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Do you have the magical capacity of awareness? Today’s guest is Diva Diaz, a woman of many talents who has also recently become a children’s book author. Her first book is called Magia and the Feelings That Flew...Away, a book with a melody, one that takes you on a journey that children and adults of all ages can learn from and enjoy.

Magia is a little girl who lives in a magical land where many things are the opposite of ...

What is one of your best book experiences? Talking about your favorite books can be a difficult conversation, especially if you’re an avid reader like today’s two lovely guests, because books serve different functions in different times and different areas of our lives.

Rebecca Hulse and Marilyn Bradford join Katarina today to discuss the books that have made the greatest impression on them in different periods of their li...

What is erotic literature? What is it that actually draws us to it and makes it so exciting? Erotic fiction has always existed, even in ancient times, and erotica is much bigger than a sexual act. It gives us something that makes the world bigger and pushes our boundaries.

Georgia Watson is an Access Consciousness facilitator, a horse person, a painter, and she also has a secret business as an online dominatrix. She is tod...

If you have a manuscript in a drawer that wants to get out, this episode is full of tips and inspiration for you to get started again. Today’s guest is Jan Bertoft, Swedish author of the book Minnets slutna rum, which in English translates to The Memory’s Locked Room, or The Locked Room of the Memory.

Jan has been writing his whole life and worked in journalism before starting a career in consumer issues for a Swedish NGO,...

How can you receive a book in different ways? Actually having the time to pick up a book doesn’t always happen, which is why audiobooks can be such a gift to those who have busy lives and still desire to receive books.

Today we are talking with two audiobook narrators, Max Zoulek and Megan Hill, and an audiobook listener, Laleh Hancock. Narrating an audiobook is not just about reading the words, it’s about getting the ener...

What is being you to you? Today is a special storytelling episode, as we talk about a book called “The Very Greatest Adventure is You Truly Being You,” a compilation of stories and quotes from people all over the world about what it really means to be you.

This conversation is an invitation to see the difference of you and acknowledge and celebrate it, not from separation, but really getting the gift of you that doesn’t ex...

What if being happy in this reality was just a choice? Today’s guest is a multi-talented, multi-tasking artist, Rüdrani Devi, who has written a book called “Choosing Happiness.”

“Choosing Happiness” is about the things that keep us from choosing to be happy in this reality and the tools we can use to navigate our own journey to happiness. In the book, Rüdrani shares experiences from her own life and how she has changed her...

How do you live beyond a tragedy? My guest today is Vladica Djordjevic, who shares her experiences and the process of writing her beautiful book “You are the Power: Choose to Create the Life You Desire.”

The book tells the story of the devastating murder of her son and how she made a choice to live and be a change and contribution to consciousness through this experience. “You are the Power” is an invitation for everyone, ...

What is a ghostwriter? The ghost behind the pen. The surrogate parent. With the rise of self-publishing and the interest of personal journeys and stories, many people have the desire to share their story, even if they aren’t themselves writers, and ghostwriters give them the opportunity to do this.

Today, I am joined by the mysterious Teresa Stenson to talk about the secrets of ghostwriting. She is a published author under...

What is your voice and how do you find it? Your body has a voice, a physical voice. You also have a voice in the world, and as a writer, it’s not always easy to define that voice.

On today’s episode, I have the multi-talented, artist-creator Chris Hughes with me. He has worn a lot of different hats, and he is now the managing director of an antique and art business in Australia while also traveling the world facilitating s...

Relationship. Are you sure you want one? Today, my two guests are Brendon Watt and Simone Milasas, amazing facilitators of consciousness, and formerly in a relationship together. Now they go around the world facilitating classes about Relationships Done Different.

Together, they wrote a book called Relationship. Are you sure you want one? It’s filled with personal stories and tools to create an awesome relationship, if you...

So many people try to communicate from a space that’s not them. Are you being you? Are you communicating from who you are? Or from the idea of who you think you should be? When you’re willing to show up as the uniqueness that you are, that is such a contribution to the planet.

My guest today is Kass Thomas, author of 7 Steps to Flawless Communication. Join us as we discuss the book and how Kass was inspired to write this e...

Have you ever wanted to talk to a professional publisher? Today, I’m joined by two! Christine McCarthy and Grace Douglas run an amazing publishing company called Access Consciousness Publishing where I have published three books.

We’re going to explore what it’s like to run a publishing company today and how they work. ACP publishes self improvement books on a variety of different topics, like relationships, sex, business,...

Today we have one of my favorite authors on the show, Anne Maxwell. She has written a book called Would You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? The book is being translated this year into six languages this year, and it’s a different take on kids with ADD, ADHD, OCD, and autism.

The title of the book comes from a quote by Albert Einstein: “Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will liv...

Reading is fun and entertaining, but it also can be thought provoking and inspiring. In the world of fantasy novels, it’s possible to create rich stories with fascinating magic systems, interesting characters, and complex political themes.

My guest today is L.E. Modesitt, Jr. He’s an amazingly prolific science fiction and fantasy writer, with 76 books either published or in the production process, and he’s working on his 7...

Who are the people who translate books into other languages and how do they do it? My guests today are two amazing, professional translators who speak and write in many languages, Katioucha Zakhanevitch in Belgium and Corinna Kaebel in Austria.

The elusive art of translation is something that requires more than just the ability to speak and read in multiple languages. It requires a deep understanding of the cultural contex...

What is fan fiction? Have you ever finished a television show, book, or movie and wished it could go on or felt disappointed in the ending? If so, fan fiction might be the answer!

According to our expert guests, Emilia Foot Wallentin and Ellen Santiago Pettersson, fan fiction is a continuation of a franchise you think ended too early or your own personal input of something you feel it was was missing, such as minority and ...

What is erotic literature? What is it that actually draws us to it and makes it so exciting? Erotic fiction has always existed, even in ancient times, and erotica is much bigger than a sexual act. It gives us something that makes the world bigger and pushes our boundaries.

Georgia Watson is an Access Consciousness facilitator, a horse person, a painter, and she also has a secret business as an online dominatrix. She is tod...

If people stopped ignoring spirits, what would be possible? What would happen in the world? Consciousness is available and magic is all around us, and you can make it dark or you can make it bright. It’s your consciousness that affects the universe, not the universe affecting your consciousness.

Shannon O’Hara heard voices and saw things as a child, thinking it was normal. Not until she was a little older did she begin to ...