Join Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany in another power hour of positive, life changing talk radio on Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are! ® You CAN change your life for the better. Are you feeling lethargic? You may need a body detox program. Heather Brittany gives simple ways to remove the toxins from your life. One of the awards season’s premier events, 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live coast to-coast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at 8 p.m. (ET), 7 p.m. (CT), 6 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (PT) from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. SAG members and voters for the nominees, Cynthia Brian talks about her choices for outstanding performance and what it is like to be on the Red Carpet. For heart smart health and a stellar glow, you want to include power foods in your diet. Plant them in your garden or buy them from the farmer’s market for good sources of antioxidants, electrolytes, phytonutrients, and fiber. Cynthia Brian also gives you five easy tips to making and keeping your resolutions. Listen on World Talk Radio: http://www.worldtalkradio.com/worldtalkradio/vepisode.aspx?aid=59218 Photos, Descriptions, More at Starstyle®: http://starstyleradio.com/RADIO_SHOWS/Starstyle_Radio/Entries/2012/1/26_SAG_Awards%2C_Body_DeTox%2C_Power_Foods%2C_Life_Change.html

FootBall Fun and Fantasy

Although our hosts Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou do not know anything about football, America has a love affair with the sport. Today we showcase two football stars-one a high school senior whose underdog team went all the way to the state championships and a professional football player who played for the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49’ers, and the Washington Red Skins. Both advocate dedication, hard work, putting in the time, showing up, and getting the good grades to be successful.

Being on powder puff football team and being head cheerleader for four years in high school, Cynthia Brian, shares her experience with the sport was and also her first meeting with the pros when she was on The Dating Game.

Born in New York and living in Moraga since the age of four, Mason Windatt is a junior at Campolindo High School. He has been active in sports since childhood and was a star on his Cougar team this year as they won the NCS division 3 title and was the runner up in the division 3 State Championship. A highlight of his football career to date was the big game at the Oakland Coliseum. Read about the big game.

Professional football athlete, Demetric Evans, shares his success secrets to getting recruited by the Dallas Cowboys, 49’ers, and Redskins. He grew up in a small town in the south where football was a method to be violent without getting arrested. With discipline and practice his dreams of a pro life with millions of dollars followed. Today he is a stay-at-home dad, married to a beautiful woman who is an OB/GYN with a 10 month old baby and works as a sportcaster for ESPN.

Field reporter, Vivien Lee, has us laughing on the sidelines with her Say What! Segment filled with funny football trivia. Do you know how many pigs it takes to make a pigskin? Tune in and play in our game today on football fantasies and fun.

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The show must go on with The Goddess Gals, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany, even though they themselves are feeling under the weather. That’s a good thing for listeners as the info they supply inspires, encourages, and helps you be the best you can be.

“Education Is Freedom!”  – the theme that echoes  throughout E.D. Arrington’s  riveting novel, Stay The Course, tells the compelling story of a grandmother’s (”Ma”) lifelong dream to witness one of her own get a high school diploma, and now includes the soul stirring poem, “The Power Of A Grandmother’s Effectual Fervent Prayer.”

Are you ready to get healthy and get your body into the best shape ever? Join health professional, Heather Brittany, as she shares easy steps to help you go from flab to fab.

A tribute to motherhood is the message in the Live Your Legacy story entitled, “Hero”. Cynthia will also read “The Gift of Courage” from her award winning book, Be the Star You Are!® 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference honoring her father.

Listen at World Talk Radio: http://www.worldtalkradio.com/worldtalkradio/vepisode.aspx?aid=58969

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A new program airs live every Thursday from 3-4pm PT on World Talk Radio at http://www.voiceamerica.com/worldtalkradio/vshow.aspx?sid=76

Shatter the limits, blow up the barriers, multiply the possibilities! It’s power party time on Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® with hosts Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany Do you know what the optimum ages are for women to get pregnant? Are you aware of how to get your body in its healthiest condition before conception? Reproductive health specialist Heather Brittany brings you the latest research. Make sure you are getting plenty of folic acid!

To honor heroes and leaders who have truly made a difference in our world through their works, service, and action, Be the Star You Are!® is launching Live Your Legacy Campaign between January 12 and 23. Each week we’ll bring you a short story that shares a global message of peace and hope.  This week we showcase Playing for Change, a multimedia music project to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.

What new thing are you beginning today? What gifts did you use last year and what do you plan for this year? We’ll take a look at how you can make the most of 2012. Cynthia Brian shares her coaching specialities with Starstyle® Productions, LLC and talks about adopting and caring for abandoned animals.

Final call for entries to the 8th Annual National Essay Contest sponsored by US Bank. Guidelines Listen at World Talk Radio: http://www.worldtalkradio.com/worldtalkradio/vepisode.aspx?aid=58925 Go to the Archives for descriptions, links, photos, and more: http://starstyleradio.com/RADIO_SHOWS/Starstyle_Radio/Entries/2012/1/12_Pregnancy_Prep%2C_Live_Your_Legacy_Launch%2C_Playing_for_Change%2C_Before_and_Next.html

Every teen needs to know how to manage money. In this episode of Express Yourself!™, our hosts Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou interview two experts plus two teen field reporters with big dollar news.

Eric Pawlakos shares two great apps in The App Rap with Borrowing for College and the Student Loan Calculator. If you are on your way to university, you need to hear this segment.

