Podcasting with Cleveland 13 News 2025
Your Purpose, Your Power: A Journey to Authenticity
Soon to be added to Cleveland 13 News:
About Rachel Fulginiti- The story of how I built my family spans a decade — filled with miscarriages, infertility, synchronicity, and unexpected grace. As a successful voice actor and audiobook narrator, I was used to setting goals and making things happen. But this was one area of my life I couldn’t control. After years of heartbreak, debt, and deep soul-searching, my husband and I came to foster-to-adopt weary but hopeful — knowing there was a child out there who was meant to be part of our family. Through faith, courage, and connection with a Higher Power, we walked through the fire and found not one, but two warrior children who were destined to be ours. Now, I share our story to inspire others to face their fears, trust the process, and open their hearts to the many ways family can be formed. I love connecting with others to have honest, hopeful conversations about courage, loss, faith, and the many ways families are created.
https://www.fromfoster2forever.com/
Adoption is Both by Elana S Hall https://a.co/d/d0zJT4n Wish by Matthew Cordell
https://a.co/d/gm2MNcX Loves Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
https://a.co/d/aCMspfU The Adopted Dragon by Steve Herman
https://a.co/d/fTen6a5 The Foster Dragon by Steve Herman https://a.co/d/aTA4zYU
Chandra Lynn understands what it’s like to appear successful on the outside while quietly struggling on the inside. After 25 years leading marketing for iconic brands such as Apple, Mercedes, and Tyra Banks, she reached a moment when professional achievement no longer compensated for the imbalance in her personal and emotional life. That breaking point became the catalyst for profound transformation.
She went on to train as a Certified Transformation Coach and created the Root‑to‑Rise Framework, a system designed to help people shift from survival mode to genuine fulfillment by aligning their emotional needs with the five foundational areas of life.
As the author of Root‑to‑Rise: How to Love Life and the founder of Glow Living, Chandra has turned her own healing journey into a global movement. She equips audiences with practical, grounded tools for emotional resilience, balance, and purpose.
When she speaks, Chandra brings warmth, relatability, and clear action steps. Her mission is simple: to ensure people leave not only inspired by her story, but empowered with tools they can immediately use to create meaningful, lasting change.
https://glowliving.com/about/
Maureen Scanlon is a Master Self-Worth Coach, bestselling author, relationship expert, dynamic speaker, and podcast host. After decades of navigating life’s toughest lessons—including surviving domestic violence and rebuilding her self-esteem—Maureen now stands as the voice her younger self needed.
In her vibrant “nifty fifty+” chapter, she’s turned her wisdom into purpose, guiding others to rediscover their worth and embrace unconditional self-love. Her greatest teachers? Her dogs—who modeled loyalty, presence, and love without judgment. That insight sparked a transformative journey, leading to her award-winning books: My Dog is More Enlightened Than I Am, My Dog is My Award-Winning Coach, and the heartfelt children’s book My Dog, Bexley, Is Just Like Me.
Maureen is passionate about being a “Human Amplifier”—empowering others to elevate their self-image, confidence, and emotional well-being. Through the lens of canine wisdom, she helps people reconnect with their inner light and live with authenticity, compassion, and joy.
Maureen’s Podcast link – https://podmatch.com/hostdetail/1616434893788×765878980954675600
Maureen’s website –
Penny Casselman is a Certified High Performance Coach, keynote speaker, author, and host of the Pivot with Passion podcast. She helps driven individuals stop settling for “fine” and step boldly into what she calls a Red Marker Moment — the point where clarity sharpens, belief strengthens, and intentional action begins. Her work inspires people to design a future that feels purposeful, powerful, and truly phenomenal.
Learn more and connect with Penny:
https://www.pennycasselman.com/
https://www.instagram.com/penny_casselman/
“We are all given the choice to love our lives. I am genuinely grateful to those who taught me what that really means.” Raine Austen
Raine shares her journey and how COVID has changed her vocal life.
