Bridget Fonger Podcasts

If you prize wonder-full-ness, you will love this episode! Superheroes of Love, Patti Pagliei and John Simpson are a husband and wife team who have been spreading wonder, joy and love wherever they have gone their whole lives. Now you can get a taste of it all, and glean some very helpful inspiration from them in their new book THE WAY OF WONDER wh…

It just came out on Monday June 27, 2023! ORDER NOW at thelovethief.com to get a special BONUS gift! Find out more about Arielle and her giant heart at arielleford.comBy Bridget Fonger

Celebrity Love Coach, Nicole Moore, KNOWS love because she had to LEARN love when her complicated birth booted her into a life where love was scarce. She did it. She won. And she flew bravely into a life of being a Superhero of Love where she helps people love and be loved more in a very big way. She coaches, she has courses and now she has a TV sh…

This is Love is in the Stars, Vedic Astrologer Carol Allen's second appearance on the Superhero of Love Podcast. This time she has a lot too say about how the pandemic affected her clients, her personal life and how it had been predicted for years by Vedic Astrologers. Carol has a knack for bringing love to those who wish it, guiding them through t…

Donovan Taylor Hall is a true Superhero of Love, his cape flapping in the wind as he flies from school to school – and soon to an even wider audience via his own television show -- empowering kids to be their most amazing selves. He is an educator, coach, speaker, content creator, and a proud and powerful voice and advocate for youth. He has some p…

This bright beautiful light is Superhero of Love, SHERRI COALE, the Hall of Fame Basketball Coach who led her players with LOVE to their greatness, their most magnificent selves - inside and out. Her book ROOTED TO RISE: The Redwood Legacies of Life-Anchoring People is a tribute to just some of the many players she coached, and some of the people i…

Inspired by this amazing man and the LOVE he is bringing to the earth, we are back for a second season of the Superhero of Love Podcast! Woohoo! This season we not only learn from our Superhero of Love thought leaders about how to love and be loved more. We also get tips on how to help our hearts navigate the post-or-nearly-post pandemic waters. Ou…

Two previous guests (See Episodes 100 and 107) share ways that the pandemic has helped open, strengthen and inspire their hearts, sparking some forever changes for the mighty hearts. Both of these Supeheroes of Love are out in the world doing what they can to help us all heal our hearts. First we hear from Alicia Crysta Easter of ACE Yoga LA who is…

His company’s name is Extreme Leadership Institute, and bestselling author Steve Farber is as powerful as his company’s name implies. He also has the giant heart and magical powers of Tinkerbell, and he's not afraid to admit that he shares her core value: Love. In this episode, Steve talks about the magic he has created or observed in extremely suc…

Arielle Ford is in the business of helping us FIND, KEEP and BE love. And she believes very much in "Love in the Time of COVID" and tells us why. She has written eleven books on the subject and just celebrated her 22nd anniversary with the love of her life, so she knows the stuff of love! Arielle is also the sister of the renowned author/thought le…

Deja Riley comes from kick ass pioneer blood as the daughter of The King of New Jack Swing, Teddy Riley. She is a musician, she had a band with her sisters, The Riley Band. She plays several instruments. She's a professional dancer having danced with the likes of Beyonce and Lady Gaga. She was even a Laker Girl. She's also a boxer who fused boxing …

Lian Dolan knows about sister love. She and her four sisters have been bringing their behind the scenes chats up front and center first in a radio show, first for WNYC public radio and then ABC radio, and then finally where they are now with their Satellite Sisters podcast. They talk about life and love and create a beautiful community encouraging …

Alicia Crysta Easter "ACE" is an extraordinary woman who teaches yoga at ACE YOGA LA and at many other venues. She leads her classes with love and grace but after she posted her own Black Lives Matter verbal manifesto on Instagram Live, she stepped into a leadership position in the BLM movement. Hearts and souls are aching and exhausted -- includin…

This woman is literally waving her own special brand of magic wand to touch hundreds of hearts each week. Someone once waved a wand that magically lifted up Simone Gordon when she didn't have the money she needed to feed her special needs son. And, now she pays that blessing forward on a daily basis. The pandemic has gravely affected many. Domestic…

When Hope Hendricks met Ed Bacon met she was on her way to a career as a speech pathologist and he to a career as an attorney. All that changed when God came knocking, and we are so lucky it did because she opened her heart and her mind and they started a beautiful journey that allowed them to both change thousands of lives for the better with love…

