Is Hypnotherapy A Real Thing?

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My guest today is Dr. David James. Dr. James uses hypnosis to treat his patients and has done so successfully to battle everything from addiction to stress. As ex-offenders, some of us struggle with a variety of issues that I believe can be treated with hypnotherapy. Check out my interview with Dr. David James to see if this might help you or someone you know. 

A story of Mental Illness

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Welcome to this week's show!

My guest today has dealt with mental illness from without and within. Yassin Hall's mother struggled with schizophrenia as Yassin was growing up. The disease became more acute as Yassin  entered her fragile young teen years. Furthermore, as an adult, Yassin discovered she too had mental disease and her attempts to treat it with medication were unsuccessful. 

Never the less, this is indeed a story of success. Join me for my interview with Yassin Hall as she describes her victory over adversity. Learn more about Yassin and take a look at her book,  Journey Untold, Twisted Love, My Mother's Struggle With Mental Illness. 

Stop Worrying All The Time!

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Hello!

Over the years I have enjoyed booking guests that have been down a rough road and on their own not only tackled their demons but have been organized enough to find a way to present what they did to others. Sharie Spironhi has done just that.

Sharie defeated mood and bipolar disorder after hospitalizations and years of medication yielded no positive results. She has shared how she did this through blogging for Psychology Today and writing a book:   Why We Are Wired to Worry and How Neuroscience Will Help You Fix It.

Today, Sharie shares her techniques with us and talks about how we can get past the things that cause ruminating worry and the related stress it causes in our lives as we fight toward reintegration.

The Bible is a fairy tale but Jesus is Real

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Sometimes you just need a little faith. There are so many possibilities of where to put your faith though! My advice - for what it's worth.... which isn't much, is to pick something positive and go with it. What I really like is taking a common sense, critical approach to any variety of spirituality that asks for faith. That's why I really like this week's guest.

Don Harris doesn't necessarily believe that the bible is an accurate account of anything, but does believe that Jesus is who he said he was. In our discussion, Don reconciles his assertions in an interesting and convincing way. It's an interesting discussion and one in which those of us who look to God for guidance and comfort when our reintegration gets tough will find very interesting.

I hope you will join me for my interview with Don Harris.  

Do you quantum think?

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My guest this week has a great way of looking at life! Dianne Collins has developed something called "Quantum Thinking". In our interview, Dianne shares thoughts from her award winning book, Do You Quantum Think? In our discussion Dianne talks about the methodologies she has developed to attack problems in our lives. I like her thinking and her ideas seem like a great resource for ex-offenders serious about moving forward with their lives in a positive way. 

I invite you to join me for our interesting interview on this week's edition of the show.

Interview With Emily Filloramp

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Hi Yall!

My guest this week is Emily Filloramo. For some reason it is beyond my ability to consistently pronounce her last name. That said, Emily has some great information for us. Emily gives her take on what self-actualization really is. She also discussed the role negative talk plays in our lives.  We touched on several topics of interest to ex-offenders and I think you will enjoy the content...so take a listen.

Emily has a great book out called, How to Permanently Erase Negative Self Talk Be sure to take a look at it after listening to the interview.

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Wow! This episode was hard to get together. I had tons of techy type issues. The strange thing about though is when this particular interview was over, I did two more interviews and everything worked just fine. Odd.

This month marks 5 years of bringing Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers to men and women serious about not going back to prison. We have done 143 episodes and hope to do at least as many more. Most importantly however, we hope to do our small part in helping ex-offenders to become and to continue to be productive members of society. 

Check out my interview with Johanna Derbolowski on this week's episode. You can find out more about Johanna and how to get her book here.

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Welcome!

My guest this week is Ari Priakos. Ari was at one point in his life an investment banker making insane amounts of money and living the "high" life. How quickly it can all come crashing down. It doesn't necessarily have to be the money or the lifestyle that gets flushed down the toilet when we get convicted but It's also obviously the comfort of the circles in which we exist. 

Ari searched for the proper way to change and in his efforts made a series of discoveries that he is sharing with us. His books,The Reference Point, and I Alone,  Mastering Life's Seven Principles, are discussed in our interview and Ari shares some of the insights he has gained from his journey.

Your Attitude Sucks!

JOURNEY OF HOPE WITH RODNEY MATHERS (mathersrodney@yahoo.com) » Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers(140)First, I'm writing this the day after the riots in Baltimore. Good God there are some idiots in that town. When I look at the morons rioting it reminds of an element that you can't escape when you are incarcerated. It is these ignorant people that live by the rule of the street. It's actually a small majority of the prison population and, for me, was one of the hardest things to deal with while in there. They aspire to be rappers, drug kingpins, and pimps. They come from urban areas that are economically depressed and they have no desire to go back to any place but that environment. They have no desire to better themselves or to change their criminal behaviors. These are the people I see burning down Baltimore. They are ignorant, idiot, morons that are useless to society. Many of them are Bloods, Crypts, Mandingo Warriors, Gorilla Family,  and on and on......

