The Great Parenting Show





The Great Parenting Show






Website: http://greatparentingshow.com/s2012/

Starts: March 13th , 2012

Ends: May 31st ,2012

Host: Jacqueline Green







SPEAKERS




Shelly Lefkoe

Wendy Hart

Bryan Post

JJ Virgin

Amy McCready

Mark & Lara Romero

Rhea Perry

Anat Baniel

Steve Sisgold

Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski

Joanie Winberg

Sharon Lechter

Sigrid Kjelsen

Dr. Laura Markham

Kathryn Kvols

Terra Warner

Karin Volo

Kim West

Charlotte Reznick

Deborah Rozman

Annika Rockwell

Donna Gates

Jane Nelsen

Dr. Joe Rubino

Neale Donald Walsh







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The Great Parenting Show






Website: http://greatparentingshow.com/

Starts: September 20th , 2011

Ends: December 6th, 2011

Host: Jacqueline Green




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SPEAKERS




Ally Loprete

Izzy Kalman

Brad Yates

Hal Runkel

Bruce Lipton

Marie Diamond

Lisa Nichols

Pam Young

Mark Victor Hansen

Dr. Kenny Handelman

Patrick McMillan

Robert Holden

Dr. Laura Markham

Scott Noelle

Satyen & Suzanne Raja

Sonia Choquette

Shelly Lefkoe

Susan Stiffelman

Sue Atkins

Diane Flynn Keith

Dr. Michael Popkin

Sherry Gaba

Sharon Wilson

Lori Petro

Angelle Batten

Holly Rigsby











SPEAKERS




Ally Loprete

Prior to becoming a self-employed parent herself, Ally spent the last ten years working in various roles in the entertainment industry. Ally is a stay-at-home mother of 2, a former television, theatre and film actress, singer, performer, storyteller, and teacher. An advocate of parents, Ally founded OurMilkMoney.com, the OMM BlogSpot and the Daddy’s Den in 2007 as a means to helping parents find financial opportunities and support. She is also the host of This Little Parent Stayed Home weekly radio show available on Toginet.com, and the playwright & performer for her one-woman show about the journey of dealing with unexpected drama in life, Chasing Ally.

Ally’s passion to help others transition from full time working parent to successful entrepreneur has grown from her own experiences. She is determined to help other’s deal with the sometimes overwhelming prospect of starting a new business while still running a household, and is resolute about creating a haven in which we can continue to thrive and support each other in our personal journeys.








Izzy Kalman

IzzyKalman is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist who has been working in schools and private practice since 1978. He has developed fun and effective methods that use role playing to teach basic psychological principles for solving bullying, aggression and relationship problems. Following the Columbine massacre in 1999, when he saw that the modern world was embarking on anti-bully campaigns to try to rid schools of bullying by treating it like a crime that will not be tolerated, he knew that such an approach could not possibly work, and created a website, www.Bullies2Buddies.com, to teach a truly psychological approach to the problem. He has also become the world's most vocal critic of the well-intentioned but misguided anti-bully movement. In fact, he is one of the world's only critics of this incredibly popular but failing movement.

Izzy has been working intensively since 2002 with Cross Country Education, which sponsors his full-day seminars. Over 40,000 mental health professionals and educators throughout the US and Canada have attended thus far. He is Director of Bullies to Buddies, Inc., the company he and his wife created to produce materials and provide consultation on bullying. He is the author of Bullies to Buddies: How to turn your enemies into friends, and other publications and products for dealing with bullying and relationship problems, and creator of a whole-school bullying prevention program, Victim-Proof Your School.








Brad Yates

Brad is the author of the best-selling children's book "The Wizard's Wish," the co-author of the best-seller "Freedom at Your Fingertips," a featured expert in the film “The Tapping Solution” (along with Jack Canfield, Bob Proctor, Dr. Norman Shealy and Dr. Bruce Lipton), and has been heard internationally on a number of internet radio talk shows.

For those who have suffered through dry seminars, you should know that Brad's eclectic background includes several years as an internationally performing actor, and (yes - it is true) he is a graduate of Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Clown College, where he was selected to be the emcee and a featured performer in the final show under the “Big Top.” :•)

Brad is a caring professional with a sincere interest in seeing people produce extraordinary results. He lives in the Sacramento area with his wonderful wife and their two magnificent kids.








