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Garden Gifts, Grifts, and Home Hardening
Tune into the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle® -Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, offers suggestions to give you a jump-start on joyful holiday gifting while helping you sidestep the seasonal grifts. Learn how to spot horticulture scams. Find several new books and tools from GardenComm members that will enha

Cynthia Brian
4 days ago1 min read


The Colors of Eggs, Ticks, Lyme Disease, and Mosquitoes
Tune into the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle® -Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Do you wonder what the difference is between white, brown, blue, green, or speckled eggs? Cynthia Brian has been raising chickens since she was eight years old and will answer this very important question. Have you been out in nature hiking, gardening, or playing

Cynthia Brian
Nov 131 min read


A Cultural Thanksgiving
MIRACLE MOMENT® “I am grateful for my life because I have been able to do things that help people understand each other better.” — Nelson Mandela Share A MESSAGE from Founder/Director, CYNTHIA BRIAN The season of gratitude and generosity has arrived. America, our global melting pot, is blessed with extraordinary abundance thanks to the countless immigrants who have made the U.S.A. their home. Except for Native Americans, every person here is a descendant of someone who journe

Cynthia Brian
Nov 106 min read


Teen Slang and Heathy Gut
Tune into the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle® -Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! If you don’t like TikTok or Instagram and you don’t hang out with teens, are you “hip” to the lingo? Every generation of youth has its own language and slang. Parents roll their eyes at the words, but the kids understand. Want to find out what everything means in

Cynthia Brian
Nov 51 min read


Edible Superstitions and Ghouls in the Garden
Tune into the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle® -Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! It is the spooky time of the year, so why not look at edible superstitions from around the world? Is spilling salt a bad omen? Why do candles decorate a birthday cake? If you put thirteen people at a dinner table, will the evening be a failure? We decorate for Ha

Cynthia Brian
Oct 291 min read


Fall into Autumn
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird, I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” George Elliot Frogs and crickets. Crickets and frogs. Growing up on our farm in the boondocks, the croaks and chirps were the melodies of the night. In the spring, the frogs sing as they search for mates. With the warm temperatures of autumn, the crickets increase their chirping to attract mates as they search for safety and food before winter ar

Cynthia Brian
Oct 285 min read


Release of New Children's Book that Benefits BTSYA
Bestselling author, actor, and literacy champion Cynthia Brian proudly announces the release of Flap Forward! Fly Free , the much-anticipated fourth book in her acclaimed Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures series. In this heartwarming story, readers return to the cheerful world of Stella Bella’s farm, where barnyard friends learn to believe in themselves and embrace the courage to soar. With Cynthia Brian’s signature storytelling charm and a gentle life lesson on brave

Cynthia Brian
Oct 241 min read


Be Not Afraid
MIRACLE MOMENT® “Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.” ~ Swedish Proverb Thanks for reading StarStyle® Empowerment! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share A MESSAGE from Founder/Director, CYNTHIA BRIAN We are living in a time and place that is laced with fear and anxiety. The Swedish proverb above provides a roadmap to peace and serenity. When I was writing

Cynthia Brian
Oct 156 min read


Human Rights for Women and Girls
“I know nothing of man’s rights, or woman’s rights; human rights are all that I recognize.” Sarah Moore Grimke With global conflict...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 112 min read


Disaster Sanitation and Emergency Care
Tune into the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 91 min read


Ultra-Processed Foods
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Host Julia and reporter Hanna tackle the topic...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 51 min read


Autumn Joy
“By all these lovely tokens, September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” Helen Hunt Jackson As...

Cynthia Brian
Oct 35 min read


Organization and Autumn Gardening
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Cynthia Brian
Oct 21 min read


Are Teens Affected by Climate Change?
"Climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today, more serious even than the threat of terrorism." - Anonymous The...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 281 min read


Galactic Getaway
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” Norman Vincent Peale Host Saanvi Phaneendra take you on a journey...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 71 min read


The Importance of Teeth and Garden Mishaps
Cynthia Brian talks about the Importance of Teeth and Garden Mishaps on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!® radio. Brush, floss, and dig...

Cynthia Brian
Sep 31 min read


Failure is Fertilizer
Share “Failure is fertilizer. Throw your mistakes on the compost pile and grow a new garden.” Cynthia Brian Summer can be a challenging...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 294 min read


Rem Sleep and Water Conservation
Tune into the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 271 min read


Reading, Ranching, Rattlesnakes, Radio, and Wine!
Tune into the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 201 min read


August is Kindness Month
Share MIRACLE MOMENT® “Every act of kindness, gets the nod, opens the heart, dampens the fear, turns the page, ups the ante, tips the...

Cynthia Brian
Aug 116 min read
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