami, his passion for writing prayers, his current projects and where we can buy his books.Alden Solovy spreads joy and excitement through prayer. A liturgist and poet, his work has been used by people of all faiths throughout the world. He’s written more than 700 pieces of new liturgy, offering a fresh new Jewish voice, challenging the boundaries between poetry, meditation, personal growth, and prayer. He’s a teacher, a writing coach, and an award-winning essayist and journalist. He’s an ELI talk fellow, speaking on “Falling in Love with Prayer.”Alden’s writing was transformed by multiple tragedies, marked in 2009 by the sudden death of his wife from catastrophic brain injury. As a result, he deepened his exploration of meditation, poetry, liturgy and personal prayer as a healing, spiritual practice. His third book, This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day, was released in 2017 by CCAR Press. His next book, This Joyous Soul: A New Voice for Ancient Y

Hanny Sidis is from Haifa Israel. Hanny is an occupational, dance, and mind and body therapist. She works with people through movement to connect the body and mind in order to work through a variety of issues such as relationships, emotions, trust, and trauma. Hanny guides them to have a better understanding of themselves and to connect their inner self so they can make better choices for themselves. Hanny has recently added Acro balance to her treatments as a therapeutic tool bringing a better understanding of parental-child needs such as communication, trust, and an emotional connection to each other. In the future, she would like to open her own studio, guiding groups of families to impact more people.In this episode, Hanny talks to Michael about how she came to be the professional she is. The second segment focuses on Hanny’s loss of her father and the last segment will feature Hanny’s experience with the Mind-Body Connection in healing.

Our guest is Ron Glenn Kelly, author of Sometimes I Cry in the Shower. Ron is no stranger to grief and today he’ll tell us his personal story and how he is committed to helping others deal with grief in their personal lives and in the workplace. Ron Glenn Kelly unexpectedly lost his teenage son and only child to a congenital heart defect. He has become a leading authority on grief in the workplace. He is the author of several books and he is a keynote speaker discussing grief support in the workplace, and how people can move forward after tremendous loss and grief.

Danny Mack is a graduate of The University of North Texas and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently the Director of Spiritual and Social Services for Christian Care Hospice. Danny Mack, a.k.a. The Happy-o-logist, is a philosopher, theologian, motivational speaker, life coach, spiritual healer and expert on rock ‘n roll.In today's show, Danny and Michael talk about his book "If Grief is a Game, These Are the Rules" and how that book applies to real life. Tune in to hear Danny's own experiences with grief and loss. You'll also discover why he's known as the Happy-o-logist.

For the very first time the Host of our program, Michael Liben, will be on the other side of the microphone as he becomes the Guest and Guest Host C Jay Anderson takes over! Michael shares with C Jay what it was like to lose his daughter at a young age and how her death, although a tragedy for his family, became a blessing to 4 other families. Tune in to hear how Micheal's family chose to make a difference and what it has meant in his life.

Julie Joiner and Brittany Ramos, Join Michael to talk about "Forever in Our Hearts," the organization they created after losing their own children to Congenital Heart Defects. "Forever in Our Hearts" organizes family retreats where families who have lost children get together and reconnect after their loss. Julie and Brittany find their own continuedsense of healing by helping others through the process. Michael talks to Julie and Brittany about how they got where they are today, why they started the nonprofit organizations they did and then came together as one and where they hope to go from here.

We meet up with Peter Pugliese ten years after his wife died and see how he's found both peace, and the ability to move on. Host Michael Liben is Peter's childhood friend and he catches up with him in this interview where he examines how Peter reconciled losing his wife and still having a future.

"Heart to Heart with Michael" starts off the new year with returning Guest, Nancy Jensen. She and Michael talk about the path forward from devastation towards peace. Along the way, she shares stories of her own personal healing. Nancy Jensen has been on "Heart to Heart with Michael" at the top of each season since its inception. She is mother to Jessica, a daughter she lost due to complications from her congenital heart defect. In addition to being a long-time to Host Michael Liben, she is also the Producer of "Heart to Heart with Michael."

What are the lessons we learned in Season 2 of Heart to Heart with Michael? What gems did our Guests share with us? Host Michael Liben takes a look back at 2018, the Guests he interviewed, and what he learned from them. Tune in to hear sage advice and heartfelt messages from Guests from around the world as they share how they celebrate their departed loved ones.

In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Michael" Anna Jaworski takes charge as the Guest Host and Michael Liben joins his wife Leora as a Guest. Frank Jaworski also joins the show as a Guest. Together they describe their experiences as they traveled through Budapest together. You'll see how these four friends visited Budapest, Hungary and learned about what happened to the Jews in Hungary, how the country fared during World War II and how they acknowledge what happened in their past today.