Hal Runkel

Hal Runkel is a world-renowned expert on helping families face conflict and create great relationships. A licensed therapist, relationship coach, international speaker, and organizational consultant, Hal is the bestselling author of ScreamFreeParenting, and the newly released ScreamFree Marriage.

Hal is Founder and President of The ScreamFree Institute, an international training organization dedicated to calming the world, one relationship at a time. Here he has applied the most advanced approaches to family relationship theory in his practice, and developed the revolutionary ScreamFree Living methodology. Hal now presents the ScreamFree relationship programs to audiences around the world through live training events, teleconferences, webinars, and publications. In addition, he actively trains and supervises hundreds of other family professionals working to further the ScreamFree movement.

Hal and his message have been featured on over a thousand media outlets, including NBC’s Today Show, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, and The 700 Club, and with his wife, Jenny, hosted “ScreamFree Radio” on Atlanta’s 750 WSB-radio. He and Jenny have been married for 17 years, and they are raising their two teenagers in the Atlanta area.








Bruce Lipton

Bruce H. Lipton, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. Stem cell biologist, bestselling author of The Biology of Belief and recipient of the 2009 Goi Peace Award, he has been a guest speaker on hundreds of TV and radio shows, as well as keynote presenter for national and international conferences.

Dr. Lipton began his scientific career as a cell biologist. He received his Ph.D. Degree from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville before joining the Department of Anatomy at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Lipton’s research on muscular dystrophy, studies employing cloned human stem cells, focused upon the molecular mechanisms controlling cell behavior. An experimental tissue transplantation technique developed by Dr. Lipton and colleague Dr. Ed Schultz and published in the journal Science was subsequently employed as a novel form of human genetic engineering. In 1982, Dr. Lipton began examining the principles of quantum physics and how they might be integrated into his understanding of the cell’s information processing systems. He produced breakthrough studies on the cell membrane, which revealed that this outer layer of the cell was an organic homologue of a computer chip, the cell’s equivalent of a brain. His research at Stanford University’s School of Medicine, between 1987 and 1992, revealed that the environment, operating though the membrane, controlled the behavior and physiology of the cell, turning genes on and off. His discoveries, which ran counter to the established scientific view that life is controlled by the genes, presaged one of today’s most important fields of study, the science of epigenetics. Two major scientific publications derived from these studies defined the molecular pathways connecting the mind and body. Many subsequent papers by other researchers have since validated his concepts and ideas.

Dr. Lipton’s novel scientific approach transformed his personal life as well. His deepened understanding of cell biology highlighted the mechanisms by which the mind controls bodily functions, and implied the existence of an immortal spirit. He applied this science to his personal biology, and discovered that his physical well-being improved, and the quality and character of his daily life was greatly enhanced. Dr. Lipton has taken his award-winning medical school lectures to the public and is currently a sought after keynote speaker and workshop presenter. He lectures to conventional and complementary medical professionals and lay audiences about leading-edge science and how it dovetails with mind-body medicine and spiritual principles. He has been heartened by anecdotal reports from hundreds of former audience members who have improved their spiritual, physical and mental well being by applying the principles he discusses in his lectures. He is regarded as one of the leading voices of the new biology.








Marie Diamond

Marie Diamond is a globally renowned transformational leader—featured in the worldwide phenomenon “The Secret” and seven other motivational documentaries—who uses her extraordinary knowledge of quantum physics, the Law of Attraction, and FengShui energy to help people transform their environments and their lives.

Her clients include A-list celebrities in film and music, top selling writers, leaders from Fortune 500 companies, and governments. Diamond combines her intuitive gifts, the growing science of energy flow, ancient wisdom, and modern tools to enlighten homes, businesses, and people. She is known for her passion to help create enlightened leaders around the world. The internationally acclaimed author, teacher, consultant, and motivational speaker brings her wisdom and counsel to a wide audience through her seminars, personal appearances on TV and radio, tele-classes, coaching, and products.

Born in Belgium, and now living between the United States and France, Marie was a successful lawyer before shifting her focus to the Laws of the Universe.

