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To The Heart Of The Matter

We are sad but happy to announce that "To the Heart of the Matter" will no longer air KGAL on a regular basis due to Catherine Van Wetter’s success with other ventures (see her web site) it's become impossible for us to schedule her program on a regular basis. Check back on this web page for future "non regular" appearances on KGAL Radio and this web site

Catherine Van Wetter, MSW

"Helping you Live a Heart-Centered Life
no matter the circumstances"

To The Heart Of The Matter is a monthly talk show with host Catherine VanWetter, MSW and KGAL's Jim Willhight.

Valley Talk
This show part of our live, local line up on KGAL's Valley Talk.

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Catherine Van Wetter, MSW
Host Catherine VanWetter, MSW

Catherine VanWetter, MSW is a transitional life counselor who is ready to guide you in the next steps of your journey toward becoming more authentically aligned mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Catherine is certified in multiple disciplines, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Integrative Kinesiology, Deepak Chopra’s Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Hellinger’s Family Systems Work, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Positive Discipline, and Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) for couples.


Catherine VanWetter, MSW is so excited to announce the release of her new book and meditation, "The Soul of the Heart".

The sweet whisperings of the heart that invoke and awaken the Soul with curiosity and tenderness. These are the whispers of the Soul that speak softly to the heart nudging it to open up, breathe love into the Self, and radiate its vital essence out into the world.

Listen to Your Heart

What does it mean to listen to our heart? What is it that we are hearing when we listen? It is the gentle voice that whispers to us from deep within our soul. Our ability to discover answers to daily challenges rests in the intuition we all possess. As we listen and act upon our revealed truth, continued introspection beckons us to move ever deeper and to listen more intently.
An ever-deepening connection with our heart can lift the veil of confusion and lead us to discover innate values such as honesty, integrity and mindfulness, which in turn enable us to move with greater ease in an ever-changing world. We then are more able to feel love, gratitude and appreciation.

The only real failure in life ... is to not follow your heart!

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  • Tuesday, 4/13/2010 Mp3 file. Valley Talk host Jim Willhight with Two The Heart of the Matter show host Catherine VanWetter.

  • Tuesday, 2/9/2010 Mp3 file. Valley Talk host Jim Willhight with Two The Heart of the Matter show host Catherine VanWetter.

  • Tuesday, 1/12/2010 Mp3 file. Valley Talk host Radio Ray was joined by show host Catherine VanWetter.

  • Tuesday, 12/8/2009 Mp3 file. Valley Talk host Radio Ray was joined by show host Catherine VanWetter. Our topic: Her new book.

    Catherine VanWetter becomes a Bestselling Author with Overcomers, Inc: True Stories Of Hope, Courage And Inspiration, Compiled By Lynne Klippel

    Catherine VanWetter of Corvallis, Oregon, achieved bestseller status on October 22nd with the release of Overcomers, Inc., True Stories of Hope Courage and Inspiration. Ms. VanWetter's chapter is entitled A Time of Grief - A Time of Peace.

    Love Your Life Publishing launched a compilation of 38 inspiring and thought provoking stories in the new anthology Overcomers, Inc: True stories of hope, courage, and inspiration on Thursday, October 22nd.

    Overcomers, Inc: True stories of hope, courage, and inspiration achieved #1 bestselling book status as well as hot new releases on Amazon.com in the following categories: Inspirational Books, Motivational Books, Spiritual books.

    “Everyone at Love Your Life Publishing feels so blessed to have worked with such amazing men and women. They are living examples of those who walk their talk,” says publisher Lynne Klippel, "As you read the stories in this book, you will find real life tales of remarkable courage, strength, and perseverance. You will be inspired, entertained, and uplifted. Some of the stories will make you laugh. Some of them will make you cry. All of them will make you proud of the power of the human spirit."

    The launch of this book was supported by over 90 top authors, industry experts, coaches and visionaries who donated nearly $6000 in life changing bonus gifts; including e-books, audio and video downloads, reports, special event offers and more. Dozens of blog owners also joined in the promotions of Overcomers, Inc., on the day of the launch.

    Among these supporters are Dr. Wayne Dyer, leader in the field of personal transformation, Best-selling author of Excuses Begone!, Chris and Janet Attwood, renowned authors of the recent bestseller, The Passion Test: The Effortless Path To Discovering Your Destiny, visionaries, leaders and authors including Dr. Joe Rubino, David Mathison, Alexis Martin Neely, Erin Blaskie and over 85 others.

    Catherine VanWetter, Inner Resolution Facilitator of peace, compassion, forgiveness and love, offers individual, family and group Inner Resolution Facilitation that invites individuals to be gentle, compassionate, and courageous as they put down their weapon of choice and step into a field of Grace. "When you can separate your "story" from the facts then you can live in deep inner peace and heal all areas of your life."

