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The origins of color therapy stretch across continents and centuries. Color is a natural healer as it is a catalyst for feelings, molding moods and enhancing lives. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany shine a light on the properties of color to enhance our lives. What color is your world? Richard Valeriote was born at the sunset of good times and the dawn of hard ones. His mother's fifteenth child, he worked his way through illnesses and medical school. A warm and informative look about the challenging journey made by so many, his book Alice Street is a testament to the strength and character needed to make it through tumultuous times. The Journey of Life: 100 Lessons from Around the World is a tapestry of universally applicable lessons that Journalist Sharon K. Sobotta compiled after traveling the world as a non-tourist and interviewing people from all walks of life. Life is a journey. Have a great trip!

The Empire Strikes a Match in a World Full of Oil by author Joel Gibbons is a book about history and about justice. The history is of American expansionism which has evolved into a plan for world domination to make the world safe for democracy. The plan isn't new. It was taught at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University by a close Kennedy advisor Jules Davids, entitled Empire for Liberty. We need to ask at what price. Deeply rooted in Caribbean tradition, …as a tale that is told by Annette Osborne resonates with those who determines to alter the lives of children for good. The book is dedicated to women who have experienced the struggle of raising children against overwhelming odds. This is the story of a woman’s final journey. More Americans are buying pet insurance. Is it worth it? Do we now have to insure our animal friends just like we insure people? The Goddess Gals, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany peek inside the insurance business for critters.

Showing the way is just as important as knowing the way. In Dr. Alfred Nkut’s new book Leadership for Success: A Dynamic Model of Influence the physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist demonstrates how success is best harnessed through integrity. Long hours, unpredictable shifts, and the crisis-driven nature of the professions of fire fighter or police offer turns the home front into an emotional roller coaster. Dr. Ellen Kirschman shares what a family needs to know with I Love a Cop and I Love a Fire Fighter. Is America leading the way to global obesity. Why are we addicted to fast foods? What can we do to arrest the plague of health issues resulting from world wide weight issues? Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany weigh in.

A child's growing awareness of the mortality of people and pets prompts a natural curiosity about what happens after death...In this picture book Moonlight Memoirs, young author Maggie Mei Lewis shares a comforting view of an afterlife where the living are loved and watched over by the people and animals who have left life before them. http://www.moonlightmemoirs.com/ Healing With Words: A Writer's Cancer Journey is a compassionate and wry self-help memoir written by an award-winning prolific author, nurse and poet, who at the age of forty-seven found her life shattered by incurable cancer. Raab’s book is like a daily vitamin--it heals, detoxifies and is essential for optimal health. www.dianaraab.com Thanks to the electronic era, we burn 1500 to 200 fewer calories per day than we did just fifty years ago. The average person is 24 pounds heavier and facing a death sentence. We need to get up and shake our booty to ward off the perils of prolonged parking. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany take you to boo

The 52nd Grammy Awards boasted more 50 plus winners than ever before. The unstoppable royalty of rock remain the hottest ticket in the music arena. And the kids are loving it. Mother/Daughter Dancing Divas, Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian, go backstage with the vibrant artists who have been rocking our world since the 1960’s. Are you looking for the one, the person with whom you'll spend the rest of your life? Tatyana Noel shares her incredible autobiographical story of divine intervention, which led her to her soul mate on the other side of the world in her book, Finding Your Soul Mate. Has your relationship become a battlefield? Does your partner's sarcasm, irritability, or hostility make you wonder where the closeness and trust have gone—and how much more you can take? If anger is poisoning your relationship, Overcoming Anger in Your Relationship offers a powerful antidote by anger expert W. Robert Nay.

Author, Michael Thomas Barry takes us on a walking tour of twenty historic cemeteries of Orange County, California in his book, Final Resting Places: Orange County’s Dead & Famous. It includes over 200 life stories of famous and infamous Orange County residents. Included are President Richard Nixon, murder victim Nicole Brown Simpson, famed aviator Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan, Olympic hero Florence Griffith-Joyner, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bobby Hatfield, and legendary film actor John Wayne. Also featured are numerous founders of Orange County, historical figures, victims of true crime, sports stars, politicians, and legends of entertainment. Read their informative stories, and follow step-by-step directions to their graves. www.michaelthomasbarry.com How can you move up and move on from being a teen to being an adult? Are your parents still in charge of your life? Break free and grow up with Family Matters with the Mother/Daughter Dynamic Duo, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany. www.goddessgals.com

The Balance, Peace, and Harmony Journal by Charlotte Hall is a fun way to do new things, track your progress and write down your personal thoughts to keep as a diary or start that book you’ve always wanted to write. Charlotte wrote this journal to encourage readers to keep moving forward despite the daily pressures of life. Share your stories at http://www.Wgm2mpower.com. Members of Generation Y-today’s teens and 20 “somethings”-are likely to be the first generation in the US history to end up financially less well-ff than their parents, studies are showing. (USA Today) 49% lack health care,, 39% were jobless at some point in the recession, and nearly 42 percent don’t pay their monthly bills on time. Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian investigate the money crisis. http://www.GoddessGals.com Do the rooms you live in feel good? Certified interior designer, Cynthia Brian, suggests ways you can apply design research to make key rooms work harder and smarter for you with a few improvements that won’t break the ba

