Igniting the Spark

Igniting the Spark

Increase your joy, aliveness and well-being. Listen to messages of hope, love and healing. Stephanie James talks with worldwide influential thought leaders as they share their wisdom and genius. Guests include Bruce Lipton, Mark Nepo, Arielle Ford, Larry Dossey, Amit Goswami, HeatherAsh Amara, Tom Cronin, Philip Goldberg and many more. Stephanie is a dynamic presenter, author, film producer, transformational coach, and psychotherapist with 30 years in the mental health field. With her vision and her passion she connects to the guests in a profound way which brings out the gems and true treasures that they have to offer.

Episodes

September 2, 2025 38 mins
How do we heal? Join me for this intriguing conversation with Ellie Pechet,  metaphysician, medium, shaman, and author. Early in life, she realized that her mission was to help people heal and become empowered so that they could be more fully aligned with their purpose. Decades of training and client successes, combined with all of her skills and intuitive tools, culminated in Ellie's own unique format The Pechet Healing Technique ...
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What do you get when you blend elements of ancient wisdom and contemporary psychological thought? You get Depth Hypnosis, a groundbreaking therapeutic model that is helping people heal in profound ways.  Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D., holds degrees in cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, and transpersonal psychology. She is the creator of Depth Hypnosis™. It has won rave reviews from psychotherapeutic and spiritual ...
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Have you ever wondered what hypnotherapy is all about? Today, I talk to hypnotherapist and author Mark Beale about his new book, Past Life Awakening, and the seven spiritual laws he writes about in his book that reveal how to get effective therapeutic resolutions and the ultimate messages from the sessions so that they help both healers improve their practices and people along the path of spiritual awakening. Mark Beale has been a...
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What if you were able to find the beauty and awe in your life even when going through loss and grief? What if those moments of beauty helped to rewire your brain to make the grief more bearable? This week, my guest is psychotherapist and mental health expert John Tsilimparis, and our inspiring conversation will help you to discover the magic in the tragic.  John Tsilimparis, MFT, is a psychotherapist, author, and teacher. For over...
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July 22, 2025 54 mins
To celebrate the re-release of Arielle Ford's The Love Thief, Stephanie proudly presents her previously record interview with author, speaker, and relationship expert Arielle Ford How do you get and keep love? What are the elements that will help you attract love in your life and once you have it, what are the essential ingredients that sustain it? I am SO excited to share with you this spark-filled conversation with Author/Speak...
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Can a near-death experience provide lessons of wisdom and insight, while offering profound clarity on how to claim your inner light? My guest this week is psychotherapist, author, and renowned speaker, Jacob Cooper. He is sought after by major media outlets and has been a featured guest on CBS Television, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, IANDS Radio, The Dead Life with Allison Dubois, Next Level Soul, and Tri-State Radio Statio...
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How well do you know yourself? Did you know that you (and everyone else) have psychic abilities and that your soul (and everyone else's) continues on through eternity? These are just some of the topics awaiting you in this fantastic episode with the amazing and beautiful Karen Noe'. Karen Noé is a renowned psychic medium, spiritual counselor, and healer with a two-year waiting list. She is the author of We Consciousness: 33 Profou...
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We all know that our dreams can be powerful and linger with us even in waking hours. But what if your dreams were actually insights and intuition that you could learn to attune to, to remember, heal, and grow from? This week, my guest is dream expert Bonnie Buckner, PhD. We dive into understanding the power of your dreams and how they can serve you during both waking and sleeping hours as well as explore the wisdom from Bonnie's n...
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What happens when all the money and fame is not enough? Join me for my inspiring talk with Leon Logthetis as we dive into his turning point from huge fame to depression, to searching for God around the globe. It is a powerful conversation you don't want to miss.   Before becoming a global adventurer, TV host, motivational speaker, and bestselling author, Leon Logothetis lived an uninspired life as a finance professional in London....
