Stories that Empower: Recent Episodes
Sean
Listen to inspiring and empowering life stories from guests that have overcome challenges and share 'nuggets of life wisdom'. There is hope and light for you, as well. You are not alone. You are loved.
Tim is a survivor of stage 4 colorectal cancer and he became a liver transparent recipient. He turned this experience into advocacy work, as he navigated his cancer journey. Today, he tries to inspire other patients to become advocates for others. Tim shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we may not be in control of what happens to us, but we are in control of what we react to it if you get it, share it it's what we experience and who we impact in life that matters live in the moment https://timamcdonald.com https://www.advocacyatwork.com tags: Tim McDonald, survivor of stage 4 colorectal cancer, writer, author, podcaster, blogger, From Patient to Advocate, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Tyler is a suicide survivor and has experienced the anomalous trauma of sequential ruptured patellar tendons. His first book, The Maniac with No Knees, is an exciting memoir that follows his journey with undiagnosed bipolar disorder through an eclectic series of mania-driven misadventures He is currently working on a second book, a composite novel called The Fables of Frog City. Tyler has pivoted his platform from standing up for people with mental illness to standing up for everyone who is oppressed. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: people with mental illness need community, goals and medication bipolar disorder can give you creativity, curiosity and empathy it's liberating to be authentic https://www.tylerkania.com tags: Tyler Kania, rugby player, coach, cybersecurity salesman, cryptocurrency entrepreneur, stonemason, civil rights activist, independent journalist, writer, author, The Maniac with No Knees, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Marty shares her memoir, a story of being raised by a mother in protracted mourning from the loss of her parents in an airline disaster. It explores Marty's journey, from personal ways of coping as a child to the evolution of a mother-daughter relationship that matured over time. It is also about her longing to know her maternal grandmother and Marty's own delivery from darkness into light. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: writing is a path to healing using creative techniques with words and with the writing process is a good way to break through, when you're overwhelmed by the story and material thru the speculative writing, she imagined a relationship with her grandmother multi-generational trauma is real realizing the value of our ancestors' letters https://www.martyrossdolen.com tags: Marty Ross-Dolen, writer, author, retired child and adolescent psychiatrist, Always There, Always Gone, a daughter's search for truth, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Despite her ability of helping others with feelings of not being good enough, Kristine felt unable to help herself. She reflected back on her childhood and recognized that the feeling was shame, which often begins in childhood. During this interview, Kristine dives into shame and how we can move to a point of empowerment. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: once you can name something, you can understand it and you have power over it shame can come from what is missing shame is an adaption of survival we are not broken, we adapted stop repeating our shame talk learn self compassion, to soothe and comfort ourselves be vulnerable in very small ways we're never too old to heal the shame https://kristine-jensen.com tags: Kristine B. Jensen, Bruised Not Broken, Healing the shame of a troubled childhood, writer, author, licensed psychotherapist, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Suzanne shares her life journey of challenges and setbacks. She considers herself a positive person. This along with her perseverance, focus and good fortune enabled Suzanne to overcome the challenges. One of her gifts is her ability to break down complex subjects into simple terms. Suzanne translated her gift into her passion … writing. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: knowledge empowers people break down complicated subjects into small pieces never give up there is a future concentrate on things you like to do share your energy with others tags: Suzanne Loebl, writer, author, Plunder and Survival: Stories of Theft, Loss, Recovery, and Migration of Nazi Uprooted Art, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Linda works with people who have a dream to make an impact in the world. She believes that everyone was born with the ability to freely express themselves. After all, as little kids, we thrived on attention. The fear and stress we get when putting ourselves "out there" is not just some random emotion floating around in our heads. If we feel stress and anxiety, it's because somewhere along the line, we got the message, we had experiences that told us it wasn't ok to be as we were – that it wasn't safe to be seen. That stuff happens. Happily, this can be overcome. Linda shares lots of nuggets of life wisdom during the interview, including "it's never too late to have a total reimagination of our lives, purpose and impact". https://lindaugelow.com tags: Linda Ugelow, author, speaker, TV host, speaking empowerment coach, Delight in the Limelight, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Leah talks about her desire to travel, see how other cultures live and help others as a psychotherapist. She describes a year of traveling alone in her sixties and its impact on her husband, herself and on their marriage. Leah shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: be true to ourselves strive to fulfill our dreams, so that we don't have any regrets have integrity towards ourselves importance of marital friendship we are together by choice so many ways we can be of service tags: Leah Fisher, writer, author, psychotherapist, amateur photographer and enthusiastic traveler, , story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Serving in international disaster relief projects enabled Christian to see the value of effective leadership. He feels that organizations with effective leaders-those who care about the ones they serve-are able to grow and improve. Christian dedicates his life to helping others lead well. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: leadership impacts the quality of life of others effective leaders are those who don't quit humility is an important part of leaders leadership comes out of who we are seek personal growth and development while serving others tags: Christian Muntean, Train to Lead, The Unstoppable Leader's Plan for Peak Performance, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Penny is an adult survivor of childhood abuse. She enabled herself to become whole and happy. Penny hopes that her memoir of escape, empowerment and triumph in hope may help others heal. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: strive to be whole and happy trauma and abuse come with a lot of shame, which causes us to hide choose to live the life we deserve baby steps can make us stronger get help and don't do it alone find a supportive community keep your eyes on the prize we have a choice tags: Penny Lane, writer, author, Redeemed, A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
John A. Dailey talks about his book "Tough Rugged Bastards", a memoir of an ordinary guy who seized an extraordinary opportunity to become one of the most elite war fighters in America during the most volatile times in the Global War on Terror. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: do something that scares us practice the 5 Cs: clarity, commitment, courage, consistency and curiosity small steps will get us where we want to go tags: John A. Dailey, Tough Rugged Bastards, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