The newest book in the Conscious Women series, is Conscious Women, Conscious Relationships by author Darlene Montgomery. This book contains stories by some of North America’s leading women experts, media personalities, authors and more. www.consciouswomen.ca What are the must have medical tests for women? Women’s advocate and reproductive health professional, Heather Brittany, shares how women can stay in optimum health with vital health screenings including mammograms, pap smears, bone density measurements, and other check-ups in this important T-42 segment. BE THE STAR YOU ARE!®, 501 c3 has been named to a new list of top-rated nonprofits by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews for nonprofit organizations. During May, 2010, over 46,000 people read and wrote reviews about 368 nonprofits serving and empowering women. Of those 368, 154 charities were selected to be honored as a top-rated charity. www.bethestaryouare.org

What is the raw food craze? Why do people love it and is it right for you? Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany go raw. Author Phyllis Watts invites readers to tap their inner chef as she unleashes a scrumptious collection of mouthwatering recipes as well as the memories and the people who made them special. In Where Food and People Meet, Phyllis shares her personal stories of foods and travel as she offers a variety of easy to prepare recipes perfect for all occasions. v World War II veteran pilot and author, Ralph Welsh, shares an anthology of a hundred wartime stories, mostly aerial combat missions, written by those who experienced them in his book, WOW! He titled the book WOW! because he seeks the extraordinary in every day life and believes in finding the positive in everything. http://www.wow-book.com

Clear the clutter and clean up your life! It’s time for spring-cleaning as the Goddess Gals, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany dig deeply into their closets to uncover the messes and help you simplify your life. Backyard barnyard banter with the Chicken Lady, Cynthia Brian, and her bevy of adopted critters. Mother Goose hatched four goslings with Father Goose quietly protecting the nest, the young Banty momma hatched six baby chicks, while Miss Piggy, Mini Goat, the ducks and bunnies join in the birthday celebrations. Cluck, cluck. Norman Ollestad was thrust into the world of surfing and competitive downhill skiing at a very young age by the father he idolized. In 1979 he survived a plane crash that took the lives of the other three passengers, including his father, who was a former child actor and an FBI agent. His heart-stopping book, Crazy for the Storm, is a NY Times best seller with the story of survival and love for his dad.

Women and depression: It may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of health conditions that affect women, but, in fact, it is one of the leading reasons women seek out medical help. While it’s not known for sure, higher rates of depression in women than men may be linked to biological and social differences. Cynthia Brian knows that laughter is not only great for the soul but healthy for the body. We will visit with a few funny stories, sayings, and ideas that not only tickle our funny bone, but heal our wounds to help us increase our fun quotient. Susan Bowman is a licensed professional counselor who, at fourteen, ran away from home and battled homelessness. By age nineteen, she was divorced with three children and had to depend on welfare as her only means of financial support. Through perseverance she worked her way out of poverty and through college. She has co-authored the book, Memoir Star, to help you record your stories.

How many of would believe that a copying machine would need a hard drive similar to what you have in your computers? Identity theft via discarded copy machines is part of a CBS investigation that Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian uncover in T42. www.stelladonne.com Cynthia Brian showcases the springtime of life with container gardening 101. Some of the most spectacular gardens found anywhere are on the rooftops and patios of the world's largest cities. Gardening in small space means you plant in containers and, above all, be bold. www.gardeningwithcynthia.com Daniel James Brown brings to life the story of the ill-fated Donner party, a group of nineteenth-century settlers en route to California who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountains and resorted to cannibalism to survive. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride, is a compelling story of extreme endurance and hardship during the winter of 1846-47. www.danieljamesbrown.com

How do we empower teens with self esteem, self direction, and self worth? May is Teen Self Esteem Month and hosts Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany provide the inside secret to confidence with Be the Star You Are!® for TEENS. While it may be considered taboo, any woman can feel great about taking a lover. How to Pick a Lover by Wesley Ford is the first book written to help women have meaningful and rewarding love affaires. Go on a journey of self-discovery, exploring your right to fulfillment. Court and be courted. Most of all, love and be loved. Sailing stones, blue holes, red tides, ice circles, and fire rainbows are just a few of the mysteries of nature on our voyage through the galaxy of life. www.star-style.com

Nadine Frye shares her journey of pain, abuse, and stormy relationships to a realization that prayer and forgiveness provide strength with her book, Only the Strong Survive-True Grit. Nadine says she wasn’t stressed out, she was stressed in. Find healing in the stories and life after sorrow. Yoga-the Indian discipline of balance, meditation, and exercise is a practice for body, mind, and spirit. Heather Brittany shares the benefits of yoga and how anyone can incorporate movements into their daily routine to create more peace and improved health. Sassy but not stinging, Confessions of a Debutante: A Memoir is a hoot, plain and simple—a laugh out loud non-fiction debut offering a first-hand look at what it’s like to grow up a fat kid in a small Southern town, picking mosquito bites and catfish guts off your overalls, and absolutely rejected from Debutante society.

