Seeds of Sunshine - A mother-daughter podcast

Season 2, Episode 70
Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to learn more about why being happy now with author Nanci Reed will change your life. Nanci Reed is the author of Happily Ever Now, as well as a Sacred Embodiment Coach, Intuition Amplifier, Pilates Instructor, and longtime Student/Teacher/ Facilitator of ‘A Course In Miracles’. She supports successful, empathic, and mission-driven women to embrace their perfectly imperfect selves with curiosity and gentleness, so they learn to trust the wisdom of their soul, live from their dreams--not their perceived limitations, and live their happily ever NOW--not after everything else is perfect.
On this Seeds of Sunshine episode:

• How impossible things become possible, such as Nanci getting married, divorced, and then remarried to her husband.
• How the author stopped waiting for everything else to be perfect and how she didn't need any external validations.
• How Nanci put her perfectionism gently aside to write this book that had been speaking to her heart, her whole life about wanting to share her story.
• As a sacred embodiment coach, Nanci has lots of wisdom to share about coming into alignment on the level of mind, body, and spirit in a way that is personally meaningful.
• Nanci shares her insight about perfectionism and why it's important to look at it with kindness and curiosity rather than judgment.
• Nanci's biggest belief in life is of being perfectly imperfect.
• Embracing this perfectly imperfect experience, and recognizing that everything can have a purpose and that we get to decide what that purpose is for.

To follow Nanci Reed and purchase her wonderful book Happily Ever Now, please go to:
Happily Ever NOW: (Not AFTER everything else is perfect): Reed, Nanci: 9798385649204: Amazon.com: Books
Happily Ever Now - Happily Ever Now (happilyevernowbook.com)
Nanci Reed (@happilyeverliving) • Instagram photos and videos
(3) Facebook

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3. To follow me on social media, buy my books, or contact me about real estate, please visit https://linktr.ee/carmenmicsa, or email me at [email protected]

Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to learn how to become a rockstar communicator with Brenden Kumarasamy, founder of MasterTalk, who is in the top 1% of communicators in his industry.
"I believe the next Elon Musk is a 7-year-old girl who can't afford a communication coach, so it's my duty to help her succeed with my free resources." - Brenden KumarasamyBrenden Kumarasamy coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become the top 1% of communicators in their industry. In his popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world.
On this Seeds of Sunshine episode:

• Learn Brenden's three steps to communicate 20% better than the competition.
• How to be a top 1% communicator by having a vision for one's communication, studying, and being consistent at storytelling.
• Brenden thinks that communication is like a jigsaw puzzle, where we start with the edges the same way we start with the introduction in our presentation.
• Introverts can also become master communicators because they are great at listening, comfortable with silence, and making themselves accessible.
• When answering questions, Brenden advises being proactive.
• One of his favorite books is Thirst by Scott Harrison.

To learn more about public speaking, please go to:

https://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/

It's LIVE and interactive and not a webinar. Here are some topics covered:
1. How to Present Succinctly
2. How to Run Effective Meetings
3. How to Master Presentation Confidence
4. How to Present Yourself Effectively in Any Setting

To connect with Brenden Kumarasamy, please follow him:
MasterTalk - YouTube
Brenden 🎤 Kumarasamy - Founder & President - MasterTalk.ca | LinkedIn
(8) MasterTalk | Facebook
Brenden | Communication Coach (@masteryourtalk) • Instagram photos and videos

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Full editing credit & art design to my daughter Sophia Micsa.
There are three ways to support our podcast:
1. You can become a monthly subscriber to our podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1999885/support to help us continue our journey of sprinkling as many seeds of sunshine your way. When you become a subscriber, we will also give you a shout-out on our next episode and promote your business! No strings attached and you can cancel at any time.
2. Please donate any amount at https://ko-fi.com/carmenmicsa.
3. To follow me on social media, buy my books, or contact me about real estate, please visit https://linktr.ee/carmenmicsa, or email me at [email protected]

Episode 13
Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to find out how to live your life with more joy and gratitude with Louise Pistole, the author of Discover Your Joy.
Louise is a JOY fanatic! She brings her Southern charm and joyful inspiration as she encourages others to discover their own joy no matter where they are on their journey. As Louise navigated her own difficult valleys, she emerged with a strong message of joy to share with other women. Her inspiration comes alive with real-life stories of hope, love, and faith. JOY really is her superpower!

After a career of over 30 years in the financial industry, Louise made a decision to leave the business world and pursue her passion for writing. Her book, Discover Your Joy , was published in 2021. She shares her personal stories of love, laughter, holidays, kids, and grandkids, along with all the good and not-so-good that life has to offer.

Louise offers encouragement and inspiration to women worldwide through her writing, coaching, and speaking. Using both practical wisdom and Biblical truths, she guides others to seek what they are missing in life and to become the best version of themselves.

After 45 years apart, she recently reconnected with her high-school sweetheart. They married on the beach and found their joy in a vacation home on the coast. Their love story was printed in the April 2019 issue of Sasee Magazine.

Her life has come full circle and she is grateful every day!
Louise Pistole has the following advice to live a joyful life:

• Joy and happiness are not interchangeable. Happiness is eating ice cream, for example, that makes you feel good at the moment, while joy is something that is a habit and it lives in your heart and soul.
• Her book is filled with obviously a lot of joy and also gratitude.
• Since Seeds of Sunshine is a multigenerational podcast, Louise believes that journaling is beneficial for all ages. The same with reading any kind of inspirational book.
• Additionally, spending time in nature and getting outside are big contributors to one's joy.

