Andrew Degiacomo, nurse, fmr. MTV director music lover with Cara & John Krol

Nadia Milleron, Congressional candidate running against the powerful Richard Neal in the 1st District of Massachusetts

Nadia Milleron is a powerful independent voice who has earned hard fought wins in Washington and elsewhere holding Boeing accountable after her daughter Samya was killed in one of the tragic crashes of the Boeing 737. She is now running as an underdog to the powerful Richard Neal, the epitome of the political establishment in western Massachusetts and DC. Recently bolstered by a ⁠powerful piece in the New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/business/nadia-milleron-boeing-congress.html]⁠, Nadia's campaign has been inspiring people across the district, and hell, maybe she has a puncher's chance in this David vs. Goliath contest. Nadia challenges Neal on his lack of accessibility to the district, his campaign finance practices and how he spends his campaign money, not following through on securing social security reform, not holding pharmaceutical companies accountable for price gouging and more. Nadia is focused on making change that will bring more badly needed physicians to Western Massachusetts communities, addressing runaway grocery and gas prices from greed-flation and spending more tax dollars in our nation, rather than on international excursions. It is an epic tale of a mother fighting for change so no other family has to face the tragedies brought upon by defective Boeing planes. Featured recently in an brilliant piece in the New York Times, Nadia is an inspiration and has shown unending tenacity to hold Boeing accountable in seeking justice. In 2019, Nadia’s daughter was a passenger on a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia killing all on board. After 2 deadly crashes, instead of taking Boeing’s and the FAA’s word that nothing was wrong and a crash would not happen again, Nadia got involved to hold all involved groups accountable. Nadia went to Washington and helped lead the unanimous passage of the national bi-partisan Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act in 2020 which directed US aircraft and aerospace industry manufacturers to adopt, enforce, and regulate compliance procedures to ensure planes met the proper criteria and specifications before they are commissioned for use. She didn’t stop there. Nadia then went to Boeing’s home in Illinois and spearheaded the overthrow of a state law that protected big corporations over victims. Nadia met with legislators and stakeholders to fix a flawed law that allowed negligent and reckless corporations to get away with murder and not be held responsible. Nadia has never shied away from standing up for everyday people. She began her career practicing law helping children who were facing neglect and abuse. For 5 years, she took cases from the bench and advocated on the child’s behalf in cases of contested divorces, lack of child support, or crime. She also represented people in the state mental hospital in probate court proceedings. As a pro bono volunteer attorney, she worked with patients who had been subjected to dehumanizing conditions and a legal system that was violating their rights.

Sufani Garza, renowned healer, Reiki Master, author joins Cara & John Krol on The BLEND PODCAST

Sufani Garza joins The Blend with Cara & John Krol for a conversation on her journey into the healing arts, finding Reiki as a way to find peace from stress and her migraine headaches, her journey from student to trainer - with nearly 60,000 enrollments worldwide through her online courses on Udemy. Sufani Garza is the Director and Founder of Place of Bliss Academy. She’s a practitioner in many healing therapies such as Alternative Healing, Reiki, Channeling, Spiritual Counseling, Soul Care Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology, Shamanism, Guided Image Therapy and many more esoteric practices in cultural studies. She has owned place of Bliss Academy & Sanctuary for over twenty years teaching live classes, trainings and certifications, and in 2020 converted to the online platform called UDEMY, to reach a global audience. Since that time, she has published over 50 courses, gained over 36K students, with over 59K enrollments, is in 172 countries and 46 languages. She has over 10K reviews ranging on average from 4.7-4.8. Her unique style of teaching is the shamans way, teaching through storytelling and sharing. Her courses range from Alternative healing, counseling and psychology, writing, marketing, channeling, vodou, witchcraft, meditation, self-love, emotional intelligence, communication, and more. She is also a published author. In her publishing career, she has been published both traditionally through Austin Macauley Publisher and has self-published many titles. She was a columnist for The Reiki Times (IARP, Dear Reiki) and has been published in many magazines over the years on the topics of healing. She is an avid Horror reader and has published a horror/Thriller series called 1377 Rikoppe Lane, with book 1 & 2 written, and book 3 is on the way! She blends healing and horror in her own prolific style in every single book. She publishes under Sufani Weisman-Garza. She has three grown children, a husband of 20 years, and is the guardian of two adorable cats. Links: ⁠Udemy page: www.udemy.com/user/sufani-garza/⁠ [https://www.udemy.com/user/sufani-garza/] ⁠Website: https://www.placeofblissacademy.com/⁠ [https://www.placeofblissacademy.com/] ⁠Cara Krol's Balance & Bliss Wellness website: balanceandblisswellness.com/⁠ [https://balanceandblisswellness.com/]

#21 - Renee Saville, Whole Heart Homecare

It has been a passion of hers since she was a just a little girl, providing exceptional care for the most vulnerable. Also, she was raised well by her mother who was a nurse, as Renee is today. Starting as a certified nursing assistant, then becoming an LPN and then a registered nurse (RN), Renee brings a certain perspective and an innovative approach to leading her private pay home care agency, ⁠Whole Heart Homecare⁠ [https://wholehearthc.com]. In fact, in an effort to build a strong foundation and reputation in the community, she pays her caregivers more than most agencies. The hourly rate is also a bit lower than many other agencies. What this means is that she earns a lower profit margin per patient/client as the business owner. But, for Renee, it's worth it to make sure she has the best people working and becoming loyal to her agency, believing this will lead to the highest level of care for patients- which is the most important goal. In this episode, we cover Renee's professional evolution, decision to start an agency, being a young entrepreneur, her philosophy on providing great care, growing her business slowly and with intention, and more. We hope you enjoy John and Cara's conversation with Renee Saville, owner of Whole Heart Homecare.