Just being in Debra Poneman's presence you want to say "YES!" to whatever it is she's inviting you to do. Now, after a few decades away from her extraordinarily successful, world-renowned "YES TO SUCCESS" program, she is bringing it back in June of 2020, upgraded and updated for our current times - yes, even these quarantine times! The timing could…

Every Superhero of Love heart needs a respite sometime. And, this pandemic is touching many of the wounded places in our hearts causing pain, stress, fear, sadness, anger -- all of which thwart our ability to love and be loved. Give your Superhero heart a little break, and tap into this episode for a brief guided meditation designed to each all of …

Sunne Justice leaves a trail of love and beauty wherever she goes. She was a high fashion model in New York, worked at Vogue, L'Oreal and then earned well-deserved renown for being the "Chief Pollinator" who grew the Burt's Bees brand into a household name. She's about to launch a brand new skincare line called Love Daily. Loving daily is Sunne's b…

Jerry Thomas is a true Superhero of Love who takes care of our hearts by guiding us to our soul purpose by using a unique method weaving together his expertise and wisdom in the arenas of mysticism, Vedic astrology, metaphysics, Jungian psychology, and evolutionary personal counseling. He is a former monk and a former Vietnam vet. He is an MIT grad…

There couldn't be a more perfect guest for the 100th episode of the Superhero of Love Podcast than Rebecca Winn, bestselling author of One Hundred Daffodils: Finding Beauty, Grace, and Meaning When Things Fall Apart. Rebecca also had her heart torn asunder and discovered her inner Superhero of Love through a path of self-discovery and some challeng…

There's no time like a quarantine time to "GET YOUR BOTHER ON!" Jennifer Louden has a history of creating life-transforming best-seller books to help us all become even more powerful Superheroes of Love. In her brand new book Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next" she leads us to uncover the "why bother?" mantra that is silently running o…

Will Crossley did amazing things with his education a The Piney Woods School. He went off to become a successful attorney and political appointee. He could have done anything with his education, gifts and experience but he was called back to his roots at Piney Woods to serve as its fifth president, the first alumnus to serve in this role. He is fol…

Jody Savin is an accomplished screenwriter and film producer who graduated from Princeton and the American Film Institute. But two heart-holding projects plucked her from the entertainment industry into the world of apps and books. She has created an amazing app with Cybersecurity & Privacy expert Hemu Nigam that can help us take care of ourselves …

Have you searched online for a "COVID Map" to give you the details on where your area stands in the pandemic? Have you been getting more and more texts and emails with "deals" lately? Have you -- or someone you know -- been "ZOOM Bombed"? And, most importantly, are you wondering how you can protect yourself and help protect others during these extr…

Small businesses are being hit hard by this pandemic. Meet two kick-ass giant-hearted small business owners, Elisa Bruley of Elisa B. and Jill Yukawa Pearson of Homage in Old Town Pasadena. They share their stories, not unlike the stories of many passionate entrepreneurs who are hurting right now. A great discussion on what's behind these storefron…

Jan Casebolt Walsh is a walking, talking, breathing, dancing and living-in-joy medical miracle! She would have been having heart surgery to try to extend her life that was being slowly compromised by Sarcoidosis (a disease that has plagued many first responders at 9/11) had she not had a medically documented miracle. Listen in if you know anyone su…

Dr. Christopher Hartnett started the first VOIP provider, Global Link USA, in the early 90's and grew it into a billion dollar company. He was also extremely ill at the height of his success and for many years. He and his wife Linda searched the globe for years for a cure. Luckily their path led them to Master John Douglas and Chris' vibrant health…

On the eve of what would have been Mr. Rogers' birthday, we celebrate a man who many have named "The Mr. Rogers of the Business World." Gary Saint-Denis co-founded the wildly successful 1-800-Dentist with Fred Joyal. Their intention was to create a happy place that people wanted to go to every day, that also created abundance for all who worked the…

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Ernie G is all about making a difference in this world -- one heart at a time. He has transformed the lives of over 500,000 teens and college kids. He's even inspired the hell out of a group of NASA scientists! If you have a teenager or know a teenager who could use some inspiration, sign them up for Ernie's Teen Empowerment Day 2020 with Ernie G o…