Marie Diamond is an author, lecturer, teacher, and a leader in the transformational movement. A native of Belgium, Marie trained there as a lawyer and criminologist. Fluent in five languages, she worked in government, publishing, and sales early in her career. Her safety management skills are sought by multinational corporations like BP-Amoco, Exxon-Mobil, and Total Fina, whose productivity and safety records improved dramatically after implementing her recommendations.

Featured in the phenomenon “The Secret”, Marie explains that we are all creators of our own individual universe. The Law of Attraction and the Laws of the Universe operate the same for everyone. Thoughts have substance, and we manifest those things that occupy our thought lives. We have the power to change our circumstances.

Marie has known that success, physical and emotional well-being, happy relationships, and spiritual wisdom are affected by our environment. Proper guidance of universal energy is essential to maximizing our experience on Earth.








Lisa Nichols

Lisa Nichols has reached millions, both nationally and internationally with her powerful message of empowerment, service, excellence & gratitude.. Her participation in the self-development phenomenon, The Secret, catapulted her popularity across the globe. Lisa has appeared on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Extra,” “Larry King Live” and on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning show, “Starting Over.” In addition, Lisa is the founder of Motivating the Masses and CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit, LLC. Her transformational workshops have impacted the lives of over 210 thousand teens and over 1 million adults.

Her new book, No Matter What! Hit 6 bestsellers list, including the New York Times list, in the first 37 days of being released and has already been sold in 20 foreign languages. Lisa has been coined “The Break through Specialist” by her peers in the industry.)

Lisa has been honored with many awards in recognition for her empowering work, including the Humanitarian Award from South Africa, the Ambassador of Good Will Award, Emotional literacy award, The Legoland Foundation’s Heart of Learning Award. The Mayor of Henderson, Nevada has proclaimed November 20th as Motivating the Teen Spirit Day. And recently the Mayor of Houston, Texas proclaimed May 9th as Lisa Nichols day for her dedication to service, philanthropy and healing.

Lisa is a dynamic speaker with an extraordinary story and a tremendous ability to touch people’s hearts and souls. She is a master at accomplishing unfathomable goals and teaching others to do the same. Lisa Nichols has transformed her life from struggling single mom to a motivational millionaire entrepreneur, and she has dedicated her life to teaching others how to do the same.








Pam Young

The founder, Pam Young, is a nationally known best-selling author. In 2002, Pam met a person who changed her life dramatically; her inner child. The initial meeting was wrought with anger and resentment at the price she had paid by allowing her inner child to “run amuck” in several areas of her life.

She discovered by giving that inner child daily attention and love she was able to achieve success in her finances, weight loss, exercise program and the physical healing of a serious, chronic eczema that disappeared.

Pam has also been privileged to help thousands who are enthusiastically embracing the inner child concept she teaches and many have also experienced dramatic results in self-improvement.

If you are an adult who understands and are willing to admit you have an inner child that needs reining in, you (and your child) are invited to play here at YoungLand.








Mark Victor Hansen

With his endearing charismatic style, Mark captures his audience's attention as well as their hearts. With his one-of-a-kind technique and masterful authority of his work, time and again he continues to receive high accolades from his audiences as one of the most dynamic and compelling speakers of our time.

The Chicken Soup idea was just one of many that has propelled Mark into a worldwide spotlight as a sought-after keynote speaker, best-selling author and marketing maven. His credentials include a lifetime of entrepreneurial success, in addition to an extensive academic background. He is also a prolific writer with many popular books such as The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor, Dare to Win and others. Mark has also made a profound influence through his extensive library of audio programs, video programs and enriching articles in the areas of big thinking, sales achievement, publishing success and personal and professional development.

His new book The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth is destined to inspire the creation of one million new millionaires this decade. He co-authored this book with Robert G. Allen (best-selling author of Nothing Down, Multiple Streams of Income and Multiple Streams of Internet Income) published by Harmony Books, a division of Random House Publishing.

His energy and exuberance travels still further through mediums such as television (Oprah, CNN and The Today Show), print (TIME, US News & World Report, USA Today, The New York Times and Entrepreneur) and countless radio and newspaper interviews as he assures our planet's people that "you can easily create the life you deserve."

Mark is the founder of MEGA Book Marketing University and Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire. Both are annual conferences where Mark coaches and teaches new and aspiring authors, speakers and experts on building lucrative publishing and speaking careers. He is also known as a passionate philanthropist and humanitarian, working tirelessly for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, March of Dimes, Childhelp USA among others.

