Episodes

Autumn is with us. The sun is still scorching our soils with heat during the days while the nights offer chilly dew. The fall season is the best time to take care of garden chores before winter arrives. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian sets the stage for fall gardening. With the drought parching the soils of the West, how can we be environmentally friendly and still enjoy a green lawn? Enter Massachusetts citizen scientist, Jackson Madnick who spent years researching a combination of seven seed g...

Why is enthusiasm contagious? What puts a bounce in your step? What helps you bubble over like champagne? Find out when Chief Enthusiasm Officer of Starstyle® Productions, llc, Cynthia Brian shares personal experiences and her Gift of Enthusiasm chapter from her award winning book, Be the Star You Are!® 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make Difference. www.StarStyleRadio.net How do you avoid common pitfalls of running a family business? When you colleagues are family is the...

What did you want to be when you were a child? Did you hold onto your dreams or go in a different direction? Happiness is doing what you love and loving what you do. Cynthia Brian shares The Gift of Dreams from her book, Be the Star You Are!® 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference.. With compassion, honesty, and the keen eye of an Emmy-award-winning journalist, Mary Pflum Peterson explores her family’s complex history in her raw debut memoir, White Dresses. We’l...

What is fitness etiquette for a class or in the gym? Find out in Health Matters with fitness instructor, Heather Brittany. To have a truly healthy garden, create a pollinator paradise. It’s easy to do. You won’t need any special talents, just lots of curiosity, and these simple tips with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian. Every day it is important to have positive input. We are creatures of habit and it’s easy to get bogged down with the latest bad news and the financial failures of those around u...

California Wine Month in September celebrates one of California’s signature agricultural products and all that vintners and growers bring to the economy, culture and lifestyle of the Golden State. September is also a great time to plan a visit to California Wine Country. Wineries and regions throughout the state will be marking the harvest and celebrating California Wine Month with special tastings, festivals, wine immersion experiences, tours, concerts and more. Find out how to enjoy wine from ...

On September 9th, 1999, Be the Star You Are!® was born as a 501c3 to empower women, families, and youth through improved literacy, increased positive media messages, and tools for living. Cynthia Brian conceived and founded the charity and Heather Brittany was a young teen co-founder. Today we celebrate 17 years of making a difference as a TOP NON PROFIT and will share stories of our trials, triumphs, and tribulations. Longtime supporter of Be the Star You Are!® and author of Road Map for Gradua...

Could parents be the root cause of the anxiety that children feel when it comes to math and homework? Research indicates that children of highly math-anxious parents learn less. Find out why parents help hinders with Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian in T42. Is your five or six year old ready for school? Find out the skills kids need for kindergarten plus how to provide the healthiest and most nutritious diet for your child. Fall is around the corner and harvest time is here. Find out what to d...

There are many misconceptions about medical marijuana. In Health Matters, Heather Brittany explodes the myths and provides the facts of benefits and perils. Each of us has several talents. It is our responsibility to discover them and to use them in the world for the good of others. What are your aptitudes? Cynthia Brian reads a chapter from her award winning book, Be the Star You Are!®. Make what you love, what you do. Do you feel like you are always juggling a thousand balls? We know we do. In...

Do you get a headache when you drink wine? People blame the sulfites, however, the cause is usually dehydration from not consuming enough water. In Health Matters, Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian share a glass of vino while discussing wineology. Want a healthier, happier garden? Invite our flying friends into your landscape with simple strategies from Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian. When you hear how much fun you’ll have, you’ll understand why it’s said that “life is for the birds!” Do you t...

With Olympian Bruce Jenner becoming Caitlin Jenner, transgender issues are finally a topic of conversation being handled with sensitivity. Are we born with gender identity? What challenges do transgender individuals face? Heather Brittany’s Health Matters showcases this important subject. Before the craziness of the school year begins, families are rushing to enjoy the last of the lazy, hazy days of summer. Summer has sped by and before we know it, autumn will be here. This month’s gardening gui...

By the time we hit 30, we should have a good grasp on how to spend and save. Money mistakes run rampant in the roaring 20’s and it’s time to navigate the future. In T42, Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian discuss common money mistakes and how to pay your future first to make sure your present is secure. As a thought leader on global peace and strong advocate for prevention-based strategies when dealing with violence, terrorism and other unacceptable negative power behaviors, Serenidad Consulting...

What are the best selling books on the market today for adults? Coloring books! Heather Brittany has been known as the Color Book Queen for years as she brings coloring books to every celebration. . In Health Matters, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany will discuss how coloring is creative, meditative, healing, and fun! Sometimes we need tidbits of this and that to help us through the day. In this segment we’ll discuss identity theft, the benefits of the sea, omega 3’s, how to keep your enthusia...