With a boundless perfect-pitch voice, a born-to-sing attitude, and an abundance of confidence, this determined teen became the lead singer in her first band by seventh grade. She made her first recording debut in her mid-teens, and her first television appearance shortly after. Her career began when she lifted her voice in churches and youth choirs, at weddings, special events, guest cameos in local theaters and concerts. In no time, her four-octave range was recognized across town. She was forever in love with the microphone, the studio, and the stage. And there she stays – behind the microphone.
Born and raised in a small town just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, Raine’s studies include The Music Settlement House in Cleveland, private studies at Cleveland State University, later in Nashville at the Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music under the direction of Vocal Department Head, Jonathan Retzloff, as well with various well-known Nashville vocal coaches. Now back in Cleveland she studies under the direction of Joanne Uniatowski, Head of the Vocal Department at Baldwin Wallace. In her earlier days, a columnist once recognized Raine as, “The Donna Summer of Cleveland,” of which Raine later encountered this disco diva standing in line behind her while waiting for a table in a Nashville restaurant.
When she arrived in Nashville with confidence, her mission continued. Raine Austen was known throughout the industry in no time, but a major record deal was nowhere to be found. Her success came as an independent artist – a regular at writer’s nights, Raine found exactly what she was looking for without the help of major labels.
During her eight-year sojourn in Nashville, Raine lost her friend and biggest fan, her dad. “Every ounce of me changed. It just changes you when you lose a parent.” With that, Raine followed her heart and segued into faith based and Christian music. With a well-written, produced, and impressive four-song demo, Raine’s vocals gained the attention she had been hoping for. She received rave reviews by industry music critics in the press, magazines, and on Internet music links. Several highly acclaimed songwriters in both country and Christian music opened their song catalogs to Raine. That’s the music you’ll find on her first Christian CD entitled, “No More Than Believin’.” A songwriter herself, Raine co-penned the title cut, and “You Put His Strength in Me,” written for her mom. Songwriters (and friends) include Gary Burr, Karen Staley, Marcus Hummon, Jeffrey Steele, Kent Blazey, Jayme Thompson, Bob Regan, and others. This CD is now available on iTunes, CDBaby.com, Amazon, and others.
Diversity is key for this diva. Personal appearances keep this artist going strong and in demand. So, to pursue her passion of performance, Raine writes, directs, produces, and performs in Christmas and Patriotic concerts throughout the city of Cleveland. It is there she created “Resounding Joy!,” a group of choral singers that have brought down many houses with impressive harmonies. These specialty concerts include the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square district. In fact, “Raine Austen & Resounding Joy!” was the final performance held at The Hanna Theatre before it was rebuilt into the now Great Lakes Theatre. A historic moment. At the demand of her fan base looking for a fuller performance calendar, the summer of 2010 presented a newly formatted concert series that includes multiple artists that specialize in individual genres of jazz, pop, 40’s classics, gospel and instrumental renditions of many songs. With several different style of singers and musicians on the stage, Raine has designed a concert series called, “It’s All About Love,” a concert series of, you guessed it, LOVE songs. This series has already taken the city by storm and is booking events for 2012. These LOVE concerts also include Christian, Christmas and secular genres.
While a headliner at some of Cleveland’s most respected theatres, it was with one 90-second rendition of our National Anthem that Raine put herself in front of a new type of audience: Major League Baseball. Raine is one of Cleveland’s most requested singers for the National Anthem at major league sporting events and city-wide patriotic events. It’s at those sporting venues when she remembers her dad, a semi-pro baseball player in the 1950s, as well as her brother, a retired professional baseball player in the 70’s. A picture of her dad is cupped in her hand each time she sings the National Anthem, and her brother tunes in on a cell phone she carries in her pocket.
While still in pursuit of that proverbial record deal, Raine released a new CD in November 2009 befittingly titled, “New Life,” a song co-written by Elizabeth Montgomery with a heartfelt lyric – “You have given me new life / Turned the darkness into light / Lord you are to me a shining star / Never far.”