In the year 2000, The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans honored Mark with the prestigious Horatio Alger Award. Each year, this association honors American leaders who personify the virtues and principles inherent in the success stories written by 19th century American author Horatio Alger, Jr. As an award winner, Mark's extraordinary life achievements stand as a powerful example that the free enterprise system still offers opportunity to all. In 2000, Northwood University honored him as the Outstanding Business Leader of the Year. In 2002, The University of Toledo presented Mark with an Honorary PhD in Business Administration and established the Mark Victor Hansen Entrepreneurial Excellence Fund, that will help shape the minds of future business leaders and assist in the development of the faculty who will teach them.

Mark serves as of Chief Executive Officer of M.V. Hansen & Associates, Inc., Co-Founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, Inc and President of One Minute Millionaire, LLC. Mark Victor Hansen is an enthusiastic crusader of what's possible and is driven to make the world a better place.








Dr. Kenny Handelman

Dr. Kenny Handelman is a Psychiatrist who assessed and treats ADHD in children, teens and adults.

He currently has a hospital based practice just west of Toronto, Canada. He is a Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Inc.

Dr. Handelman is an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario, and teaches Child Psychiatry to medical students and residents.

Dr. Handelman is very committed to teaching people about ADHD. He regularly does talks to members of the community, the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario, and other Doctors to teach them about ADHD.








Patrick McMillan

Patrick McMillan is an inspirational speaker to children, pre-teens and teenagers and a subject matter expert in childhood emotional development. He is the founder of HappierKidsNow.com and the author of An Exercise in Happiness™, a “hands on” emotional fitness program for elementary and middle school ages, and The Science of Happy Kids & Joyful Parenting™ introducing the science of happiness to children and parents.

Patrick has been an associate practicing member of The International Positive Psychology Association since its inception in 2007, as well as an active member of The National Association for Self Esteem. Patrick’s passion for teaching young people the Science of Wellbeing stems from his own childhood and teenage experiences and from being a stay at home dad with his two boys since 2001.

Patrick truly believes with all of his heart that “every child has the right to succeed in their daily quest to be happy” though he knows “for so many kids this is a steep uphill journey every day.” Patrick’s personal experiences with childhood depression and homelessness as a very young teenager led him to commit his life to helping ALL children create the kind of life they want and deserve most, and with guidance they can accomplish, which is a HAPPY LIFE!








Robert Holden

Robert Holden, Ph.D., is the Founder and Director of The Happiness Project and Success Intelligence. His innovative work on happiness and success has been featured on Oprah and in two major BBC TV documentaries, The Happiness Formula and How to Be Happy. Robert coaches leaders in the field of business, education, politics and healthcare. Notably, he has worked for Dove and the “Real Beauty Campaign,” and also for leading brands such as Virgin and The Body Shop. Robert is author of the best selling books: Happiness NOW!, Shift Happens!, and Success Intelligence. His new book, published in April 2009, is Be Happy.








Dr. Laura Markham

Parenting is tough, but it isn’t complicated. From tantrums to texting, the secret of happy parenting is a close relationship with your child. Thousands of research studies over the past four decades show us exactly what kids need to turn out great: Love (nurturing, respect, empathy, cherishing) and High -- but age-appropriate -- expectations

As both a mom and a Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Laura Markham sounds two clear themes in her advice to parents. The first is that when we feel good, we're better parents. Quite simply, we can only give what we have inside. That's why her daily parenting inspiration emails are about how to take better care of ourselves and manage our own emotions. Her other theme is that parenting effectively always depends on our connection to our kids. Without that connection, we have little influence ("My kids won't listen!") and, frankly, parenting becomes an exhausting, thankless task.

Deepening our connection with our kids and keeping it strong as they grow is the work of parenting. Of course kids need guidance, but that only sticks if the connection is there to support our teaching.








Scott Noelle

Scott Noelle believes that children are innately good and that responsive, natural, creative parenting is the best way to foster their goodness. Author of The Daily Groove: A Creative Parents’ Guide to the Art of Attraction Parenting, Scott supports parents in making the shift from the old paradigm of control to the new paradigm of creative partnership.

He is a writer, a speaker, and a Life Coach whose specialty is supporting progressive parents who share the vision of creative partnership described above. He lives in Portland, Oregon, USA, with his partner Beth Noelle and their two children.








