The Authentic Living Team

Here at Authentic Living, we believe if you think you can do something, you can.

Authentic Living Really Works, and I Can Prove It
A media conglomerate from a skyscraper in New York does not produce Authentic Living. I do. This online journal comes out of my own dream of making a difference in the lives of others.

It started several years ago as a popular little newsletter. Not long ago, I began feeling the nudge to transform it into something bigger. I had every possible excuse not to do it. Not enough time. Not enough money. Two kids. A mortgage. A demanding job.

But life has a way of delivering our intention – if the intention is strong enough. Apparently mine was. When I suddenly found myself out of work, I knew it was my chance to make my dream come true. I found myself on a lot more than a mission to start a magazine – I was on a mission to find myself.

They say we teach what we need to learn. I found myself asking two questions:
• How can I discover that unique expression of myself? And
• What would I do if I knew I could not fail?

Authentic Living is the answer to those questions for me. What is the answer to yours?

Donna Mosher
Editor

Columnists and Contributors

As the founder of Fourfold Path Inc. and partner in Authentic Woman Enterprises LLC, Minx Boren designs, develops, and facilitates innovative programs that support health and balance, reflection and achievement, connection and leadership for individuals, for women's groups, for spas and wellness centers, for conventions, and for women and men in corporate, not-for-profit, and other organizational settings.

Paul Carapetyan lives, works and writes in Austin, Texas, with his 15-year-old son. He has one daughter in college far, far away, and another plotting her dance career in New York City.

Tafi Cole, a Feng Shui educator and interior designer, has worked throughout the U.S., South America, and Europe to bring this ancient wisdom teaching up to date. Ms. Cole works with homeowners, real estate developers, financial investors, psychologists, healthcare providers, and interior designers through private consultation and lectures to create harmony and balance in one’s surroundings and in life.

Christine Gust has worked with entrepreneurs, employees, and senior managers. With over 17 years experience, an MBA, and a Doctor of Naturopathy, she combines sound business practices and common sense principles of healthy living to teach you how to excel and enjoy work – without sacrificing yourself.

Sherry Holster, owner of Designing Prosperity, has been a successful owner of three independent businesses and has over 22 years experience in finance and management with multi-million dollar corporations. In her coaching practice she has successfully helped clients change their relationship with money and in turn change their financial destiny.

Rich Largman is a business coach and transformational consultant who helps his clients "unleash the human spirit" and capitalize on the infinite possibility that exists in the world.  Focusing on human dynamics, intuition and the power of written and spoken communication, Rich helps his clients achieve breakthrough results previously thought impossible. 

Rev. Marsha Lehman, M.Ed., MA, is a masterful mentor, passionate minister and fiercely loving coach of all women who want to be empowered to dig deep into their Authentic Selves and who know that the time has come to express their full energy as joyfully focused feminine leaders into a world that is calling for transformational love and compassion… a world that can work for everyone.  Marsha’s special focus ministry is Authentic Woman Leadership.

Deborah Roth, M.A., is a Life Transition Coach and Relationship Coach who helps women create work that they love and love that works. As an Interfaith Minister, she also facilitates unique, meaningful wedding ceremonies and ongoing SpiritedWomen Circles, workshops and events.

Sharon Teitelbaum MCC, Master Certified Coach, is a work-life and career coach. She works with high-achieving women with young children, professionals at mid-life, and other individuals seeking greater work-life balance and professional success.  Author of Getting Unstuck Without Coming Unglued: Restoring Work-Life Balance, Sharon delivers training and motivational programs to corporate and not-for-profit organizations.  She can be reached through her website.

You may know writer and editor Annie O’Shaughnessy through her work and writing for Heron Dance, a lovely publication of art and inspiration. She is now launching her own Web site, Soul Flares, dedicated to providing the inspiration and support for people trying to live a soulful, creative life in harmony with nature and all beings.

Terry Breen is a cultural anthropologist by training but prefers the title “Storyteller.” She has been working full-time at sea on cruise ships since 1990, and has been with Regent Seven Seas Cruise since 1999. Rather than writing about the ports or the land excursions for cruise guests, Terry explores the incredible things seen from the ship. Check out her book The Cruiser Friendly Onboard Guide to Alaska’s Inside Passage at her Web site.

Using her skills as a coach and in sales, Sonya Nelson, RScP, works in the direct sales industry as a Butterfly Worldwide coordinator. She is also a licensed spiritual practitioner and is studying energy healing. She enjoys reading two to four books at a time with her many spoiled feline friends and her husband in the Houston area.

Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D. is internationally renowned for his work in the fields of holistic stress management and mind-body-spirit healing. He serves as the executive director of the Paramount Wellness Institute, a health promotion consulting firm in Boulder, Colorado. He is the author of several best selling books including Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward and Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water.

Award winning entrepreneur, author, and sought-after speaker, Julie Lenzer Kirk works with businesses and entrepreneurs to help them navigate the murky waters of business success and set a course for greatness. Her first book, The ParentPreneur Edge: What Parenting Teaches About Building a Successful Business, will be in bookstores this summer

Web Site Programmer
Jonathan Delgado began designing Web sites in high school. He is completing his last year at the University of Texas, double majoring in Pure Mathematics and Computer Science with a Math Option. Jonathan has found the Authentic Living Web site to be one of the most challenging and rewarding projects of his career.