Many changes have taken place since the passing of Raine’s mom, Dolores (Dee) Hrovat, in 2016. Her world has been turned upside down. She’s taken a year’s long sabbatical to grieve and recover from such a traumatic experience. Returning in 2021, Raine is finally getting back on the stage. Her 2021 Annual Christmas Concert was a huge success with special guests joining her. Also, getting back on stage with her “It’s All About Love!” Group will help heal her wounds. Raine is ready to start singing again knowing that her mom and dad are with her. Angels have visited Raine, and she has heard the voice of God reminding her that she will see them again.
With a repertoire ranging from lullabies to rock to light-opera, her faith-based lyrics and hand-picked song selection renders music that is inspirational and captivating always. “There’s a pathway to freedom / You can’t see it with your eyes.” Those words from the chorus of “No More than Believin’,” define this singer’s faith, first in God, and then in herself and then in her music.
https://www.facebook.com/raineaustensingerchick
My guest is a true warrior — a two‑time kidney transplant survivor whose journey spans from age 13 to 56. She is also celebrating 11 powerful years of sobriety from drugs and alcohol, a testament to her strength, resilience, and unwavering commitment to healing.
Her joys are wonderfully eclectic: her husband Kevin (whom I adore as well), writing, sponsoring women in recovery, acting in Hallmark movies, black licorice, and her beloved dog Jack. And fair warning — she will stop mid‑sentence if a dog walks by.
She is the author of three heartfelt, humorous, and deeply human books:
• In Pillness and in Health
• Big G & Me: In Pillness and in Health 2
• Are You There Judy Blume? It’s Me, Henriette: In Pillness and in Health 3
Henriette is also the newest sponsor of Your Purpose, Your Power: A Journey to Authenticity.
newclevelandradio.net is proud to welcome her, celebrate her voice, and encourage you to follow her work — and read her books.
Learn more at: https://www.henrietteivanans.com/
About Emma Lyons is devoted to helping women break up with the shame‑driven inner voice that has been quietly undermining their power for years. She isn’t interested in surface‑level fixes or the usual “overcome self‑sabotage” advice — her work goes straight to the root. Emma guides women in dismantling the internalized narcissistic patterns that masquerade as their own thoughts.
Her approach reaches far deeper than mindset. Emma uncovers the nervous‑system survival responses that keep high‑achieving, intuitive women trapped in guilt, people‑pleasing, burnout, and invisibility — even after years of therapy, coaching, or personal development. Through a blend of somatic practices, trauma decoding, and intuitive energy healing, she leads women out of shame spirals and back into embodied self‑trust.
Emma’s signature framework, The Trauma Matrix, along with her groundbreaking program Evict the Narc Within, exposes the cultural and familial conditioning that teaches women to silence themselves. She shows them how to reclaim their voice, their boundaries, and their power.
For audiences seeking radical clarity about the inner forces holding them back, Emma offers bold truth, deep insight, and a path to liberation.
https://traumamatrix.substack.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@trauma.matrix
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-lyons-b482021b3/
Sima Azadegan’s life is a powerful testament to transformation, resilience, and the courage to reclaim one’s voice.
At nine years old, she immigrated to the United States with her family. As a young girl, she learned to survive by pleasing others, often silencing her own needs and desires. She spent seven years in rigorous classical piano training, eventually attending the University of Southern California and graduating in just three years. At 20, she met her husband through family matchmaking and married at 21. Motherhood followed soon after, and she spent 15 years teaching piano while continuing to live without a true sense of personal voice or agency.
Everything shifted at age 36. The death of a close friend from ovarian cancer shook her deeply and forced her to confront her own fears—especially the fear of living a life where she felt unseen and unheard. This became the catalyst for profound change. She entered therapy, which opened the door to spirituality, Bikram Yoga, meditation, global retreats, and deep inner work. For nearly 15 years, she navigated what she calls “the darkest days of her soul,” facing betrayal, abandonment, anxiety, and depression. Through every breath, she processed her pain and fought to stay alive, present, and whole.