Satyen & Suzanne Raja

The most intimate thing you can know about Satyen is that he has a heart of gold. Everything Satyen does in life comes from his strong, loving heart. Whether it is guiding his successful company, teaching in front of thousands or caring for his beautiful family, every action comes from the goodness of his heart. The warm intimacy Satyen shares with friends, the ferocious disciple of his own spiritual practice and the intensity with which he faces challenges all begin and end in his open heart.

Satyen’s single greatest accomplishment and his true legacy is his continuing conscious choice, his unwavering practice, to open his heart. To really understand anything else about this man, you must first recognize this.

Satyen is the President and founder of WarriorSage, one of the leading spiritual growth organizations in the world. His company’s success is a testament to the trainings he offers. Every detail of the company, from office relationships to financial management, is run on the same principles that are taught in his workshops. That WarriorSage is highly successful in an industry where financial success is rare is evidence of Satyen’s business ingenuity and spiritual integrity.

Satyen devotes time to join with Suzanne in home-schooling their children, Satori and Shaman. Satyen will dedicate time to meeting with his teachers and colleagues. He will offer himself to further coach his apprentices. For all of those he comes in contact with Satyen will continue to give his all. It is Satyen’s sacred oath to Ignite Passion, Live Freedom and Embody Love.

Suzanne Raja is the embodiment of true Feminine radiance and of deep Feminine power. Simply being in Suzanne’s presence brings men into their depth and women into their natural glow. Suzanne does not just practice what she teaches, she is what she teaches. Suzanne is Love.

Suzanne and Satyen have been together for more than 22 years. They were high school friends who turned into sweethearts. They have faced almost everything there is to face in relationship. When they are in a room together you can feel their humour, their experience and their union. Suzanne and Satyen are so real and exposed that it is fun to be with them. As a couple they emanate passion and possibility.








Sonia Choquette

Sonia Choquette is a world-renowned author, storyteller, vibrational healer, and six sensory spiritual teacher in international demand for her guidance, wisdom, and capacity to heal the soul. Her books have sold over a million copies world wide including her New York Times bestseller The Answer Is Simple... She is most recognized for her ability to instantly change vibration, lift depression, and connect others to their intuition. She helps people understand their souls’ plan and purpose and leads them to a successful, meaningful and peaceful lives.

Dedicated to liberating people all over the world from the severe limitations, that comes from perceiving the world with only five senses when we in fact have six senses, and opening others up to the joys, healing and personal empowerment of six- sensory living. A gifted and often hilarious teacher and speaker, Sonia is straight to the point in showing people exactly how to immediately transform their life experience from fear to joy, activate their intuition, awaken their spirit, and live as the empowered beings they are naturally designed to be. Educated at the University of Denver, and the Sorbonne, Paris in addition to holding a doctorate in Metaphysics from the American Institute of Holistic Theology, and a member of the Transformational Leadership Council, Sonia has been featured on ABC,NBC,CNN as well as New Woman Magazine, USA Today as well as The Chicago Tribune and The London Times. She is also the host of her own weekly radio show Trust Your Vibes on Hay House Radio








Shelly Lefkoe

Shelly Lefkoe is co-founder and Vice President of the Lefkoe Institute, and the founder and President of the Possibilities of Parenting Center (POPC), a division of the Lefkoe Institute. She offers private in-person and telephone sessions for people throughout the world using The Lefkoe Method (TLM). This revolutionary approach has enabled over 12,000 people to stop a wide variety of undesirable emotional and behavioral patterns.

She has personally worked with over 1,000 individuals from around the world. Using TLM she has helped these people handle issues as serious as eating disorders, phobias and depression as well as everyday problems like procrastination, shyness, fear of public speaking and the inability to form healthy relationships.

Shelly has also helped numerous businesspeople increase their personal productivity while reducing stress, improve their relationships with colleagues, and transform their family lives with The Lefkoe Method.

Shelly has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader to many parenting and teachers groups and leads workshops that train people to use The Lefkoe Method.

In 2004 she was voted Member of the Year at the Marin Association of Female Executives. However, Shelly's true passion in life is to transform the way in which people parent. As head of POPC Shelly offers several standard and custom-tailored workshops for parents and teachers. She co-designs and leads most of the workshops.








