Being inclusive … we'd all like to say we live that way, but I wonder if we do? It is the rare individual that can see God in all living beings. My "naked" interview today is with Brother Joe Kilikevice, a Dominican Friar who founded the Shem Center for Interfaith Spirituality in Chicago.

Being inclusive ... we'd all like to say we live that way, but I wonder if we do? It is the rare individual that can see God in all living beings. My "naked" interview today is with Brother Joe Kilikevice, a Dominican Friar who founded the Shem Center for Interfaith Spirituality in Chicago.

Leap Year Day … what a great opportunity to "shake life up " on a day that only comes every four years. Unity in Chicago is presenting a vibrant new evening every Monday in 2016 … an evening with Rev. Mark Anthony Lord called Mondays With Mark. Tune in as Mark tells us more about Mondays and how everyone can join in online!

Leap Year Day ... what a great opportunity to "shake life up " on a day that only comes every four years. Unity in Chicago is presenting a vibrant new evening every Monday in 2016 ... an evening with Rev. Mark Anthony Lord called Mondays With Mark. Tune in as Mark tells us more about Mondays and how everyone can join in online!

Well, I know where they are ... in beautiful San Diego! Linda Jalving is my special guest today. She'll talk about living your dream … Her journey to Unity, the creation of a love-filled beachside jewelry business in San Diego, and a recent trip to Tanzania!!

Well, I know where they are ... in beautiful San Diego! Linda Jalving is my special guest today. She'll talk about living your dream ... Her journey to Unity, the creation of a love-filled beachside jewelry business in San Diego, and a recent trip to Tanzania!!

Rev. Kurt Condra, senior minister of Unity on the North Shore, is meeting with faith leaders in Evanston, Illinois, this Thursday to discuss diversity in our church communities. How is diversity reflected in our church communities? What obstacles do we face in becoming welcoming and inclusive? How can we express it more fully outside of our walls?

Rev. Kurt Condra, senior minister of Unity on the North Shore, is meeting with faith leaders in Evanston, Illinois, this Thursday to discuss diversity in our church communities. How is diversity reflected in our church communities? What obstacles do we face in becoming welcoming and inclusive? How can we express it more fully outside of our walls?

As we enter Valentine's month, let's talk about LOVE! Are you still attracting relationships that don't last? Our special guest Lisa Hayes, aka "The Love Whisperer," has a fabulous way to determine if you and the partner you want are truly available for great love to blossom.

As we enter Valentine's month, let's talk about LOVE! Are you still attracting relationships that don't last? Our special guest Lisa Hayes, aka "The Love Whisperer," has a fabulous way to determine if you and the partner you want are truly available for great love to blossom.

We are great avoiders of grief, aren't we? Our fear of being vulnerable may keep us looking "cool," but it severely thwarts our ability to experience the depth of love that is required for intimacy to be felt. Today's interview is with Rev. Patty Pipia, a Unity minister who has spent significant time working in hospice care. Patty helps others to feel their grief as a tool to feel safe and secure in the world.

We are great avoiders of grief, aren't we? Our fear of being vulnerable may keep us looking "cool," but it severely thwarts our ability to experience the depth of love that is required for intimacy to be felt. Today's interview is with Rev. Patty Pipia, a Unity minister who has spent significant time working in hospice care. Patty helps others to feel their grief as a tool to feel safe and secure in the world.

With media and advertisements always suggesting that "being yourself" is not enough, we can be easily hypnotized into creating an image that the world will accept rather than knowing our own value. Often we can live a pseudoself so long we forget what authenticity is. Chaney Weiner, author of Because This Is Your Life, reminds us of the often "unclaimed" inner power and clarity that will help us create the lives we were born to live!

With media and advertisements always suggesting that "being yourself" is not enough, we can be easily hypnotized into creating an image that the world will accept rather than knowing our own value. Often we can live a pseudoself so long we forget what authenticity is. Chaney Weiner, author of Because This Is Your Life, reminds us of the often "unclaimed" inner power and clarity that will help us create the lives we were born to live!

Who knew that yoga—which is known traditionally to create flexibility and calm—could also be used to boost your immune system and help you overcome trauma … Nina C. Payne knows!

Who knew that yoga-which is known traditionally to create flexibility and calm-could also be used to boost your immune system and help you overcome trauma ... Nina C. Payne knows!

And let Mary Brown show you how! We often separate our "work" from our "joy" when they should be one and the same. Mary is a Web strategist and Web designer whose business has been based in Chicago since 2003.

Shannon Layne's life did feel like a jungle until she found her true calling, working at a zoo.

Were the groups you hung out with in high school "affirming and inclusive"? Maybe not so much?? Meet Lexington Lawson, writer and producer for McTucky Fried High, a comedic, animated Web series about an ensemble of teen foods as they navigate sexuality, gender identity, feminism, religion, discrimination, and self-discovery in high school. It creates affirming and inclusive LGBTQ narratives centralizing youth issues.

Your dream comes not so much to you as through you, and Mitch Polzak proves this in spades ... or more in deuces, as in Mitch Polzak and the Royal Deuces, the band with whom he performs and follows his musical dream. But wait-isn't it impossible to make a living as a musician? Clearly not! Maybe your dream is actually birthed as you "do your thing."

Before she became a true Soul Searcher, Emma Mildon was stretched out and overworked. As a young working-class Bohemian looking for a quick and easy spiritual fix that could fill the gap she felt in her life, Emma did what any self-respecting modern girl would do: she Googled "how to be spiritual." Tune in to a lively conversation with the author of The Soul Searcher's Handbook, and find out how helpful (or not) Google was in her quest!

Are you feeling tired for no reason, overwhelmed, low on energy? Your body is trying to get your attention!! Wellness is a way of life, from the inside out. Join our conversation as Colleen Manning discusses her journey from food sensitivities to a life of vibrancy and radiant health.

Our Time Is Now, by my special guest, author Mary Ann Daly, M.A., LCPC, shows women how their hearts can lead the way to create rich and fulfilling personal lives for themselves, as well as make a meaningful difference in the world.

If you've been around Unity for any length of time you have heard the above statement. Since we believe that thoughts held in mind produce after in kind, why do we keep saying this and what can we do to shift that thinking, thereby changing the dynamic?

Yep, that is what Tom Bird offers ... retreats to write your book in a weekend-and it works! Tom is dedicated to assisting authors (and we all have a book in us) to move from "left-brain thinking" to "right-brain flowing" when writing a book.