Origins: Full Power Living Radio Show History #3 – Emotional Pro

April 15th, 2009

On February 20, and April 15, we posted Installments #1 and #2 of the Full Power Living history.  This is our third, and final, installment.  Whatever history comes after, you can be a part of!  Sponsor our show or make a donation. Send to Ilene Dillon, P. O. Box 21708, El Sobrante, CA 94820.  Thanks!
In the fall of 2008, my husband, Bob, and I took a two month vacation.  We were halfway through this fabulous “trip of a lifetime” when I realized something.  I was interviewing people everywhere I went!  We were on shipboard, plowing through miles of South Pacific Ocean.  I was asking our dinner table guests about where they were from, what they had been doing in their lives, what some of their most challenging (or rewarding) experiences had been, etc.!  It got to the point that Bob commented it seems I can talk in depth with anyone, from any walk of life, about almost anything!  Always interested in others, I also learned how much I love being a radio show host.  So much that I continue interviewing, for fun, on my vacation!  When we love something, doors open.  I am so looking forward to the all the as-yet-unopened doors that will become available to me as part of my experience and learning as the host of Full Power Living!
There are so many other benefits.  One that has been especially wonderful has been the people I have gotten to know.  Guy Finley, who operates the Life of Learning Foundation in Merlin, Oregon, hosted us at his remarkable center next to the Rogue River.  Dr. Jeffrey Masson, best-selling author of When Elephants Weep, met with us over breakfast in Auckland, New Zealand, with his two wonderful sons and Labrador dog, the inspiration for his next book.  We found out Masson was friends with one of the groomsmen in our wedding! That same groomsman is also a friend of Dr. Peter Breggin, author of Medication Madness, who was our guest. Tomas Vieiera shared breakfast with us in Cairns, Australia, the day after he and his business partner, Nouk Sanchez, were invited to record their work for Sounds True recordings.  Pete Siegel, enthusiastic and energetic hypnotherapist, invited me to visit him in Marina del Mar, California.  (Sadly, I was unable to accept his invitation and promised to come at another time.  The opportunity was lost!  Pete Siegle, suddenly and mysteriously, took sick and died in January of 2009.)  Sandy Nathan read some of the stories I wrote and gave me feedback.  She also invited me to visit her ranch and the fantastic horses she and husband, Barry, breed, raise and train. There are many, many others who have invited me to “drop by” or “look me up when you’re in town.”  At this point, I feel like I can go almost anywhere in the world and spend time with friends I already know in a deep way, because we have shared our thoughts, concerns, aspirations and emotions.
One of my favorite things in life is Intensity!  I love to get into the nitty-gritty of what is going on with people, what they think, how they see things, and what they are feeling. Radio show hosting is perfect for that! It is so wonderful to find so many others in the world who are living their passion, digging deep into the nitty-gritty, and who want to talk about it with me and the world. I am grateful to my guests, who graciously give us their time and expertise.  I am grateful to my supportive family.  I am most grateful to an increasingly-present group of listeners, people who care about their world and who write me about their own interesting lives and concerns, as well.
At the age of 16, I won a prize for having my radio show production voted “best” by my fellow students.  I’ve lost the charm which was my reward, a silver microphone.  In its place, I have been given a golden microphone, a way to reach the world from my own home office, sharing my own ideas and those of others.  Until now, I have not opened myself to asking for donations and sponsors, because I wanted to be able to guide the content and pick the guests in the way I thought best.  Now, I feel strong enough to ask for, and allow myself to receive, help.  Overall, I am most grateful and fulfilled.  My “new career,” actually started at age 16 and then revived at age 60, has surpassed my expectations.  After 37 years of practicing as a psychotherapist, a recent guest referred to me as “a fellow journalist.”  Felt good.

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