In 2022 Ali Horriyat founded Compassiviste after personally experiencing the detrimental social impact of unchecked capitalism, indifference, and unbridled greed. He believes that a world of compassion and harmony is attainable if each of us commits to love always, and always love. Ali shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: Ignite the masses with compassion for social progress Learn from historical account Elevate through life’s natural cycles Actively seek joy to reach social harmony tags: Ali Horriyat, Compassiviste, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Kelly James Clark, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame), is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. He is the author, editor, or co-author of more than thirty books. He writes broadly and speaks widely on compassion, tolerance and peace. Kelly strives to bring philosophy into the public life and uses the academic life to bring people together. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the mutual pursuit of the truth create a space where we can feel honest about our feelings becoming a person of compassion and peace is a project of a lifetime we can do better tags: Kelly James Clark, Ph.D., philosopher, writer, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Anne discusses her debut novel, God Bless the Child. It is the first in a three-book series, The Women of Paradise County. Nestled in the heart of America’s Midwest, the fictional Paradise County is where the wounded create spaces and places for themselves that simmer just beneath the surface. The dysfunction leaps off the first page. Anne shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: sometimes, the universe just says yes it's about how we can impact each other we deserve to have our own voice claim the piece of joy dwelling in possibilities tags: Anne Shaw Heinrich, writer, author, God Bless the Child, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Anna always knew she wanted a child. She chose to adopt a child and raise him as a single mother. Anna shares the challenges and joys of adopting and becoming a mother. She considers her family of two to be a miracle of life. Anna shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of creating personal connections the higher the stakes, the more important it is to breathe, to be calm and to meditate we are where we are meant to be tags: Anna Monardo, writer, author, After Italy, A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Laine began her career as an actress and athlete. She struggled to handle rejection and felt she wasn't good enough. Her trajectory of life changed. Laine started her own business. Today, she empowers others as a freelance trainer. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the things that happen to us are for our growth we are the creators of our lives quiet the mind and get in touch put our attention on another person feel safe within nature speaks to us the divine only gives us what we can handle what happens to us is for our growth we train for life trust ourselves if we've touched one person, we've touched many we can train our thoughts tags: Laine D'Souza, writer, author, Confidence Unleashed, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Many days in intensive care involving multiple Near Death Experiences brought Laurie a new mission. She heard God clearly tell her: learn energy work and become a hospice worker and something will come through you that will change something on the planet. She pursued those things, and then one Monday in 2016 while Laurie and her sister, Susan, did energy work on their friend Bryan, elev3n came into being: a concept allowing individuals to take their health and healthcare finally into their own hands, was born. Laurie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we need a foundation in this world heal through natural ways the body has a self healing mechanism strive to sing our song we matter nurture our spiritual/mind/food express our uniqueness we can always turn our life around how we show up everything we do is important tags: Laurie Curtin, elev3n, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
DJ's former husband, Norm, changed her for a lifetime and gave her a deeper understanding about giving and receiving love. He helped her change the way she viewed the world with fascination and joy. Norm opened her eyes and heart with joy, courage and curiosity for the world. DJ shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: embrace the lessons you don't get time back, don't waste it give and receive love put one foot in front of the other can't know how to do something, until we try it craft a life that we love strive to find it in nature everything we want is one step outside of our comfort zones try and be willing to fail Tags: D.J. Green, geologist, writer, sailor, adventurer, hiker, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Holly teaches as an adjunct professor, runs her own psychotherapy practice and is the author of "All I Know". She spends her days exploring relationships—learning what brings people together, keeps them together, and pulls them apart. She witnesses brave journeys of self-discovery and sees the difficult choices people are called upon to make, all of which she hopes brings truth to the characters she writes and the journeys they undertake. Holly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: knowing the importance of friendship don't give up, something will emerge keep trying the importance of friendships build a community give ourselves permission tags: Holly LaBarbera, writer, author, All I Know, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Kay was diagnosed with breast cancer, she lost her job and her medical insurance. She surrounded herself with supportive people. Kay took the leap, prepared and trusted herself to make the move to write novels. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: trust yourself believe in yourself surround ourselves with supportive people we get to choose who surrounds us go after our dreams to start being a writer or author, write a novela tags: Kay A. Oliver, award-winning author, Television Academy member, prominent figure in literature and entertainment, innate storyteller, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Glenn shares the story of his parents, Lyle and Marylin Hileman. It's a story of overcoming adversity. His parents left a legacy never to be forgotten. Challenges come early and often, yet their determination and faith pushed them forward in pursuing their dreams. Glenn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we are all flawed there's power in writing there's inspiration in the universe tags: Glenn Hileman, A Yellow House in the Mountains; a story of love and refinement, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Meet James and Bersabeh, the dynamic duo behind Harmonic Wealth Global, where grit met grace—and now, a legacy continues. James, a trailblazer who scaled life’s highest peaks and rebuilt from the ashes, sadly passed away in January 2025, leaving behind a powerful vision. Bersabeh, an intuitive powerhouse whose journey from hardship to healing inspires, now leads the charge, honoring James’ mission to help you break free from fear and align with your purpose. Together, they built a path to harmony and abundance; now, Bersabeh carries the torch, guiding you to transform struggles into strength. They share the following nuggets of life wisdom: we grow the most in challenges it's starts with us go in and clean up our emotional issues clean up our diets take responsibility for our lives take our power back there's greatness within us take a stand for what's right and wrong we have the potential to become completely whole tags: James, Bersabeh , Harmonic Wealth Global, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Susan is the founder of Samarasa Center. She creates a space where people can cultivate intimacy internally. Susan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: yoga is about self realization there is freedom in letting go move from form to formless don't believe everything you think it's not about the pose, it's about our relationship to it the stories we tell ourselves on the mat are the same ones that we tell ourselves off the mat tags: Susan Marrufo, Samarasa Center, yoga, meditation, intimacy, shadow work, Yoga, Sex + Death, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Dena Rueb Romero is the daughter of a Lutheran mother and a Jewish father, both refugees from Nazi Germany. All for You is her first full-length book. Dena still lives in Hanover, where she sings in a women’s chorus, volunteers at a daycare center, and works with a recently arrived refugee family. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: have empathy for refugees strive to be generous and kind tags: Dena Rueb Romero, writer, author, All for You; a World War II family memoir of love, separation and loss, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