Ron Melvin, Manager of US Bank in Lafayette, California, gives practical tips on managing finances, opening bank accounts, and putting away pennies in that piggy bank.

Bare Bones Biz President, Ellen Rohr lights up the airwaves with super simple strategies to prosperity and wealth. Her book, “Where Did the Money Go?” is a great guide for youth to start saving.

University of Oregon freshman field reporter, Rachel Glass talks about fundraising for charity and the importance of putting money where your mouth is.

Listen live to the program http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/58360/financial-literacy. New programs every Tuesday at noon PT on the Voice America Kids Network.  Archives at http://www.ExpressYourselfTeenRadio.com.

The 8th Annual National Be the Star You Are!® Essay Contest, sponsored by US Bank is in full swing. Enter today to win dollars, radio interviews, publication, and books.  GUIDELINES:http://starstyleradio.com/RADIO_SHOWS/Events/Events.html.

Pick up copies of Be the Star You Are!® for TEENS at http://starstyleradio.com/RADIO_SHOWS/Store.html

Starting Fresh! ©2012 “Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page!” Henry Ward Beecher

Over the holidays, our family engaged in our revered tradition of watching family videos on Christmas Eve. How quickly we forget what we looked like, talked about, wore, and how we acted one, two, three, or more decades ago! Every year we look forward to this ritual filled with laughter, cheers, jeers, and tears as we meander down memory lane.  Perhaps because I was in the movie business, or perhaps because I didn’t want to miss a moment of my children’s youth or the changes in my garden, it appears I lived with a video camera at the ready.  Everything from pulling weeds and planting seeds, to my kids rescuing ducks, deer, goats, and dogs was captured on celluloid.

The one central theme that stood out throughout the years of filming was that we are an outdoor family. I was blessed with farmer parents who lived their lives in the fields and I fostered this love of time in nature in my own offspring. Today, kids are bombarded with so many technological gadgets, that it’s hard to get them unplugged and outside. Instead of medication for hyperactivity, we exercised our excessive energy with building forts, hanging tree swings, and running through the hills pretending to be explorers.  Now, more than ever, every family needs to start with a fresh page of al fresco renewal.

According to the Mayan calendar, 2012 portends the end of the world as we know it.  Being a history major taught me that although it is important to learn from the past, it is up to us to forge our futures. Every January we have the opportunity to begin anew. I predict that 2012 is the beginning of an era of awakening and starting fresh. With that thought in mind, my gift to readers this year will be improved health in body, mind, and spirit with regular tips on how you and your family can discover the wonders of the natural world by getting outside with unstructured open-air activities to allow the imagination to run wild and creativity to soar.

Whether it’s pruning roses or walking in the woods, by exchanging screen time for green time, your internal clock will regulate your body to be alert during the day and tired at night. Numerous studies show that gardening fights obesity as well as sleep deprivation by offering a full body work out that builds strong muscle mass while improving cognitive skills, providing relaxation, increasing stress reduction, and developing deeper sleep patterns.

This year, let’s plan and plant our meals for year-round plot to plate, potager to pot, patch to platter originality.  Put in peas, kale, Swiss chard, broccoli, lettuces, and Bok Choy to reap the riches of vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals, low in calories and packed with nutrients every body craves.  When we teach kids how to grow their own dinners, we introduce them to a whimsical wonderful world of wellness and wealth through the joys of garden sowing and harvesting.

Let 2012 be the year that you tap into the power of plants, grow your own food, and nurture your natural instinct to bond with the land. By being mindful of our fragile earth connection, we restore balance to our neighborhoods and community. It’s time to get off the couch, power down the phones and computers, turn off the flat screen, and let our surround sound be that of the chirping birds, howling winds, and trickling creeks.

Get up, get out, and get dirty. It’s Digging Deep time and we’re starting fresh. Welcome to a bright new year.

Happy Gardening to You!

©2012 Cynthia Brian The Goddess Gardener Cynthia@GoddessGardener.com www.GoddessGardener.com 925-377-7827 My virtual door is always open. I am available as a speaker and consultant. Feel free to contact me.

Read Lamorinda Weekly: https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0522/Digging-Deep-with-Cynthia-Brian-Starting-Fresh.html

Welcome to our newest on-air field reporter, Courtney Tran who presents an inside look at the music of Glee and the characters behind the show. Courtney is the gorgeous voice behind our Express Yourself!™ theme song.

The award-winning documentary “Hip Hop Maestro” is the behind the scenes story of Double GG, AKA Geoff Gallegos, and daKahas they went from the street to symphony hall.  GG is a fascinating guest as he talks about beginning his professional career at 15, attending Berklee College of Music, and gigging his way around the world.

Perry Damone is the Program Director for Voice America Kids Network and Kids TV. He grew up in the entertainment biz, first in Italy with his mother, actress Pier Angeli , then moved to Beverly Hills with singer father Vic Damone where he mingled with dad’s star friends. His love of radio was discovered in Italy. He is the founder of KidStar, an organization that has empowered youth through radio since the 1980’s.  Perry LOVES radio and giving youth a platform to express themselves!

