• Amplify Voices: The Power and Healing Behind Telling Your Story with Deb Shapiro (Episode #107)
    Sep 5 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Deb Shapiro, Voice Whisperer, founder of DEBx and the award-winning nonprofit, Amplify Voices, to talk about the power and healing behind discovering your authentic voice and telling your story. “If you have 8 minutes to change the world, what will you say?” It is not just about learning how to speak in front of an audience, it’s owning yourself and your experiences - the good, the bad and the ugly - to tell a clear message that transforms not just you but everyone who hears it. Check out some ways to go from having fear in silence to courage on the stage. Deb also talks about the vision of DEBx and serendipity of founding Amplify Voices that has changed the lives of women impacted by sex trafficking and sexual violence, the formerly incarcerated, and women touched by breast cancer. Listen to some of these women’s stories that show how one’s message can inspire courage, restore humanity and heal the community. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    43 mins
  • Building Wealth and Health: Early Financial Planning and Achieving Work-Life Balance with Dr. Richard Laudon (Episode #106)
    Aug 22 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Richard Laudon, retired behavioral optometrist, to talk about financial planning and finding proper balance with work and family. Rich inspires us to take charge of our finances despite the initial doubts, challenges and mistakes. Eventually we will gain wisdom and even meet the right person to help in our journey, just as what happened to him with Dr. Pat Pirotte. Together they now teach programs about financial independence in professional conferences. Wealth-building has four components (money, compounding, time and strategy), and everyone, even the younger generation, should take advantage of them and start as early as possible. Ultimately, we all should aim for that work-life balance by spending on healthy habits and experiences that fulfill us and with the people we love. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    43 mins
  • Are Your Children Visually Ready to Learn? It’s Back To School + Vision and Learning Month with Dr. Dan Press (Episode #105)
    Aug 8 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Dan Press, optometrist, owner and clinical director at Park Ridge Vision, to talk about the impact of vision to learning in preparation for August’s back to school and Vision and Learning Month. Are your children visually ready to learn? How well is your child doing at taking in the information through vision? Dr. Press discusses the importance of visual processing evaluation for kids - not just general/routine eye exams - and vision therapy. Discover the signs and symptoms that parents and teachers should look out for in students. Learn about tracking problems and other vision issues for children, especially for those with learning disabilities and developmental delays. Do you think your kid needs help? Find out how to find the right eye doctor for visual processing issues through OVDRA and OEP. Dr. Press also talks about being a third-generation optometrist like our host Dr. Lynn, and the impact of his renowned father, Dr. Leonard Press, on his future as an optometrist. He also shares how her daughter has undergone vision therapy, and how the experience of handling this as a parent sheds further light on what it means to care for your kid, their vision and learning. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    51 mins
  • The Eye-Opening Impact of Brain Injury and Vision Care to Literacy and Recidivism in the Justice System with Dr. Doug Major (Episode #104)
    Jul 25 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Doug Major, neuro-optometrist and pub-lic health advocate, to talk about the eye-opening impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatments and vision care in the justice system. With 40 years worth of experience, Dr. Major provided insight on how focusing on eye and brain health made dramatic changes to literacy and recidivism in corrections, par-ticularly through the most controlled study in the nation for 13- to 19-year old youths. This program went on to inspire and empower these young people, with some of them even becoming vision thera-pists for their peers. He even talked about using halfway-houses specifically for brain injury especially for women, and recognizing the relevance of mental illness for incarcerated people with TBI. Dr. Major also discussed the ease and accessibility of visagraph testing for vision care, and the progress in using virtual reality screening for traumatic brain injury care in athletes. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    42 mins
  • Reclaiming the Sacred: Happiness From Within with Jeff Golden (Episode #103)
    Jul 11 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Jeff Golden, author, educator and activist, to talk about helping people reclaim the depth and beauty of themselves and the world to live more joyful and rich lives, rooted in the ideas explored in his book, Reclaiming the Sacred. Money can buy some happiness but what if you’re not happy within yourself? Jeff encourages all of us to embrace self-love, connection and community, open our eyes to miracles, nourish our well-being, and move away from shame, limiting self-beliefs and our trained sense of “lack” and materialism. Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Maybe it is even 98% full, but in our culture we were trained to just see the orientation leaning toward the edge that makes us look for the things we still don’t have. Reclaiming the Sacred draws on the work of thousands of scientists, spiritual leaders, poets, and activists to explore what we know about what most nourishes human well-being—and what does not, most notably money and possessions. It examines the dire consequences of the vast materialism throughout the world today—the ways it impoverishes us individually and sows violence and destruction globally. The book then goes beyond all of that, taking readers on a journey, both mystical and scientific, of reclaiming the sacredness of ourselves and this gorgeous world. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    46 mins
  • School, The Seedbed of Society: Exposing Its Deep Fractures with Wendy Rosen (Episode #102)
    Jun 27 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Wendy Rosen, educator and author, to talk about how the pandemic exposed deep fractures that have long been destabilizing one of the most essential bricks in the foundation of society - school. Imbalances and injustices have compromised teachers, children, families, and communities. We are at a watershed moment in our human story where schools have become inhumane, unsafe spaces that are putting pressure detrimental to children’s developmental readiness, all the while being threatened by outside intruders. Wendy discussed that we need to get out of the auto-pilot trajectory of our current educational system by looking at our children as a whole person and our teachers as humans, have conversations going and see the bigger picture of the school’s role in defining what we need to be human. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    44 mins
  • Vision Beyond Belief: Tapping into Your Potential with Brad Yates (Episode #101)
    Jun 13 2024
    Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Brad Yates, Change Facilitator and bestselling author, to talk about (and even demonstrate!) how to clear limiting beliefs through Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or Tapping. Learn about the origins of Tapping and how it complements with other forms of therapy. Brad even provided an easy-to-follow Tapping session for everyone, even kids! Discover how to redirect your self-sabotage (described by Brad as misguided self-love) and tap into your potential to create a bigger vision for yourself: a vision beyond belief. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    44 mins
  • 100 and Beyond: A Message of Celebration, Reflection and Gratitude with Dr. Lynn Hellerstein (Episode #100)
    Jun 6 2024
    It’s Vision Beyond Sight’s 100th episode, and it also coincided with Dr. Lynn Hellerstein’s birthday last week (of seven decades plus a few years)! Our beloved host celebrates this double milestone with a special message of reflection and immense gratitude. In this show, she fondly recalls her professional journey and how it elevated through the power of community and showing up for each other, and as such she gives thanks to all the people in her life including her family, partners, staff, mentors, coaches, and of course to all you listeners. What’s next for Dr. Lynn? Rewirement, not retirement! Her ultimate message: create your vision, create your world. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
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    26 mins