Episodes

Dean Silvers (Spanking the Monkey, Flirting with Disaster) is an award-winning independent Hollywood producer who helped launch the career of David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) and who Casey Affleck has called “the king of independent film.” His new book, Secrets of Breaking into the Film and TV Business, examines how to enter the film industry in this new age of Kickstarter, YouTube sensations, and web series. Are you worried about new warnings on pain medications? Do y...

How often to you go out to eat? When you do splurge, is it for fast food or a gourmet meal? Have you noticed that there seems to be only the high and low ends of the dining experience in restaurants these days? Heather Brittany talks about the prices of eating out and the lack of great food at reasonable prices. What happens to your online data after you die? Never thought about it? It’s time you need to consider how your beneficiaries will access your passwords, financial records, and other imp...

Every year we learn more about medical revelations, better exercises, effective diets, and what’s good and bad for us. Heather Brittany shares groundbreaking studies that may shock you in Health Matters. Isolation and loneliness are deadly companions. The lack of social interaction is a predictor of death. Cynthia Brian unveils new research on the subject while supplying resources on how to prevent this desolation. Money can begin and end relationships. Finances play a major role in being a gene...

Welcome to Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® with your hosts Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany on the Voice America Empowerment Channel. Our goal is to seed, stimulate, and support space for positive, meaningful conversations that will get you talking around the dinner table. When your feet hurt, your entire body aches. Fitness starts at the bottom. Heather Brittany shows you how to make your feet happy for strength and mobility in Health Matters. Cynthia Brian rescued a newborn squirrel and rep...

Are vitamin tablets hazardous to your health? If you are consuming herbal supplements, what’s on the label may not be what’s in the tablet. In Health Matters, Heather Brittany uncovers secrets you need to know. It’s almost springtime in our gardens. Do you know what needs to be done to help your garden thrive? Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, brings her helpful gardening guide to the airwaves. What wants to budget? Probably no one, yet taking a good hard look at where our money is going is neces...

Breaking a thirty-five year silence on her sexual assault in 1977 as a 13 year old girl by the infamous movie director, Roman Polanski, Samantha Geimer, shares her story in her memoir, The Girl, as she reflects on the events of the one day that changed her life and the repercussions that followed in the notorious Hollywood sex scandal. It’s been the season of movie, music, and TV award shows, glamorous events where both men and women strut their stuff and show their best assets. What are the sec...

Do you get cold sores? Are you plagued with stinky feet? Are your eyes constantly dry? In Health Matters, Heather Brittany prescribes relief for common ailments that dry you crazy. By February, most of the resolutions made on January 1st have been waylaid. February is the perfect month to create our year’s gardening goals. If we do a little at a time, step by step, and commit to success, we will achieve our desires. There is a saying, “by the inch, it’s a cinch.”

A woman of passion, love, and positive power, Nola Hennessy, established Serenidad Consulting LLC in the USA to provide education, peace negotiation, and consulting aimed at restoring goodness in people’s actions and words, improving and nurturing relationships for excellent outcomes to foster values that enable living in a peaceful, meaningful way. Nola’s award-winning books offer messages of compassion. And the winner is…Pamela Lewis wins First Place in the 10th Annual National Be the Star You...

On February 9, 1964, four guys from Liverpool performed on the Ed Sullivan show. The Beatles changed pop culture forever and became known as the Fab Four. Fifty years later, the music scene is still reverberating from the British invasion. In T42, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brian discuss Beatlemania. February is the month of love and it is notoriously the coldest and most dreary time of the year. For nature lovers, it seems there may not be much to do in the outdoor landscape. Goddess Gardener, C...

Winter’s short days and long nights can take a toll on your mental health. For some people, they trigger a condition known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. A deficiency in Vitamin D could be the culprit. Heather Brittany shows us how to beat the winter blues. Technology has invaded our gardens. With a download to our smart phones, gardeners can simply access apps that will solve most questions, introduce us to new species, diagnose problems, and create the ultimate landscape. Cynthia Bria...

The chance of being in an airline accident may be slim, but there are things you can do to ensure personal safety before you board your next flight. In T42, Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian offer tips for flying high. The California Legislature has approved new laws for motorists. Find out what you need to know regarding licenses, meters, fees, and HOV lanes. Also get tips to ensure headlight effectiveness and the new safety features installed on the latest model cars. It’s easy to connect wit...

Welcome to Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® with your hosts Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany on the Voice America Empowerment Channel. Our goal is to seed, stimulate, and support space for positive, meaningful conversations that will get you talking around the dinner table. The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards airs live on TNT and TBS Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. A primetime encore presentation will follow at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Who will win? Will it be 12 Years a Slave, D...