Say What? field reporter, Vivien Lee, brings us behind the scenes of movies with the scoop on sugar glass, animal fights, and Johnny Depp’s sight disability. Listen to this episode: http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/58343/radio-star-glee-and-movie-secrets

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Words to Thrive By, End of Year Wrap, Funny Facts

It’s the end of 2011 and time to start thinking about your health goals for 2012. Health specialist, Heather Brittany, will provide tips on the essential medical check ups.

The journey through life is about more than finding answers…it’s about finding perspective. Join professional speaking coach and cancer survivor Mary Anne Dorward on a path of self-discovery and growth with her book, Words to Thrive By: Powerful Stories of Courage and Hope.  Personal stories, poetry, and treasured wisdom gained along her journey convey particular words and meaning that you can take away and apply immediately to your own life.

Reflection, rejuvenation, and redesigning a life are the topics to be covered by empowerment coach, Cynthia Brian. Final call for entries to the 8th Annual National Essay Contest sponsored by US Bank. Guidelines at http://www.BTSYA.com

The halls are decked with holly, sleigh bells ring, we sing jingle bells and in California the mantra is “let it snow, let it snow.” The Goddess Gals, mother/daughter dynamic duo celebrate Christmas together and with you. Pass the egg nog!

Do you inspire and motivate your child to be the best he/she can be, or are you a dictator attempting to make your kid in your image? Empowerment expert, Cynthia Brian provides the questions you need to ask yourself to help your child shine.

What are the most important gifts you can give? Is there something that really does last a lifetime? Holidays are a time for family, friends, and fun as well as giving of your times and energy. Get outdoors and enjoy the smell of Christmas.

Listen to the live interview at the network: http://www.worldtalkradio.com/worldtalkradio/vepisode.aspx?aid=58529

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Jacqueline Tao brings us the latest news from life at Stanford University with Campus Calling.

Co-chair of the Orinda Teen Advisory Counci and a competitive speaker, Alex Glazer, is a high senior  who wants to pursue a career in communications and business.She discusses her 5 day intensive camp where she and three other teens learned to create, launch, brand a business called Juice Box.

The stars are the limit with Cynthia Brian’s Starstyle®. Stars are everywhere with this brand of excellence. Cynthia talks about how she came upon her slogan of “Be the Star You Are!®” and how she is known as The Star Lady, branding Starstyle® and Be the Star You Are!® charity with stars . Tune in to the show on Voice America Kids Live NOON PT on Tuesdays

URL : http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/58032/branding

Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio URL: http://starstyleradio.com/RADIO_SHOWS/Express_Yourself%21_Radio/Entries/2011/12/20_Branding.html

There is no way to avoid the holiday frenzy, but there are tricks to reduce stress and anxiety. Cynthia Brian shares her visions of sugar plum serenity with her award winning book, Be the Star You Are!® 99 Gifts.

Like the praying mantis that patiently waits to attack and devour its victims, a pedophile is a predator who preys on children, slowly gaining their trust until they succumb to  seduction. Often pillars of their communities, pedophiles target children in their neighborhoods and use the web to lure their prey. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany discuss this non-curable condition they call “preying man”.

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Dads and daughters develop devoted bonds. Cynthia Brian’s father was her hero, champion, and mentor. As a tribute to the memory of her father, Cynthia Brian reads “The Gift of Miracles”, a chapter in her book, Be the Star You Are!® 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference.

Commercialism has taken over the season of giving. It’s easy to zip into a store to purchase presents and have them wrapped and shipped. It’s even less hassle to go on-line to order something for everyone on Santa’s list.  With the return to the earth movement in full swing, Cynthia Brian will show you how to employ a personalized home grown holiday this December.

Listen: http://www.worldtalkradio.com/worldtalkradio/vepisode.aspx?aid=58181

“Christmas gift suggestions:  To your enemy, forgiveness.  To an opponent, tolerance.  To a friend, your heart.  To a customer, service.  To all, charity.  To every child, a good example.  To yourself, respect.”  Oren Arnold

The season for holiday gift gathering began for our family in the summer.  It was then that we picked the peaches, pears, apricots, berries, and a cornucopia of vegetables to can and give to friends and relatives for Christmas. My sisters and I gathered wild flowers and colorful leaves which we pressed between wax paper creating our own version of stained glass windows. In November we would decorate the jars, adding hand drawn labels, and in December the baking would begin.  Wooden boxes would be filled with candied and savory walnuts from our trees, wine from our grapes, preserves from our orchards, eggs from our chickens, garlicky tomato sauce from our gardens, and spiced cookies from our imagination. After collecting miniature pinecones from around the yard to mold into reusable ornaments, the packages were festooned with fanciful yarns, colorful ribbons, and a hearty greeting to be delivered with a smile. Every recipient received a present specifically designed with items we knew they’d enjoy.  We all felt as jolly as St. Nick himself.

Over the years commercialism has taken over the season of giving. It’s easy to zip into a store to purchase presents and have them wrapped and shipped. It’s even less hassle to go on-line to order something for everyone on Santa’s list.  Yet, somehow, I am still drawn to the love, thought, and sweet individuality that handcrafted gifts exude. I enjoy meandering through my garden contemplating the gifts that are hidden within its boundaries and branches.  Who will be the fortunate beneficiary of these heavenly delights? With the return to the earth movement in full swing, this December is the right time for you to employ a personalized home grown holiday.