    Catherine is also the author of the recently released book and meditation CD, The Soul of the Heart. http://totheheartofthematter.com/

    For further information contact Catherine VanWetter, 541-753-1820 or Catherine@ToTheHeartoftheMatter.com

    For further information on Overcomers, Inc., Love Your Life Publishing and interviews with the authors, contact Lynne Klippel at lynne@lynneklippel.com or 636-922-2634 (EST)


  • Thursday, 10/8/2009 Mp3 file. Joining us Nadine Grzeskowiak who is a registered nurse with 17 years experience in emergency and trauma nursing in Oregon. In 2006 she was diagnosed correctly with celiac disease. Four months later, she felt remarkably better and started RN On Call, Inc. a mobile nursing and advocacy service. Two months later she became the Gluten Free RN. Nadine has spoken to well over 100 groups, locally and nationally, and continues to consult and educate at her Gluten Free RN office in Corvallis.

  • Thursday, 9/10/2009 Mp3 file. Host: Valley Talk's Jim Willhight and Co-Host Catherine VanWetter with a monthly feature "To the Heart of the Matter".

  • Thursday, 8/13/2009 Mp3 file. Joining us our guest Dr. Kenneth Welker, Medical Director of Oregon Optimal Health, a medical practice focused on Health Restoration, Longevity and Functional Medicine in Eugene, Oregon.

    He received his fellowship training in Functional Medicine, Anti-Aging, and Regenerative Medicine in Chicago Illinois. His practice emphasis includes bio-identical hormone interventional endocrinology, neuro-hormonal balancing for fatigue syndromes, neuro-detoxification, immuno-gastroenterology and cellular energetics restorative medicine.

    Dr. Welker graduated from medical school at the University of Washington before completing a residency in General Surgery at the University of New Mexico. He became a Senior Registrar for the National Health Service in London, England where he completed a fellowship in Surgical Oncology and Chest Surgery. His 25 year surgical practice included an academic appointment as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University involving in Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery and Bariatric Surgery.

    Dr. Welker can be reached at: 1200 Executive Parkway, Suite 360, Eugene, OR 97401, Ph (541) 762-1155, Fax (541) 762-1154.

    Some of the topics covered:

    1. What is Functional Medicine and how does it differ from conventional medicine?

    2. What is adrenal fatigue ?

    3. Why is it not addressed or understood by most of medicine ?

    4. How does stress aggravate or cause adrenal fatigue ?

    5. How can a person know if they have adrenal fatigue ?

    6. How is adrenal fatigue treated?

    7. Can adrenal fatigue affect other illnesses or cause other problems?

    8. Is there other causes of adrenal fatigue other than stress ?

    9. Can children suffer from adrenal fatigue?

    10. Will adrenal fatigue affect any of my other hormones?

    11. Can a person experience a brain fog with adrenal fatigue?



  • Thursday, 7/9/2009 Mp3 file

  • Thursday, 6/11/2009 Mp3 file



  • Thursday, 5/14/2009 Mp3 file- Topic: Keeping fit in mind, body and spirit. The month's emphasis on "body". Special on Location Live Broadcast: Timberhill Athletic Club.

    Note: Quality of this podcast less that normal due to remote location broadcast conditions.
  • Thursday, 4/09/2009 Mp3 file- Topic: Topic: 21st Century Wellness Practices

    Guest: MAx Fabry, founder and president of the Online Wellness Association

    MAx Fabry is founder and president of the Online Wellness Association-a 21st Century business building a safe platform for qualified wellness practitioners to offer their services, and for the public to be able to easily and confidently access those services.

    MAx is also has a successful private counseling practice in Eugene, Oregon, specializing in addiction, transition coaching, and spiritual guide.

    MAx's life journey has been adventurous, sometimes outrageous, but, always respectful of her purpose for being here, in this life, at this time.

    When she finally settled down on a true career path, she became a qualitative researcher that she thought was THE career.

    That is, until she got THE CALLING to be a substance abuse counselor. This awoke her from her lifelong sleepwalk, or sleeprun, thus, starting her on her life true life purpose.

    Or is it?

    MAx continues to be open to all the possibilities.

    Some of the queries for MAx:

  • Where did the idea for Online Wellness Association originate? How did you come up with the idea of a 'Seal of Approval'?

  • What exactly is a 'wellness practitioner'?

  • What process do you follow to approve someone for membership?

  • If I already belong to an online association, why would I want to join another one?

  • Do you think technology is a good thing?

