Episodes

  • Episode #540: Help on Handling Difficult Emotions with Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin
    Nov 18 2025
    Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin Speak with Dr. Mark Borg about the best way to handling your emotions and how your feeling are indicators of your deeper, more painful and debilitating emotions. Try out the game Best Fiends - thats friends without the R - on Google Play or the Apple App Store- you will be glad you did. Mark B. Borg, Jr., Ph.D. is a community psychologist and psychoanalyst, founding partner of The Community Consulting Group, and a supervisor of psychotherapy at the William Alanson White Institute. He has written extensively about the intersection of psychoanalysis and community crisis intervention. He is in private practice in New York City. Dr. Borg attended graduate school at the California School of Professional Psychology, where he earned both his MA and PhD in a dual-track program in clinical and community psychology. While there, Dr. Borg served on a four-year community empowerment project that was developed in South Central Los Angeles in the wake of the 1992 riots. Also at that time, he conducted individual and group psychotherapy at the AIDS Services Foundation in Orange County, California. He surfs every chance he gets. This episode is also available on Google Play, Itunes, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and IHeartRadio.
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    40 mins
  • Episode #539: Seeing Beyond the Surface: Ellen Tadd on The Infinite View and the Wisdom of the Chakras on Powered Up Talk Radio
    Nov 4 2025
    Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio welcome best-selling author and renowned spiritual teacher Ellen Tadd for a powerful and enlightening discussion on how to see life from The Infinite View. Drawing from her acclaimed books — The Infinite View, Death and Letting Go, and The Wisdom of the Chakras — Ellen shares her profound insights on consciousness, energy, and the spiritual tools that help us navigate life’s challenges with clarity and grace. Known for her ability to make complex spiritual principles deeply practical, Ellen explains how aligning the chakras can enhance intuition, emotional balance, and personal empowerment. She offers guidance on shifting from reactive thinking to higher awareness — learning to perceive the world not through fear or limitation, but through the lens of the soul. In this inspiring conversation, Sandra, Linda, and Ellen explore how understanding energy and consciousness can help us live more purposefully, connect more deeply, and approach both life and death with peace and acceptance. Tune in to Powered Up Talk Radio with Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and Google Play — and discover how expanding your awareness can change the way you live every single day.
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    52 mins
  • Episode #538: Beyond the Seven: Discovering Hidden Chakras with Master Psychic Elizabeth Joyce on Powered Up Talk Radio
    Oct 21 2025
    Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio welcome internationally renowned psychic and energetic healer Elizabeth Joyce for an illuminating conversation about the chakras you may not even know you have. Born one of two sets of identical twins, Elizabeth has been psychic since birth — and her extraordinary life journey from New Jersey housewife and mother to globally respected mystic is nothing short of inspiring. In this powerful episode, Elizabeth shares how the body’s energy system extends far beyond the traditional seven chakras. She explains how these lesser-known energy centers influence intuition, healing, creativity, and spiritual growth — and how awakening them can deepen your connection to the Divine. Through her work as a Master Spiritual Teacher and Healer, Elizabeth channels the pure double-helix kundalini energy from Source, transmitting healing through presence, voice, and vibration. Join Sandra and Linda as they explore how energy, faith, and intention intertwine to create transformation — and how understanding your hidden chakras can unlock greater harmony in every aspect of life. Tune in to Powered Up Talk Radio with Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and Google Play for a fascinating deep dive into the unseen energies that shape our spiritual and physical well-being.
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    43 mins
  • Episode #537: Using Meditation to Create Prosperity
    Oct 7 2025
    Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio welcome Dr. Susan Shumsky, award-winning, best-selling author of Prosperity Meditation and over a dozen other influential books on spirituality and personal growth. In this enlightening conversation, Susan shares how meditation can be a practical and powerful tool to attract abundance in every area of life—whether you’re seeking greater health, deeper love, increased wealth, or even recognition and success. Drawing from her decades of experience as a spiritual teacher, workshop leader, and pioneer in the field of consciousness, Susan breaks down how anyone can integrate meditation into their daily routine to unlock creativity, dissolve blocks, and align with opportunities. With her signature clarity and warmth, Susan explains why prosperity is not just about money—it’s about living a balanced, joyful, and fulfilling life. She offers actionable steps for beginners and seasoned meditators alike, showing how simple practices can shift mindset, strengthen focus, and open doors to new possibilities. This episode is perfect for anyone ready to move past limitations and start living with more purpose, power, and prosperity. You can listen to Powered Up Talk Radio on all major platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Google Play.
