Fire it up with CJ

Fire it up with CJ

Fire it UP with CJ is the place to go if you aren't a monk but still want to live a spiritual life. Yep, no shaved heads or orange garments needed to stay grounded and be inspired to enlightened action. Every week CJ interviews some of the most provocative trailblazers in the fields of spirituality, environment, relationships, and parenting. Why listen? Because Gandhi had it right when he said change comes from the inside out. Make yourself great and you make the world a better place. Fire it up with CJ Radio Show is broadcast live at Wednesday's at 4PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). This podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).

Episodes

My Dog Saved My Life with Joni Darc Shepherd

May 26, 2021 • 22 mins
CJ Liu interviews Joni Darc Shepherd (www.joanandrio.com) about her book, "Rio - A Love Story". Joni shares her family story that starts with her sister who dies of brain cancer, which is followed by the death of her mother and aunt. During these trying times, Joni shares a heartwarming story about her dog Rio that helped her and others in hospice feel happy by giving her a responsibility that forced her to "show" up.

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Middle East Freedom Through Forgiveness Part 2 of 2 with Shai Tubali

May 26, 2021 • 33 mins
CJ Liu interviews Shai Tubali about his new book. One of the secrets in Shai’s book is Freedom for Forgiveness. We talk about the recent violence in the Middle East and Shai’s experience living there for 33 years. Shai describes his experience as becoming immune and toughened up after experiencing 3 periods of unrest and living in a war zone. It’s during these periods of conflict that Shai cautions that we not perceive this situati...
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Unlocking the Heart to Vulnerability Part 1 of 2 Shai Tubali

May 26, 2021 • 25 mins
CJ Liu interviews Shai Tubali about his book “Unlocking the 7 Secret Powers of the Heart: A Practical Guide to Living in Trust and Love”. Shai shares how he discovered the secrets of the heart through a heart break he experienced during a relationship break-up. As a Kundalini and tantric practitioner, he knew he needed to keep his heart open and trust that it would not be weakened by the pain, abandonment, rejection, disappointment...
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Reinvent Yourself Part 3 of 3 Stephanie James

May 26, 2021 • 14 mins
CJ Liu interviews Stephanie James (https://stephaniejames.world) about her book “The Spark: Igniting Your Best Life”. Stephanie shares that difficult transitions (divorce, job loss, death, etc) are times of reinvention. It’s about deciding to change your life. During these times, we can redefine the course of our lives and that these times are the ripe for finding our creative expression and voice.

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Proving to Yourself that Love is All Around You Part 2 of 3 Stephanie James

May 26, 2021 • 15 mins
CJ Liu interviews Stephanie James (https://stephaniejames.world) about her book “The Spark: Igniting Your Best Life”. Stephanie shares how she dismantled her belief of not being lovable. She describes a process she offers in her book that involves looking at your belief and then paying attention and proving to yourself it isn’t true. In Stephanie’s case it was showing all the ways that she was loved by others.

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Igniting Your Best Life Stephanie James Part 1 of 3

May 26, 2021 • 12 mins
CJ Liu interviews Stephanie James (https://stephaniejames.world) about her book “The Spark: Igniting Your Best Life”. Stephanie shares her life story and how she was very close and did everything with her Dad. This all changed at age 13 when her parent’s got divorced and her step-mother would not allow Stephanie to be alone with her dad without supervision. This led to a lifetime of believing that she was not lovable.

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Asking the Divine for Help and Answers Part 4 of 4 - Michael Sandler

May 18, 2021 • 14 mins
CJ Liu interviews Michael Sandler on his newest book “AWE The Automatic Writing Experience”. At the start of any new experience, many people want to know if they are doing it right and what to expect. During the interview, Michael explains most common experiences in the beginning. While there are some that connect right away, most get word fragments that expand over time. Almost everyone starts feeling a shift and a healing that ha...
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Three Selves and Ho'Oponopono Part 3 of 3

May 18, 2021 • 15 mins
CJ Liu interviews Jonathan Hammond (https://jonathanhammond.com) on his book "The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change Your Life". Jonathan explains that we have 3 parts of ourselves that are running the show. 1) Kane, which is our inspired self. 2) Lono, our conscious mind, which Jonathan calls are inner CEO. 3) Kun- our unconscious mind and body. While most of our behavior is governed by learned memories in the Kun, the trick is ...
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Hawaiian Shamanism Po, Ao, Kumulipo, Mana, Aka, and Makia Part 2 of 3

May 18, 2021 • 10 mins
CJ Liu interviews Jonathan Hammond on his book "The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change Your Life". The start of this segment begins with Jonathan sharing what the Po, Ao, and Kumilipo mean and the different ways that Hawaiians think about darkness (dreams) and light (waking). Specifically, how our dreams at night set the stage for our waking hours. If we want to know what is happening in our lives, we need to look back at our dre...
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Hawaiian Spirituality 7 Principles of Huna Jonathan Hammond - Part 1 of 3