What do you need to do to live to 100? Heather Brittany visits regions of the world where people routinely live to be centenarians. Is the food, water, lifestyle? Find out how to lengthen your lifespan. DIANE VON FURSTENBERG: A LIFE UNWRAPPED is a captivating portrait that does what no memoir can, offering a comprehensive view of the designer’s life and putting it into perspective as never before. Seasoned biographer Gioia Diliberto takes full measure of Diane’s past and present, revealing origi...

Do you wake up tired every day and attribute your exhaustion to stress, work, or other lifestyle choices. It could be that you have a sleep disorder that is stealing your zzz’s. In Health Matters, Heather Brittany gives you’re the signs that could be the culprits keeping you up at night. Geoffrey James spent decades observing and documenting how savvy business people manage bosses, coworkers, customers and careers to turn their working life from a chore into a joy. His column on Inc.com, his boo...

Brittle fingernails? Dry,stringy hair? Or maybe it’s persistent acne or red patches on your skin? What ever it is, your body may be trying to tell you something. Heather Brittany looks out the outside to see what’s going on in the inside in Health Matters. Kate White, former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine and New York Times bestselling author of acclaimed stand-alone novels Hush, The Sixes, and Eyes on You, chats about her newest exhilarating novel, The Wrong Man. Yeah! It’s summer. Ti...

On the 4th of July, parades, picnics, barbecues, and fireworks are the main events. What many forget to honor are our courageous founding fathers who risked their lives to gain freedom from an oppressive British monarchy. Today’s program will discuss freedom, what independence means for all of us, and how we can make sure that we embrace liberty, justice, and freedom for all. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, will take us outdoors to discuss what we can do in the July garden to conserve water and...

In 23 states and the District of Columbia, Cannabis is legal for some medical uses, and a majority of Americans favor legalization for recreational use. Other countries are taking a second look at their current view of Marijuana. Research supports the health benefits of pot and same say it saves lives. In Health Matters, Heather Brittany investigates growing hope. Everyone is a leader and everyone has an opportunity every day through actions and behaviors to model leadership qualities. Life succ...

Are you wasting your life worrying about things that don’t matter. Get a grip. Plan for tomorrow but live for today. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany share ways to cherish the moment and celebrate the seconds. Everyone experiences a complainer once in awhile but if you own a business or work in one, you need to learn to deal with dissatisfied customers and turn a wrong into a right. Cynthia Brian helps you deflect defensiveness and acknowledge what’s important to the client. Goddess Gardener, ...

Technology has the potential to keep us healthier. Apps on smartphones, virtual doctors, personal monitors, video counseling, and electronic medical portals are the new normal. In Health Matters, Heather Brittany explains what is useful and what may actually harm us. No matter what your job or place in life, you are a sales person. Turn basic sales skills into a lifetime of selling success with a few tips from Lifestyle Coach Cynthia Brian. Medical billing errors are costly and more common than ...

The family that plays together stays together. Are you taking mini vacations with your loved ones? Does spending time in an exotic locale help or hinder relationships. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany chat about their recent family adventure and how it encourages more get-aways. End of the school year, graduations, Father’s Day, weddings, baby showers, vacations…June signals the beginning of summer and the season of outdoor celebrations. With so many milestones to check off our fun to-do lists...

If you have a pimple, dabbing toothpaste on the skin may reduce the swelling. Listerine kills lice. Get muscle relief from Vicks Vaporub. Find out more ways you can use over the counter medications to remedy a variety of frustrations in Health Matters with Heather Brittany. The high tech gadgets that simplify our life also can be causes of traffic accidents. Are you a distracted driver? Find out a few things you can do to keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the steering wheel. Are you a...

Fish and kale are really good for us. But what happens when we consume too much of a good thing? Heather Brittany offers insights on how to eat a balanced, moderate diet. People have acquaintances, friends, and best friends. In the world of nature, plants have favorite companions as well as ones that they wish they’d never encounter. Learn the benefit of companion planting with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian Money is the most common stressor in America yet parents are not teaching kids how to h...

Did you know that indoor allergens like dust mites, mold, and pet dander are cause for more allergy suffering than outdoor allergens. Detox your environment with tips from Heather Brittany in Health Matters. Another teen star to come from Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio is high school senior Ryan Sim who has been the Global Talk Reporter and frequent show host. For three years, Ryan also worked to discover appropriate authors who would be of interest to young people. He has been accepted to Harvar...

From time to time everyone has trouble getting to sleep. But if you have become an insomniac, you are imprisoned by the anxiety of exhaustion. In Health Matters, Heather Brittany investigates the sleep anxiety spiral and what you can do about it. Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio is in its 4th year of being a top rated Young Adult program in the world on the Voice America Kids Network. Two of our talented hosts, Henna Hundal and Asya Gonzalez discuss how being part of this radio phenomena has enhanc...