Instead of cutting down a tree, start by purchasing a living evergreen that you can save in the pot for next year or if you have the space, plant for posterity.  Let nature’s winter wardrobe of berries and boughs inspire your holiday decorating. Evergreen trees with colorful berries include Chinese holly with yellow berries; English holly with red berries, North American native red cedar with fragrant foliage and frosty blue berries; and Brazilian peppertree with red peppercorns that are piquant in savory dishes. A deciduous merry berry tree that bears pink and aqua colored fruits is the pistache, a favorite food of squirrels, birds, and turkeys. If you have pines, redwoods, or other conifers in your yard, cut branches to weave into wreaths, centerpieces, and garlands, along with pinecones, dried flowers, mushrooms, or other natural reeds. Decorate outdoor trees with strings of popcorn, cranberries, and rose hips that the birds will enjoy.

While poinsettias, paper whites, jams, jellies, and kitchen treats are always welcome, a few trouble-free gift-giving ideas inspired by the garden include: ⎫    Holiday Napkin Rings made from bendable twigs ⎫    Fragrant Potpourri ⎫    Bay Leaf Garlands ⎫    Rose Petal Sachets ⎫    Lavender Bath Salts ⎫    Aromatherapy Oils ⎫    Apple-Clove Pomanders ⎫    Herbed Olive Oil ⎫    Pinecone Fire Starters ⎫    Pressed Flower Greeting Cards ⎫    Seed Catalog Journals ⎫    Grapevine Wreaths ⎫    Herbal Teas ⎫    Infused Vinegars ⎫    Potted Candles ⎫    Terrariums ⎫    Forced Bulbs in Glass Vases ⎫    Seeds from your Favorite Specimens ⎫    Birdseed Balls

How-to lessons are ubiquitous on the internet. Other great garden offerings available at your favorite garden center are high quality tools, aprons, solar lights, pots, indoor plants, wind chimes, botanical art, gazing balls, and garden books. (My book, Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul, is still a best seller for all those who love nature with autographed copies available from my office, 925-377-STAR.) Besides the hand made riches from my children, my favorite gifts over the years have included hay, soil, shovels, plants, pruning shears, gloves, buckets, fertilizers, hats, chain saws, birdbaths, fountains, and other gardening necessities. Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruits would be as delighted as I am with the bonus of home made pastries, jams, pie filling, and condiments from the fields of friends and family.

For a hoe, hoe, hoe holiday sparkle, plant memories and grow green with aesthetically arresting home grown gifts from your garden that really show you care and share.

Reuse, refresh, recycle, rejuvenate, and rejoice. Wishing everyone a splendid home grown holiday of celebration and gratitude for all our blessings. We’ll reconnect next year!

Happy Gardening to You.

©2011 Cynthia Brian The Goddess Gardener Cynthia@GoddessGardener.com www.GoddessGardener.com 925-377-7827 My virtual door is always open. I am available as a speaker and consultant. Feel free to contact me. Read full version : https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0520/Home-Grown-Holiday-Digging-Deep-with-Cynthia-Brian.html

It’s power hour time on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!® with the Oprah of the Airwaves, Cynthia Brian, and her sidekick daughter, Heather Brittany. Get ready to pump your energy, reach for the stars, and be edu-tained.

Robert Margetic delivers a five-step process for volatile times with How to Survive the Coming Retirement Storm. The storm is powered by four million new retirees each year, massive government debt, unsustainable deficits, a broken financial system, and global economic slowdown.  Margetic helps us navigate the gap between the old system and the yet to be define new system, offering a fresh perspective with tools for a new retirement environment.

Nad Phillips’ The Work Life Project helps women in transition create work life projects to thrive and contribute. Living in France, he has coached globally and helped professional athletes (Olympic and world champions) succeed in transitioning to a second career. He’ll help you spot, harness and put your strength to work and manage shortcomings.

Are you a savvy shopper? Learn ways to save money and buy what you need and want for less in T42-A Mother/Daughter Brew with Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany. Check out Karmony Kanvases at www.karmonykollection.com.

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Launch Day with our TEEN Hosts Chan Dara Paschal, Steven Zhou, and Five field Reporters November 22, 2011 Hosted by Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou, with the Express Yourself! STAR On-Air Team [Download MP3] [itunes] [Bookmark Episode] Welcome to the first hour of stimulating teen talk as co-hosts Steven Zhou and Chan Dara Paschal introduce the world to Express Yourself!™. You’ll meet the five field reporters who will be providing exciting content that entices teens everywhere. Courtney Cheng: Book It! Rachel Glass: Making a Difference Vivien Lee: Say What! Eric Pawlakos: The App Rap Jacqueline Tao: Campus Calling Special guest is creator and producer, Cynthia Brian, who will share her journey from being an actor and acting coach to becoming a New York Times best selling author and teen advocate.

Voice america Kids: http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/57720/launch-day-with-our-teen-hosts-chan-dara-paschal-steven-zhou-and-five-field-reporters Express Yourself: http://www.starstyleradio.com/RADIO_SHOWS/Express_Yourself%21_Radio/Entries/2011/11/22_Launch_Day_of_Express_Yourself!Teen_Radio_with_Hosts_%26_Field_Reporters.html

Soar to greatness, be entertained, edutained, and empowered.

