top of page
Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3
Empowering Women, Families, and Youth since 1999
Communicate, Collaborate, Innovate
Search


Joy
“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” Joseph Campbell While maintaining a healthy diet and...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 1, 20182 min read


The Gift of Integrity
“If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.” Harvey Mackay Integrity is the...

Cynthia Brian
Jul 28, 20182 min read


Healing Headaches and Hindsight
Is hindsight 20/20? Is there a balance between foresight and hindsight. We can’t be stuck in the past. We can learn from our mistakes,...

Cynthia Brian
Jul 18, 20183 min read


Independence and Summer Coloring
In this show, host Joven Hundal deals with the topics of Independence as well as Summer to celebrate both the beginning of summer as well...

Cynthia Brian
Jul 9, 20183 min read


The Gift of Health
“To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” -Buddha Health is a...

Cynthia Brian
Jul 7, 20183 min read


Take Time for Daddy!
Take Time for Daddy! Miracle Moment® “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable...

Cynthia Brian
Jun 17, 20185 min read


From Gift of Giving to Greece with Alysia Helming and Kostas Martakis
“For it is in giving that we receive.” ― Francis of Assisi Sometimes our wishes and fate connect while the universe does the rest of the...

Cynthia Brian
Jun 7, 20182 min read


Gentleness
“There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.” —Han Suyin When is being gentle a strength and when, if ever, is it a weakness....

Cynthia Brian
Jun 2, 20182 min read


The Gift of Clarity
“The more of me I be, The clearer I can see.” ― Rachel Archelaus Do you have clarity of purpose and direction? Host Brigitte Jia launches...

Cynthia Brian
May 11, 20182 min read


Diversity and LGBTQ
“I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.” ―...

Cynthia Brian
May 1, 20183 min read


Cry of the Seals and Great Escapes
“When ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.” Anais Nin Joven Hundal hosts a fascinating program that...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 24, 20182 min read


The Gift of Equality
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 20, 20183 min read


The Gift of Family
“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” —George Santayana Family IS everything! Today’s episode of Express Yourself! with hosts...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 14, 20182 min read


Courage...If I'd Known
“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid. “ L .Frank...

Cynthia Brian
Apr 9, 20182 min read


Spring!
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina It’s a time of rebirth. A renaissance of nature. Winter has...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 21, 20182 min read


The Doctor is In!
We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community. Dorothy Day...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 13, 20183 min read


Overcoming PTSD with Time Cure
By any proper civilized standard (but what does that mean now?) we are objects of horror. But our nerves are completely steady. And we...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 6, 20182 min read


Our Future World-Monopole
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt When you shut your eyes and ponder the...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 27, 20182 min read


Join BTSYA at the A's versus Angels Baseball Game
The Oakland A’s baseball team is celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2018 and for the first time in their history, they have selected a...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 27, 20182 min read


The Gift of Art
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” —Thomas Merton • What is art? Do you think of paintings,...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 21, 20182 min read
bottom of page