Exploring personal traumas through fairy tales and local boys make good on today’s Starstyle-Be the Star You Are!® with your host, The Oprah of the Airwaves, Cynthia Brian. Once Upon a Time There Was a Little Girl shares the moving stories of seven women who as young girls experienced the early loss of their mothers through death or physical or emotional abandonment. The women explore their personal traumas through their responses to seven fairy tales in which there was no nurturing maternal presence. Curtis DiFede, young chef of Oenotri, a Napa trattoria, celebrates the cuisine of Southern Italy with a menu and ambiance that elicited a thumbs up from TV’s Iron Chef. www.oenotri.com Farm boy, Phillip Glashoff, realizes his passion for art and the earth by creating unique sculptures salvaged from rusty machinery and abandoned junk scattered around the farm. His whimsical farm sculptures graces galleries and private collections around the world. www.glashoffgallery.com

At the age of thirty-six, author Reginald Jensen’s doctor told him he only had three years to live. With a family history of heart disease combined with his smoking and drinking habits, Jensen had several obstacles to overcome. Instead of resigning himself to his fate, Jensen took charge of his health. In his book, Thirty Seven Years Ago My doctor Told Me I had Three Years to Live, Jensen takes you step-by-step on a journey to health, focusing on the key points to wellness. His extraordinary story will inspire you to begin your own journey to wellness. Don’t wait—reclaim your health today! Do you do what you love and love what you do? Or are you like the majority of people in the world trudging to work every day with a grimace on your face just to pay the bills? In T42, the Mother/Daughter Dynamos present “Take this Job and LOVE it!” Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany have made a lifetime of playing everyday and loving their careers and they want to show you how to take the steps today to creating a life of

It's important to keep your cholesterol levels within healthy limits. And if you have other risk factors for developing heart disease, you need to be even more careful — especially with your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad, cholesterol level.Do you know what your cholesterol level is? Do you know why it is important to keep your cholesterol in check? Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian give you the tools to be healthy. Nancy Rekow bringsMinnie rose Lovegreen’s Recipe for Raising Chickens. Minnie Rose, a chicken lover and gifted storyteller, had always wanted to write a book on raising chickens, but was always too busy. Then in Nov., 1974, soon after her 86th birthday, she was diagnosed with cancer. Her friend Nancy Rekow took the ferry into Seattle, appeared in her hospital room with a tape recorder, and said, Minnie Rose, now we're going to write your book.” Learn everything about raising chickens. It’s spring time and time to get into the garden. It’s flower power time with Goddess Gardener, Cynt

Where did April Fool’s Day begin and what pranks are you pulling. The Mother/Daughter dynamic duo check out the facts, fiction, and fun surrounding this spring day. If you will ever be in a courtroom you need to know how the system works. If you’ve acted properly, it doesn’t mean you’ll win and if you are in the wrong, it doesn’t mean you’ll lose. Judicial Deception is about life in court...the truth and nothing but the truth. Author Reginald Jensen is a registered investment adviser and has been in the life insurance business for over fifty years. Laura Munson’s debut book, “This is Not the Story You Think It is...” is a poignant, wise, and funny memoir about a personal philosophy that enabled her to weather the storm of her husbands’ departure. This book shows you how to retrain the way you think. You have the power to choose happiness over suffering, even if your world is crumbling around you.

Has cancer stricken a family member? Are you at risk for these disease? The Mother/Daughter dynamic duo offer a check up that could save your life. A Cruel Calm, Paris Between the Wars by author Patricia Daly-Lipe, visits an era of idealism and innovation when Paris was the cultural capital of the Western World. Politics, religion, social mores, and a special time in history (1927-1939) determine the fate of a young Catholic socialite from Washington, DC as she tries to find out if it is only after great sorrow that love can come again. www.literarylady.com In 42 Rules to Jumpstart Your Professional Success, author and speaker, Bud Bilanich, known as the Common Sense Guy summarizes simple ideas about career and life success that won’t let you down. Learn how to communicate effectively and reach your goals with ease. http://42rules.com/budbilanich/books/.

Through the looking glass, down the rabbit hole, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany through Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland. The updated Underland, 3 D, and the message behind the story in this exciting segment. Have you sailed the ocean blue? Permission granted to come aboard with a tour of cruising in luxury on the seven seas. Cynthia Brian lectures on cruise ships around the world, most often as a pirate. Grab your boarding pass and prepare for sail. What is it like to be only thirteen and up for a best book award? Meet Nicole Izmaylov whose children’s story book, Ronnie and BB has been nominated in the 46th annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards. Her sister, Michelle Izmaylov, author of the Galacteran Legacy, is already a best selling author as a freshman in college and also nominated for a best book award. Success runs in this family!