In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Pilar Herreros In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Pilar Herreros

Founder of Mastering Serenity
Creator of the 5-Minute Relax Method

Pilar Herreros is the founder of Mastering Serenity and the creator of the 5-Minute Relax Method. She is a Certified Life Coach, Meditation and Reiki Master, one of Miami's early Pilates instructors, and an Amazon bestselling author in both English and Spanish.

Through her work, Pilar empowers individuals, leaders, and organizations to reduce stress, anxiety, and headaches—anytime, anywhere—while cultivating lasting serenity from within.

Her books became Amazon bestsellers on her 60th and 61st birthdays, a meaningful milestone she describes as a gift of gratitude—celebrating life and giving back for the many blessings she has received throughout her journey.

For the past five years, Pilar has partnered with Armour Dance Theatre, a Miami nonprofit with more than 70 years of community impact. Through its after-school mindfulness and well-being programs, she has supported educators and staff while helping bring calming practices to more than 400 children each month across Miami-Dade County.

Pilar welcomes collaborations with sponsors, businesses, and organizations that share her commitment to making well-being more accessible and helping people live healthier, calmer, and more fulfilling lives.

Kim S. Bantle In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Kim was nine when her mother noticed she could locate lost items through thought alone—and quietly began testing her. As Kim grew, so did her intuition, and like her mother before her, she learned to keep what she knew hidden. ​Acceptance of her abilities and of herself came slowly. In college, Kim had a near-death experience when a blood clot traveled to her brain following a routine surgery, bringing her to the brink of death. In its wake, her intuitive abilities intensified, and she began to sense those who had passed—and, at times, connect with those on the threshold between life and death. ​By day, Kim built an impressive career in television, spending 23 years tuning in—checking her intuition, reading the energy in the room, and trusting the invisible cues that guided her decisions. Few people knew her secret.​ Her search for understanding led her deep into the worlds of energy, clairvoyance, reincarnation, and mediumship—subjects that, time and again, brought her face-to-face with God and the mystery of the afterlife. ​Then came a twist she never saw coming: her young son began showing signs of the same abilities. Determined to help him, she sought guidance, studied control techniques, and learned how to “turn down the volume” for them both. ​Along the way, she found a community of kindred spirits—teachers, skeptics, and believers—who encouraged her to write and share her story. Today, Kim insists that these experiences aren’t rare or exclusive. "Many people share my traits. And whether you believe or not, chances are something unexplained has already brushed against your life.” www.kimsbantle.com

Susan McKeown In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Susan McKeown, APRN, CPS, is a graduate of St. Anselm College with a BS in Nursing and Northeastern University’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program. She worked with families as a nurse practitioner for over 40 years. Susan is a Certified Prevention Specialist, educating and advocating on issues of mental health and substance misuse. For the past 23 years she has co-facilitated a weekly support group for adults who have a loved one with substance issues. Susan and her husband, Patrick, have been married for 55 years and have conducted workshops with over 3,000 engaged couples for four decades on issues that affect married life. Together they have raised four children and are now blessed with two grandchildren. Susan is the author of two books: “Beyond the First Dance” and “Beyond the Tango."

Jane Fischer In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Born with severe brain defects, Suzy was sentenced to a life of “nevers.” Her miraculous journey has led many experts to question existing medical textbooks. Predicting that she would never walk, talk, or function in society, she overcame all these obstacles with determination and perseverance. Her IQ score identified Suzy with severe intellectual disabilities, but she proceeded through infant stimulation, studies in public and specialized schools, and summer programs geared to the disabled community. Her achievements include winning medals during the Tournament of Champions, performing in a dance recital, celebrating a Bat Mitzvah, living independently, and working as a classroom assistant for the past twenty-three years. Her joy of life offers us hope while showing us that giving up is not a choice. This book is not just a tribute to Suzy but a roadmap for all parents experiencing the challenges of raising a child with disabilities and/or medical issues. Told with the hope that other parents will learn from her successes and failures, this is a story of the power of perseverance, courage, and love.  janemfischer.com 

 

Linda Summersea In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Set in 1950s–60s Massachusetts, The Girl with the Black and Blue Doll is a raw and unforgettable coming-of-age memoir. Linda, a bright but neglected child, seeks refuge from her volatile home life by hiding under her bunk bed with her Betsy Wetsy — and inside her imagination. Raised on a three-generation family farm, Linda is "parentified" far too young and discouraged from dreaming beyond factory work. But when she steps into the world of education, the fire inside her begins to burn. Through determination, empathy, and unexpected friendships, Linda fights to escape the emotional shackles of her upbringing. Her transformation unfolds against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the Hippie Movement, and a culture finally beginning to question silence, shame, and survival.