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    47 mins
  • Episode #536: Reap what you Sew with Sandra Beck and Dr. Deb Waterbury
    Sep 23 2025
    Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio speak with Dr. Deb Waterbury about her inspiring initiative, Project Malonda, which empowers women in Malawi, Africa, through the creation of dolls and bags that provide both income and dignity. Dr. Waterbury is the founder of two trade schools for impoverished women—The Reap What You Sew School for Women and Project Malonda (www.ProjectMalonda.org
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    37 mins
  • Episode #535: When God Says No with host Sandra Beck
    Sep 9 2025
    Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin of Powered Up Talk Radio speak with Judith Briles about her book When God Says NO: Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present. Also available on itunes, apple podcasts, spotify, i heart radio, stitcher, google podcasts and spotify. Check out Best Fiends on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Have you experienced hurt, betrayal, fear, failure, critical illness, tragedy, or loss of a loved one? Have you asked or thought: “Why?” or lamented, “If only …” or “Why did this happen to me … to us?” If yes, When God Says NO is written for you. Broke and broken when two of her children died, multi-award-winning author Judith Briles had to start over … one step, one breath, one heartbeat at a time as she wove through her a life path littered with NO. Within her inspirational memoir, she reminds YOU that you are not alone when bad times surface. They will … they do
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    43 mins
  • Episode #352: Radical Loving- The Art of Living Fully with Sandra Beck and Rabbi Dr. Wayne Dosick
    Aug 12 2025
    Sandra Beck of Powered Up Talk Radio speaks with Rabbi Dosick about his latest Book Radical Loving: One God, One World, One People. RABBI DR. WAYNE DOSICK, Ph.D., D.D. is the founder and spiritual guide of The Elijah Minyan — bringing Spiritual Judaism and Jewish Renewal to San Diego. Rabbi Dosick is a dynamic, inspiring, and loving educator, writer, spiritual guide and healer, who teaches and counsels about faith and spirit, ethical values, life transformations, and evolving human consciousness. He is well-known for quality scholarship and sacred spirit, his reading of traditional texts for their sense of prophetic social justice, his abiding commitment to utmost dignity and decency for every human being, and his lifetime of guiding people to a deep, personal, intimate relationship with the Divine. Go to Storyworth.com/poweredup and save $10 on your first purchase at the online service that helps you and your loved ones preserve precious memories and stories for years to come. Powered Up Talk Radio can also be found on Audible, Amazon Music, Amazon Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Itunes, Stitcher, Player FM and Podcast Addict.
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    50 mins
  • Episode #351: When Forever Ends with Sandra Beck, Dr. Carol Hughes and Bruce Fredenberger
    Jul 22 2025
    On this powerful episode of Powered Up Talk Radio, hosts Sandra Beck and Linda Franklin welcome Dr. Carol Hughes and Bruce Fredenburg, co-authors of Home Will Never Be the Same Again: A Guide for Adult Children of Gray Divorce. Together, they dive into the rising phenomenon of gray divorce—when couples over 50 choose to separate—and its often-overlooked emotional impact on adult children. With high-profile splits like Bill and Melinda Gates making headlines, many are starting to ask the deeper questions: What happens to grown children when their family dynamic suddenly shifts? Do they feel betrayed? Relieved? Torn between loyalty and understanding? The answers may surprise you. Dr. Hughes and Bruce Fredenburg draw from decades of experience in family therapy and divorce mediation, offering compassionate insight and practical advice for families navigating this complex transition. Whether you're a parent considering divorce later in life or an adult child caught in the crossfire, this episode sheds light on the hidden ripple effects and offers tools to move forward with clarity and grace. Special Offer for Listeners: Take control of your financial well-being. Visit Upstart.com/poweredup to check your rate in just five minutes and see how you can lower your monthly payments today. Listen now on: iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Google Play, and all major podcast platforms.
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    58 mins