On this Seeds of Sunshine episode:

• Louise points out that the United States is number 16 in happiness, which is different than joy, but if we're not a happy country, we're not a joyful country.
• Women need connections and experiences, as they bring the most joy.
• The joy of the path and the joy of being in nature is discovering everything along the path as you go along the way. So, there are ways that all of

Support the show

Full editing credit & art design to my daughter Sophia Micsa.
There are three ways to support our podcast:
1. You can become a monthly subscriber to our podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1999885/support to help us continue our journey of sprinkling as many seeds of sunshine your way. When you become a subscriber, we will also give you a shout-out on our next episode and promote your business! No strings attached and you can cancel at any time.
2. Please donate any amount at https://ko-fi.com/carmenmicsa.
3. To follow me on social media, buy my books, or contact me about real estate, please visit https://linktr.ee/carmenmicsa, or email me at [email protected]

Episode 37
Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to learn how yoga can increase children's self-esteem with author and illustrator Sarah Finniss.
Sarah Finniss is a 36-year-old certified yoga instructor, stretch coach, and personal trainer. She has a background in the arts and early childhood education. To add more to her accomplishments, Sarah is a newly launched children's book author and illustrator.
Her new children's book Iris' Magical Yoga Adventure invites its readers to escape with sweet Iris and her mom on an adventure into their imaginations as they explore famous landmarks around the world through yoga poses. The book isn't just about teaching the basics of yoga and mindfulness but provides an opportunity for children to learn about famous landmarks around the world through movement; engaging visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. It includes fun activity pages for learners to be creative and reinforce what they learned. This book plays into the mind-body connection.
On this Seeds of Sunshine episode, you will learn:

• Building self-esteem and just finding balance when they're anxious is something that a lot of kids are looking for right now.
• In her first book that Sarah wrote and illustrated, she hopes to inspire children to be creative in their learning.
• How to become more inspiring to others by pursuing things that are challenging.
• Sarah's message for children who try yoga for the first time is to just take their time with it, for certain stretches and poses work for some people and not for others.
• Sarah remarked that when aligning movement and breath, we can change our energy by moving in different ways and also change our mindset.
• There's a balance between the strength aspect of yoga and the letting go aspect, which means building and finding that strength within ourselves, while at the same time kind of releasing any thoughts or emotions that we don't have control over.
• To make meditation more enjoyable, Sarah recommends paying attention to small moments, such as when you're drinking your morning coffee or tea. Feeling the heat of the mug on your hands? Or if you're running, think about your feet hitting the pavement. If you're having a conversation with someone, putting the phone down, and just making the extra effort to be fully present and give your undivided attention.

To buy Iris' Magical Yoga Adventure, please go to wherever books are sold on Amazon, bookshop.org, and more.
To connect with Sarah Finniss, please follow her on IG:
Sarah (@sarahcare_swfl) • Instagram photos a

Support the show

Full editing credit & art design to my daughter Sophia Micsa.
There are three ways to support our podcast:
1. You can become a monthly subscriber to our podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1999885/support to help us continue our journey of sprinkling as many seeds of sunshine your way. When you become a subscriber, we will also give you a shout-out on our next episode and promote your business! No strings attached and you can cancel at any time.
2. Please donate any amount at https://ko-fi.com/carmenmicsa.
3. To follow me on social media, buy my books, or contact me about real estate, please visit https://linktr.ee/carmenmicsa, or email me at [email protected]

Episode 35
Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to find out all about NYPD detective Vic Ferrari becoming a writer and listen to some of the funny stories he recounts.
Vic Ferrari, author of NYPD: Through The Looking Glass: Stories From Inside America’s Largest Police Department, The NYPD’s Flying Circus: Cops, Crime & Chaos, Grand Theft Auto: The NYPD’s Auto Crime Division, and NYPD: Law & Disorder is a retired twenty-year member of the New York City Police Department who refuses to write in chronological order. With no formal training or Harvard degree, Vic’s managed to write four behind-the-scenes books about his former employer. With remarkable attention to detail combined with a sarcastic flair, Vic exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly of America’s largest police department.
Vic Ferrari has funny and insightful stories about both his careers as a police officer and writer:

• He has worked for over 20 years in the NYPD department and afterward, he became a writer, as he needed to do something meaningful.
• He is now working on his seventh book.
• Ferrari knew ever since he was five/six years old that he wanted to become a police officer and has many fond childhood memories of police officers who inspired him to pursue this career.
• As a police officer, Ferrari completed over 600 of his own arrests.
• He even has a cute dog story that will warm your hearts.

On this Seeds of Sunshine episode:

• You will learn about the joy of changing careers after retirement.
• You will also get some interesting insights into the NYPD world.
• Ferrari's books are inspired by the many events he experienced during his career as a cop, making his books quite popular with readers.

To buy Vic Ferrari's book, please visit his Amazon author's website:
Amazon.com: Vic Ferrari: books, biography, latest update
To follow him on social media, please go to:
(3) Author Vic Ferrari | Facebook
Vic Ferrari (@vicferrari50) • Instagram photos and videos
Vic Ferrari (@VicFerrari50) / Twitter

Support the show

Full editing credit & art design to my daughter Sophia Micsa.
There are three ways to support our podcast:
1. You can become a monthly subscriber to our podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1999885/support to help us continue our journey of sprinkling as many seeds of sunshine your way. When you become a subscriber, we will also give you a shout-out on our next episode and promote your business! No strings attached and you can cancel at any time.
2. Please donate any amount at https://ko-fi.com/carmenmicsa.
3. To follow me on social media, buy my books, or contact me about real estate, please visit https://linktr.ee/carmenmicsa, or email me at [email protected]