Are you on track for a healthy year? Heather Brittany, health guru, shares ways to keep you fit and balanced without breaking your resolutions. Gardeners have the strength of character and the desire to make the world a more beautiful place, one seedling at a time. Even in January there is much to do in our winter landscape. Goddess Gardener Cynthia Brian walks us through the rain, sleet, and snow to prepare us for a spring show stopper. The magazines promote looking forever young by advertising...

Happy 2014! Are you ready to jumpstart your life to major success? With the dawn of a new year, author and professional counselor, Frank Healy, leads us through his special exercise 1 B, Flooding the Negative with the Positive to help us transform any negative memories into positive ones from his life empowering book, Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life. Frank Healy is one of only 33 people in the world who has been classified as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory from the Universit...

It’s a gala Christmas celebration with the Mother/Daughter Goddess Gals. The tree is trimmed, the fire is blazing, the carolers are singing. Ring your bells and join the holiday party with Santa’s angels, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany as they bring good will to all. Casting director and studio executive Jen Rudin, shares Confessions of a Casting Director for anyone pursuing an acting career. Filled with checklists, practical instruction and easy-to-follow game plans, as well as advice from ...

It’s a gala Christmas celebration with the Mother/Daughter Goddess Gals. The tree is trimmed, the fire is blazing, the carolers are singing. Ring your bells and join the holiday party with Santa’s angels, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany as they bring good will to all. With up-to-the-minute advice from longtime casting director and studio executive Jen Rudin, Confessions of a Casting Director is essential for anyone pursuing an acting career. Filled with checklists, practical instruction and e...

With the dawn of a new year, author and professional counselor, Frank Healy, leads us through exercises to help us transform any negative memories into positive ones with his life empowering book, Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life. Frank Healy is one of only 33 people in the world who has been classified as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory from the University of California. He is also the author of Living with Phenomenal Memory and What Type of Learner Are You? In T42, Heather B...

Health Matters host, Heather Brittany, has returned from her honeymoon on a remote island in Thailand. We’ll learn about the travel, culture, food, adventures, $7 massages, and her love for elephants. It’s the time of year when we start making arrangements to travel with our pets. If you will be visiting friends and relatives by car, Cynthia Brian has travel tips to keep your beloved canine happy and safe. Colony collapse syndrome has crippled honeybees on a worldwide scale since 2006. Thirty to...

Only 33 people in the world have been classified as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory from the University of California. Meet author, licensed Professional Counselor, and Certified Life Coach, Frank Healy. His new book, Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life, takes you on an adventurous journey through your own memories, and gives you the tools to heal from past hurts with exercises that help you remember more of your good times and heal the pain form the past. Where were you on Septe...

Multi-award winning author, business woman and peace advocate, Nola Hennessy, showcases and sells her two books No Boxing Allowed and From Pre-Menstrual Syndrome to Positive Mental Attitude Friday November 22nd at Miami Book Fair International, Florida. After the fair Nola returns to Texas to continue discussions with Texas government while scouting the best location for the global head office of Serenidad Consulting, her international consulting company. Serenidad Consulting brings empowering e...

Basal cell carcinoma is cancer of the skin, the most common of all types of cancer. Basal cell carcinoma accounts for 8 out of 10 skin cancers and usually develops on areas exposed to the sun, such as the head, face and neck, but they can occur anywhere and to people of all ages. Learn tips on prevention and treatment. Do you want to host a spectacular soiree but are paralyzed by fear? Entertain with ease and stress less with these fool proof tips to the perfect party. With the warm glow of autu...

Like squirrels gathering nuts for winter storage, gardeners need to know how to keep vegetables fresh for those long, cold nights. Goddess Gardener Cynthia Brian shows you how to store winter root veggies for the best taste all winter long. The Internet is a great place for information and communication, but it's also a source of worry for parents with teens. Dangers from predators lurk online. Teens often don't realize that the comments, photos, and videos they post can later create problems. W...

Everyone loves a wedding. Whether it is large, small, traditional, or contemporary, the BIG day is a big deal. Health Matters host, Heather Brittany tied the knot, and proud momma, Cynthia Brian, talks about the wedding wrap up. From the Yahoo reality TV show surprise engagement to the walk down the aisle, it’s been a year of dreaming, planning, and enjoying. Would you like to know how to make glorious floral arrangements and sumptuous bouquets? Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, explains simple w...

Cindy Woodsmall is a New York Times best-selling author of numerous novels with a connection to the Amish community. She brings us two new books, For Every Seaon, book 3 in the Amish Vines and Orchards series and The Dawn of Christmas, a Romance from the Heart of Amish Country. When it comes time to pay the bill at a restaurant, do you become bad at math? Here’s a tip-give waiters and waitresses what they deserve when eating out . America’s servers earn mimimum wage, most have to divide their ti...