Your Book Your Story with Dr Barker
This is..YOUR BOOK YOUR STORY… the podcast dedicated to helping young authors promote their books and grow their audience rapidly! Join your host, Dr Barker, along with special guests, as they share their personal stories on how they learned their craft and how they got to where they are today. Now, let’s get into today’s episode…
Episodes
20 episodes since 2022
S1 E20: Fix your BS - Dr Greg Pursely
Today's episode introduces Dr Greg Pursely. Greg is an accomplished speaker and a master motivator. Join me on a conversational journey where I learn more about myself and about Greg. His book is about the role of Belief Systems in the ou...
April 11, 2023
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38:48
S1 E19: Anxiety Hacks - Kate Hudson Hall
Listen to this engaging discussion with Kate Hudson Hall, a psychotherapist who bares her soul and share her experiences of childhood trauma. Her enthralling story is capped with her surviving abuse to help others. You can learn ab...
April 11, 2023
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33:18
S1 Ep 18: Unfreezing Trauma - Mary Held
In this episode, you will meet Mary Held from Lansing Michigan. Mary is a retired school teacher who had a life changing experience through therapy. I fully enjoyed this conversation and you will too!For 11 years, Mary suffered fr...
December 05, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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38:53
S1 E17: Entrepreneur Makeover - Andreas Ioannou
Bio: I was a technology enthusiast from an early age.I have a special interest in digital marketing, affiliate marketing, e-commerce platforms, and all kinds of startups as well.My digital marketing specialties are to use creative...
December 05, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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18:07
S1 E16: Bella Lucia Series - Kristina Lucia
Meet Kristina Lucia. In this episode, we learn about multi-talented New Yorker Kristina who is an artist, a creator and an author. In my conversation with her, I learned of her ambitious project to complete a 15-part children's book serie...
November 18, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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42:44
S1 E13: Listen, watch what you say, your body is listening - Conni Ponturo
Conni Ponturo is a leading authority in pain-free living, which includes the power of creating a harmonious connection of mindset, emotions, and body. Respected for her unique approach to Transformational Movement that merges Pilates, Meditatio...
November 18, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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22:05
S1 E15: Trash Talk - Lillian Brummett
Today's author is Lillian Brummet, one half of the dynamic duo Lillian and Dave. Lillian is a passionate environmentally-conscious writer with many other strings to her bow. Our conversation traverses her foray into writing as well as delve int...
November 18, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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36:46
S1 E14: Mindful Manifestation Secrets - Goldyn Duffy
Goldyn Duffy is a promoter of living your greatest life experience. She is a meditation, mindfulness, and Universal Law teacher who takes the wisdom of her life experience and shares the deeper, hidden meanings in all things. She brings her lis...
November 18, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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31:03
S1 E12: The Death and Resurrection of Baseball: Echoes from a Distant Past - Douglas Peterson
If you are interested in writing Dystopian fiction this is your episode. Meet William R. Douglas, from McHenry, Illinois. In this episode, William shares the motivation for his book, his team of critical friends and how he maintained focus. His...
November 18, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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32:03
S1 E11: Heart-Centred Leadership - Alysemarie Warren
November 18, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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32:18
S1 E10: Burning America - Mick Smith
Mick Smith, PhD is a digital marketer, executive, podcaster, voice actor, and recovering academic. Mick currently resides far from the madding crowd in sunny California enjoying his parent's first new car, a 1957 Buick Special, hiking, music, r...
November 10, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:03
S1 E8: Djembe - Fabian Thomas
Meet Fabian Thomas! Fabian was trained at the University of the West Indies and at Fordham University in the USA. He made his mark across the arts as a writer, especially in the fields of poetry and theatre. Painting with words, he...
November 04, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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43:57
S1 E7: Born to be Unbound - Leah Forney
Leah M. Forney is CEO & Founder of Purposely Faithfull, LLC which is her coaching and consulting firm that specializes in serving individuals who desire to increase their visibility while making the impact and profitability that they desire...
November 04, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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43:43
S1 E9: Teacher of the Year - Kendria Johnson
Meet Kendria Johnson. Kendria is Texan educator who now resides in Abu Dhabi. Her second book, "Teacher of the Year", is a tongue-in-cheek slight at the pressures placed on teachers to be exceptional all the time. In this episode she reveals he...
November 04, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:52
S1 E6: Organizational Inclusivity - Dr Rohan Jowallah
Dr Rohan Jowallah is a Jamaican born educator who currently works at the University of Central Florida as a senior Instructional Designer. His wide-ranging educational experiences encompasses working in Jamaica, USA and UK. His Boo...
October 17, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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33:32
S1 E5: Going Beyond Limitations - Dr Richard A. Cross
Richard A. Cross is an empowerment and transformational educator and researcher in emotional intelligence, achievement, and motivation. Cross encourages his students to realize they are not bound to their circumstances but for them to understan...
October 15, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:48
S1 E4: Breaking Free - Dr Shannon Bruce Ramaka
Shannon is a personal narrative writer who uses the writing process to digest, discover, and uncover the world around her. She is an American born in the state of Indiana, who grew up mostly in North Carolina, moved to California for college, a...
October 12, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:10
S1 E3: The Big Surprise - Taniesha Pascoe Mathews (Her Book Her Story)
Taneisha is a Jamaican-born thought leader in the field of SEND education. She is a mother of two children diagnosed with autism, and a school leader still pursuing further education, yet for her there is more to do. During the pandemic, ...
October 12, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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49:02
S1 E2: What Success Looks Like - Dr Marck Abraham (His Story - His Book)
Meet Dr Marck Abraham.Dr Abraham is a successful High School Principal from Buffalo New York. As an educator, he built a track record of turning underperforming schools around by improving "the graduation rates of Black and Brown childr...
October 07, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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26:27
S1 E1: To Sing Again: Journey to Become - Dr Dwayne Dyce (His Story - His Book)
Today we meet Dr Dyce. Dr Dwayne Dyce shares his personal story as an educator and his journey to become a published author. His book: To Sing Again: Journey to Become, tells the story of a boy coming of age. Our talk today explore...
October 02, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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24:21