During this transformative period, she and her husband adopted a child from a different culture and religion. She joined the boards of four Los Angeles charities and traveled to Jerusalem to teach spirituality to women. Each experience peeled back another layer, guiding her closer to her authentic self and her true purpose.
At 50, Sima stepped fully into her destiny by creating Sima Collezione—a clothing line born from her healing journey and her desire to inspire women worldwide. Launched in March 2020, during the height of the pandemic, the brand quickly became a global movement. Her designs have appeared in seven international fashion shows, including:
• New York Fashion Week
• Milan Fashion Week
• Paris Fashion Week (three times)
• Forbes 30/50 International Women’s Summit in Abu Dhabi
• Dubai World Festival of Awards
• Los Angeles Fashion Week (twice)
Her work has been featured organically across major European fashion media, including Elle Italia, Harper’s Bazaar Italia, Marie Claire Italia, Impressions, Woman Figueroa, and many more.
Today, Sima maintains a stunning showroom in a historic Milan building and collaborates with esteemed Italian partners to expand her mission. Every step affirms that Sima Collezione is more than a fashion brand—it is a movement dedicated to empowerment, authenticity, and the elevation of women across the globe.
Sima looks forward to continuing her journey and shaping Sima Collezione into a humanitarian force for good.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simacollezione/
Meet Shirley Novack — a woman whose life story is as rich and inspiring as the fiction she writes.
A first‑generation daughter of Polish and Russian immigrants, Shirley carved her own path with determination and curiosity. She began her journey at Fisher College in Boston, earning a degree in Laboratory Science. Life soon expanded in beautiful ways: marriage, three children, and eventually a bold return to school that launched a thriving interior design career spanning nearly four decades.
But through every chapter, one dream stayed close to her heart — writing a book.
That dream became reality with the publication of her debut historical fiction novel, a milestone that reflects both her creativity and her perseverance. For Shirley, seeing her story in print isn’t just an accomplishment; it’s the fulfillment of a lifelong calling.
Connect with Shirley and follow her journey:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirley-novack-81912412/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Shirleybeth2022
9/14/25
https://www.cleveland13news.com/story/the-man-who-remembers-every-day-of-his-life-shares-his-perspective-the-frank-healy-story?fbclid=IwY2xjawM1ZulleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoG1Q4lytU0FJO1K2wHdiRtek2WxOzn-TuvadTJwayOhlxn1ZhabDyKRZ0dU_aem_nuO0T-yhdzTmjMQrfSyiOA
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Frank Healy is among approximately 100 individuals worldwide diagnosed with hyperthymesia, also known as superior autobiographical memory. He retains daily memories, including the day of the week, personal events, weather, and significant news; beginning in late February 1966, when he was almost six years old.
In a 2011 study at the University of California, where Healy was participant number 12, CAT scans revealed that individuals with this condition have frontal lobes almost twice the size of the average person’s, suggesting a potential anatomical basis for his extraordinary recall.
Healy describes his condition as a mixed blessing. On one hand, he never needs to consult a calendar, and he vividly recalls pleasant experiences. On the other, he also relives the emotional weight of negative memories. “I now only remember my first kiss. I remember everyone,” he says, underscoring the persistence of emotional detail in his recollections.
Through cognitive therapy, Healy developed strategies to release emotional attachments to painful memories while preserving the emotional resonance of positive ones. He employs techniques such as reframing through cognitive processing and EFT tapping to neutralize disruptive emotions. When unpleasant memories surface, he acknowledges them, then shifts his thoughts, allowing him to retain the factual memory without the associated emotional burden.
As a licensed professional counselor, Healy now applies these methods to support others enduring the effects of past trauma, including individuals affected by sexual assault, homelessness, or war. His therapeutic approach emphasizes the importance of acknowledging painful memories without dwelling on them: “The first step is acknowledging the problem, but you don’t dwell on it. As soon as you do acknowledge, then you immediately go to work on it.”