1970, pre-Choice America. After their eighth move in her thirteen short years, the lonely only child of a high-ranking naval officer and a socially ambitious mother, Tracy Mayo longed for a normal adolescence – to have friends, to feel rooted. What she got was a pregnancy at fourteen and exile to a maternity home. There, she bore not only a child but also the weight of the culture’s shame. She was required to surrender her baby boy at birth and pretend it never happened. Twenty-two years later, her longing undiminished, Tracy set out to find him – and perhaps, through her search, to reclaim her self. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we are greater than our pains strive to have thoughts without judgement the search is for the 'self' the quest can be liberating we can feel empowered, when we belong to a community tags: Tracy Mayo, writer, author, Childless Mother; a search for son and self, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Mimi battled self-doubt to serve as the doctor and only woman on a remote Everest climb in Tibet. This journey of curiosity, self-discovery and vulnerability enabled her to face down childhood messages to stay small and safe and to venture into the unknown. Mimi shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: it's ok to feel afraid and to move through them listen to our bodies be present, be curious and open to the world it's ok when we're not really in control and to make ourself vulnerable be passionately curious stretch beyond our comfort zone we can do more than we think we can connect to our inner voices it's great to let our bodies lead tags: Mimi Zieman, Tap Dancing on Everest, A Young Doctor's Unlikely Adventure, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Anastasia is a writer, editor, and storyteller. She shares her second novel, The Other Side of Nothing. Anastasia talks about mental health and approaching it with grace and compassion. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: be willing to be vulnerable and raw tell your story from a place of truth and authenticity look for the signs of mental health ask "how are you feeling today?" what's on the surface may not be what's going on give people some grace tags: Anastasia Zadeik, writer, editor, storyteller, The Other Side of Nothing, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
At age four, Claudia Marseille was diagnosed with a severe hearing loss. With determination and the help of powerful hearing aids, she learned to hear, speak and lipread. Claudia realized she needed to find a profession more compatible with severe hearing loss. So, she turned to her early love, the visual arts. Claudia promotes compassion and understanding for those with hearing loss and those with differences. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: promote compassion and understanding for those with hearing loss tell others if we have a hearing loss wear the hearing aids all of the time hearing aids needs adjustments and programming value of close one on one connections tags: Claudia Marseille, writer, author, But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World, photographer, painter, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Bryon worked in industry doing computer systems research and development and in academia. Retiring early, he has applied his computer science mentality—an analytical, logical, and, ideally, open mind—to psychology, dreams, near-death experiences, philosophy, and religion, focusing on the Big Questions about life and reality. This effort has, so far, culminated in his book, titled "A Natural Afterlife Discovered". Bryon shares this nugget of wisdom: if you have an idea, stick with it and don't give up. tags: Bryon Ehlmann, author, A Natural Afterlife Discovered, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Debra shares how, through determination and persistence, she enabled her career to transition from modeling, acting, marketing, company spokesperson to present day, where she is passionate to be a writer. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: celebrate everything take a risk be persistent celebrate our feelings, like sorry or despair allow yourself to have a meltdown tags: Debra Borchert, author of historical fiction, Chateau de Verzat series, Her Own War, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
In the process of digging and sorting, she uncovered a deeper understanding of adult relationships and found resolution. Today, Sophia feels accepted and feels like she belongs. She is proud to be back home in Greece with family and friends. we can make peace and let go when we harbor a question that is personal, we should get persistent about identifying the underlying reason persistence and questioning is a good thing tags: Sophia Kouidou-Giles, award winning author, child welfare, practitioner, educator, researcher and administrator, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/433_Becky_Whetstone.mp3Having experienced a challenging marriage, Becky turned to a marriage therapist. However, this does not meet her needs. She felt there was a void, so Becky embarked on a journey to become a marriage and family therapist herself. By practicing compassion and authenticity, she helps couples or families that seek therapy. Becky shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- give ourselves permission
- be true to ourselves
- if you feel hopeless, don’t stop looking for information
- knowledge can change everything
https://marriagecrisismanager.com
tags: Becky Whetstone, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Coach specializing in marriage crisis counseling, I (Think) I Want Out: What To Do When One Of You Wants To End Your Marriage, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Having experienced a challenging marriage, Becky turned to a marriage therapist. However, this does not meet her needs. She felt there was a void, so Becky embarked on a journey to become a marriage and family therapist herself. By practicing compassion and authenticity, she helps couples or families that seek therapy. Becky shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: give ourselves permission be true to ourselves if you feel hopeless, don't stop looking for information knowledge can change everything tags: Becky Whetstone, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Coach specializing in marriage crisis counseling, I (Think) I Want Out: What To Do When One Of You Wants To End Your Marriage, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Wen is a survivor of trauma and abuse. She talks about how she felt divine energy. This enabled Wen to experience joy that delivered her from the darkest of times. She bloomed into the courageous being that she is today, where she is able to help other souls. Wen shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: everything about our story makes sense be curious to ask questions our brains enable us to stay in a protective space until we are ready to handle it we are worthy regardless of our beginnings listen in to ourselves we can focus and be deliberate about what we think practice loving yourself receive your full story ease up the judgement that we put on ourselves we are gloriously made from love everything we feel is worthy come home to the acceptance of our greatness come back and trust your intuition tags: Wen Peetes, Transformational Speaker, Rebel For A Spell, Intuitive Healing, Inner Child Healing, Heal Your Wounds, Train Your Mind, Create a New You, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
After experiencing some bumps initially in his career, Mark David found his soul work in writing. He found himself back in the flow and his life began to have purpose again. Mark David shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: there's always a chance for good news tomorrow strive to live from a place of intuition and higher wisdom find our own way trust in the infinite the miracles always show up trust and follow the voice tags: Mark David Gerson School of Writing, award-winning author, accomplished screenwriter, coach, counselor, mentor, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Growing up as a shy child, Joan found comfort in reading and books. Today, she brings light to and writes about amazing/forgotten women. Joan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of reading reading is a way to travel and to walk in others' shoes reading teaches us tags: Joan Koster, writer, author, historical fiction about forgotten women, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Megan was curious about source of her pain(s). She knew there had to be a better state of wellness. So, Megan embarked on a journey of self-discovery, healing and health. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: connect to nature the human body is intended to be in a state of grace , health and wellness we can heal trust ourselves journey back to ourselves tags: Megan Edge Healing, herbal enthusiast, holistic health, master healer, foraging expert, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
As a shy and timid child, Kimberly escaped into nature and books, where she found solace. Therapy and journaling enabled Kimberly to heal from memories of childhood sexual abuse. Today, she is passionate about writing stories about kids overcoming challenges, finding their voices and telling their stories. Kimberly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: find solace in nature find our voice nature is a healer build empathy embrace our own voice ask for help strive to deal with heavy feelings let it be and it will pass tags: Kimberly Behre Kenna, celebrating brace girl voices, children's book author, Jett Jamison & the Secret Storm, Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