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Reverend Ed Bacon, the author of 8 Habits of Love: Overcome Fear and Transform Your Life is a source of nearly constant Superhero of Love inspiration. He was featured on Episode #7 of this podcast, and will soon be appearing again with his beloved wife of 49 years, Hope Hendricks-Bacon who is a kick-ass inspiring woman making a difference with hear…

By Bridget Fonger

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"We are allowed to hope." Becca Stevens is a true Superhero of Love in the daily business of healing hearts. She is an author of the book Love Heals. She is a priest in Nashville, Tennessee, but luckily she also regularly comes to All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA where Bridget met her. Over 20 years ago she started Thistle Farms, an international …

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Happy New Year episode made all the happier by this extraordinary woman, Nadia Salamanca, who has endured several dramatic tragedies in her life and yet you would never know it. She doesn't even appear to be singed by the fires -- including the burning down of her home and studio in the Thomas Fire in 2018. She is a bright beautiful light and she i…

It's that time of year when pictures of what life should look like -- for the holidays, in that life review that happens at year end -- comes crashing up against what life is. One of the five superpowers in Superhero of Love: Heal Your Broken Heart & Then Go Save the World is SUPER ALIGNMENT where our life supports our connection to the divine, to …

Aimee Galicia Torres is in the business of telling stories through her documentary films. Usually she is telling the stories for the people who voices would otherwise not be heard. Most often they are uplifting stories of people overcoming adversity. On November 19th she found herself in front of the camera at a press conference, announcing that th…

Richard L. Sarnat, M.D. has a new book out! So we are bringing back his interview from one year ago where he discusses his work, including publishing peer-reviewed medical studies of the miracles he has witnessed and studied. Find more about Dr. Rick and the book at medicalmiracle.info. Buy the book now at Amazon.…

We lost a beautiful light and force on this planet last week. Adelaide Finkbine Hixon was 101 when she passed and was nothing short of the Grande Dame of my Love League. Since I was eleven years old, she has been a source of wisdom, laughter and a swift kick in the pants when I needed one. She was an extraordinary philanthropist, who was passionate…

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton were at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on November 6, 2019 hosted by Book Soup as part of their book tour for The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience. Bridget casually recorded some snippets on her iphone and was moved to share them her. She sought and received permis…

One of the most often mentioned books in the Superhero of Love Podcast is the NY Times Bestseller (for three years!) The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. James talks about how his work has evolved since he first self-published the book that quickly went old-school viral as a "pass-along book." Today it is reaching a whole new audience includin…

Yet another synchronicity comes into the Superhero of Love world. Bridget was watching a YouTube video and the next video that YouTube automatically played -- on a topic completely unrelated to the one she was watching! -- was on Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI's). Bridget did an interview with Jerri earlier this year but visited her home for another…

Anthony Guthmiller has been making a difference in this world since he was a tiny tot growing up in South Dakota and Minnesota. For the past many years he has been making a difference in the Pasadena area, first as a guiding light at the AIDS Service Center in Pasadena. Since then he has lent his magic Midas touch to fundraising and bringing light …

Andrea Pflaumer is the author of Shopping for the Real You: Ten Essential Steps to a Better Wardrobe for Every Women – Fashionistas, Fashion-phobes and the Over Fifty and She’s Got Good Jeans. She writes about fashion, style and the arts in the San Francisco Bay Area. We talk about beauty inside and out -- how you can wear your beautiful heart on y…

Trudie Strobel and Sharon Kagan are two extraordinary and beautiful artists who have a lot in common. They both were changed by the Holocaust. Trudie spent up to age seven in camps. Sharon was five years old when she started hearing the vivid stories from the people her mother saved from the Holocaust. They both work with needles: Trudie as a maste…

Linda Joy's name fits her. She has been a source of joy and inspiration to women around the globe for decades. She is a former welfare mom, high-school dropout and self-professed "queen of self-sabotage," Linda knows first-hand the journey of healing, forgiveness and transformation and the importance of embracing the dreams in your heart. She belie…

New York Times Bestselling author Robyn Spizman is a true Superhero of Love who is committed to helping each and every one of us spread love and kindness. Her new book Loving Out Loud: The Power of a Kind Word is full of inspiring stories and hundreds of ideas to get you started on changing the world with love and kindness. Robyn just had a tough c…