The reason I even mention any of this is because if you are drifting in their direction, you better check yourself right now. The road of this mentality leads to prison and death and no where else. 

Enough of that crap - 

On this week's show Iv'e got a great guest. I'm open to the advice of go-getter type young people and that's the catagoty this week's guest falls into. A junior at Cornell, Nihar Suthar already has a great grip on realty. His book Win No Matter What is the center point of our discussion and I hope you join me for the interview because I think you'll find some excellent tidbits of advice.

Your Spiritual Journey

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So what's up with all the geniuses out there that insist on running from the police? Do they think they are going to get away? Wow! The ignorance amazes me . As an ex-offender you should know some simple truths about dealing with law enforcement. I feel like I know these truths and I feel like most of you know them as well. However, I feel the need to share them. 

1. Comply with all requests from the police and do so in a courteous way.

2. If you run, you will at a minimum get your ass kicked. Some people even end up dead as has been seen in  the National news lately.  No judge cares or wants to hear why you have 2 black eyes and a busted lip at your preliminary hearing. If you have a warrant you are going to jail so get your head ready for that. DON'T RUN!

That's it! It's that simple!

OK - On to this week's show:

On this week's show we take a look at our spirituality. Are you a spiritual person? If not, should you be? If you are, what is it that we should be seeking?

I chatted on this phone the founder and former Senior pastor of Holy Community Church in Nashville, Cindy Andrews-Looper. Cindy now has a business called, Enlighten Your Soul Now where she seeks to help people on their spiritual journey.

Join me for my discussion with Pastor Cyd on this week's episode.

What's Up With The Number 15 In The Bible

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Hello and Welcome!

Many of us rely on our faith to help us through reintegration. If you are an ex-offender that trusts in your faith, you will enjoy my interview with William Jenkins. 

William is a pastor and has done a study on the number 15. The number occurs 42 times in the Bible and William claims it has a great deal of significance. William also believes the number can tell us some things about ourselves in this, the year 2025. 

Join me for my interview with Pastor and author William Jenkins on this week's show. 

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Welcome!

Addiction is hell. It really is. Because of the roll an addiction can play in a successful parole, probation, or reintegration, I feel like I can't do enough of these shows. I'm constantly on the look out for guests that have a good grip the steps necessary to beat an addiction. 

My guest this week, Jean Day, does a fantastic job discussing addiction and her conversation with me is one that ex-offenders and their loved ones can benefit from.

Be sure and check out Jean Day on YouTube, "I Kicked Heroin Without the Help of Methadone." She also has a fan page on Facebook, "Things I've Learned Along the Way".

Remember, If God is for you, who can be against you?

I'll Fix My Head Before I'm Dead!

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I've had people tell me over the years that I should not let anyone take my joy from me. What? I would always think, walk in my shoes buddy! However, I've learned over time that they are right. Why shouldn't I be happy? After all, I paid an extremely high price for what I did and it's time to move forward and live in a more positive way.

My guest this week, Dean Roberts has figured out how to help people live in a positive , more grateful way. Dean's book, I'll Fix My Head Before I'm Dead is his take on how to go about doing this. I think he's dead on!

Join me for my interview with Dean Roberts on this week's edition of the show.

The Nasty Emotion ENVY

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When someone mentions the big green monster are they talking about envy or jealousy? Turns out it's both! Both can be destructive emotions and are certainly worth taking a look at because they can negatively effect your relationships and other aspects of your life if left unchecked. 

My guest this week, Dr. Josh Gressel, zeros in on envy. Josh and I have a great conversation on how envy can be controlled. 

My friends, don't let envy be a problem in your life! Check out my interview with Dr. Josh Gressel. After the interview check out Josh Gressel's book. 

Remember. if God is for you, who can be against you?

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JOURNEY OF HOPE WITH RODNEY MATHERS (mathersrodney@yahoo.com) » Journey of Hope With Rodney Mathers (134)Hey There!

My guest this week is author and academic Sara Deutsch. Sara brings an impressive academic background and the authorship of many books to the show this week as she explains how we can tap our creativity. It is her contention, and my belief as well, that the finding our creativity and exercising it can help us to maintain progress in stress reduction, goal setting and accomplishment, and just generally feeling better. 

By the way, everyone is creative. The trick is finding that creativity and using it. Sara tells us how to do this on this week's episode. 

Be sure and take a look at at Sara's books and biographical information. A lot of her materials are Kindle friendly and very lost cost. 

Remember, if God is for you, who can be against you?