Healy is also the author of the self-help trilogy Heal Your Memories, in which he profiles 12 to 15 individuals who overcame various traumas, from career setbacks and injury to bullying, rape, and displacement. The books provide readers with inspirational recovery stories alongside meditative and visualization exercises designed to facilitate healing.
In addition to his trilogy, Healy has written a memoir chronicling his experiences living with hyperthymesia. His most recent work, Stress‑Free Success, offers strategies for remaining stress‑free while achieving personal goals.
Healy maintains a website at healyshealing.com, where visitors can find information about his books, occasional promotional offers, podcast and radio appearances, and sign up for a monthly newsletter. He also maintains a Facebook page titled Emotional Healing with Frank Healy and continues to use the longstanding email address healysheal1@msn.com for personal and professional correspondence.
Among Healy’s earliest vivid recollections is a week from age five when he was homesick and battling chickenpox. He became fascinated with a calendar his uncle gave him, memorizing prime‑time TV schedules and thereby internalizing the year’s layout. Milestones he remembers precisely include being elected sixth‑grade class president on October 18, 1971, and working his first paid job on July 3, 1976, at an amusement arcade in his hometown of Sea Isle City, New Jersey.
Through his professional and personal journey, Healy demonstrates how cognitive tools and therapeutic insight can empower individuals to release the emotional influence of painful memories while cultivating resilience and personal growth.
9/9/25
https://www.cleveland13news.com/story/i-thought-i-was-dying-ceo-s-wake-up-call-came-from-beyond-the-grave-a-conversation-with-sara-bye
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sara Byers spent more than 20 years as a CEO, juggling leadership roles on multiple boards, community initiatives, and motherhood, all while hiding a lifelong battle with anxiety. Her transformation from corporate executive to a spiritually guided writer and podcaster began in 2021 after an unexpected and deeply personal experience forced her to confront what she had long ignored: herself.
8/14/25
https://www.cleveland13news.com/story/the-blind-blogger-who-s-shaping-the-future-of-digital-and-workplace-access
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Hosting a conversation with Maxwell Ivey, known as “The Blind Blogger,” brought a powerful reminder of why accessibility matters far beyond compliance. His story is one of persistence, adaptability, and advocacy, showing how communication and collaboration can open doors not only for people with disabilities but for everyone around them.
8/6/25 Paul Seabrun
https://www.cleveland13news.com/story/from-parma-to-paranormal-paul-seaburn-blends-comedy-and-curiosity-on-the-airwaves
PARMA, Ohio — Paul Seaburn’s journey from math enthusiast to paranormal journalist and comedy writer is a story of curiosity, humor, and reinvention. Growing up in Parma, Ohio, Seaburn’s natural talent for mathematics led him to John Carroll University, where he earned a degree in math and a minor in philosophy. His early career began in information technology at a time when computer science was still in its infancy, but his love of humor soon pushed him in a different direction.
7/25/25 Matt Greminger
https://www.cleveland13news.com/story/why-everyone-is-suddenly-talking-about-cleveland-13-news-a-conversation-with-president-matt-greming
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Matt Greminger, president of Cleveland 13 News, is leading a shift in local journalism by prioritizing authentic storytelling over breaking news. In a recent conversation, Greminger emphasized that the network’s mission is not driven by speed but by accuracy, context, and trust. “There needs to be trust. We have to know that we can trust the media, and right now, we can’t,” Greminger said, recalling the moment he realized how often major outlets report events with bias or misinformation.
7/24/25 Kate Baker
https://www.cleveland13news.com/story/cleveland-author-katie-baker-shares-her-journey-from-trauma-to-transformation
CLEVELAND, OH — Katie Baker, author of ‘When The Universe Holds Your Hair Back‘, joins the latest episode of Your Purpose, Your Power to share a deeply personal account of healing and transformation. A writer, speaker, and energy healer, Baker offers an unfiltered look at what it means to face trauma head-on after decades of living behind what she calls “a façade of perfection.”
“My story isn’t just about surviving… it’s about what it takes to truly heal when everything unravels,” Baker said in the episode. “Audiences walk away with hope, validation, and tangible insight into how healing can happen… even after decades of suppression.”
