Bold | Inspiring Interviews With Provocative People| Hosted By Emmy Winner Legrande Green

The shocking stats about bullying come to life in the powerful story of Dave Matthew Boddy, an inspirational speaker who has triumphed over his dark past. “I don’t want any child to experience what I went through. I was a high school celebrity for all the wrong reasons.”   Dave has overcome bullying and severe depression to advocate for youth empowerment. Despite permanent brain damage that affects his vision and cognitive ability, he is the creator and President for Boddyguards United and a popular YouTube series host. His website is www.davematthewboddy.ca.   “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.

Founded by journalist Marina Cantacuzino, The Forgiveness Project uses real stories of victims and perpetrators to explore concepts of forgiveness. It encourages people to consider positive alternatives to resentment, retaliation and revenge.   By discussing the aftermath of a bombing to the rehabilitation of a former white supremacist, Louisa Hext shares stunning examples of true compassion. Through its powerful website, multimedia exhibits and a powerful new book, the Forgiveness Project will inspire you to look at transformation in a whole new way.   “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.

Our guest today says: “Conservatives have committed grand larceny on the grandest scale: they have kidnapped Jesus.” Using chapter titles like Amazing Disgrace, The Greed Creed and Unintelligent Design, author Robert McElvaine targets the gospel (and politics) of fear, division and hate in his book “Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America.”   Robert is the Elizabeth Chisholm Professor of Arts and Letters and Chair of the Department of History at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi where he has taught for more than thirty years.   “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.

Today on #GoodMenFriday, we explore the maxim “men fall in love with what they see, women fall in love with what they hear.” Is that really true?   When LeRon Barton began writing “All We Really Need is Love”, his intention was pure. “Like anything in life, there are ups and downs in the search of love. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. I really wanted to explore the lessons of heartbreak and healing.”   A contributor to Good Men Project and many other blogs, LeRon’s website is www.mainlinepub.com. His new book explores the nitty gritty of romance that leaves readers laughing-smiling-crying all at once. You can follow LeRon on Twitter @mainlineleron.   “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.

  “Life is changing every second, yet so many are struggling to maintain a false sense of balance,” says Wilri Waarlo, a leading transformation teacher. “The key to balance recovery is meeting your inner healer.”       In Wilri’s phenomenal seminars, he simply feels what you feel. In that moment your pain is his pain, your fear is his fear. In his compassion lies the power of an open heart that leads to self-healing. His website is www.balance-recovery.com and you can meet him in person at this sacred healing event in NYC.       “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.  

  What you want and what you believe you deserve may be two different things. “You need to pay attention to your thoughts and move beyond positive thinking and into positive action,” says Lisa McCarthy of Make My Idea Real.        “Affirmations open the door. They are important tools for any entrepreneur or creator on the path to change." A powerful teacher of mind mapping and other success resources, Lisa is also the inventor of the Affirmations Mirror at www.affirmationsmirror.com.     “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.  

  “We are entering the Age of Authenticity,” says relationship coach Bryan Reeves. “Nothing less than your raw, rich, full self-expression will do.” In his article “Choose Her Every Day (Or Leave Her)”, this popular blogger throws down the gauntlet on this edition of #GoodMenFriday.     “Intimate relationships don’t last because you love each other. They last because you make–and remake–a choice.” Bryan’s website is www.bryanreeves.com.     “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.  

“I was a professional never-ever-give-up type of a person,” says therapist Tracey Cleantis, author of The Next Happy. “But sometimes, there comes a point where the smartest, healthiest and sanest thing you can do is let go of a dream and honor your grief.”       Praised by Publishers Weekly and recovery advocates everywhere, The Next Happy is an enlightening counterpoint to the popular self-help notion of the “follow your dream, no matter what it takes” philosophy. Tracey’s website is www.traceycleantis.com.     “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.    

“Needy men, overgivers and nice guys usually finish last for a reason,” says relationship expert Tamara Star. Today on #GoodMenFriday, she tells all with refreshing insights from her article “Why We Push You Out of Our Bed Zone Into the Friend Zone.”        The inspirational founder of Daily Transformations, Tamara says women want a fully embodied man who has done work on himself–and is not looking for a mother. “Dating Mr. Nice Guy is stagnant.  It’s like dating yourself.  There’s nothing to push up against, and ultimately a woman doesn’t feel met. A woman wants a man to push back but not over.”       “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.  

Beyond the tabloid headlines, a profile in courage is unfolding right before our eyes. An inspirational speaker and former Miss USA, Terri Britt is the author of “The Enlightened Mom” and a leading expert on the Law of Attraction. Her provocative call to action Bruce Jenner: Evolution of the Family prods readers to re-examine the key role authenticity plays in our lives.       “I got chills watching Bruce with Diane Sawyer. It took so much courage for him to say ‘I have to honor how I was created.’ That’s true, deep honesty.” Using Caitlyn and the Kardashians’ journey as a metaphor for transformation, Terri illuminates the rocky road to self-acceptance, intimately sharing her own struggles. “The night I won Miss USA, I almost gave the title back! I didn’t feel I was worthy.” Terri’s website is www.terribritt.com.       “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and

Approximately 25% of male children experience some form of sexual violence. Today on our special series with The Good Men Project, Christopher M. Anderson joins us to help millions deal with the silence and the shame. His organization Male Survivor provides critical resources to male survivors of sexual trauma and their partners to find hope, healing and support.       “Male survivors tend to disclose 20 years or more after the abuse,” says Christopher. “And many say, ‘I tried to tell but no one believed me.’ We want to make sure we’re supporting all survivors, not just women and girls.”       A survivor of multiple forms of childhood trauma, Christopher has overcome battles with severe depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal impulses to become an internationally acclaimed public speaker and author. His website is www.malesurvivor.org. You can follow him on Twitter @chander2nyc.       “Shift happens right wher

  In today’s complicated world, too many of us dismiss the powerful simplicity of intuition to heal. Master teacher George James comes to BOLD with refreshing insights about racism, separation and how to access divine truth for the answers you seek.       “We absolutely must become color-blind and realize we are all one person. The color of your skin is merely a Halloween costume for the soul.” A celebrated facilitator of the Perceptive Awareness Technique, George helps disciplined seekers fully awaken and transform. His website is www.georgejames.org.       “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.      

