Episodes

  • Tell Your Story Multisensory: Alternative Forms of Storytelling with Carrie Osgood (Episode #111)

    Tell Your Story Multisensory: Alternative Forms of Storytelling with Carrie Osgood (Episode #111)
    Oct 31 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Carrie Osgood, creative communications consultant, educator and author, to talk about storytelling and its traditional and alternative forms, highlighting the role of multisensory presentation of information. Being able to tell your story well and connect with your audience is more important than ever, even in the competitive world of business. Where do you start? With a vision, of course! Know how to create your vision through a simple yet effective brain dump and brainstorm. Let go of that perfectionism that is holding you back, and visualize your story, your brand, and your concept to reality. Know more about Carrie through her books and websites! Use your own voice in telling your story through YourStoryGPS. Look at data at a new artistic way using Data Atlas of the World. Learn how Carrie presented even the most sensitive topics through her work in the United Nations. Reach out to Carrie and let those creative juices flow! Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    42 mins
  • Holistic Health Options for Lyme Disease and Healthcare through Pleasure with Dr. Diane Mueller (Episode #110)

    Holistic Health Options for Lyme Disease and Healthcare through Pleasure with Dr. Diane Mueller (Episode #110)
    Oct 24 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Diane Mueller, your Libido Doctor, bestselling author and international speaker, to talk about battling chronic illnesses, particularly Lyme disease, and including pleasure in your healthcare. Join Dr. Diane as she dispels myths on living with your disease and those strange mystery symptoms, and invites you to look at holistic health. She discusses how Lyme disease or “the great mimicker” can be difficult to diagnose and treat through conventional medicine, and what she can recommend for alternative treatment. She sheds light on how multiple chronic diseases can be triggered through different reasons, and emphasizes the need for more comprehensive testing and knowing the optimal (not just normal) lab result figures for better health. Dr. Diane also talks about the effects of loneliness and social isolation, and how pleasure should be part of your personal healthcare. As the Libido Doc, she touches on professionally understanding one’s body and pleasure receptors to combat stress and improve your overall well-being. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    48 mins
  • The Fix Yourself Empowerment Series: Get Your Internal Balance Back with Faust Ruggiero (Episode #109)

    The Fix Yourself Empowerment Series: Get Your Internal Balance Back with Faust Ruggiero (Episode #109)
    Oct 10 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Faust Ruggiero, the award-winning author of The Fix Yourself Empowerment Series, to talk about how to fix yourself, your relationships, your business and your world! It’s quite an intimidating order but everything starts with fixing the first: YOU. Are you out of balance? Faust helps identify those symptoms and shares ways to get your internal balance back through practical action steps and intentions. If you need to address more specific concerns, Faust speaks about his Fix Yourself Empowerment Series that focuses on mental health issues like anxiety and depression. Get a preview of Faust's latest book The Fix Your Anger Handbook, where Faust tells insights on different types of anger, how to reduce anger, and how anger leads to addiction. Keep an eye out for his upcoming book, The Fix Your Addiction Handbook. Lastly, Faust reminds us to use medication as a last resort, and to constantly create the daily intention to be healthy and happy. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    45 mins
  • Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness: Discover Your Layers and Heal from the Inside with Amanda Beausoleil (Episode #108)

    Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness: Discover Your Layers and Heal from the Inside with Amanda Beausoleil (Episode #108)
    Sep 19 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Amanda Beausoleil, founder and Executive Director of Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness (SIRA), to talk about self-injury or nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Discover eye-opening and empathetic insights on this often-considered taboo topic through Amanda’s own experience with it and her inspiring recovery. Self-injury knows no age and face, and we should all break away from the stigma of talking about it. Learn the signs and symptoms to look for in your loved ones and ways to approach them. Know that you are not alone and you can find help through peer support groups and the nonprofit SIRA with its programs and weekly Zoom meetings. Check out the ebook “Layers to Discovery,” a tailor-made literature for the self-injurer psyche, guiding those in need to find freedom, power and healing from the inside. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    39 mins
  • Amplify Voices: The Power and Healing Behind Telling Your Story with Deb Shapiro (Episode #107)