As a young man, Robert felt he was lost and was in search of direction. So, he embarked on a journey of traveling and hitch hiking across US and Europe. This experience gave him a sense of purpose and direction. Robert pursued a desire and passion to live, work and study in a foreign country. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of the power of language don't fear the unknown, embrace it trust our intention and be open people are the same everywhere seek the road less traveled be an empathetic listener tags: Robert W. Norris, Author of Expatriate and Antiwar Fiction, college and university teacher, The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Ann Marie and her husband traveled throughout the world and dreamt of living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. They took a leap of faith and made their dreams come true. Having a service mindset, she co-founded a microlending organization, Mano Amiga, and was the former Vice President of Casita Linda, which builds homes for families living in extreme poverty in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Ann Marie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: pay attention to the needs of the people stay humble and keep learning we get more than we give tell our story and share our truth volunteering can enhance purpose we have so much wisdom to give seize the moment tags: Ann Marie Jackson is co-founder of microlending organization Mano Amiga and former Vice President of Casita Linda, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Silvia experienced a gut infection due to her consumption of alcohol. Excluding alcohol from her life enabled her to take inventory and choose what she wants to allow in her life. Today, Silvia's mydry30 program enables people to have a better relationship with alcohol. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of the mind/body connection listen to the signals that the body sends us what creates happiness is connection choose what the body and mind want practice mindfulness tags: Silvia Subirana, clinical psychologist and the Head of Content Development at MyDry30, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Mark chose to fill his mom's last years of life with love, laughter and joy. He took on the responsibility of becoming her 24x7 caregiver. Mark shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: respect and care for others find the joy the importance of unconditional love and empathy wanting to feel pretty doesn't end at 90 the power of little gestures tags: Mark Steve Porro, award-winning designer, writer, director, and now a best-selling, award-winning author, A Cup of Tea on the Commode, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
As a teenager, Liz experienced trauma and abuse, as she was groomed by someone that didn't have her best interest at heart. Through awareness, compassion, meditation and therapy, she's been able to move from a place of secrecy to healing. Liz shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: offer ourselves compassion healing is a lifelong process self compassion is very important we are worthy of love there is innate goodness within us awareness is the key to look at our problems joy is always available tags: Liz Kinchen, writer, meditation teacher, and Buddhist practitioner, Light in Bandaged Places, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Janet experienced trauma in her early adult years. She struggled to find a new normal. Janet felt called to shamanism for her own healing. She considers herself the wounded healer. Janet shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: healing is possible we are capable of a lot we can't change the past, but we can change our relationship to it we can be kind everyone has a different energy tags: Janet Rudolph, shamanism, mystic pagan, Desperately Seeking Persephone, When Moses Was A Shaman, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Kevin talks about how his son, who has autism, health issues and is non-verbal, is the best teacher he's ever had. For example, Kevin is able to view fear and death from a different perspective. His son's quiet presence has taught him to be still. Kevin shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: be still we have our own roadmaps be in the moment while we're still here, be helpful purpose doesn't have to be grand we can be a loving, positive energy, just where we are never stop questioning tags: Kevin Moore, writer, author, Lucid Dreaming, certified Yoga teacher, Advanced Reiki Practitioner, The Book of Souls, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Kay didn't allow her cancer journey nor the loss of her job to define her. She rebranded herself as an award winning author. Kay is passionate about presenting good, wholesome stories to her audiences. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: it's ok to ask for help we can get through a lot, if we are consistent find a supportive team give of ourselves tags: Kay A. Oliver, award winning author, Road to Elysium, a heartfelt story of self-forgiveness, bold verdicts, generosity and a neighborhood, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/420_Kay_A._Oliver.mp3Kay didn’t allow her cancer journey nor the loss of her job to define her. She rebranded herself as an award winning author. Kay is passionate about presenting good, wholesome stories to her audiences. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- it’s ok to ask for help
- we can get through a lot, if we are consistent
- find a supportive team
- give of ourselves
https://kayaoliver.com
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Janet experienced a variety of setbacks and challenges, including her parents' divorce and later her own divorce. All along, she feels that she's had the good luck of meeting pivotal and supportive people in her life. Janet turns to meditation and journaling for healing and empowerment. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: life has a way of working out we have the divine within us practice and do things for the benefit of all remain open have a sense of what's important honor our values learn to cultivate mindfulness tags: Janet Kathleen Ettele, writer, author, musician, coach, How Joyous Effort Works, How Generosity Works, How the Root of Kindness Works, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Robert realized that his career as a criminal lawyer was not bringing him joy. He did not feel. Robert was bold enough and gained the courage to leave the law practice. He chose to follow his heart. Robert followed his passion and became an entertainer for children. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: put happiness first it is challenging to please others search for the self value spontaneity tags: Robert Markowitz, novelist, guitar guy, funster, Clown Shoes, Don't Sneeze Choo Choo Train, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Dr. Win considers himself a two-time immigrant. First, he fled his homeland with his parents, then, he immigrated to the US as an adult. Dr. Win pursued his passion and became a leading endodontist. However, he realized that it came with a cost ... his time and health. Now, Dr. Win is on a new journey to share to teach others how they can thrive while managing their own time and health. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the journey teaches us in order to thrive, one must first survive protect our time and health jealously one teaches to learn tags: Dr. Win Nguyen, leading endodontist, founder of Polaris Dental Specialists, DAWTS, Root Camp, and the Love All Foundation, writer, author, Time + Health, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Eva's story of hope, adventure and human interest is brought to life by fiction and memoir writer, Susen Edwards. It was a pleasure speaking with Susen ... a return guest! You've got to check out her interview. Susen shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: practice empathy listen without judgement trust in something larger than ourselves will is stronger than the substance never give up believe in ourselves self love is key tags: Susen Edwards, fiction and memoir writer, author, Lookin' for Love, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Melissa's husband passed away, when she was in her mid 40s. She knew she had to go on for her children. Initially, Melissa found herself on autopilot. She had a realization that she needed to live for herself, because life mattered to her. Melissa always wanted to be a novelist, so she took a bold leap of faith and became a writer/author/novelist. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: live for ourselves we need boundaries change and growth are always possible even a small step at a time gets us through it life is constant change we have the agency to make the changes we want to see in our lives tags: Melissa Connelly, writer, author, novelist, What Was Lost, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Siavash grew up during wartime and conflict. He found bodybuilding to be a source of hope and inspiration. Seeing a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger provided the inspiration that he needed. His journey was yet from over. Siavash overcame numerous life challenges and setbacks, before he eventually found Sixpax Gym. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: focus on just one thing at a time to do one thing, don't overwhelm yourself only your effort matters be ready to adapt stay curious evaluate your thoughts re-evaluate your belief system periodically giving back will come to you don't deviate from your goal tags: Siavash Fashi, founder, SixPax Gym, bodybuilder, entrepreneur, writer, author, Small Gym Big Results, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