From PMS to PMA is the sequel and companion book to the Pinnacle Award-winning “Inspirational” No Boxing Allowed, This book by Australian author, Nola Hennessy is a compassionate and easy-to-read Change Management Guide for Women (and their Men). Nola is a woman who’s been there, found the cure, and lived through the continual self-testing and validation. Nola shows that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

When we are grateful, we have more to be grateful for. Everyday is Thanksgiving Day when we learn to say thank you and mean it. Join Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian as they share simple steps to achieving an amazing attitude of gratitude.

To listen go to

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Tune in to Express Yourself!™,  an entertaining radio program where passion, productivity, and possibility populate the airwaves with vivacious hosts Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou. Under the auspices of Be the Star You Are!® charity, the radio program, Express Yourself!™ is a show for, by, and about teens who want to be heard and have their creativity promoted.

Within the walls of the young adult community, listeners will be uplifted, encouraged, and supported to be the stars of their own lives.  Through connections, collaborations, conversations, and conflicts, a global campus of young people unite. Topics include books, music, making a difference, technology, school, art, writing, volunteering, humor, films, family, friends, foes, fashion, and fun.

Our five teen field reporters, Courtney Cheng, Vivien Lee, Rachel Glass, Eric Pawlakos, and Jacqueline Tao offer stimulating segments and invigorating viewpoints critical to the success and happiness of teens.  Our hosts, Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou interview cool celebrities and exhilarating experts showcasing stylish and trendy, hip and electrifying, as well as wild and extreme life choices and experiences.

Cynthia Brian is also the producer and host of the upbeat power hour radio program broadcasting live since 1998, Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® which is heard every Thursday from 3-4pm PT/6-7pm ET on the World Talk Radio Network, the sister network of Voice America. http://www.voiceamerica.com/worldtalkradio/vshow.aspx?sid=764 She interviews authors and experts who are making a difference on the planet as a way to increase literacy and positive messages. For guest guidelines, please email radio@bethestaryouareradio.com or visit http://www.BetheStarYouAreRadio.com.

Cynthia Brian has been coaching young people for over twenty years and is the Founder and Executive Director of Be the Star You Are!® charity which works to empower women, families, and youth. (http://www.bethestaryouare.org) With several of the teen volunteers, she launched a web site called Express Yourself!™ (http://www.BTSYA.com) specifically to promote and publish the creative works of young people. When Perry Damone, Director of Voice America Kids visited this new website, he was inspired to ask Cynthia if she would be willing to create a radio show of the same name utilizing the talents of adolescents. As the editor of TEEN SCENE for newspapers, she had been working perfecting the writing of teens and jumped at the opportunity to give youth a bigger voice around the globe. It took a couple of months of preparation, pre-production, and coaching. Today Express Yourself!™ TEEN radio is a reality.

Get ready for our adolescent fusion of originality and inventiveness. Tune in and come play with us on Express Yourself!™

Tune in every Tuesday at NOON PT/3PM ET at the Voice America Kids Network, http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2014/express-yourself.

For more information visit Express Yourself!™ at http://www.ExpressYourselfTEENRadio.com or http://www.ExpressYourselfTeenRadio.net For Express Yourself!™ site:  http://www.BTSYA.com For Be the Star You Are!® charity, visit http://www.BetheStarYouAre.org For Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® Radio, visit http://www.BetheStarYouAreRadio.com For Starstyle® Productions, LLC, visit: http://www.Star-Style.com Email Producer Cynthia Brian as well as our hosts and reporters: btsyateenradio@gmail.com

Define your vision, discover your passion, and design your future in this power packed hour of life-changing talk radio on Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® with the Oprah of the Airwaves, Cynthia Brian and health specialist, Heather Brittany.  Be entertained, edu-tained, encouraged, and empowered. Smile, have fun, and celebrate YOU! Explore your potential and embrace your possibilities. Live every Thursday from 3-4pm PT on World Talk Radio at http://www.voiceamerica.com/worldtalkradio/vshow.aspx?sid=764.

Archived with descriptions, photos, links, and more at http://www.StarStyleRadio.com.

The November 10, 2011 program included author Samantha Ryan Chandler with her book, A Love Story. Heather explained how to understand your health insurance policy, and Cynthia Brian discussed ways to a better night’s sleep which leads to more productivity in life and at the office.

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Join Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany on Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® every week from 3-4pm PT/6-7pm ET on World Talk Radio for an hour of power, inspiration, empowerment, and fun. Have you ever asked yourself why you are on planet Earth? And what the ultimate purpose for your life might be? Over dinner Jack Canfield recounted a vision to his friend Bill Gladstone and together they penned the Golden Motorcycle Gang—a gang whose intent is to have fun, but also to make significant contributions to the well-being of humanity. Get ready for the ride of your life when Bill joins us to launch the adventure! School for Startups by Jim Beach, David Beasley, and Chris Hanks argues that entrepreneurship is not about risk or creativity.  Seventy-two percent of Americans wish they were entrepreneurs. When this seventy-two percent of people see that risk and creativity can be removed, no excuse remains for inertia.  Jim Beach joins us to share the breakthrough course that guarantees small businesses success in 90 days or less.

Should teens be given an allowance? Is it a good idea to start working while young? How are kids spending their money and how much do they know about financial literacy? Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany share their opinions on work ethics, teen entitlement and the power of the buck from the chapter, The Gift of Financial Literacy, in the book, Be the Star You Are!® for TEENS.