In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Michael," return Guest, C Jay Anderson shares with Michael shares with Michael why she has gone back to school to become a counselor, why she still celebrates her sons years after they have passed away and how she currently and plans in the future to help other bereaved families. Find out about the nonprofits C Jay has started, what they do and how these nonprofits are grateful celebrations.

Julia Wagner is the mother of Lizy, a daughter who was taken from the world far too soon. In this episode of "Heart to Heart with Michael," Julia shares with Michael how she and her family still celebrate Lizy. Julia shares how her faith was instrumental in helping during this traumatic time of grief and the role her religion plays in her beliefs about life after death. She also shares family traditions that keep Lizy's spirit amongst the family and how they are still able to celebrate her today.

Matt Creedon is featured in this touching interview with Host Michael Liben. Matt shares what it was like to have two sons born with congenital heart defects, the surgeries they endured and how they affected the family and finally, he remembers Chase and speaks about when Chase passed away. This episode is a glowing tribute to a little boy who touched many lives.

Christiana Whallon is the mother of three, two heart-healthy sons and Jaylee who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and an intact atrial septum. She had the Norwood procedure at three days of age. She went into heart failure, which prevented her from being a candidate for the 2nd open-heart surgery, the bi-directional Glenn. Jaylee was listed for a heart transplant at 3 months of age and sadly she passed away at 4 months and 9 days of age.Today Michael and Christiana talk about how her family continues to celebrate Jaylee.

In this episode, our guest Lynne Machado discusses a little-known law in Texas that forbids hospitals from disconnecting life support from a patient who is pregnant. Lynne’s daughter, Marlise, died in 2013 while she was fourteen weeks pregnant. She was, at the time, declared brain dead. This little-known law was invoked and, against the wishes of her family; and those of Marlise as stated in her DNR, Marlise was put on life support.The family, showing that she was no longer a patient for having met the legal definition of death, went to court to have their daughter removed from life support. Join us for this difficult, yet fascinating story which has now become the subject of a documentary film, “62 Days.” 62 Days can be streamed at http://worldchannel.org/programs/episode/reel-south-62-days until July 16, 2018. There will also be viewings in: •Dallas: Monday, July 23rd 2018, Alamo Drafthouse- Cedars•Houston: Tuesday, July 24th 2018, Rice Media Center•Austin: Thursday, July 26th 2018, Alamo Drafthouse – Mue

Rachel Greenbaum is the daughter of the late Horror and Speculative novelist T. M. Wright's first marriage to Sally Edwards. In this episode of Heart to Heart with Michael, Rachel commemorates her father, his many talents and the way his gifts are still living on today. She shares how his talent has been passed down to her children and her and how those talents have manifested themselves. Rachel also shares about how important it is to celebrate her father and the significance grief traditions are in the healing process.

Today's program features Anna Jaworski talking about her mother Carol Daigneault who passed away on February 16, 2018. Anna shares with Michael what they did when they got together, how their relationship changed over time and how she celebrates what she and her mother shared.

Dear Friends: Remembering Phil AustinPull up a cheese log as Michael andPhilip Proctor huddle in a back boothat the Hanging Athenian Gardens Restaurantto celebrate the life and times offellow Firesigner Phil Austin. In this episode,guest Biologist, Doctor Proctor reads is own bio,and reflects on the true meaning of friendship.It's all snails and adventure on an iTunes appnear you. This episode is sponsored in part by TheHanging Athenian Gardens Restaurant, and by Shoplifters Supermarket.

Join Michael as he sits by the crackling cellophane with the Firesign Theater's Philip Proctor who will be celebrating the life and times of fellow Firesigner Peter Bergman. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but mostly you'll be inspired. Philip will also reveal just who is the 'fifth crazy guy.'

Cameron Miller is our Featured Guest for February 2018. Cameron's son, Shaun, became a YouTube sensation when he made a YouTube video called "My Final Goodbye" and he has inspired people all over the world with his story and his philosophy of life. On today's program Cameron shares with Michael how he continues to celebrate Shaun's life, the projects he has in the works to help others understand who Shaun was and as a lasting legacy to Shaun.For more information about Shaun, you can buy his book here: https://smile.amazon.com/Awesome-Ride-Shaun-Miller-ebook/dp/B00AIEU4FE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515449821&sr=8-1&keywords=shaun+miller or check out the website for the foundation his father started in his memory, the Shaun Miller Foundation at https://www.theshaunmillerfoundation.org/