Walk the Talk

Season 4, Episode #9: Recovering alcoholic and addict, Kate Wagner, shares how addiction took over her ability to care for herself, her child and the moment she began to turn her life around.

Season 4, Episode #8: Recovering alcoholic and addict, Brendan Billman, shares how pills, meth, heroin and alcohol became what he lived and breathed moment to moment everyday for 31 years, and the da…

Season 4, Mental Health Awareness Series, Episode #7: LGBTQ Pride Month! Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas, is back for part 2 of our discussion and this time we highlight the…

Season 4, Mental Health Awareness Series, Episode #6: Outreach Coordinator with Suicide Prevention, Owen Thomas, talks about the importance of creating a safe place for people to share their thoughts…

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #5: Fitness Instructor and Mentor, Carina Reid, opens up about her own challenges with mental health, navigating "negative" labels and using her life experienc…

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #2: Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, Sandy Jacquard, opens up about mental health within her own family and the services and support she offers through coa…

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #3: Communications Manager with a domestic violence support center, Delphine Burns, shares the services and support that is offered through the organization.

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #4: Executive Director of a strength-based family center, Julie Macecevic, shares the services and support that is offered through the public benefit organizat…

Season 4, Mental Health Series, Episode #1: Spiritual Mentor, Medium and Talk Show Host, Tavia Avila, shares her inspiration for creating her series on Mental Health Awareness and Tending to our Well…

Season 3, Episode #8: Medium and Intuitive Life Coach, Kate Pendry, shares her experience of connecting with Spirit as a child and the confusion that surrounded her abilities. Kate also shares that t…

Season 3, Episode #7: Rob Sanders, Owner and Chef of Saucey’z Foodtruck and Catering, talks about his passion to be of service and create community. He also talks about his determination to persevere…

Season 3, Episode #1: City Councilmember and former Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, Martine Watkins, reflects on her 4 year term and the polices and solutions she wants to build on if she is re-elec…

Season 3, Episode 2: Survivor, Winda, shares her story of being trafficked for sex and birthing babies, that were taken from her starting at the age of 9. Winda describes the series of events that le…

Season 3, Episode #3: Returning guest, Spirit Medium, Jennifer Lyn, talks about the duality between light and dark energy, the influence it has on our everyday life and how creating balance between t…

Season 3, Episode #5: Sonja Brunner for Santa Cruz City Council talks about her involvement with community and wanting to be a voice for positive change.

Season 3, Episode #4: President and Co-founder of High Council Foundation, Dawn Roh, shares her inspiration to create a non-profit that spreads acts of Kindness. She also gives examples of how the ac…

Season 3, Episode #1: The Owner and CEO of Everyone's Music School and Host for Speak For Change podcast, Thomas Sage Pedersen, shares his perspective on “how to live bravely and commit fully” and “H…

Episode #35: Host Tavia Avila is joined by Holistic Health and Lifestyle Coach, Sandy Jacquard, and her client, Moselle Madesko. Sandy shares her philosophy on health, which is tending to the mind, b…

The Fight Against Human Trafficking series continues with the founders of Set Free Monterey Bay, Felicia and Chris George, and the Co-Founder and Co- Executive Director of Eden’s Glory, Annie Shomake…