“If I’d only known then what I know now…”     “I never saw it coming…”     “Hindsight is 20/20…”     How many times have you felt this way about an intimate relationship, one into which you poured your love and generosity, your time and energy, only to end up poisoned—brought to your knees, retching and convulsing, in desperate need of an antidote?     Today in our special series #GoodMenFriday, Tom Fiffer tackles the dynamics of love gone wrong in his article 3 Ways to Spot a Toxic Lover. “Here’s the painful truth: attraction often masks an illusion of trust. We first have to work on ourselves and recognize our own triggers before we come to a place of true understanding.” Tom’s website is www.tomaplomb.com.     “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration an

As a popular blogger, Chiara Mazzucco gained a reputation for her harsh and brutally honest dating advice before publishing her book The 9 Mirages of Love: How to Stop Chasing What Doesn’t Exist. Shortly thereafter, she co-founded TheIndieChicks website in 2012 to focus on female self-empowerment.         A lifestyle revolution was born.       “Women today are not to be messed with. Women today have this crazy fire inside and I think it’s important that that fire is nurtured and fueled and grown.” With more than 300,000 unique monthly visitors, Chiara’s incendiary vision is firing up a whole new generation–and inspiring thousands of men too! You can follow her on Twitter @theindiechicks.       “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.  

In her poignant and powerful essay The Legacy of A Black Father’s Love, Marie Roker-Jones pays tribute to the unsung hero, the black father who is teaching his children how to live and love in a racially-polarized society. This is a compelling episode of #GoodMenFriday, our special look at men and masculinity in the modern world.   “It’s time to debunk the myth of absent fathers. It’s directly related to how we raise and nurture black boys who are growing up bombarded by images and messages that their lives don’t matter.” Marie’s site is www.raisinggreatmen.com. Follow her on Twitter @raisinggreatmen.   “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.

Orange is the New Black is not just a TV show to Chandra Bozelko, a privileged white girl who went from Princeton to prison when she was sentenced to five years for larceny, forgery and identity theft. Released in 2014, her riveting journey back has been catapulted readers of her blogs at www.prison-diaries.com.       Chandra’s startling articles about incarceration have captured international attention, especially her Guardian expose “Prisons That Withhold Menstrual Pads Humiliate Women.”  She says stains on clothes seep into self-esteem and reinforce powerlessness among female inmates. “This is a moment. People are finally beginning to care about what really happens behind bars.” She is also the author of Up the River: An Anthology.       “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.  

Dan Mahle is part of a revolution growing by the thousands each day: men who are consciously giving up porn. As part of our #GoodMenFriday series, Dan talks about his empowering article “Courage to Quit: How I’m Outgrowing Pornography and Waking Up to My True Self.”       “Porn, ironically, inhibited me from actually getting my needs met in any kind of deep, connected, or sustained way. It kept me stuck in a never-ending cycle of ‘tension and release’ that made true intimacy impossible.” Dan’s website is www.wholeheartedmasculine.org.       “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.      

The Supreme Court decision has changed the course of history–but don’t expect marriage equality opponents to go quietly into the good night. Matthew Rozsa breaks down the historic and cultural snafus still ahead in “Twilight of the Homophobes,” an eye-opening article which sheds light on the virulent tactics anti-LGBT activists are still pursuing.       “I believe homophobia in the post-Obergefell era will go the same way as racism did in the post-Brown period,” says Matthew.“There’s a victimhood mentality that’s rising up that must be stopped. Those fighting for the Confederate flag fall into the same category.” You can follow Matthew on Twitter @matthewrozsa.        “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.  

The Executive Editor of The Good Men Project, Mark Greene is the author of Remaking Manhood, a collection of his most powerful articles on American society, relationships, family and parenting. This is the premiere of #GoodMenFriday, a BOLD partnership that will feature the most provocative and talked-about contributors from that site each week.     “We’ve got to break out of the ‘man box’, the limitations masculine myths impose on our culture. It has a lot to do with how we raise boys.” Mark's articles on masculinity and manhood have received over 150,000 Facebook shares, five million page views and have been featured at Salon, Huffington Post, HLN, the BBC, and The New York Times. His website is www.remakingmanhood.com.     “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.  

Cosby. Oprah. Whoopi.  All these big names are swirling in the most recent controversy to emerge from the shocking (and ever-mounting) rape allegations. When Whoopi Goldberg­–his staunchest celebrity advocate–backed off some of her incendiary statements on The View, all hell broke loose. After reportedly soliciting advice from Oprah, Camille Cosby still defends her husband as a philanderer but not a rapist. Today on BOLD, Huffington Post entertainment reporter Lauren Duca gives us the lowdown on all the behind-the-scene shenanigans and talks about what’s next for the embattled and disgraced comedy legend.  You can follow her on Twitter @laurenduca. “Shift happens right where you are,” says LeGrande. “Be the change and get BOLD today.” Catch the latest in inspiration and entertainment at www.getboldtoday.com.