Andrew Degiacomo, nurse, fmr. MTV director music lover with Cara & John Krol

This episode ranges the full blend, dating, the challenge of aging parents and grandparents, the loneliness of caregivers, getting the heave-ho from your friend group once you have kids, the revival of live music in venues throughout the region, Andrew's dream job at MTV back in the late eighties and early nineties working with Kurt Loder, and the likes of the Backstreet Boys, the Real World and more. Andrew is a lover of life and we love him! Cara Krol is the author of Fairy Slippers and Molly Saves the Bees: https://www.fairyslippers.info/books [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmNvTmxfY21WczNHTmhmWjA2VUw0bXJmWXQ4Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttNmk2U0M0cmN5dE9PNHhaLTlEWWxpUGwyZ0hfakdscmFrQ0hfanJDQ283TkRBOW1kNlFiUHlQQk1fOTN5cDR0b25paGlOVTM3YXpHcXA2SWc0QVoxWF9UMnRiajdmRkhGUWJxTzJydi1YVGQyMmdyVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fairyslippers.info%2Fbooks&v=-lEzpr5IW7Q] In addition to being an author, Cara is an energy healer and intuitive coach. Her website for her business Balance & Bliss Wellness is https://balanceandblisswellness.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUxxM3dHOXV1RkdjMGNOUFJ1QUlUQlowa0lNd3xBQ3Jtc0tuemFWSU0waTh1Vl9kel9mV3lmelhLdUx2UWZmMnNINEpZS1JCWjFuQzF0RjhIemNKS2c5Z2JnN0FjY0w5QWtUaDRkUTY5cHJSeUw1dlQtNWxqOWdsUXBhemxUSEN3SmEzOFhLbmEwYmR4bjhfMXJzZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbalanceandblisswellness.com%2F&v=-lEzpr5IW7Q] John Krol is the owner of One Eighty Media marketing agency: https://oneeightymedia.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkZuV1hUbkVEb0JudWdlTGo5SWo5OTdHRHhtUXxBQ3Jtc0ttdDdBaHFmOHRxOGVEU2F3NmpiSHZ3OUFhc2ZIQ3dCMkFKREdyQUVuWDljT210eEFRTjdkUGVNY3ZfbUZFdk1HWDJRRm1JR1lOV0huOUJpRHpQTzBfN3ZyYWNJTmRPOGVQTzA0UklsU2ZmRkZWenVUaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Foneeightymedia.com%2F&v=-lEzpr5IW7Q]a longtime radio/television and podcast host and producer.  John and Cara are raising a family of five kiddos between the ages of 8 and 15, making it all work!

Mike Daly, It's Pittsfield Tonight joins Cara & John Krol

Everything from the media landscape in a small New England county, death by chocolate specialty bread to thinking more broadly as to who is a leader. Here is the audio-only version of a wide ranging conversation generated from the original live show. If you know anything about shocking a river or a lake to manage fish, don't touch that water while it's happening - Mike learned that lesson at a very young age. His days beside his father in the wilderness set the stage for a successful wildlife photography side gig that has gotten him published countless times. His show has been a catalyst for raising awareness and pushing change in the community - badly needed in a day when traditional media have consolidated so severely and the tolerance for opposing opinions and views has become virtually non-existent. Always fun to catch up with Mike! Cara Krol is the author of Fairy Slippers and Molly Saves the Bees: ⁠https://www.fairyslippers.info/books⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmNvTmxfY21WczNHTmhmWjA2VUw0bXJmWXQ4Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttNmk2U0M0cmN5dE9PNHhaLTlEWWxpUGwyZ0hfakdscmFrQ0hfanJDQ283TkRBOW1kNlFiUHlQQk1fOTN5cDR0b25paGlOVTM3YXpHcXA2SWc0QVoxWF9UMnRiajdmRkhGUWJxTzJydi1YVGQyMmdyVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fairyslippers.info%2Fbooks&v=-lEzpr5IW7Q] In addition to being an author, Cara is an energy healer and intuitive coach. Her website for her business Balance & Bliss Wellness is ⁠https://balanceandblisswellness.com⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUxxM3dHOXV1RkdjMGNOUFJ1QUlUQlowa0lNd3xBQ3Jtc0tuemFWSU0waTh1Vl9kel9mV3lmelhLdUx2UWZmMnNINEpZS1JCWjFuQzF0RjhIemNKS2c5Z2JnN0FjY0w5QWtUaDRkUTY5cHJSeUw1dlQtNWxqOWdsUXBhemxUSEN3SmEzOFhLbmEwYmR4bjhfMXJzZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbalanceandblisswellness.com%2F&v=-lEzpr5IW7Q] John Krol is the owner of One Eighty Media marketing agency: ⁠https://oneeightymedia.com/⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkZuV1hUbkVEb0JudWdlTGo5SWo5OTdHRHhtUXxBQ3Jtc0ttdDdBaHFmOHRxOGVEU2F3NmpiSHZ3OUFhc2ZIQ3dCMkFKREdyQUVuWDljT210eEFRTjdkUGVNY3ZfbUZFdk1HWDJRRm1JR1lOV0huOUJpRHpQTzBfN3ZyYWNJTmRPOGVQTzA0UklsU2ZmRkZWenVUaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Foneeightymedia.com%2F&v=-lEzpr5IW7Q] a longtime radio/television and podcast host and producer. John and Cara are raising a family of five kiddos between the ages of 8 and 15, making it all work!