Today, the result of Linda’s emotional neglect would be recognized as depression in the form of Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and her family is dysfunctional. Linda’s book is especially relevant to today’s Teen Mental Health Crisis under the influence of social media, especially TikTok.   www.LindaSummersea.com

Anette DeMattio In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Anette DeMattio - After surviving six cancer diagnoses, years of chronic pain, and some of life's greatest challenges, Anette noticed the same pattern everywhere: The strongest people were often the most disconnected from themselves. The caregivers. The leaders. The healthcare professionals. The parents. The survivors. People who had learned how to survive, but never how to stop surviving. That insight became the foundation for The Too Strong Movement™ and her international award-winning book, Too Strong For Your Own Good. Today, Anette helps people recognize the survival patterns they mistake for strength so they can move from Survival Strong to Soul Strong and reconnect to who they truly are.

anettedemattio.com

International Book Award Winner – Health: Cancer

International Book Award Finalist – Psychology/Mental Health

Independent Press Award – Distinguished Favorite Self-Help

#1 Amazon Bestseller — Health Psychology

 

Julie Melanson In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Not all adopted children get the chance to discover where they come from, but Julie Melanson did! Her journey to reconnect with her birth mother, Diana, revealed unexpected parallels, heartbreaks, and triumphs. With raw honesty, love, and compassion, she tells a story of resilience, identity, and the enduring power of family. Julie Melanson emerges as a promising author driven by a compelling personal narrative. JulieMelansonAuthor.com Julie is an up-and-coming author who has lived a tale that most adoptees would never have expected. She has sadly experienced the love and loss of two mothers, after which she was compelled to tell the story of both of these wonderful women who shaped her life in different ways.

Clarissa Burt is an award-winning international media personality/producer/director, writer, author, public speaker and supermodel. With hundreds of television and film credits to her name, this Who’s Who of International and American Women brings over 30 years of entertainment industry experience in both International and American markets. Her Brainchild, In the Limelight multi-media platform, is an online portal consisting of video/podcast/digital magazine providing educative, entertaining, and empowering content showcasing the savvy entrepreneur. Her engaging interviews bring to the forefront their trials, tribulations, victories, and triumphs. Clarissa’s fun, light and witty style makes for great conversation and is thoroughly enjoyed by her listeners. Ms. Burt’s extensive international social work garnered her two private audiences with Pope John Paul II. As a women’s advocate and a leader of social change for a new standard of living, Clarissa was instrumental as Ambassador to the United States for the Walking Africa campaign that awarded African Women the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Clarissa is the first American to present at the Kremlin. She was recently awarded the Woman of Excellence award by the Women’s Economic Forum.

David Deputy In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Brigadier General David Deputy (Ret.) is a Delaware historian, leadership expert, and the current owner of Spring Grove Mill House. After years of research using declassified documents, historical records, and personal interviews, David has compiled 250 years of verified American history into one remarkable book;

The Spring Grove Mill House: The Home with the Most Ties to American History

 

With 80 historical images and 230 pages of meticulously documented stories, this book is the perfect book for America's 250th anniversary celebration.

 

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Angelique Medow In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Angelique Medows 0 Founder of The Willingness Initiative and teacher at Harvard Medical School

Lifestyle wellbeing, nature relationship, arbor and element therapies, ceremony, unconscious voicing, reparenting, journaling, intuition, soul blueprints, breathwork, meditation, and more—Angelique inspires, guides, and loves people in customized ways to support them in overcoming addictive perceptions and beliefs about themselves and life, which keep them stuck.

Her clients now live more peacefully and joyfully within themselves and with life, as they overcome epigenetic and environmental patterns that led to compulsive eating, drinking, dating, drugs, gambling, body dysmorphia, disease, fear, failure, greed, and suicidal ideation.

She has authored a host of books and speaks publicly for corporations, and in private consultations on the topics of training, travel, and events for wellbeing.

 

Lisa Rothstein In the Limelight with Clarissa Burt

Lisa Rothstein, author of Draw Out Your Genius: Use Visual Thinking to Sell Ideas, Drive Buy-In and Lead Change, is a New Yorker cartoonist and has proven with Fortune 500 companies that intentionally rough sketches create the clarity and emotional connection that perfect presentations kill decisions that used to take 12 months now happen in 90 minutes – and teams own the results.