Robin Kelly is a doctor, speaker, and musician who currently resides in New Zealand. An English-trained doctor whose medical practice has evolved to embrace Eastern and modern mind/body philosophies, he focuses on integrating these holistic models into a modern contemporary environment—blending the best of the East with the best of the West. He is the author of several books, including his most recently released, The Human Hologram: Living Your Life in Harmony with the Unified Field.  Robin is also a passionate songwriter, singer, and musician who has recorded four CDs of original songs Furthermore, he has just finished writing a musical stage show “Chakramor,” an audio-visual entertainment based on the growth of human consciousness, set to the rhythms of the 21st century. He is sought after on the Internet, in television and in radio and we are honored to feature him on The Self Improvement Show.

Show Description: Dr. Robin Kelly is a practicing physician who sees patients as “true partners.” Imagine that. “Healing Plans” are devised honoring each person’s unique gifts. According to Robin, the most common ingredient missing from modern prescriptions is the very soul of the individual seeking help. He states, “Deep healing involves the body, the mind and the spirit in equal amounts.” He is a sought after speaker, author of three books, and a songwriter, singer and musician who has recorded four CDs of original songs. His latest book, “The Human Hologram” brought him to our attention. While this show will focus primarily on his new book and what it means to contemporary medical practice, we will also learn more about this remarkable man and physician. He has graciously provided us with some of his music and the show will end playing “We All Let Go.” This is definitely a “Do not miss this” show.  Put it on your calendar now.  You can find his website at http://www.robinkelly.co.nz/

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Katina Makris has a story to tell that each of us needs to hear. It is a story of illness, of courage, of determination, or healing and of love.  As a homeopathic physician, wife, mother of a tiny child, newspaper columnist and a woman who was exceptionally strong and healthy, Katina went through an ordeal that would flatten most of us in the first weeks of onset. In an instant she plummeted from robust health to debilitating illness.  For five long years she battled pain, confusion, the fear of not knowing what was happening to her and where it was taking her. Life as she knew it was over and she had no idea why. As an artist, a writer and a healer she tells her story in such a brilliant manner that you are riveted to her words. She brings compassion and hope to all who are battling a chronic illness. Don’t miss this amazing story of courage.

Guest Biography

Katina I. Makris, CCH, CIH has worked in natural health care since 1983 with a busy Homeopathic private practice  as well as being a popular newspaper health columnist. She sat on the board of The Council for Homeopathic Certification for seven years. She has a BA degree from Duke University and is a graduate of the Stillpoint Institute of Life Healing.  At the peak of her career she was stricken with a mysterious “flu.” After five years of torment – two years being bedridden – and sustaining devastating blows to her personal and professional life she was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease. In her book, Out of the Woods, Katina chronicles this illness. A word of warning – once you start reading, you won’t put this book down until you’ve finished the last page. This remarkable woman is an artist with words, with paint, and with healing and tells a story that you won’t want to miss.  To Listen now CLICK HERE

Diana M. Raab, MFA, RN was born in Brooklyn, New York and received her undergraduate degree in Health Administration and Journalism in 1976. A few years later she received her RN degree. After 25 years as a medical and self-help writer, she’s directed her creative energy towards nonfiction and memoir writing. In 2003 she earned her MFA in Writing from Spalding University. She is the author of eight books. Her most recent release, Healing With Words: A Writer’s Cancer Journey (2010) is a memoir/self-help book which includes reflections, experiences, journal entries and poems all emphasizing the healing power of writing. Currently, she teaches creative journaling and memoir in UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. She facilitates workshops in journaling and writing for healing around the country and is a frequent moderator for panels on writing. Raab’s award-winning work has been published in numerous literary magazines and is widely anthologized.

Show Description:Diana Raab wrote a very brave book about her experience with breast cancer laying bare her feelings about her experience from diagnosis through reconstructive surgery. As a writer, she found that journaling helped her with the ordeal. and she wants to help other women learn to use this tool of journaling to help them cope with their own challenges of winning over this dreaded diagnosis. Diana states: “Journaling provides a saafe haven and platform to validate and express your feelings. I view journaling to be like a daily vitamin – as it heals, detoxifies and is essential for optimal health. As an author, nurse, journaling advocate and cancer survivor I am a true believer.” We will discuss not only  her journey but how women everywhere can benefit from what she learned and how she used journaling as a therapeutic tool. And if we’re lucky she’ll share some of her lovely poetry with us. Women everywhere, and men who care about them, need to hear what Diana has to say.

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