Linda Ugelow has been a performer for over 35 years. With a master’s degree in expressive therapies and movement studies, she has been helping people get comfortable in their skin for decades. Her new book, Delight in the Limelight: Overcome Your Fear of Being Seen and Realize Your Dreams is a “journey of reclaiming the confident free self-expression that you dream of when you speak, whether that’s on stage or on camera or in the meeting room.”

Bonnie Yee describes herself as a Guide, Teacher, Channel, and most important a Friend to all who wish. Bonnie’s journey has been unfolding for many years, even before she was aware. Then sudden life changes thrust her onto an accelerated path of spiritual wakening and it became obvious this was her mission. Excited about her new awareness but also feeling rather isolated in this knowing, she asked for guidance. What came next surprised her – She was told to provide a safe space for assisting others on their journeys. This has now evolved into opening the Oasis of Light – Quantum Healing Center.

Stephen Schettini, also known as The Inner Monk is a former Buddhist monk, TEDx speaker, and mindfulness teacher whose life story is full of courage, transformation, and deeply practical wisdom. Stephen’s journey began in emotional chaos, born into a family of circus performers, before he sought clarity and peace through eight years in monastic life in India. Eventually, he left the monastery not to abandon the teachings, but to translate them into real-world guidance for people navigating life’s complexity with compassion and grace.

Jean and Alison spoke with Nancy Allen & Marlene McGuirt last year and they have since become friends. Nancy and Marlene, from the WeSPARK Cancer Support Center, share how WeSPARK enhances the quality of life for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones by providing free programs and services, thereby alleviating the physical and emotional side effects of a cancer diagnosis.

Jean and Alison spoke to Henry Shukman back in 2024 and was so taken with him, he has become an insidewink classic. Henry Shukman is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and is spiritual director emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His book Original Love is “a manifesto, a map, and a manual, an essential guide for spirituality in the twenty-first century replacing the concept of original sin with original love as the true foundation of our life.”

Jean and Alison had a great conversation with Carla Ondrasik about her new book – Stop Trying!: The Life-Transforming Power of Trying Less and Doing More. Carla is a former vice president at EMI Music Publishing turned motivational speaker, coach and author, who uses her 20+ years of evidence-based research to help you accomplish everything you’ve been trying to do. Stop Trying! illuminates the deception in a mindset built on trying, which can lead to anxiety, procrastination, perceived loss of control, fatigue, fear of failure, lack of follow-through, and overall life dissatisfaction.