Episodes

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with nutrition coach and wellness expert Erin Kerry about what it really means to have healthy friendships—and why some relationships quietly drain more than they give. This episode looks at how friendships evolve over time and why not all of them are meant to last. The conversation explores how to recognize supportive versus unhealthy dynamics, how to set boundaries without guilt, and when it’s time to step back or let a relationship go altogether. Sa...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with self-development teacher Phillip Montrose about how to recognize and develop your spiritual gifts in a practical, grounded way. With more than 25 years of experience, Montrose—alongside his wife Jane—has helped people build awareness through techniques like Spiritual Kinesiology, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), and structured self-development practices. This episode focuses on how to move beyond curiosity and actually strengthen your intuition...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with psychoanalyst and author Mark B. Borg Jr. about a different way to look at the thoughts and behaviors we usually try to suppress. Drawing from his book Making Your Crazy Work for You, Dr. Borg explains that what we call “crazy” is often a reaction to deeper feelings of isolation, fear, and disconnection—from others and from ourselves. Instead of fighting or ignoring those reactions, this approach uses them as signals—valuable data that can lead to...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with nutrition coach Erin Kerry about emotional eating—especially how it shows up after 40, when stress, hormones, and life demands all start to intersect. This episode looks past surface-level advice and gets into what’s actually behind cravings. It’s not just about food—it’s about how emotions, habits, and physiology combine to drive behavior. Erin breaks down why certain patterns become harder to break over time, and how awareness—not restriction—is...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with spirituality expert and bestselling author Susan Shumsky about prosperity meditation and how your internal beliefs shape your external results. Drawing from her book Prosperity Meditations, Dr. Shumsky explains how meditation can be used not just for calm or clarity, but to actively shift patterns around money, success, and self-worth. Her approach combines decades of study in consciousness, intuition, and spiritual practice—including time spent t...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with intuitive teacher Geraldine Teggelove about how to access deeper guidance when making important life decisions. This episode explores what it means to “consult spirit” in a practical sense—not as guesswork, but as a way to tune into intuition, patterns, and inner knowing that often get drowned out by noise, fear, or overthinking. Dr. Teggelove shares how to recognize the difference between reactive decisions and aligned choices, and how to strengt...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with consciousness researcher Peter Smith about past lives, holographic healing, and what expanded states of awareness may reveal about who we are beyond this lifetime. This conversation explores the intersection of science and spirituality, looking at how concepts from quantum physics are being used to better understand consciousness, memory, and perception. Drawing from his book Quantum Consciousness, Peter Smith discusses alternate realities, parall...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with self-development expert Phillip Montrose about how to reconnect with your inner guidance—without overcomplicating the process. With more than 25 years of experience alongside his wife Jane, Montrose has developed and taught practical techniques designed to help people move past internal blocks and access deeper clarity. Their work spans Spiritual Kinesiology, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), and other self-development methods aimed at aligning ...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speak with betrayal recovery expert Debi Silber about what really happens after trust is broken—and why healing from betrayal is not the same as healing from other types of trauma. While loss from illness, accidents, or natural disasters brings grief and pain, betrayal adds another layer—shock, loss of safety, and a deep disruption of identity and trust. In this episode, Debi Silber explains why traditional healing approaches often fall short and what needs t...

Reinvention isn’t a glow-up. It’s a dismantling. It happens when the identity that once worked—professionally, personally, emotionally—no longer fits the life you’re living or the person you’ve become. And that realization can feel unsettling, even frightening, especially when you’ve been successful by every external measure. On this episode of Powered Up Talk Radio, host Sandra Beck takes a grounded, no-nonsense look at what it really means to reinvent yourself. This conversation explores why r...

Change and loss have a way of stripping life down to the essentials. What once mattered may suddenly feel irrelevant. What once motivated you may no longer move you at all. And in the quiet aftermath, a hard question often lingers: What gives life meaning now? On this episode of Powered Up Talk Radio, host Sandra Beck explores how meaning is rebuilt—not discovered—after loss and major life change. This conversation looks at why old sources of purpose may fall away, how grief reshapes identity, a...

Handling the holidays solo can feel exposing. The noise gets louder, the expectations multiply, and the absence of what used to be—or what never was—can sit front and center. When you’re on your own, the pressure to either “power through” or fake cheer can be exhausting. On this episode of Powered Up Talk Radio, host Sandra Beck talks honestly about navigating the holiday season solo without numbing out, overcommitting, or losing your footing. This conversation explores how to manage emotional l...

