Positive Living™ With Host Patricia Raskin Inspires, Motivates and Renews Happiness in Your Life Wit

USA (SANEPR.com) May 7, 2009 -- Learn to break bad habits in relationships and reach new highs of happiness in your life with Positive Living™ and host Patricia Raskin throughout the month of May with her insightful authors and experts every Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. on 630 WPRO, 99.7 FM and streamed live on www.630wpro.com, and on Mondays from 2 to 3 p.m. (ET) on www.voiceamerica.com.

“It’s time we start building the kinds of relationships that are healthy and happy that motivate us to reach our goals,” said Raskin. “My line up of special guests during May is extraordinary with each one opening up their treasure chest of tips and tools to help us feel good, look good and experience the joy of living life to the fullest!”

Raskin has dedicated her life’s work to positive media messaging throughout her 25 year broadcast career on television, radio, and on the Internet. She is the author of PATHFINDING: SEVEN KEYS TO POSITIVE LIVING and encourages people to follow her guidelines to a positive life: Honor Your Heritage, Be in the Precious Present, Use your Imperfections to Perfect Your life, Honor Your Innate talents and Abilities, Focus on the Positives, Respect, Nurture and Protect Your Relationships and See Miracles in Everyday Life.

Raskin encourages the public to continue sending in their stories of hope, inspiration, and kindness to her website, www.patriciaraskin.com, and looks forward to speaking to many of those who share their stories with her over the airwaves.

For further information about Raskin and her Positive Living™ programs programs, log onto www.patriciaraskin.com.

The May line up of guests follows:
Sundays – noon to 2 p.m. (ET)
630 WPRO, 99.7 FM and www.630wpro.com

SUNDAY, MAY 3
NOELLE NELSON, best-selling author and relationship expert, will discuss her new book, YOUR MAN IS WONDERFUL and how to recognize your partner’s good qualities, appreciate your differences and turn them into strengths. Noelle’s book builds upon the true stories of a group of women who come together to share experiences from their lives with wonderful men, including the obstacles they overcame and the joys that ensued. Noelle draws on her years as a clinical psychologist to present specific guidance to transform relationships into mutually fulfilling partnerships.

FASHION FENG SHUI SPOTLIGHT
EVANA MAGGIORE, IMMIE award-winning image consultant, color analyst, and author of “Fashion Feng Shui: The Power of Dressing with Intention,” will help listeners uncover the essence of who they are and translate that into what they wear – their personal style – to help build confidence and clarity in life.”

TERRY MURPHY, author and twenty-five-year broadcast veteran, will discuss her book, LIFE IN REWIND: THE STORY OF A YOUNG COURAGEOUS MAN WHO PRESEVERED OVER OCD AND THE HARVARD DOCTOR WHO BROKE ALL THE RULES TO HELP HIM, written with Edward E. Zine and Michael A. Jenike, M.D. LIFE IN REWIND is the true story of a promising young athlete's battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the brilliant Harvard doctor who broke through the boundaries of traditional medicine to save him.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS FEATURE
Abdul R. Barakat, M.D. is chief of anesthesia, director of cardiothoracic anesthesia and director of critical care at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, RI. He is known for achieving dramatic improvement in pain without having to resort to major surgery. His patients praise his compassionate and caring bed-side manner. He is a graduate of Aleppo University School of Medicine. Dr. Barakat also serves as director of pain management for Ocean State Pain Management, PC.

SUNDAY, MAY 10
SONJA LYUBOMIRSKY, research psychologist, author, and a University of California professor of psychology will discuss her detailed, easy-to-follow plan to increase happiness in our day-to-day lives – in the short term and over the long term. Her new book, THE HOW OF HAPPINESS, offers a comprehensive guide to understanding what happiness is, what it isn’t, and what can be done to bring us all closer to the happy life we envision for ourselves. It provides a new, potentially life-changing way to understand our innate potential for joy and happiness, and our ability to sustain it in our lives.

WRITING SPOTLIGHT
LISA TENER, an established book and writing coach; published author, and public speaker, who serves as a faculty member in the continuing education department of the Harvard Medical School, will give advice on developing a book proposal and getting published, to finding one’s creative voice, prioritizing projects, promoting one’s work, and setting clear goals. Lisa will focus on her five-step system for inspiration and success for writers and artists.

SALLY PALAIAN, Ph.D, licensed psychologist and author, will discuss her new book, SPENT: BREAK THE BUYING OBSESSION AND DISCOVER YOUR TRUE WORTH. Sally offers clear-cut tools anyone can use to stop overspending and cope with the recession. In SPENT, she teaches readers how to unearth the underlying emotional, familial and societal factors that trigger their unhealthy behaviors related to money and shows them how to create and follow step-by-step plans for resolving these issues and pulling out of debt.

PERSONAL CHANGE FEATURE
ROBIN STERN, Ph.D, is a nationally recognized personal empowerment expert, author and psychotherapist. Robin has helped thousands of people develop their emotional intelligence to make their dreams come true. Robin's latest book is, "The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life."