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A spook-tacular haunting with “The Oprah of the Airwaves”, Cynthia Brian and sidekick, Heather Brittany on Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® on the World Talk Radio Network broadcasting to 132 countries worldwide. Join the fun, the party starts now.

Witches, goblins, ghosts, and ghouls. Halloween is one of those favorite holidays for kids, teens, and the young at heart where costumes, carved pumpkins, and candy rule . Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian share the history of Jack O’Lanterns, wicked witches, and Hallowed Ever! Trick or Treat!

Looking for an on-air community where teens talk and the world listens?  Tune in to Express Yourself!™, an entertaining radio program where passion, productivity, and possibility populate the airwaves.  Today, Cynthia Brian interviews the vivacious teen hosts Chan Dara Paschal and Steven Zhou. Produced by Starstyle® Productions, LLC and under the auspices of Be the Star You Are!® charity, the radio program, Express Yourself!™ is a show for, by, and about teens who want to be heard and have their creativity promoted.

Garden guru, Cynthia Brian, walks us through the autumn potager where fruit, squash, pumpkins, and corn become the decor for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Find out what fearsome ghouls are lurking in your garden patch offering thrills, chills, and bewitching brews.

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Define your vision, discover your passion, and design your future in this power packed hour of life-changing talk radio on Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® with the Oprah of the Airwaves, Cynthia Brian and health professional, Heather Brittany. Be entertained, edu-tained, encouraged, and empowered. Always enlightening at http://www.StarStyleRadio.com “Hoof it! 7 Lessons on your Journey of Success”. It is written as a metaphor around migrating wildebeest. There are 2 key characters - an orphan wildebeest calf named Vic who is mentored by a bull on the annual migration. Through the course of the migration Vic learns 7 lessons to progress his own life’s Journey of Success. This is a simple, effective, enjoyable and engaging story that will reveal a practical way to progress your own Journey. As a bonus, by the end of the book you will have a 21 step Action Plan for your own success and you will want to invest in copies for your family, friends and colleagues! Now all that is left is to…Hoof it! Cholesterol Challenge with Heather Brittany15 easy (life changes) ways to reduce and improve your cholesterol levels. We clean our houses, rake leaves in the garden, vacuum our cars. Do we ever look at cleaning up our relationships to help them shine? Cynthia Brian offers strategies for being a great friend, family member, and lover by adjusting our attitude quotient.

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Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany bring you female entrepreneurship strategies,and discuss the importance of keeping great teachers and releasing poor ones from our school system. Amber Karlins joins the fun with her fearless fire eating, swimming with sharks, sleeping in haunted hotels, and knife throwing in the power hour, Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® on World Talk Radio. http://www.StarStyleRadio.com.

Over the course of fifty-two weeks, author Amber Karlins places herself in fifty-two anxiety-riddled situations, including a stand-up comedy competition, a fire-eating lesson, an up-close and personal alligator encounter, and an evening spent alone in a haunted hotel. The result is a book, My Year of Living Fearlessly with hilarious misadventures, heart palpitations and triumphs that not only remind her who she is, but also what we can accomplish when we refuse to allow fear and insecurities to define who we are and what we can do.

Imagine it! Research it! Plan It! Finance it!- these are the 4 steps and woman needs to start up her own entrepreneurial venture. sounds easy, but is it? Join Cynthia and Heather as they explain  tools of the trade and how you’ll use them to launch your dream.

Why are we firing great teachers and keeping the bad ones? Cynthia Brian looks at tenure, the teacher’s unions, and discusses how we can change the brain drain from happening in America. Our children deserve a great education and we have the ability to give it to them. Cynthia also reads from Be the Star You Are!® for TEENS.

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Stars Behind the Tortured Soul, Black out Kit, Tribute to Steve Jobs

Are you depressed, feeling sad, or lost?  Could your misery be the result of a past life experience? Miriam Slozberg’s book, Stars Behind the Tortured Soul shows you how to identify and detach from past life traumas using astrology. Victims of the Holocaust and Nazi genocide as well as anyone who is traumatized will find healing methods to liberate a tortured soul.

We plan for fires. We plan for earthquakes. But do we ever plan for the emergency of a full power outage? Imagine feeling helpless when it’s not just you, but half of the state that is alone in the dark, cell phone lines are jammed, and gas can’t be pumped. Heather Brittany survived the tri-state outage shares what she learned from the experience so that you will be prepared!

Our hearts go out to the family, friends, fans, employees, and colleagues of the genius, Steve Jobs, who revolutionized technology and animation with his forward thinking, passion, and heart. He brought the world Apple Computer and Pixar Animation. Steve never settled, he kept seeking his path, and he leaves a legacy of innovation that will live in history. Blessings, love, and gratitude to this pioneer on the planet who changed all of our lives in a positive way.

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Cynthia Brian is your guide on the side.  In today’s Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® Cynthia provides information about the soaring costs of tuitions, shows the hidden costs of employee productivity due to the loss of a pet, and offers up some humor with history lessons on quotes and sayings.  Plus learn what foods you should eat organically and 10 tips to raise happy, healthy kids.  Tune in to the power hour and join our playgroup.