After breaking the law, Shaun suffered tremendous consequences. As a result, he lost family, friends, fortunate and freedom. Shaun feels fortunate that he was able to come back from his fall from grace. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: life is about the culture that you choose to live failure is only an event there's nothing we can't overcome we set our own limits you can accomplish anything you can come back from failure look for success in everyday ask ourselves: what have we done that's right? be absolute in boundaries tags: Shaun Hayes, Best Selling Author, The Gray Choice, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Felon, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Having a close relationship with her creator enabled Wendy to receive guidance at various points of her life, including attending medical school so late in life and healing from terminal cancer. She chosen to retire from her career as an Infectious Disease physician and began to write about her journey. This enabled her to tell her story to her grandchildren about leaving them with her legacy. Wendy shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: if you have a God-driven desire, go for it learn how to live at the edge of the unseen world strive to hear the voice of God look at the desire of your heart look at science from the creator's view tags: Dr. Wendolyn Slattery, Infectious Disease physician, writer, author, The Edge of the Unseen World, a doctor's journey from the imaginary to the impossible, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Susie has always found herself to be passionate about lifelong wellbeing. In her journey as a Registered Dietitian and a university professor, she identified a gap in the health industry. Susie decided to pursue her passion and founded Eat, Move, Group, where she provides guidance and clarity to move from science to simple. Her plan provides a foundation with flexibility. Susie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: nurturing ourselves is key give ourselves permission to prioritize the groove package wellness that resonates with people tags: Susan Kundrat, registered dietician and wellness expert, award-winning college professor, enthusiastic advocate for inclusive health and wellness, speaker, author, Eat Move Groove: Unlock the Simple Steps to Lifelong Nutrition, Fitness & Wellness, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Tara noticed negligence in the military. She chose to take off the uniform and speak truth to power, to force change about mental health. She helps others tell their stories of being cast aside. Tara shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: speak truth to power emotion makes us human see the human factor tags: Tara Fields, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), PTSD therapy, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Gregory is a survivor and two-time kidney transplant recipient. He noticed an unmet need in the market, so he chose to write a book about his experience, to help others navigate major health challenges. Gregory shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: don't let the moment overwhelm you put together a plan seek faith be immersed in society tags: Gregory S. Works, Triumph, Life on the Other Side of Trials, Transplants, Transition and Transformation, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Linda broke free from an abusive marriage. She rediscovered her love of hiking, which helped her feel free and be empowered. Linda shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: start small action is rewarded it's never too late to start over spend time in nature tags: Linda Magoon, author, environmentalist, outdoor enthusiast, Live Free and Hike: Finding Grace, Healing, and Self-Discovery Atop New Hampshire’s 48 White Mountain Summits, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Nancy Joie Wilkie's life fell apart. She rekindled her faith, which gave her the strength to go on. Nancy recovered and rebuilt her life. She climbed out of the darkness and into the light. Nancy shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we are perfect God loves us anyway the universe gives us what we want be honest with ourselves what we think about, expands let go and trust the universe believe we haven't reached the end yet learn to accept tags: Nancy Joie Wilkie, Mindsights, Original Creations for Original Minds, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Growing up in the segregated South, Nathaniel overcame struggles of racism. Additionally, he is a two-time cancer survivor. Nathaniel feels that his strong faith got him through his life challenges. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: look out for others walk in faith leave our legacy take time to appreciate people accept others with judgement listen and care about people tags: Nathaniel X. Arnold, My Story, His Glory, author, entrepreneur, respected church elder, His Glory Publishing, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/406_Nathaniel_X._Arnold.mp3Listen now!Growing up in the segregated South, Nathaniel overcame struggles of racism. Additionally, he is a two-time cancer survivor. Nathaniel feels that his strong faith got him through his life challenges. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- look out for others
- walk in faith
- leave our legacy
- take time to appreciate people
- accept others with judgement
- listen and care about people
https://hisglorypublishing.com
tags: Nathaniel X. Arnold, My Story, His Glory, author, entrepreneur, respected church elder, His Glory Publishing, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
This is a powerful story about someone that experienced trauma as a child. Andrea shares her journey of transformation of someone that felt shame as a victim into someone that is empowered. Writing and illustrating have enabled her to find her creative outlet. Andrea shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: no one is an island there is light keep going, there is hope we always have the key to the light find the inner peace connect to something bigger than us tags: Andrea Torrey Balsara, award-winning children's and young adult author/illustrator, motivational speaker, energy medicine practitioner, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Feeling that she had a lot to reckon with, Glenda turned to nature and healed her wounds. She discovered vision questing, which led her to claim the title of artist for herself. In this episode, Glenda talks about her journey and also elaborates on vision questing. She shares the following nuggets of wisdom: ask ourselves "Are we living on purpose?" we are powerful and wise listen to our inner knowing spend time in nature forge our own path nature is a powerful teacher tags: Glenda, Goodrich, mixed media Artist, Art Doula, SoulCollage® facilitator, writer, author, Solo Passage 13 Quests 13 Questions, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Ryland's passion for photography and love for the outdoors enabled him to travel extensively to connect with people through concepts like freedom and meaning. He is a professional photographer, published author and he hosts retreats with like-minded people. Ryland shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: connect with the world around us we have a lot in common let go of attachments freedom is breaking away from constraints open up and listen questions are better than answers get curious about everything everybody has a gift to share practice listening to ourselves and to others with curiosity human connection is a driver to freedom tags: Ryland, Hormel, photographer, designer, storyteller, sociological artist, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/402_David_Richards.mp3Listen now!David talks about this journey of transitioning from a Marine Corps officer to a published author, which was his lifelong dream. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- be of service to others, to have an impact on them