At some point in life, the old circle thins out. People move, priorities change, seasons end—and suddenly the support system you relied on isn’t there anymore. What no one talks about is how vulnerable it can feel to start building connection again as an adult. On this episode of Powered Up Talk Radio, host Sandra Beck breaks down what it really takes to build a new circle of friends for genuine support—not networking contacts, not casual acquaintances, but people who show up when life gets comp...

Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio welcome best-selling author and renowned spiritual teacher Ellen Tadd for a powerful and enlightening discussion on how to see life from The Infinite View. Drawing from her acclaimed books — The Infinite View, Death and Letting Go, and The Wisdom of the Chakras — Ellen shares her profound insights on consciousness, energy, and the spiritual tools that help us navigate life’s challenges with clarity and grace. Known for her ability to make c...

Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio welcome internationally renowned psychic and energetic healer Elizabeth Joyce for an illuminating conversation about the chakras you may not even know you have. Born one of two sets of identical twins, Elizabeth has been psychic since birth — and her extraordinary life journey from New Jersey housewife and mother to globally respected mystic is nothing short of inspiring. In this powerful episode, Elizabeth shares how the body’s energy syst...

Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio welcome Dr. Susan Shumsky, award-winning, best-selling author of Prosperity Meditation and over a dozen other influential books on spirituality and personal growth. In this enlightening conversation, Susan shares how meditation can be a practical and powerful tool to attract abundance in every area of life—whether you’re seeking greater health, deeper love, increased wealth, or even recognition and success. Drawing from her decades of exper...

Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio speak with Dr. Deb Waterbury about her inspiring initiative, Project Malonda, which empowers women in Malawi, Africa, through the creation of dolls and bags that provide both income and dignity. Dr. Waterbury is the founder of two trade schools for impoverished women—The Reap What You Sew School for Women and Project Malonda (www.ProjectMalonda.org

Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio speak with Judith Briles about her book When God Says NO: Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present. Also available on itunes, apple podcasts, spotify, i heart radio, stitcher, google podcasts and spotify. Check out Best Fiends on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Have you experienced hurt, betrayal, fear, failure, critical illness, tragedy, or loss of a loved one? Have you asked or thought: “Why?” or lamented, “If only …” or ...

Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with Rabbi Dosick about his latest Book Radical Loving: One God, One World, One People. RABBI DR. WAYNE DOSICK, Ph.D., D.D. is the founder and spiritual guide of The Elijah Minyan — bringing Spiritual Judaism and Jewish Renewal to San Diego. Rabbi Dosick is a dynamic, inspiring, and loving educator, writer, spiritual guide and healer, who teaches and counsels about faith and spirit, ethical values, life transformations, and evolving human consciousness...

On this powerful episode of Powered Up Talk Radio, hosts Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin welcome Dr. Carol Hughes and Bruce Fredenburg, co-authors of Home Will Never Be the Same Again: A Guide for Adult Children of Gray Divorce. Together, they dive into the rising phenomenon of gray divorce—when couples over 50 choose to separate—and its often-overlooked emotional impact on adult children. With high-profile splits like Bill and Melinda Gates making headlines, many are starting to ask the deeper q...

Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio speak with Jeffrey Mishlove about the roots of consciousness. Jeffrey Mishlove is a licensed clinical psychologist, an accomplished radio and television interviewer, and one of the most erudite and articulate personalities on television. He is the author of an encyclopedic volume of consciousness studies, The Roots of Consciousness. Dr. Mishlove is a past director of the Association for Humanistic Psychology and has served as President of t...

Amanda Lambert and Leslie Eckford are nationally recognized experts in aging, caregiving, and mental wellness. Together, they have co-authored three highly acclaimed books that provide practical guidance and compassionate support for individuals and families navigating the aging journey: Aging with Care, Choose Your Place: Rethinking Home as You Age, and Beating the Senior Blues. These essential resources explore everything from home care options and mental health for seniors to thoughtful plann...

Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio dive into the complex, emotional, and sometimes life-threatening relationship women have with food. From emotional eating and body image struggles to disordered eating patterns hidden behind busy schedules and social smiles, this episode peels back the layers on how food can be both comfort and control—and why understanding this dynamic is essential for reclaiming your health, confidence, and power. Whether you’ve battled binge eating in se...

In this mind-expanding episode of PoweredUp Talk Radio, host Sandra Beck takes listeners on an illuminating deep dive into quantum consciousness and the exploration of other realms beyond physical reality. If you've ever sensed there’s more to life than what we see—dimensions beyond time, space, and logic—this conversation will feel like coming home. Blending science, spirituality, and metaphysics, Sandra explores how quantum theory intersects with human consciousness, and what it means to journ...