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Growing up in the vineyards of Napa County, all our grapes had been hand picked and hauled to the winery crushers by this time of year. Our hands and feet were stained purple and on the warmest days, our special treat was a swim in the water filled grape tanks reeking of fermentation. October was the beginning of walnut season when my dad shook the trees with a self-fabricated arm attached to the Ford tractor while we children kneeled in the dirt clods tossing the falling nuts into five gallon buckets for sorting at the dehydrator barn. By the end of the month, we celebrated with a harvest hootenanny. Our hands were now stained green, our knees were brown, and undaunted, our feet tapped the two- step.

It’s late September and my backyard grapes are just beginning to color. The Pinot Noir exhibit a blush of purple tint, but no sweetness. The berries are full, the leaves bright, yet despite recent hot days, even my table grapes, Thompson seedless, Muscat, and Rieber are not ready for consumption. The only sweet, juicy grapes dangling from my arbor are aptly named, Sweetwaters. (I’m munching on them as I write.) The vineyards where I grew up have only recently delivered Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chenin Blanc to the Napa Valley wineries. The Merlot, Zinfandel, and Cabernet Sauvignon await picking, with their sugar levels near perfect. Because of the odd weather conditions of the year, the yield is small.

Lamorinda boasts a rich grape growing precedent with a 125 year-old history. The Lamorinda Wine Growers Association, (www.LamorindaWineGrowers.com) dedicated to sustainable farming and community building, is re-establishing the areas love of the vine and wine along with our pleasant pear past.  Although local grape growers are experiencing late ripening crops, Sal Captain of Captain Vineyards in Moraga who farms 3500 vines, the largest amount in Lamorinda, told me that production this year is better than when the season started. His wife, Susan Captain, is the President of LWGA.  One of the missions of the organization is to increase resident membership as well as have Lamorinda designated as an American Viticultural Area (AVA). Prominent appellations add value and eminence in wine circles.

The varietals grown throughout Lafayette, Orinda, and Moraga span the French Bordeaux area with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Merlot to the Rhone regions’ Syrah, Petite Sirah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Viognier. Burgundy is represented by the Pinot Noir grape and Lamorindans also grow small amounts of  Sangiovese and Chardonnay. The smallest LWGA member grower tends 20 vines. Numerous amateur gardeners dabble in viticulture and could benefit from becoming a member of a lively grass roots wine region development. Despite the small quantity of bunches, growers talk about the great expectation of a high quality wine production.  Will 2011 become known as collectible vintage year?

Last year at this time, I was privileged to visit the gardens of Giverny and the vineyards of the Loire. The wisdom I have savored since growing up in a wine area and living in France as a student at the University of Bordeaux is that gardening and grapes meld cultures, break barriers, and entertain conversation and connection.

Fall is upon us as the harvest days begin. Naturally there is more to do in the autumn garden besides tend to our vineyards, even if you never met a glass of wine you didn’t enjoy!  Whether Mother Nature surprises us with warm or cold weather, this is an optimal time to fertilize and augment the soil. Because temperatures will be getting cooler as days get shorter, the nutrients in fertilizers can do their job to balance growth in roots and shoots.

Tomatoes took a long time to ripen this the summer, and now gardeners are reaping bushels of ripe, juicy produce. Be vigilant in harvesting your zucchini, cucumbers, melons, eggplants, carrots, kale, and beans before a cold spell hits. If you are ready to prepare your potager or vegetable garden for the following year, stop watering which will encourage your plants to push for that final crop before withering.  Cut back your tomato bushes, toss them in the compost bin, and fry those green tomatoes which will not continue ripening once frost hits.

Leaves are starting to turn colors and flutter to the ground. Rake them and put them in the compost pile to amend your soil in a few months. With the dazzling, captivating, changing colors of the foliage, take photos of a tree or bush in your garden from the same angle every day to chronicle the evolution of nature.

If you are installing or repairing a lawn, October is a prime month to get the job done. Are you seeking the perfect pristine lawn seed? Many of you emailed me if such a discovery existed after last month’s Lawn Ranger column. Since Halloween is this month, I saved this announcement as it may be so scary that you’ll be calling your mummy! The USDA approved a new genetically modified Kentucky Bluegrass from Monsanto this past July that is engineered to resist weed sprays like Roundup. Targeted for golf courses, opponents argue that this new GMO weed-free lawn may cause birth defects. Since perfection is not my plight and I am neither a golfer or pregnant, I’ll let you decide if this development is a dream come true or a hellish nightmare!

Enjoy the rustling of the autumn leaves, the wine from the vine, the changing of the color guard, and the final bounty from your garden efforts. Howl at the harvest moon as Halloween is around the corner .Star gaterhing willow twigs for your magic wands and bewitching herbs to brew dervish drinks.  The holidays will be upon us soon, but for now, we can chant merrily, “fall la la la la.”

Cynthia Brian’s Gardening Guide for October

“Autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together, a time of sowing.” Edwin Way Teale

October is not only about ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and gremlins. We harvest our dreams with fall clean-up and spring preparation.  Birds pecking at your lawn are not eating it. They are dining on insects that could be harmful to your lawn. The birds, even the crows featured Hitchcock classic, The Birds, are your friends indicating that your lawn has an invader. Clover is a positive plant in the garden and lawn because it grabs oxygen from the air and stores it in the soil. Vegetables to plant now for winter harvest include turnips, spinach, lettuces, arugula, cress, mustard, leeks, radishes, kale, Swiss chard, beets, cauliflower, and broccoli.

