Video – Richard Simmons: Tutu, Fairy Wings And All

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCSlhaGbPk&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] Meeting Richard Simmons for the first time was everything I expected it to be and more. His loving nature and silly eccentricities are infectious!  I had never interviewed a man in a tutu, covered in crystals before. It really was quite an experience. I first met Richard when I went to work out at his studio, Slimmons in Beverly Hills.  There, I met so many fabulous people & one of his oldest members a 73 year old woman Read More

Video Sneak Peek – Skin Disorder To Stripping

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4MyU28M7nI&list=PLQIikebAPmLUxsO_Wt4h2R4fe47A_yq1V&index=7[/youtube] As a girl or woman, I think all of us at some stage have felt not pretty enough or wanted to change something about the way we look. Christine’s story taught me that we don’t all get a choice and that we don’t all have control over that. For Christine, it was a skin disorder, for others it can be as simple as aging and weight gain or as severe as being a burn victim. So life happens and Read More

Scarred, But Not For Life: A Skin Disease Led Her Life To Spiral Out Of Control

I want you to meet my friend and guest, Christine Macdonald (pictured above in the yellow thong and totally awesome 80’s hair).  Christine is an author, speaker and self diagnosed recovering narcissist. She is also extremely brave to share with the world, details of her past in hopes of helping others.   At age 14, Christine was diagnosed with a skin disease that left her face severely scarred. By 19 she was working as an exotic dancer and by 21 was a drug addict. Read More

Video Sneak Peek – Putting Down The Bottle

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN80n8VTN6I&list=PLQIikebAPmLUxsO_Wt4h2R4fe47A_yq1V&index=6[/youtube] Meet my friend and guest, Allan Anderson.  I originally met Allan as my personal trainer, so when he opened up to me about his recovery as an alcoholic I was surprised because he is just so fit! What shocked me most was when he shared that he used to get up and have vodka and orange juice for breakfast everyday. It was almost like he was talking about someone else; one of his clients who lived an unhealthy lifestyle.  Read More

Vodka For Breakfast

Having his first drink at age 16, Allan’s social drinking escalated over the years to a full blown drinking problem. By age 35, he was an alcoholic. His alcoholism lasted just over a decade. In our interview, Allan admits that at the height of his addiction, he would wake up and need a vodka orange for breakfast. Anyone can be an alcoholic. Does it surprise you to learn that well-educated people are more likely to drink than less-educated people? And Read More