Baker, who lives in Boise, Idaho, described how she spent years looking like she had it all together — a successful nonprofit founder, an involved mother, and a dedicated member of her community — all while silently battling childhood trauma, addiction, and emotional exhaustion. “From all outside appearances, I looked like I had it together,” she shared. “But there was a secret double life. I was drinking every night, just sitting in my room by myself. I was really lost.”
7/3/25 Anna Scott
https://www.cleveland13news.com/story/anna-scott-s-journey-from-cleveland-s-national-anthem-to-nashville-s-heart-of-country
CLEVELAND — Anna Scott, a Cleveland‑born singer currently based in Nashville, shared her path from singing the National Anthem at local games to performing her own music across stages in Tennessee and Ohio in a heartfelt appearance on Your Purpose, Your Power: A Journey to Authenticity. The conversation explored her evolution as a musician, the realities of life on the road, and her unwavering ambition to reach new milestones in country music.
Scott described beginning to write songs at a young age and officially releasing music in 2020 amid the COVID‑19 pandemic. A highlight of her early career came when she performed at an Autism Speaks event at Progressive Field in Cleveland, singing alongside her father. She recounted balancing late‑night bar performances in Nashville with daytime college classes, showcasing her relentless drive.
6/25/25 Denise Zarella
https://youtu.be/aUiv46bnkfE?si=d_qL3s-HDgjaVnBy
In a moving and revealing conversation, Cleveland 13 reporter Denise Zarrella spoke about the everyday realities of raising a child with special needs while juggling a career, family, and self-care. The discussion, featured in the first episode of Your Purpose, Your Pride, Your Power: A Journey to Authenticity, offered an unfiltered look at Zarrella’s life as a mother, journalist, realtor, and advocate. Zarrella is the mother of Gianna—lovingly known as “G” or “Gigi”—who is 16 and has both Down syndrome and autism. During the interview, she reflected on the layered challenges and profound joy of parenting a child with complex needs. “She recently just learned how to put her socks on,” she said, describing the triumphs that many parents might overlook. “That was a huge accomplishment.” Gigi attends Camp Imagine in Avon Lake each summer, where she and other students on IEPs work on goals while enjoying a camp setting. Zarrella emphasized how critical programs like this are for families. “I see the same love and devotion and maybe some of the exhaustion also that I feel myself in all the parents,” she said. Zarrella discussed how her role as an advocate evolved from necessity. After years of balancing a demanding TV news career, she made the decision in 2019 to step away from full-time broadcasting to focus more on her children. “My kids were getting closer to the people who were helping us than me,” she recalled. The shift to real estate allowed her more flexibility, though she remains active in media through Cleveland 13 News and her ongoing contributions to local radio stations WOBL and WDLW. Even with these transitions, Zarrella continues to prioritize family above all. Her daughter’s development remains at the heart of her daily routine, from preparing meals to ensuring consistent care. While support services and waivers provide some relief, Zarrella is candid about the emotional weight of future planning. “My new worry is what happens to G beyond me,” she admitted. “Even if we wrote something down today, you constantly have to be reevaluating and reassessing these things.” The conversation also highlighted the significance of caregiver well-being. Zarrella recently recommitted to walking two miles a day as part of her self-care. “You’d be amazed at the stress relief that comes from that,” she said, encouraging other parents to carve out small moments for themselves. In addition to her reporting and real estate work, Zarrella has relaunched a monthly social hour for families of individuals with special needs at Avon Lake United Church of Christ. The event provides an informal setting for connection, music, and shared support. “What I think we all need more of are just simple opportunities to get together and talk,” she said. Among her many accomplishments, Zarrella is also the author of a children’s book titled Not Even The Sky Is The LIMIT!, inspired by Gianna and created to promote understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities. Throughout the interview, Zarrella’s message was clear: her story is one of perseverance, love, and continued growth. “God gave G to me for a reason… maybe there’s something that you and I can share that might help someone.” ————-
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