DIG and divide iris rhisomes in October. Make sure to keep a few inches of the leaves on the stems and bury the roots two inches deep, eighteen to twenty inches apart. PULL weeds before they go to seed. Do not put weeds with seedpods on the compost pile unless you want a yard filled with unwanted visitors next spring. EXPERIMENT by planting a variety of lettuces to keep your salads fresh all season. You can even plant in a pot on a sunny windowsill and snip often. Clip the micro greens as they sprout for delicate, delicious delights. CONTROL black spot and powdery mildew on roses with non=toxic Serenade with the active ingredient, Bacillus subtilis, a soil bacterium that discourages plant fungi. TUNE up your garden by pruning back overgrown shrubs, adding a new pathway, or enlarging a cutting area. ENROLL in a course on edible gardening, native plants, or composting. AMEND your hard clay soil with large amounts of compost. INSTALL a hedge to add structure, privacy, and definition to your landscape. Decide whether you want deciduous specimens such as lilac, forsythia, or cranberry bush, or evergreens like privet, boxwood, or holly. PRUNE your berry bushes, including summer raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries by removing dead canes, thinning new canes, weeding around the plant, then mulching with wood chips to keep the weeds out, nutrients in. PROPOGATE perennials for free by taking root cuttings now through December as the plants go dormant. Dig up a clump, cut several firm, healthy roots. Trim into two or three inch sections making sure to remember which end is up. Plant either in pots or directly in the ground. Good choices include asters, Oriental poppies, acanthus, primulas, phlox, and rudbeckias. REPAIR birdhouses so that overwintering birds such as bluebirds, chickadees, and nuthatches will have a warm, safe, cozy place to rest during the upcoming cold nights. INCREASE bird feeders in your yard as birds consume more food in fall and winter. SUPPORT local viticulture by joining the Lamorinda Wine Growers Association. The monthly meetings include libations.  For information visit http://www.lamorindawinegrowers.com/ WALK in nature when you feel stressed to kick up your cognitive performance. A stroll through a park, a jog around the Lafayette Reservoir, or a simple skip through your back yard will do wonders for your mental fatigue. SAVE seeds from your favorite annuals, herbs, and vegetables by gathering, drying, labeling, and storing. I love to pick the seed pods from fennel stalks, dry them on a cookie sheet, place in an airtight jar and use for seasoning fish, fruit, salads, soups, and savories all winter. IMPROVE your health by adding apples and squash to your diet this month. RESCUE honeybees from water sources when they have fallen in. These workers have pollination duties to complete before the winter storms. EXPLORE the nursery aisles to plan your purchases of your spring flowering bulbs including tulips, daffodils, muscari, narcissi, hyacinths, frittilaria, Dutch iris, alliums, and lilies. Tulip bulbs need to be refrigerated (not frozen) for at least six weeks before planting. ROAST seeds from squash and pumpkins by first cleaning, drying, soaking in salted water, then baking at 375 degrees until golden brown. ENSURE adequate root growth before frost by planting your favorite garlic varieties. Mulch but don’t allow cloves to be soggy wet or they will rot. TIE dried corn stalks together to add to your front door fall décor. HARVEST the remainder of ripe produce before the end of the month-apples, Asian Pears, peppers, Swiss chard. Eat the last of your fresh-from-the-vine tomatoes then freeze or can the rest. Stop watering your summer crops to force last minute produce to ripen. TOAST the full moon with a glass of Lamorinda produced wine! Wishing you grape adventures.

Happy Gardening to YOU!

©2011 Cynthia Brian The Goddess Gardener Cynthia@GoddessGardener.com www.GoddessGardener.com 925-377-7827 My virtual door is always open. I am available as a speaker and consultant. Feel free to contact me.

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Are you thinking about having sex with a friend but not forming a romantic relationship? Is it possible to a have a “friend with benefits”? Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany bring you concrete advice on how to proceed with caution. Listen at the StarstyleRadio archives at http://starstyleradio.com/RADIO_SHOWS/Radio_Shows/Entries/2011/9/22_The_Element_Series_!%2C_Friends_with_Benefits%2C_Loose_Diamonds.html

Celebrated novelist Amy Ephron with her first book of nonfiction, Loose Diamonds. With her wonderful sense of humor, marvelously candid voice, and astonishing perception, Ephron weaves together insightful, profound and just plain funny stories of her life to form a portrait of a woman’s experiences from childhood through young adulthood, marriage, divorce (and remarriage) and everything in between. Writing with great honesty and exacting prose, Ephron gives us an evocative, engaging and often piercing look at modern life. Amy is the youngest of the four writing Ephron sisters, Nora, Hallie, and Delia, and the daughter of the famed screenwriters, Henry and Phoebe

The Element Series by Brandon Montgomery is an action-packed trilogy comprised of a gripping, three-segment saga that will leave readers anxious to see what’s next. The Elements are diamond-shaped crystals that enhance the natural abilities of each wielder to an extreme level. The opposing teams mobilize for a legendary battle between good and evil, and, alas, the victor can only be determined by blood. Brandon shares insights into book 1, The Awakening.

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