- we all have a journey that we’re on
- we have something that is useful to others
- serve others
- go into the fear
- life happens for us, not to us
- it’s ok to be vulnerable
https://davidrichardsauthor.com
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After fires in Northern California destroyed her home and lavender farm, Rebecca recreated herself from nothing and became author. Today, she writes books about real women that have reinvented themselves. Rebecca shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we can survive against all odds it's about the desire in our hearts to make it happen follow your heart don't be afraid of your vision don't give up tags: Rebecca, Rosenberg, champagne geek, lavender farmer and multi-award-winning author of historical novels, Madame Pommery, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Melissa noticed that she was mesmerized by the sight of a woman, she chose to start on a journey to see if she really knew herself. She knew there was something missing in her life and she asked for help. Melissa acknowledged her same sex attraction and this began a journey of self discovery. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: look inward we're always evolving as we grow, we gain wisdom revisit things with a new perspective find your people our stories matter tags: Melissa, Giberson, author, Late Bloomer: Finding My Authentic Self at Midlife, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Belinda took a bold leap of faith and left a very lucrative sales position to start her own speaking business. Initially, it was challenging, but she stuck with it. Belinda chose to get in front as many people as she could. Today, she enables others to be self-employed and empowered. don't give up on your dream be intentional always remain a student hire the right people every time you're learning, you're growing consider what others see in you anyone can follow their dreams if they show up every day it's about how you show up take pause in what other people see in you follow our dreams show up every day make clear cut decisions and move forward everything we do is about relationships we can do hard things tags: Belinda, Ellsworth, coach, speaker, business, professional, entrepreneur, Work from Your Happy Place, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
As a nurse, Catie felt that she lost purpose and grew frustrated. She met nurses that had their own businesses, which she found eye opening. This enabled her to launch "NursePreneurs", which harnesses the expertise of nurses and empowers them. Catie has found purpose again, as she continues to learn and grow. tags: Catie, Harris, PhD, MBA, RN, nurse, entrepreneur, business, NursePreneurs, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/398_Catie_Harris.mp3Listen now!As a nurse, Catie felt that she lost purpose and grew frustrated. She met nurses that had their own businesses, which she found eye opening. This enabled her to launch “NursePreneurs”, which harnesses the expertise of nurses and empowers them. Catie has found purpose again, as she continues to learn and grow.
https://nursepreneurs.com
tags: Catie, Harris, PhD, MBA, RN, nurse, entrepreneur, business, NursePreneurs, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Andrew's childhood was filled with turmoil, where he struggled with bullying, felt trapped in a victim mindset and had thoughts of suicide. He was faced with two options: either to end it or to choose to whatever it took. So, Andrew chose to embark on a journey of healing and transformation. He discovered who he was and learned about entrepreneurship and business. Today, Andrew helps others through deep and advanced transformations in their lives. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: responsibility is the antidote to victimhood it's not just what we think, it's what's in our body take action in the world surrender our egos tags: Andrew, Daniel, author, spiritual, teacher, director, Center for Cinesomatic Development, Awaken to Your True Self, Holistic Sex, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Jenell noticed that Mercy, a child who suffered abuse and trauma, needed a home, she chose to adopt her as her own daughter. She shares her daughter's story of inspiration. Jenell shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: children need a voice and advocates no matter what, we should be grateful accept what we have been given we are going to go on tomorrow is a new day it can get better we can learn how to navigate through challenges we are much more stronger than we think we are tags: Jenell Jones, writer, author, Shattered, education entrepreneur, childcare and early learning centers, children who experience trauma in low-income areas, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Liz identified a need and chose to serve at risk teens in underserved communities. Through creative expression, she enabled them to find an oasis amidst their lives of hardship and to think bigger about their lives. Additionally, Liz conducts workshops and seminars on creativity for Lady Boomers (women of the Baby Boomer generation). She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: creative thinking is transformative make something out of nothing navigate the second half of our lives good things in life are hard taking risks is good for us, as it promotes flexible thinking and openness tags: Liz, Kitchens, writer, author, artist, Be Brave. Lose the Beige: Finding Your Sass After Sixty, Lady Boomers, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Growing up in an orphanage, Roberta felt she didn't have choices. She had aspirations and dreamt of being superwoman. Roberta chose to have hope and survived by seeking purpose. Choosing to move to Maine and build her own home enabled her to find a meaningful connection to her past. Roberta shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: survive by seeking purpose share hopefulness our attitude is key we can get through difficult times ask ourselves "what can we learn from this?" choose to have hope we can find positivity out of bad situations give optimism tags: Roberta, S, Kuriloff, writer, author, speaker, community activist, attorney, Everything, Special, Framing, a, Life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
After Etienne experienced a severe infection in his heart and kidneys, he felt he couldn't survive. He panicked, because it felt like a death sentence. Etienne spent four days and nights in nature in the woods. He found that preparing to die brought him the clarity of total silence and he was able to heal his own body. Etienne shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: follow our intuition the power of touch go into the "no-mind space" when you experience touch, you become one, which is love tags: Etienne, Peirsman, Cranio, CranioSacraal, Therapie, Academy, Tantric, Aspects, of, CranioSacral, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
After Suzanne's husband was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she found that she didn't know how to be a caregiver, initially. However, as it progressed, she felt that she entered a spiritual and psychological journey. Suzanne was determined to be the best caregiver to her spouse. Consequently, as a result of their trust growing, she found that their marriage improved. Suzanne shares these nuggets of life wisdom: meet challenges that come up tap into our spiritual practices rely on our intuitions our self worth is more than our roles as caregivers tags: Suzanne, Marriott, author, Watching, for, Dragonflies, A, Caregiver's, Transformative, Journey, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Michael teaches entrepreneurship. He is so passionate about entrepreneurship, that he travels 4,000 miles by bicycle across America to interview community leadership who have built thriving organizations. Michael is currently training for another 4000-mile ride across the United States. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: have a strong, engaging purpose be driven by something bigger than ourselves purpose drives perseverance and passion give back to our communities find a team of mentors hire for character make a contribution and add value anyone can become an entrepreneur tags: Michael, Glauser, university, professor, organizational, consultant, author, entrepreneur, Pedaling, to, End, Poverty, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/391_Michael_Glauser.mp3Listen now!Michael talks about his careers as an entrepreneur and a university professor, where he teaches entrepreneurship. He is so passionate about entrepreneurship, that he travels 4,000 miles by bicycle across America to interview community leadership who have built thriving organizations. Michael is currently training for another 4000-mile ride across the United States. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- have a strong, engaging purpose