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We can all get caught up in the news and the fear-mongering that surrounds us. So many people feel powerless about what to do during these rapidly changing times. Thank goodness there are informed, wise, and wonderful guides out there who can help show us the way back to our hearts, back to our sovereignty, and back to the freedom that lives inside of each one of us. My guest is George Cappannelli, award-winning author, sculptor...
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Everyone wants to be in their best health. What if the key was to pay attention to your mind, body, and spirit for optimum health? In my conversation with Dr. Elson Haas, we talk about the importance of emotional healing, dealing with mental stresses, and connecting with your spirit to truly cultivate wellness. Learn about : How doing seasonal detoxes for the release of toxicity, inflammation and dis-ease can greatly improve y...
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Are you ready to feel empowered? Anné Klint, a trauma-informed expert in the field of psycho-spiritual-energetic healing, a seasoned energy worker and life transformation coach leads us down the path of creating a healthier, happier life as we truly learn how to honor ourselves and our boundaries. In her words, “In a flash of awakening I realized all the ways I had denied myself and my needs, the painful codependency coping mecha...
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Life, grief, letting go of fear, and Divine guidance. Despite what is happening in our outer world, there is a place where we can move away from fear and into love. Find out how Karen's life and my own have been guided by this inner GPS and how you can tap into your inner knowingness and the divine guidance that is always available for you.   Karen Brailsford is the author of the award-winning inspirational book SACRED LANDSCAPES o...
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This conversation will be the spark that will help you to ignite this all within you! My guest this week is Terez “Firewoman” Hartmann a Visionary Creative, Top-Rated instructor, a “Dream Achiever”, “Moxy Woman”, and “Amazing Woman of the Year” award recipient, recording & performing artist/composer, “Tampa Bay Business Woman of the Year nominee, Master Law of Attraction/Allowing Your Success and Attracting Authentic Relationships ...
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Do you know your Divine path and purpose? How would it serve your life and the lives of others if you knew the reason you were here and what you could contribute to the world?  My guest this week is a multi-path healer, mystic scholar, and channel in service of the Divine for the betterment of humanity, Pascha Haninah. Pascha takes us on an amazing journey of how she found her gifts and how you can find and develop yours.  This is ...
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Are you ready to feel good and understand yourself better? This week, my guest is the phenomenal psychotherapist, author, and Internal Family Systems lead trainer Tamala Floyd.  This is a dynamic and energy-charged conversation where you will learn about your many different parts and how you can better understand and befriend them to live a healthier, happier, harmonious life. We also dive into understanding how our ancestors can p...
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This week, the beautiful and incredibly talented Shauna Hardy joins me on the show, and she will knock your socks off with her powerful message that will empower you! Book Coach and Writing Coach, Shauna helps you clear the way to express the brilliance and the magic you hold inside. In her own words:   I have three passions in life that bring me incredible joy: 1. Tristan and Raphael, my fantastic teenage boys. 2. Starting my day ...
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How do we return to love through life's trials and challenges? What does it mean to grow through grief, trauma, and tragedy to find deep meaning, connection, and sacred living?  These are all questions answered in my deep dive with author, speaker, educator, and licensed psychiatrist Dr. Amy Banks. We talk about her powerful book,  Fighting Time (2021), a collaboration with Mr. Isaac Knapper, which tells the story of Mr. Knapper’s ...
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Our stories are sacred. Not only were the stories that were a part of our childhoods magical tools for transportation into other worlds, but the stories that we tell ourselves are extremely important and determine so much of our experience. Tune into this extraordinary conversation with the fabulous Leah Lamb. Leah is a Story Practitioner who engages story as a tool for healing and transformation. She is supporting the re-emergen...
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In this powerful episode, I speak with Sally McQuillen about her life, love, and loss and her new profoundly moving book, Reaching for Beautiful - A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child. When Sally’s twenty-one-year-old son died in a boat accident, her greatest fear was realized. Christopher was often drawn to risk and struggled with addiction. In this riveting memoir, Sally captures the wild ride of his jam-packed life and her...
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