Susan Stiffelman

Susan Stiffelman, MFT, (also known as AOL/ HuffPost Parent's parenting expert, "Advice Mama"), is dedicated to helping parents raise kids who are joyful, resilient and authentically themselves--without power struggles, negotiations, meltdowns and the various other thieves of joy that can interfere with a parent's ability to enjoy the journey of parenthood.

Susan is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child therapist, a K-9 credentialed teacher, an educational therapist and a highly regarded parenting coach.

With a background in both education and clinical psychology, and training related to the brain's role in mood and behavior, Susan's private practice work is effective and solution-oriented.

She's gifted at working with children, teens, and families, as well as helping facilitate profound and rapid change in her counseling with adults and couples, focusing on reducing the blame and shame that often contributes to depression, poor communication, anxiety, and other emotional/ psycho-social problems.

Susan has had extensive training working with the ADD/ ADHD population, emphasizing strategies versus labels, and reframing the negative aspects as potentially valuable assets if understood.

She also uses The Work, a cognitive approach developed by Byron Katie for dealing with mental chatter and obsessive, paralyzing thoughts.

Susan’s parenting approach focuses on helping parents manage their reactions—regardless of how their kids are behaving-- so they can position themselves to be the calm parent our children cooperate with, confide in, are comforted by, and genuinely respect. Susan is the weekly parenting advice columnist for AOL's ParentDish, and a regular contributor to the Huffington Post.








Sue Atkins

Sue Atkins is a parenting expert, writer, speaker, broadcaster and parenting coach as well as the author of Raising Happy Children for Dummies one in the famous black and yellow best-selling series and the highly acclaimed Parenting Made Easy CDs and Workbooks.

Sue is passionate about making life with children easier and more rewarding, and is extremely enthusiastic about helping you to bring up happy, confident, well-behaved kids

She regularly appears on BBC Breakfast television, The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 and she has her own regular “Ask Sue” Parenting Q & A phone- in on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex once a month and her parenting articles are published all over the world from China to Poland!

Parenting can be a frustrating, overwhelming and challenging business but it can also be a huge joy, privilege and source of inspiration. Sue’s vision is to inspire millions, one parent at a time building confidence, positivity and harmony within families, enhancing and fine tuning, not judging, criticizing or blaming.

Her passion is to empower and inspire millions of parents around the world with the strategies, techniques and skills they need to bring up happy, confident, well - balanced adults ~ today’s children but tomorrow’s future.








Diane Flynn Keith

Diane Flynn Keith is the Editor-In-Chief of Homefires.com, a website devoted to kindling a life-long love of learning and empowering parents around the world with the support and resources needed to help their children get a meaningful education at home.

When she and her husband, Cliff, decided to homeschool their two sons in 1992, there was a definitive void of information. As she located and networked with other homeschool families, she began publishing Homefires — The Journal of Homeschooling, which eventually became an online journal and resource center for homeschool families at www.Homefires.com.

Now, Diane is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in education outside the traditional classroom walls. She has coached thousands of homeschool parents through her websites, writing, speaking engagements, classes, private consultations, ezines, books, ebooks, and discussion lists.

She is a featured columnist for The Link National Homeschool Magazine, a Contributing Editor for Homeschool Buyers Co-op, and has written for many national magazines, including The Old SchoolHouse Magazine and Life Learning Magazine. She has contributed to a number of books on homeschooling including The Homeschooling Almanac, Homeschooling Styles and more. Diane is well-known for her best-selling, innovative book, Carschooling: Over 350 Entertaining Games & Activities To Turn Travel Time Into Learning Time. It is chock-full of educational travel games families can enjoy whether they are running a 5 -minute errand or taking a 500-mile road trip. Originally published by a division of Random House in 2002, the book was updated and re-released in September, 2009. She is the co-author of two eBooks, UniversalPreschool.com's Learning Calendar and the newly released, Learning with Little Lulu Lemon. Both eBooks offer fun, hands-on learning activities that parents can do with young children ages 3-7.

Diane also publishes the popular ClickSchooling e-newsletter with free daily, web-based curriculum ideas that serves thousands of homeschool families.








