Book 101 Review

Book 101 Review, now in its fifth season, proudly welcomes Natalia Ochodnicka as a distinguished guest. Natalia’s journey is a powerful testament to resilience, ambition, and purposeful leadership. Arriving in Australia as an immigrant, she navigated cultural transitions, professional barriers, and the complexities of a highly regulated industry to rise to the role of General Manager of a national healthcare organization by the age of 30. In this episode, she shares candid insights into what it truly takes to lead with clarity under pressure, build credibility in competitive environments, and remain grounded while scaling responsibility at a young age. Her story goes beyond career success—it speaks to courage, adaptability, and the mindset required to turn uncertainty into opportunity. This conversation offers inspiration not only for aspiring leaders and immigrants carving their place in new countries, but for anyone seeking to align purpose, perseverance, and impact in their professional journey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zerina DerveniEmpowerment Life CoachA Self-Discovery Expert and Certified Life Coach dedicated to helping high-achieving women reconnect with their authentic selves and build purpose-driven lives. With over a decade of experience in executive consulting and coaching, Zerina blends strategic insight with transformational tools to guide women through personal and professional breakthroughs.Zerina is a Professional Certified Coach and is currently becoming certified as a Brain Coach to help her clients navigate a deeper sense of transformation and breakthrough.She holds an Executive MBA Certificate, a Post-Graduate Degree in Corporate Communications and a BA (Honours) in Law & Society.Fun facts? Zerina once lived in Australia for a year, was a 2014 Miss Universe Canada candidate, and is passionate about hot yoga, cooking, and traveling. She is always curious about learning more about life from people from all walks of life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kirk McCarleyThe Seed Sower Coachollowing a 35 year career as a Human Resources Executive Kirk launched his business as a Career and Life Coach taking a unique approach to helping clients first consider possibilities and then act upon them to make dreams and passions a reality. Kirk has done that himself through also parlaying a part-time career as a Production Assistant with ESPN as well as taking advantage of his interest in cycling through leading Spinning classes. He is also an author of the book, "Thoughts for My Kids...and Other People's Kids."At 68 years old, an audience will learn from Kirk that it's never too late in life to discover what you were made for.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Susan MichelSpiritual Speaker, Author, Surrender to Joy: From Suicide to Serenity, 2 time suicide survivorWhen I was 20 years old, I tried to end my life twice. With 6 bottles of sleeping pills inside of me, as my mother drove me to the hospital, I realized I didn’t really want to die, I just wanted to kill the pain. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. I understand what their desperation feels like. What helped me was facing my pain and developing a spiritual practice based on A Course in Miracles. I’m Susan Michel, Author, Suicide Prevention Advocate, and 2-time suicide survivor.My book, Surrender to Joy: From Suicide to Serenity is about becoming aware of our unhealed pain so healing can occur. Our natural state is one of peace, love, joy, and happiness. However, in order to attain this state consistently, we need to become aware of the blocks to love that we have unconsciously created. As a young woman, I felt abandoned and betrayed by my dad and everyone else in my life. When I denied my unhealed pain, my uncomfortable feelings exacerbated. When I owned my pain, I began to heal. My joy was on the other side of all that pain. I found that the keys to true transformation are forgiveness and gratitude. My mission is to help others identify and process emotional pain so transformation can occur and they can grow and open up to their innate brilliance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tamara AndreasTransformational Seminar Leader, Author; Your emotional/mental/behavioral issues can be a doorway to profound inner wellbeing. No inner struggle. Gentle, powerful, reliable method backed by research.I'm Tamara Andreas, transformational seminar leader and co-author of the book, Core Transformation. I can introduce to your listeners a method that transforms feelings, thoughts, and behaviors they don't like. The process feels like being kind to yourself. The experience that you don't like becomes a doorway to deep inner wellbeing. And it's backed by research. During the podcast, if you like, I can guide your audience through the first several steps of the process.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.