Close Up Radio

Jamestown, TN - Kimberley Ward is an open book. At the age of 16, she went to her mother's medicine cabinet, grabbed a handful of pill bottles with every intent to kill herself. That all changed in January 2008 when Kimberley was pregnant with her first daughter and second baby. ?I received a phone call that my 22-year-old sister had taken her own life,? shares Kimberley. ?8 months pregnant, 3 days after Christmas, I got a phone call saying, ‘Your mother has been shot.' She had killed herself in the same manner as my sister, except Mom did a suicide note to me.? That's when Kim looked at her husband and said, ?I cannot do this anymore. I can't ever go back to the corporate world. That's where my new path into entrepreneurship was born.? "I found a life coach and I am still working with him today." ?I now have a DMO, or daily method of operation, for my business which helps me and all home-based business owners stay on track.? Working with Pinterest is the core of Kimberly's business DMO. ?Pinterest is a 100% visual search engine, social media platform, and shopping site. When you open a Pinterest account, you indicate your interests—education, quotes, crafts, pandas, making money, whatever. As you're scrolling and looking, the algorithm is learning about you and shows you more of the content you like. To reset the algorithm to new and different interests, just use the search bar. Kimberley's open book does have a happy ending, and she credits Pinterest with her mental health and financial prosperity. For more information about Kimberley Ward, please visit https://www.lifebydesignsolutions.com

Columbus, OH / Austin, TX – Close Up Radio is excited to welcome back Dr. Don Allen, an exceptional Clinical Social Worker, Certified EMDR specialist and consultant, Public Speaker, Certified Gottman Therapist and Certified Emotion Focused Therapist, based on the research of Susan Johnson. Now that we are beyond Covid restrictions, couples are moving towards a new normal and therefore, any new challenges that emerge. Divisions within families and couples can be exaggerated in these trouble times. A goal of Dr. Allen is to help couples bridge the gap and find ways of successfully resolving conflict after fully understanding one another's point of view. Today he is excited to announce his upcoming couples' workshops like the Art and Science of Love and The Seven Principles Approach to Marriage, ideally to help struggling couples mend their relationships. He is conducting an Arts and Science of Love workshop in Columbus, Ohio in October and an Arts and Science of Love workshop in Austin, Texas in September. You can go to the Gottman Institute website to sign up. Couples can hopefully leave these workshops with renewed self-assurance that they now take with them. They can learn skills to be happier with their partner and hopefully make these skills last a lifetime. For some of the couples participating in these workshops, they may wish to get into therapy to really look at entrenched negative patterns and habits that continue to get in the way of their relationship. Dr. Allen treats marriages in Ohio and Texas. Workshops dates will be announced but we urge those couples interested to contact Don to reserve your space or sign up and National Marriage Seminar or The Gottman Institute website as soon as possible. For more information, visit www.donallenphd.com

New River, AZ – Penelope Smith is an animal communications specialist. ?I communicate telepathically with animals and help to solve problems that people have with their animal friends,? summarizes Penelope. ?Currently, I focus on teaching, instead of individual consultations. I teach people how they can recover their own, inborn native ability, so they can understand their animal friends.? She is one of the founding teachers of animal communication, something that she has been doing professionally since the 1970's. ?I am a pioneer in the field,? Penelope declares. ?It requires a shift in attitude that animals aren't just things,? explains Penelope. ?Look at the animal as a fellow spiritual being with respect.? Penelope has written books about animal communication. Her signature book, Animal Talk, has been around for over forty years. Another book that Penelope has authored, When Animals Speak, provides revelations directly from the animals themselves. Her third book, Animals in Spirit, contains true stories and insights from people and their animals about dying, death, and beyond. ?I have always communicated with animals ever since I was a baby,? recalls Penelope. Penelope will be teaching a seven-week course with The Shift Network on telepathic communication with animals. The course begins in July 2024. In October, she is also hosting a wildlife communication retreat. ?Animal communication is possible, and anyone can learn how if they apply themselves,? concludes Penelope. For more information, please visit https://animaltalk.net/