MAY 17
SUSAN FORD COLLINS, author, speaker, business coach and creator of THE TECHNOLOGY OF SUCCESS, will discuss her new book, THE JOY OF SUCCESS: TEN ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR GETTING THE SUCCESS YOU WANT. After years of shadowing successful people, Susan discovered that they unconsciously used ten skills. Listen to how all of us can use these easy-to-learn methods and put them to use. THE JOY OF SUCCESS is a must-read guide to personal satisfaction and fulfillment.

ENERGY SPOTLIGHT
CAROL ANN BOWE is a Reiki Master/Teacher and Holistic Life Coach certified in color therapy, acutonics and is a provider of the Listening Program®, as well as a member of the International Association of Reiki Professionals & the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM). The author of “EVERDAY ENERGY”, Carol Ann will provide steps for a personalized subtle energy action plan that includes color and music therapy, flower essences, aromatherapy and movement.

GARY JUMP food and beverage director and CHARLOTTE MICHAEL, Stillwater Spa director at the Hyatt Regency Newport, will discuss the Hyatt’s “Green Hotel” status and wellness workshops. Recently renovated, the Hyatt is a full-service, environmentally friendly, certified “green” hotel and conference facility practicing energy efficiency with its use of water and other forms of energy conservation and recycling efforts. The Stllwater Spa will offer wellness weekends for relaxation and rejuvenation.

MATTERS OF THE HEART, MIND AND SPIRIT
TIFFANY MASTERS, a world-renowned intuitive counselor with the extraordinary gift of a medium and clairvoyant. She will answer your questions about your most intimate concerns, challenges, hopes and dreams and will help you re-frame your thinking and re-direct your energies to live happier, healthier lives in the here and now.

MAY 24
JOY LOVERDE is a work/life eldercare consultant, author, columnist and advocate to America's business community and long distance caregiver. She is the author of the national best seller, now completely revised and expanded, THE COMPLETE ELDERCARE PLANNER: WHERE TO START, WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK, HOW TO FIND HELP. Joy will offer listeners practical steps to deal with work/life crisis as we, the family members, take on the role of caregivers.

Mondays, 2 to 3 p.m. (ET) www.VOICEAMERICA.com

MAY 4
HAROLD CAMERON, Chief of Helping People and Ambassador of Positivity of HaroldSays – a Be Positive Day website, YouTube channel and two internet radio shows. Harold struggled for years with personal loss, health, and other problems. However, after discovering the book, THE SECRET, he turned his life around. Harold created HaroldSays and founded The Be Positive Do Something Positive Day, which encourages individuals to first be positive in their thinking and then do something positive for others in order to bring happiness into their lives. He currently lives a spiritual, positive, and emotionally whole life advocating for, serving and coaching people through HaroldSays.

MAY 11
TINA NAUGHTON POWERS, a former CBS news anchor, author, and medium-intuitive, will teach listeners how to trust their inner guidance and “gut feelings” to seek answers to questions or concerns. She offers easy tips and exercises that can help people connect with and learn to trust their own inner guidance, ultimately helping them to make sound, healthy choices and decisions in their everyday lives. She will also discuss her children’s book, THE LAND OF IMAGINATION, a story in which negative thoughts are turned into positive action. THE LAND OF IMAGINATION teaches children to dream big and believe in themselves.

MAY 18
A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE, “SAFE HARBOR” – the true story of Doug and Robbie Smith, a sea-loving couple that took in a few teenage boys headed for juvenile hall. Listen to this heart-warming story told by SAFE HARBOR lead actress, Nancy Travis of the acclaimed movies “3 Men and a Baby” and “The Jane Austin Book Club”; and Dan Paulson, Executive Producer, Josef Anderson, Writer/Co-Executive Producer and Jerry Jameson, Director/Co-Executive Producer. SAFE HARBOR follows the storyline of how tough love and hard work attempt to get the boys back on track, and in turn, the boys show their mentors that the real treasure isn’t buried on some far-away island – it’s right there in the harbor.

MAY 25
GREG NORMAN is a former strength and conditioning coach for the University of Rhode Island, a professional personal fitness trainer, a powerful mentor, a radio talk show host and producer of over 1,000 radio programs. Greg’s passion for life, learning, coaching and teaching started when he was an athlete. His coaching, teachings and radio shows help people discover their true potential and put that positive energy into uplifting themselves.

About Patricia Raskin, M.Ed.
Patricia Raskin, M.Ed, is the producer and host of the award-winning Positive Living™ radio program, and owner of Raskin Resources Production, Inc. She is a media coach and sought-after motivational speaker with headquarters in Newport, RI. Patricia is the author of Pathfinding: Seven Principles for Positive Living, and Success, Your Dream and You. As the founder and passion behind positive media programs for the past 25 years, she has hosted and produced television programs on FOX and PBS affiliates, and on the radio on WTKF and the NPR affiliate Public Radio East in North Carolina. Currently she hosts and produces internationally acclaimed on-air, online and on demand radio talk shows. Famous for their prestigious and national line up of guests, Patricia’s Positive Living™ programs can be heard on voiceamerica.com and on Southern New England’s leading radio station, 630 WPRO-AM and 99.7 FM and around the world at www.630wpro.com. For more information, log onto www.patriciaraskin.com.
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