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Top of the Morning!
“May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks May your heart be as light as a song. May each day bring you bright Happy hours that stay...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 17, 20215 min read


Passion and Storytelling
What is your passion, and how can you access it? Your passion is unique to you. Andrea Smith and Diya Hituvalli host a program focused...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 14, 20213 min read


Crystals
Crystals harness the energy of the Sun, the Moon, and the Oceans. Humans connect to this energy. As long as we have existed as a species,...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 7, 20213 min read


Her Highness CBD, March Garden America’s Challenge, Pet Dental Health
Her Highness is a female-first cannabis and CBD lifestyle brand based in New York designed for the modern cannabis consumer. Stylishly...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 4, 20214 min read


Looking Out!
“The heart is like a garden. What seeds will you plant there?” Buddha The first vista I witness every morning as I traipse downstairs in...

Cynthia Brian
Mar 3, 20214 min read


Meditation, Asking, Surrender
Have you ever been so stressed that you have difficulty focusing on one task, and your heart and mind races? Have you caught yourself...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 27, 20212 min read


Love Dad, Life at Hamilton, Let the Sun Shine
Love, Dad: How My Father Died ..Then Told Me He Didn’t details Mike Anthony's true story as he pulls himself out of despair, and...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 24, 20214 min read


Mental Health
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” – Glenn Close. Today’s topic is perhaps one of...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 20, 20213 min read


Covid and Relationships in Retirement, Building Brain Power
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/128424/covid-and-relationships-in-retirement-building-brain-power Over 450, 000 and climbing is the...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 18, 20213 min read


Let the Sun Shine In!
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1426/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Let-the-sun-shine-in.html Digging Deep...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 17, 20214 min read


Valentine's Day and Activities
E xpress Yourself!™ and host Andrea Smith welcome a new reporter, Diya Hituvalli with her segment, Silver Lining. Diya shares fun...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 14, 20213 min read


February Celebrations, Health at Home, Prune and Plan, Vaccine Rollout
February is American Heath Month and Black History Month. It also celebrate two significant holidays, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 10, 20213 min read


Prune, Plan, Peruse
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” ~ George Moore Like most of us who have been...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 9, 20215 min read


How to Survive Happily during the Pandemic
In this hour, teen host Andrea Smith brings to light a positive outlook on everything that is going on around COVID-19. Starting off with...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 7, 20213 min read


Surviving Cancer Twice, Self-care, Banning Perfect
A breast cancer diagnosis at forty-nine forces Christine Shields Corrigan, a wife, mom, and meticulous list-maker, to confront her...

Cynthia Brian
Feb 4, 20214 min read


Allergies and Humor
Do you know how to identify a life-threatening allergy to food or other substances? Hosts Arjin Claire and Andrea Smith take a deep dive...

Cynthia Brian
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Movie Awards, Performer Melanie Chartoff, Finding Positivity
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/127951/movie-awards-performer-melanie-chartoff-finding-positivity It’s Awards Season with the SAG...

Cynthia Brian
Jan 28, 20213 min read


Diplomacy and Empathy
“Alone we can do so little, together, we can do so much” • Helen Keller Host Maggie Campione talks about diplomacy and believes that...

Cynthia Brian
Jan 23, 20213 min read


Renewal by Nature
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever” – Mahatma Gandhi I popped the crunchy pods of my just-picked...

Cynthia Brian
Jan 21, 20214 min read


Biden-Harris Inauguration, Goals, Renewal by Nature, Mindfulness
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/127950/goals-renewal-by-nature-mindfulness We, the people. This is America's day. Congratulation to...

Cynthia Brian
Jan 21, 20213 min read
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