Welcome to Transformation Talk. Every Thursday for a year, starting in September 2012, I’ll post an interview with someone who is a force for good in the world. These men and women have either deepened their passion or found their calling after experiencing a loss, trauma or diagnosis.

I want to broaden the conversation around grief and its transformative power. My hope is that in their words you’ll find echoes of your story. In their inspired actions, you’ll see yourself and your immense possibility.

*Special Request: The technology of Skype is amazing and imperfect. Please listen with your heart and forgive the occasional blips on the screen.

This week’s interview is with new author and coming out coach, Dian Reid. Dian’s new book, Seven Days, will be available this spring (head over to her site to sign up for the latest news). Dian talks about the effects of her mother’s murder, her father’s cancer-related death and why she’s so passionate about supporting others in their coming out process.

Running time is about 24 minutes. Bio and link to download audio mp3 are below.

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Dian Reid is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and author of Seven Days: Authentic Conversations and Relationships That Changed My Life and My Father’s Death. She has been publishing her blog, Authentic Realities, since 2009 and promoting living authentically for nearly two decades. Dian lives in Long Beach, California with her partner, Erin, two cats, and their rescued dog.

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Welcome to Transformation Talk. Every Thursday for a year, starting in September 2012, I’ll post an interview with someone who is a force for good in the world. These men and women have either deepened their passion or found their calling after experiencing a loss, trauma or diagnosis.

I want to broaden the conversation around grief and its transformative power. My hope is that in their words you’ll find echoes of your story. In their inspired actions, you’ll see yourself and your immense possibility.

*Special Request: The technology of Skype is amazing and imperfect. Please listen with your heart and forgive the occasional blips on the screen.

This week’s interview is with Dyana Valentine. She’s a business and leadership coach who will help you define your superconditions for greatness. She’s an intuitive dreamer, who wakes up knowing things. She’s an oracle, an outlaw and she’s not sorry.

I first met Dyana in graduate school and she intimidated the heck out of me. She’s a powerhouse with strong opinions and – I soon discovered – she’s a lot of fun. Today we’re talking about one of the big formative experiences in her life. If you’ve read Picking Up the Pieces: thoughts on grief and growth, you’ll be familiar with part of the story. I’ve left the flubs, runny noses and colorful language in because…well, they felt like an integral part of our conversation. Enjoy!

Running time is around 21 minutes. Bio and link to download audio are below.

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Dyana Valentine is not for the faint of heart. She’s spent 13+ years teaching leaders to listen to themselves and complete seemingly impossible projects—we’re talking major brand overhauls, six-figure product launches, full-fledged manuscripts. She serves up straight-from-the-hip advice in online magazines and columns all over the ‘net. In a past life, she was an idiot-savant microsurgery tech, worked for the Olympic Games organizing committee, and was personally approached by the FBI with a recruitment invitation—for classified reasons – on two separate occasions.

Welcome to Transformation Talk. Every Thursday for a year, starting in September 2012, I’ll post an interview with someone who is a force for good in the world. These men and women have either deepened their passion or found their calling after experiencing a loss, trauma or diagnosis.

I want to broaden the conversation around grief and its transformative power. My hope is that in their words you’ll find echoes of your story. In their inspired actions, you’ll see yourself and your immense possibility.

*Special Request: The technology of Skype is amazing and imperfect. Please listen with your heart and forgive the occasional blips on the screen.

Today’s interview is with LeeAnn Mallorie, voice & sound healer, Nia instructor, and embodiment expert. Her background as a high-level corporate coach and her passion for deep connection with the body make for a unique and powerful combination. Today she shares her path from drama queen to health & wellness revolutionary. Enjoy!

Running time is just under 19 minutes. Bio and link to download audio are below.

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LeeAnn Mallorie is a quiet revolutionary in the field of health and wellness. Her work bridges the body, mind and spirit: she teaches women how to consciously participate in their own healing process through conversation, music and dance. Her passion is to serve as a mirror, showing people who they really are, with her warm smile and personal practice of radical authenticity.

LeeAnn’s 8-week course, Guts’n Grace, features an in-depth curriculum of self-healing techniques for women recovering from serious illnesses like cancer. She also runs an online membership community, The Living in Motion Dojo, offering weekly wellness, self-care and embodiment practices for women who want to THRIVE. For more information about LeeAnn’s programs and blog, visit www.leeannmallorie.com.

You can also reach her at lmallorie@gmail.com.

On Feb 28 at 12:30PT LeeAnn will be hosting a f*ree call: The Secret to Radical Wellness & Ordinary Cancer Prevention. Sign up on her website for the inside scoop.

Welcome to Transformation Talk. Every Thursday for a year, starting in September 2012, I’ll post an interview with someone who is a force for good in the world. These men and women have either deepened their passion or found their calling after experiencing a loss, trauma or diagnosis.

I want to broaden the conversation around grief and its transformative power. My hope is that in their words you’ll find echoes of your story. In their inspired actions, you’ll see yourself and your immense possibility.

*Special Request: The technology of Skype is amazing and imperfect. Please listen with your heart and forgive the occasional blips.

This week’s interview is with nationally renowned clinician, educator and end-of-life specialist, Jay Westbrook. (see bio below) Let me tell you, he is no-holds-barred amazing. His personal story is beyond compelling and professionally he’s one of the best. I’m thrilled to have him as part of the series and excited to bring some male energy to the conversation.

One note – in the video I make a comment about drug and alcohol use that I feel could be misinterpreted. I am in no way making light of the horrors of addiction. I simply mean to say that sometimes, as in Jay’s case, it is the fire a person must walk through to become who they truly are.

Running time is just under 30 minutes. Link to download audio version is below.

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Jay Westbrook is a multiple award-winning clinician (“Nurse of the Year”), Visiting Faculty Scholar at Harvard Medical School, and a specialist in End-of-Life care & education.

Westbrook has an MS in Gerontology, is a certified Grief Recovery Specialist, a Registered Nurse, and a Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse.

He is nationally recognized as an expert on the constellation of issues surrounding End-of-Life, and both lectures & consults nationally.  Westbrook is an informative, entertaining, and inspiring speaker who presents powerfully on the transformative aspects of suffering & forgiveness, and on using suffering as a vehicle to awaken compassion.

G. Jay Westbrook,  M.S., R.N.   –   Clinical Director
Compassionate Journey:
An End-of-Life Clinical & Education Service
818/773-3700
CompassionateJourney@hotmail.com

Organizations for which he has served as a consultant or educator include, but are not limited to:

Alzheimer’s Association
American College of Physicians
California Assisted Living Association
California Department of Corrections
California Hospice Foundation
City of Hope National Cancer Center
Harvard University School of Medicine
Henry Ford Medical Center  –  Detroit, MI
Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
Multiple Los Angeles Schools of Nursing
Penn State University School of Medicine
St. Joseph Medical Center – Burban
St. Jude Medical Center
USC School of Gerontology & Social Work
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S.A.F. Keesler AFB Medical Center
USC Keck School of Medicine
Veteran’s Administration Medical Centers