    Amplify Voices: The Power and Healing Behind Telling Your Story with Deb Shapiro (Episode #107)
    Sep 5 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Deb Shapiro, Voice Whisperer, founder of DEBx and the award-winning nonprofit, Amplify Voices, to talk about the power and healing behind discovering your authentic voice and telling your story. “If you have 8 minutes to change the world, what will you say?” It is not just about learning how to speak in front of an audience, it’s owning yourself and your experiences - the good, the bad and the ugly - to tell a clear message that transforms not just you but everyone who hears it. Check out some ways to go from having fear in silence to courage on the stage. Deb also talks about the vision of DEBx and serendipity of founding Amplify Voices that has changed the lives of women impacted by sex trafficking and sexual violence, the formerly incarcerated, and women touched by breast cancer. Listen to some of these women’s stories that show how one’s message can inspire courage, restore humanity and heal the community. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    43 mins
  • Building Wealth and Health: Early Financial Planning and Achieving Work-Life Balance with Dr. Richard Laudon (Episode #106)

    Building Wealth and Health: Early Financial Planning and Achieving Work-Life Balance with Dr. Richard Laudon (Episode #106)
    Aug 22 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Richard Laudon, retired behavioral optometrist, to talk about financial planning and finding proper balance with work and family. Rich inspires us to take charge of our finances despite the initial doubts, challenges and mistakes. Eventually we will gain wisdom and even meet the right person to help in our journey, just as what happened to him with Dr. Pat Pirotte. Together they now teach programs about financial independence in professional conferences. Wealth-building has four components (money, compounding, time and strategy), and everyone, even the younger generation, should take advantage of them and start as early as possible. Ultimately, we all should aim for that work-life balance by spending on healthy habits and experiences that fulfill us and with the people we love. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    43 mins
  • Are Your Children Visually Ready to Learn? It’s Back To School + Vision and Learning Month with Dr. Dan Press (Episode #105)

    Are Your Children Visually Ready to Learn? It’s Back To School + Vision and Learning Month with Dr. Dan Press (Episode #105)
    Aug 8 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Dan Press, optometrist, owner and clinical director at Park Ridge Vision, to talk about the impact of vision to learning in preparation for August’s back to school and Vision and Learning Month. Are your children visually ready to learn? How well is your child doing at taking in the information through vision? Dr. Press discusses the importance of visual processing evaluation for kids - not just general/routine eye exams - and vision therapy. Discover the signs and symptoms that parents and teachers should look out for in students. Learn about tracking problems and other vision issues for children, especially for those with learning disabilities and developmental delays. Do you think your kid needs help? Find out how to find the right eye doctor for visual processing issues through OVDRA and OEP. Dr. Press also talks about being a third-generation optometrist like our host Dr. Lynn, and the impact of his renowned father, Dr. Leonard Press, on his future as an optometrist. He also shares how her daughter has undergone vision therapy, and how the experience of handling this as a parent sheds further light on what it means to care for your kid, their vision and learning. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    51 mins
  • The Eye-Opening Impact of Brain Injury and Vision Care to Literacy and Recidivism in the Justice System with Dr. Doug Major (Episode #104)

    The Eye-Opening Impact of Brain Injury and Vision Care to Literacy and Recidivism in the Justice System with Dr. Doug Major (Episode #104)
    Jul 25 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Doug Major, neuro-optometrist and pub-lic health advocate, to talk about the eye-opening impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatments and vision care in the justice system. With 40 years worth of experience, Dr. Major provided insight on how focusing on eye and brain health made dramatic changes to literacy and recidivism in corrections, par-ticularly through the most controlled study in the nation for 13- to 19-year old youths. This program went on to inspire and empower these young people, with some of them even becoming vision thera-pists for their peers. He even talked about using halfway-houses specifically for brain injury especially for women, and recognizing the relevance of mental illness for incarcerated people with TBI. Dr. Major also discussed the ease and accessibility of visagraph testing for vision care, and the progress in using virtual reality screening for traumatic brain injury care in athletes. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    42 mins