Dr. Michael Popkin

Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D., founded Active Parenting Publishers in 1983. Soon after, he introduced the first video-based parenting education program, Active Parenting. Recently revised, Active Parenting Now has helped millions of parents develop cooperation, responsibility and courage in their children.

Since then Dr.Popkin has written and produced more than a dozen video and discussion programs, including Active Parenting of Teens; Families in Action; 1,2,3,4 Parents!; and Parents on Board: Building Academic Success through Parent Involvement. In 2001 Active Parenting Today Online Groups were introduced over the Internet. Dr.Popkin is also the producer of the award- winning documentary She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. His latest book is Taming the Spirited Child: Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children without Breaking their Spirits.

Prior to founding Active Parenting Publishers, Dr.Popkin practiced family therapy in Atlanta. His work with confused parents and unhappy children convinced him that parents were not receiving the information and tools they needed to help their children become responsible, contented adults. He has served on numerous advisory boards, including the panel of experts assembled for the United States Office of Substance Abuse Prevention. He is widely known for his expertise in the field of parent education and has appeared on over 100 TV programs, including CNN and “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

Dr.Popkin earned a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University and served as Director of Child and Family Services at an Atlanta hospital before entering private practice. Dr.Popkin lives in Atlanta with his wife and two children.








Sherry Gaba

Sherry Gaba is a psychotherapist and life coach specializing in individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy.

With over fifteen years of experience as a clinician, and a graduate of USC specializing in addictions, eating disorders, parenting, single parenting, divorce, and life coaching, she is currently serving as a private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. In addition, she is a consultant for several high profile Malibu Rehab Centers and has worked with numerous celebrities in her career.

In addition, Sherry Gaba, has presented at National conferences and to general audiences on numerous topics.

Sherry Gaba is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist. Her treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve current problems and long-standing patterns. She incorporates a blend of conventional and alternatives approaches, drawing upon a variety of styles and techniques to incorporate what will be most helpful for each client. With sensitivity and compassion, she works with each client to help them build on their strengths to identify and achieve life goals.








Sharon Wilson

I founded Coaching from Spirit in 1997 when my daughter Joy was born. It is a powerful story that Jack Canfield asked me to write about in his book “Mastering the Law of Attraction”. My chapter is called A Leap of Faith and that really sums up Coaching from Spirit and what we do. We support you to take a leap of faith and allow yourself to have the life and work of your dreams!

I have coached thousand of people in programs and as individual clients to live an empowered life and work. All of our programs are based on the system I was given when I was having a dark night of the soul in 1995. I really was not even sure I wanted to stay on this planet and had a very powerful, some may say mystical experience. On that fateful night I connected to a knowing that we are all ONE. Maybe that sounds cliche nonetheless it is true. No matter what your religion is, there is an energy that connects us all and when we really REMEMBER that we will transform not only our live and our business, our careers ..but also the world. I know that is a tall order! But I am here to tell you. You CAN live an empowered life. How? Having a community that can support you is helpful. Having a system that helps you to manage your emotional energy and leverages universal law of attraction is needed. Having ways to be effective in marketing and selling if you have a business can move you in quantum ways to more flow and ease too.








Lori Petro

Lori Petro, BSEd. is a Mom, Writer/Speaker & Child Advocate. In 2002, after a personal journey of self-healing and self- discovery, she founded TEACH through Love, a child advocacy organization and educational resource with the desire to help spread awareness of verbal and emotional abuse. The birth of her daughter inspired her to focus the mission on parent education and she embarked on a path of teaching, writing and speaking across the country about conscious parenting, non- punitive discipline and compassionate communication.

I have coached thousand of people in programs and as individual clients to live an empowered life and work. All of our programs are based on the system I was given when I was having a dark night of the soul in 1995. I really was not even sure I wanted to stay on this planet and had a very powerful, some may say mystical experience. On that fateful night I connected to a knowing that we are all ONE. Maybe that sounds cliche nonetheless it is true. No matter what your religion is, there is an energy that connects us all and when we really REMEMBER that we will transform not only our live and our business, our careers ..but also the world. I know that is a tall order! But I am here to tell you. You CAN live an empowered life. How? Having a community that can support you is helpful. Having a system that helps you to manage your emotional energy and leverages universal law of attraction is needed. Having ways to be effective in marketing and selling if you have a business can move you in quantum ways to more flow and ease too.













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