  • Thursday, 3/12/2009 Mp3 file- Our Guest: Lee Gerdes of Brain State Technologies. Lee has degrees in physics, mathematics, theology and psychology. He is the author of "Limitless YOU!" The Infinite Possibilities of a Balanced Brain. Brain State Conditioning(tm) is a method of balancing and optimizing the brain. This method has proven to be effective with conditions such as;

  • - ADD /ADHD
  • - Addictive Dependencies
  • - Anger
  • - Anxiety
  • - Autism
  • - Brain Injury
  • - Depression
  • - Sleep Disorders

    Some of what we will cover on the show is:
  • 1. What is different about people who have an addiction?
  • 2. How does trauma show up in the brain?
  • 3. How is Brain State different from neurofeedback or biofeedback?
  • 4. How can physical changes be sometimes seen after brain training?


    Thursday, 2/12/2009 Mp3 file- Special Valentines Day Edition of "To the Heart of the Matter" with Valley Talk host Jim Willhight and "To the Heart of the Matter" show Co-Host Catherine Van Wetter. Our Guest Howard Martin, Exec. Vice President of HeartMath. The topic: HeartMath.

    Heartmath LLC. is an internationally recognized company dedicated to facilitating heart-based living - people relying on the intelligence of their heart in concert with their minds to improve health, performance, relationships and well-being at home and in the workplace.

    They have been educating people about stress and emotional management for more than a decade and offer practical, easy-to-use techniques, processes and technology needed for living rewarding, healthy and productive lives.

    The company was born in 1998 as a spin-off of the original HeartMath organization, the Institute of HeartMath, founded in 1991 by Doc Childre.

    The Institute's groundbreaking research on heart/brain communication and the power of coherence, a highly efficient psychological state where all the systems of the body work together in harmony, provide the basis for our scientifically validated products and services.

    Topic Links: www.heartmath.com


  • Thursday, 1/8/2009 Mp3 file - Host: Valley Talk Host Jim Willhight and Co-Host Catherine VanWetter with a monthly feature "To the Heart of the Matter".

  • Thursday, 12/11/2008 Mp3 file - Host: Valley Talk Host Jim Willhight and Co-Host Catherine VanWetter with a monthly feature "To the Heart of the Matter". Our guest is Dr. Mary Ann Wallace who is the Medical Director Division of Integrative Medicine for Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. She has recently authored a book title, The Heart of Healing. She will discuss Heartspring Wellness Center, division of Integrative Medicine as well as her book Dr. Wallace will join us.

  • Thursday, 11/13/2008 Mp3 File.

    Host: Valley Talk Host Jim Willhight and Co-Host Catherine VanWetter

    New monthly feature with Valley Talk Host Jim Willhight and Co-Host Catherine VanWetter, MSW from "To the Heart of the Matter" (formally "Courage Consultants").

    Our guest for the first segment of the show will be Dr. Hilarie Cash, PhD, LMHC. Hilarie is the co-founder of Internet/Computer Addiction Services and has a private practice in Redmond, WA.

    She has assisted Jay Parker in developing the No More Secrets Program for sex and love addicts, and has spearheaded the creation of the Gaming and Internet Treatment Program. S

    he is a speaker, teacher, and author and has appeared, among other places, on ABC News, CNN, NPR, PBS, the BBC, and in print in the Seattle Times, U.S.A. Today, U.S. News and World Report, and the New York Times.

    Also, our guest for this month's show will be Lisa Wells from Reach Out Yoga and upcoming classes.


  • MP3 File of Thursday 10/9/2008. It's the Valley Talk Monthly Feature (2nd Thursday) "To the Heart of the Matter" with Co-Host Catherine Van Wetter and KGAL Valley Talk Host Jim Willhight. Our guest: Bruce Lipton author of "Biology of Belief".

    Please join us for a very special guest on Valley Talk's, "To The Heart of the Matter", aired live on AM 1580 KGAL. Joining us will be Author Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of "Biology of Belief", explaining his groundbreaking work in the field of New Biology. Dr. Lipton is a former medical school professor and research scientist. His experiments, and that of other leading edge scientists, have examined in great detail the processes by which cells receive information.

    The implications of this research radically change our understanding of life. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology; that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts. Dr Lipton's profoundly hopeful synthesis of the latest and best research in cell biology and quantum physics is being hailed as a major breakthrough showing that our bodies can be changed as we retrain our thinking.


  • MP3 File from Thursday 8/14/2008 broadcast. New monthly feature with Valley Talk Host Jim Willhight and Co-Host Catherine VanWetter, MSW from "To the Heart of the Matter" (formally "Courage Consultants"). Joining us was Pat Sardell from Country Vitamins from 11:06 - 11:25, and Lynn Walker from 11:30 - 11:55.

  • MP3 File from Thursday 2/14/2008. Joining Valley Talk Host Jim Willhight as, for the third year in a row, Catherine Van Wetter of Courage Consultants will join us for special Valentines Day Topic: Love.

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