May 18, 2021 • 28 mins
CJ Liu interviews Jonathan Hammond on his book "The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change Your Life". Jonathan explains his connection to Hawaii at Haleakala Volcano. The 7 Principles of Huna are: 1) Ike: The world is what you think it is. 2) Kala: There are no limits. 3) Makia: Energy flows where attention goes. 4) Manawa: Now is the moment of power. 5) Aloha: To love is to be happy with. 6) Mana: All power comes from within. 7) Po...
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BLM Ancestral Trauma and Rage Lorene Cary Part 2 of 3

May 18, 2021 • 13 mins
C.J. Liu interviews Lorene Cary about her book "Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of her Century". We continue to discuss the rage associated with the loss of power and how this accumulated generation to generation, and how these ancestral traumas are carried in our genes. She describes these maladaptive behaviors as "family curses".

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BLM The Story of 5 Generations of African Americans Lorene Cary Part 1 of 3

May 18, 2021 • 20 mins
C.J. Liu interviews Lorene Cary about her book "Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of her Century". Lorene shares her reaction to the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial and the relief that a black person would no longer be killed with impunity. Lorene discusses the power dynamics with each of her family members and the different ways they were vulnerable

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BLM How to Speak Truth to Power Lorene Cary Part 3 of 3

May 18, 2021 • 24 mins
C.J. Liu interviews Lorene Cary about her book "Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of her Century". Lorene shares the "people pleasing" that she has done throughout her life to "fit in" and be liked. Her private school education and carefully choreographed pedigree allowed her the ability to get the same educational advantages that white American's experienced.

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What are the Different Forms of Anxiety Part 2 of 2 with Elke Scholz

May 18, 2021 • 39 mins
CJ Liu interviews Elke Scholz about her book “Anxiety Warrior”( www.anxietywarrior.ca). Elke continues from the interview in Part 1 when we discussed generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia and shares other common forms of anxiety.

Panic Disorder

Agoraphobia

PTSD

OCD

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How to Get Help for Anxiety Part 1 of 2 Elke Scholz

May 18, 2021 • 44 mins
CJ Liu interviews Elke Scholz about her book “Anxiety Warrior”( www.anxietywarrior.ca). Elke explains that the first we must understand what anxiety is and is not. Anxiety is a chronic feeling of worry or fear that lasts beyond a few days. While everyone has anxiety, it becomes a problem when we are no longer thriving. She explains that anxiety is related to stress, and that stress is generally considered a symptom of anxiety.

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Asking the Divine for Help and Answers Part 4 of 4 - Michael Sandler

May 18, 2021 • 14 mins
CJ Liu interviews Michael Sandler on his newest book “AWE The Automatic Writing Experience”. At the start of any new experience, many people want to know if they are doing it right and what to expect. During the interview, Michael explains most common experiences in the beginning. While there are some that connect right away, most get word fragments that expand over time. Almost everyone starts feeling a shift and a healing that ha...
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Find Your Way Into Flow (VLOG)

May 18, 2021 • 22 mins
If you’ve ever wanted to find your way into flow, then do we have the trusting your intuition show for you.

Today we’ll talk about listening to intuition, feeling intuition, and allowing your intuition to guide, even when it doesn’t feel easy.

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How to Get Started with Automatic Writing Part 2 of 4 - Michael Sandler

May 18, 2021 • 18 mins
CJ Liu interviews Michael Sandler on his newest book “AWE The Automatic Writing Experience”. Michael explains who he talks to during automatic writing, when during the day to engage, and where you should write. During writing you may write down voices. But, how do you know where these forces are coming from? Are they just your active imagination? Because the automatic writing process include asking for protection, most people do no...
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What is Automatic Writing Part 1 of 4 - Michael Sandler

May 18, 2021 • 10 mins
CJ Liu interviews Michael Sandler on his newest book “AWE The Automatic Writing Experience”. Michael shares how he developed and uses AWE over the last six years to get unstuck, find direction, and create an incredible life. Learn about the radical transformation and twists and turns Michael has had and how he used automatic writing to help guide him. Michael explains what automatic writing is and how it’s different than journaling...
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Confirmation Bias and Your Brain Part 5 of 5

May 18, 2021 • 54 mins
CJ Liu interviews Joseph Cardillo, MD (http://www.josephcardillo.com) on his book “The 12 Rules of Attention: How to Avoid Screw-Ups, Free Up Headspace, Do More and Be More at Work”. Dr. Joseph Cardillo explains that the different ways that are brain interjects bias in our thinking.

*Halo effect*

*Bandwagon Effect*

*Confirmation Bias*

*Optimism bias*

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