Lifestyle coach and co-author of Sanity Savers: Tips for Women to Live a Balanced Life featured on NBC’s Today Show, Barb is bursting with blooming ideas on how you can dream, create and grow a lifestyle that works for you. Sprinkle in her five Seeds for Success and you have a full packet of inspiration to really get growing!

Each week, Barb Scala digs deep to find answers to some of life’s perplexing questions, spouts ideas on how to put more meaning in your life, and introduces you to real women who are reinventing their lives and cultivating their own happy and healthy lifestyles.

Watch out because you just may Bloom too!

When she's not on the air, Barb offers "Bloom" lifestyle coaching with her unique BloomStorm Sessions, speaks to audiences about living a happy, healthy life with meaning, and is also the creator of Bloom Talk Live, an inspirational live production with dynamic women chatting it up about their friendships, careers, health and life.

Barb is based out of the Shoreline of Connecticut and is the mom to two teenagers.

www.BloomWithBarb.com 

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Ever wanted to write a book? Here's everything you need to know to get started.

Guests: Novelist Maddie Dawson, children’s author Jennifer Covello, executive editor Marry Norris, and author & publisher Stacey Kannenberg

Originally Aired August 19, 2010 

There's a book in all of us. Find out what it takes to go from writing your thoughts on paper to proposal, publisher and promotion.

Let's talk with the experts: successful authors in the self-help, children's and fiction categories and savvy publishers who know what sells in the bookstores. Should you go the traditional route and find an agent? How to get the attention of a publisher? What are e-books? When to consider self publishing? What are publishers looking for? How to keep on going and deal with rejection? What needs to be in a book proposal? How to choose a title?

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Three amazing people who are blooming and making the world, and themselves, healthier and happier!

Guests: John Shegerian radio show host of Green is Good, Dallas Woodburn author and publisher, and Valerie Bennis founder of Essence of Vali

Aired: Thursday, Aug 12th, 3pm EST

   Go Green - Our first guy to recognize as a bloomer! John is driven by his commitment to benefit and inspire others to be socially responsible. As head of Electronic Recyclers International, he's not afraid to "bloom" and tirelessly works for recycling efforts and green change. He can be heard on the Clear Channel radio network as the co-host of the immensely popular and informative show, Green is Good. More

Follow a Passion - "I published my first book, There’s a Huge Pimple On My Nose, when I was in fifth grade. The teachers in my elementary school asked me to speak to their classes about how I pursued my dream of publishing a book. At the beginning of my talk, I asked the kids if any of them were interested in writing, and a few shy hands raised. In contrast, at the end of my talk when I asked the same question, nearly all the hands in the class shot up." Read On

Healthy Lifestyle - "It seems like a lifetime ago that I was smoking cigarettes, drinking sugar free soda and rarely exercising. That was my lifestyle when I was in my 20s. By the time I was in my later 30s, I had started exploring natural healing modalities, like massage therapy, Reiki, aromatherapy, homeopathy, nutrition, supplements, exercise, etc. There wasn’t anything in particular that sparked this transition – simply a desire to look and feel my best." Read On

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Better choices with the foods we eat without forgoing the yum factor!

Guests: Dr. Kurt Strecker of the Center for Better Health, triathlete and co-founder of Pursuit Athletic Performance and Terry Walters author of Clean Food.

Aired/Pre-recorded July 15, 2010

Empower yourself to make smarter food choices by knowing more about the foods you eat. What are good fats to include and bad fats to keep out? Can healthy and sweet go together? How can we fuel ourselves and stay energized and nourished without forgoing great taste?

 I'm excited to have Dr. Kurt Strecker on the show to stir up the pot and give us a new outlook on healthy eating while Terry Walters sizzles with me as we go Bloomin' in the Kitchen with some delicious and health conscious recipes from her cookbook. Terry will also debut her new yummy Blueberry Tart recipe! 

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A Bloom spa day over the air waves to nurture your authentic self and all that you are inside and out!

Guests: Mary Jones radio talk show host of The Mary Jones Show and co-author of Incredible Life and Jennie Fresia owner of the Jennie Fresia Beauty Library

Aired: Thursday, July 29th, 3pm EST

Taking care of “you” and living an authentic life is your best beauty trick! Enjoy an hour with Barb's guests who know all about enhancing your best assets to project a positive self image and how to radiate your positive energy to truly be beautiful.

As a popular radio host on four stations and a weekly segment on NBC Connecticut, Mary's signature sign-off and theme is "Believe in Yourself". She empowers and inspires women to create the life they want to live and contributed her message in the The Power of Persistence which reached #1 on Amazon's self-improvement list.

Jennie Fresia worked with the high end beauty products company Trish McEvoy and now runs her own makeup studio with a signature mineral cosmetics line. Jennie knows that beauty goes deeper than what's on the surface and will give us simple tips on how to feel great in your own skin. Close your eyes, put your feet up and relax with a lavender pillow or some cool cucumber slices over your eyes. This is your personal spa time for a beautiful you inside and out!

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How to get the love you want in a relationship and stay connected in tough times

Guest: Janice Leiper, psychotherapist and advanced clinician in Imago Relationship

Aired / Pre-recorded: July 22, 2010

Let's talk about connecting with your partner or how to re-reconnect if the flame has flickered. Are good communication skills alone the key to a good relationship? Do we start out with realistic expectations about healthy relationships? Why are couples breaking up prematurely? Is talking about sex essential to having a good sex life?

Janice Lieper has worked with thousands of couples and knows that it is possible to have more loving and satisfying relationships and get the love you want. Using the Imago Relationship model based on Harville Hendrix's book Getting the Love You Want, we'll learn from Janice how to approach problems differently and the things to say (or not to say) to keep you out of trouble. A must for anyone who desires a supportive, intimate and passionate relationship.

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