- be driven by something bigger than ourselves
- purpose drives perseverance and passion
- give back to our communities
- find a team of mentors
- hire for character
- make a contribution and add value
- anyone can become an entrepreneur
https://huntsman.usu.edu/seed/pedaling
tags: Michael, Glauser, university, professor, organizational, consultant, author, entrepreneur, Pedaling, to, End, Poverty, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Francesca shares how she moved from a relationship with an abusive spouse to surrendering to a higher power. This enabled her to heal and feel a call to peace and joy. Francesca was inspired to embark on her spiritual journey. As she felt a shift energetically and in her mindset, she noticed that her situation began to improve. A Course in Miracles and writing her memoir have helped Francesca experience a renewed life of purpose and fulfillment. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: surrender, when we are ready to heal the more centered we are, the more our circumstances improve sometimes, a saga can lead to an awakening forgiveness is the cure offer ourselves compassion listen to our inner voice a higher power is trying to guide us to a life of peace regarding generational trauma, be cycle breaker when we're anxious, angry or depressed, look within tags: Francesca, Miracola, author, life, coach, Protagonist, Within, I, Got, It, From, Here, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/390_Francesca_Miracola.mp3Listen now!Francesca shares how she moved from a relationship with an abusive spouse to surrendering to a higher power. This enabled her to heal and feel a call to peace and joy. Francesca was inspired to embark on her spiritual journey. As she felt a shift energetically and in her mindset, she noticed that her situation began to improve. A Course in Miracles and writing her memoir have helped Francesca experience a renewed life of purpose and fulfillment. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- surrender, when we are ready to heal
- the more centered we are, the more our circumstances improve
- sometimes, a saga can lead to an awakening
- forgiveness is the cure
- offer ourselves compassion
- listen to our inner voice
- a higher power is trying to guide us to a life of peace
- regarding generational trauma, be cycle breaker
- when we’re anxious, angry or depressed, look within
https://francescamiracola.com
tags: Francesca, Miracola, author, life, coach, Protagonist, Within, I, Got, It, From, Here, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Ann is a two-time breast cancer survivor. Two points of light gave her strength in her empowering journey; the ability to see humor in dark places and connections with women in treatment. Ann shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: laughter is immensely healing humor can be found almost anywhere the importance of connections with women in treatment face up to our fears facing mortality is freeing see ourselves through the eyes of others writing can help remove us from our own cancer experience we keep living being of service can be healing have compassion for others tags: Ann, Bancroft, writer, author, Almost, Family, breast, cancer, survivor, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Debra grew up in poverty. She transformed herself by using her initiative, persistency and curiosity to learn new skills. When opportunities presented themselves to her, she was committed to get those jobs. Debra shares her career journey of trials and tribulations, which eventually led her to become a successful author. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: celebrate everything take a risk be persistent tags: Debra, Borchert, author, of, historical, fiction, Chateau, de, Verzat, Her, Own, Revolution, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Jose shares the joys and challenges associated with creating, building and sustaining various lines of businesses. The journey was not always easy. One of the takeaways was recognizing that each challenge is a part of the trajectory. Jose encourages others to consider taking the leap and starting a business. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: don't wait, just start create opportunities solutions are simple problems can develop into positive things a failure is part of the trajectory eliminate the ego document and analyze what went wrong understand our personal limits we can break the barrier of our own limitations tags: Jose, Berlanga, enterpreneur, businessman, author, The, Business, of, Home, Building, How, to, Start, and, Operate, a, Residential, Construction, Company, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/386_Laura_Shovan.mp3Listen now!Laura shares about the importance of sustaining friendships during challenging times. As an author, she was able to establish to establish trust and rapport with her illustrator, Michael. Laura talks about the impact that Michael had on her life. Together, they collaborated on how to affect and create change. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- the importance of sustaining friendships, during times of stress
- sit with emotions, rather than brushing them away
- having an outlet can be helpful
- trust the creative instinct
- allow ourselves to go down roads and see where they go
- Quote “Make it work”
https://laurashovan.com
tags: author, novelist, educator, Pushcart, Prize-nominated, poet, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
As a child, Andre was diagnosed with ADHD. His parents helped him to channel his excess energy into creative things. He feels he has found his place in the motor sports world. Andre became the first Haitian American to win a race in the 50+ year history of the U.K. National Formula Ford Championship. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: there's almost always a solution take a step back to see it stay calm tags: Andre, Lafond, Haitian, American, racing, car, motor, sports, driver, Jiu-Jitsu, mental, training, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/385_Andre_Lafond.mp3Listen now!As a child, Andre was diagnosed with ADHD. His parents helped him to channel his excess energy into creative things. He feels he has found his place in the motor sports world. Andre became the first Haitian American to win a race in the 50+ year history of the U.K. National Formula Ford Championship. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- there’s almost always a solution
- take a step back to see it
- stay calm
https://andrelafondracing.com
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tags: Andre, Lafond, Haitian, American, racing, car, motor, sports, driver, Jiu-Jitsu, mental, training, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
As a child of immigrants, Kamini wanted to belong and feel accepted. She developed people pleasing tendencies and perfectionism as a young age, as she did not wish to impose additional stress on her parents. Kamini realized that these were holding her back. So, through self-work and self-reflection, she has empowered herself. Kamini has made this work her life's journey and today she empowers others, as a certified life coach. She shares the following nuggets of life journey: be present practice gratitude deepen the understanding of self pay attention to your false beliefs believe in yourself we matter tags: Kamini, Wood, certified, life, coach, Rise, Up, podcast, live, joy, your, way, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Beth's relationship with her spouse was strained. Recovering and healing from her husband's stroke pulled them back together. Beth shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: crisis can push us to appreciate our lives what matters is our relationships let go of fear tags: Beth, Ann, Mathews, memoir, loss, Alaska, adventure, love, rekindled, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Corky became the winter innkeeper of her beloved, La Finca Caribe, in Puerto Rico. Then, circumstances outside of her control introduces shifts in her life. Corky shares stories of trial and tribulations. She loves to tell stories, connect people and create things and spaces. Corky shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: celebrate authenticity be your real self strive to accept, find joy and move on invite the hard things in and make peace with them tags: Corky, Parker, La Finca, Love, Loss, and, Laundry, on, a, Tiny, Puerto, Rican, Island, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Growing up, Kenneth's mother was unable to care for him, due to her mental health. His mom struggled with stability, health and peace. By practicing a mindset of care, Kenneth is on a journey to decriminalize mental health and help others to make systematic changes in their changes. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: practice 'trauma-informed approach' go into conversation with a mindset of care be open minded and open ended mental health affects everyone give ourselves grace recognize when something is beyond our ability or emotional capacity power of relationships matter strive to create a collective power to work to compel change find meaning out of our pain tags: Kenneth, Nixon, Jr, Born, Into, Crisis, A, Memoir, mental, health, advocate, VOICE, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Liza and her husband decided to shake things by riding their bicycles across the country. This enabled them to choose to live in the moment and to find the beauty. Their journeys have become inspiration for others to follow their dreams. Liza shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: be present with what's happening around you find the beauty people are amazing follow your dreams taking on a challenge is often a mind game the biggest challenge is between our own ears live in the moment be who you are learn to value yourself you have control live life in meaningful and connected ways life is joyful put joy first tags: Liza, McQuade, author, Spontaneous, Revolutions, Seeing, America, One, Pedal, at, a, Time, extraordinary, bicycle, adventure, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Zach and Jeremy each experienced traumatic childhoods. They have been battling mental health, anxiety and depression. Zach and Jeremy are on a journey to break down the stigmatism associated with mental health, that it's ok for men to experience the full spectrum of emotions and to make others' journey to healing and coping a little less lonely. They share the following nuggets of life wisdom: name it and you contain it start with curiosity own the identity come to the now let go of all of the stories question what we know speak to yourself with compassion question what you believe tags: Zach, Tucker, Jeremy, Grater, founders, hosts, The, Fit, Mess, physical, emotional, mental, health, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
As a firefighter and first responder, Christy was diagnosed with PTSD. Initially, she felt incredible shame. Christy has been on a journey of healing. Today, she is working hard to change the stigmatism associated with PTSD. Christy shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: struggle gives way to growth just keep moving forward we are not alone we are worthy and valued there's life on the other side find supportive, like-minded people tags: Christy, Warren, paramedic, firefighter, writer, author, Flash, Point, A, Firefighter's, Journey, Through, PTSD, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Ricel experienced loneliness and depression, growing up in an unstable home. Her faith and her love of sheep helped her to heal and become empowered. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: have compassion for others God works for good we can thrive in the midst of adversity there is hope you are not alone tags: Ricel, Ann, Troy, writer, author, Lala, and, the, Shepherd, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Jennifer was diagnosed with progressive and incurable kidney failure, everything changed for her. She knew she could either have despair or choose hope. Jennifer chose the latter. Today, she helps people with their challenges, manage uncertainty and find joy. Jennifer shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: choose hope over despair let go of the life we planned, accept the life that's given to us reframe what's happening cultivate our "lucky list" what we look for, we find deepest meaning is close relationships kindness in action can save lives practice little acts of kindness tags: Jennifer, Cramer-Miller, writer, speaker, author, advocate, joy, scouter, Incurable, Optimist, Living, with, Illness, and, Chronic, Hope, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, enco
Susan was laid off after many years as a writer and columnist. Initially, she was shocked, but found the courage to reinvent herself numerous times to a makeup artist, an autism therapist and an author. Susan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: reinventing yourself is empowering be better instead of bitter reinvention can be external or internal don't deny your creativity we have to be comfortable with ourselves tags: Susan, Reinhardt, bestselling, author, humorist, The, Beautiful, Misfits, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
As a child, Jen was diagnosed with bone cancer. Fortunately, she was cured from the cancer. Jen chose to dedicate her life to serve others and become a pediatric physician at the same hospital where she was treated. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: strive to be a positive influence in the lives of others gratitude is key our time here is limited slow down and enjoy the moments that bring us joy mental health can translate to physical health it's not what happens to you, it's about how you react to it tags: Dr. Jennifer, Pratt, pediatric, physician, children, critical, illness, wish, referral, Make-A-Wish, Foundation, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
For the longest time, Janet felt that she was resilient. However, after discovering that her spouse was having an affair, she felt crushed. She sought the help that she needed for her healing. Today, Janet helps professional women that are overworked and burned out to discover that missing link, so they can become truly resilient and thrive in their lives. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: there is a connection between the mind and the body safely release your emotions that may be trapped in your bodies when journaling, break your life into chunks determine what we learned and what to let go ask yourself what are you avoiding dealing with? we all have warning signs (e.g. physical, activities) as we shed light on the things we don't want to face, naming them takes the power that it may have on us tags: Janet, Barrett, author, speaker, Stop, the, Break, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
John shares how life can show us a different way of living, if we allow it. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: vibration can be healing allow life to show us a different way of experience our bodies have tremendous capacities to self heal dreams are sacred we always have choice there's nothing to fear tags: John, David, Latta, mystic, author, teacher and successful founder and CEO, The, Synchronicity, of, Love, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Exploring her family's mental illness has enabled Victoria understand her mental health. As someone who identifies as a neuro-diverse person, she hopes that her story can help others. Victoria shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: become all of who we are most physical or mental health are inter-generational wounds treat ourselves before we can help others some differences in neuro-diversity may be advantageous for the collective creativity is part of the healing process sharing our stories can help heal even the past tags: Victoria, Costella, author, life, writing, teacher, Orchid, Child, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Laura experienced challenges in her marriage, she began to ask her community their secrets to happy marriages. One of the many things that she learned is to express our pure desires with no manipulation nor control. What transpired was the start of an empowering community that supports women. Laura shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: express your desires strive to say "I would love" … and the final outcome be willing to listen with new ears choose our faith over our fear be a part of a community of like-minded people tags: Laura, Doyle, New York, Times, Bestselling, Author, relationship, coach, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Lea shares her story as a mother of an interracial adopted son. She has found the experience to be eye-opening, viable and hopeful. Lea shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: interracial adoption is viable the most important thing is love love gets us through we are always learning strive to make decisions based on deep love tomorrow is a possibility if you love somebody, tell them today tags: Lea, Rachel, university, professor, writer, author, The, Other, Shakespeare, Seeking, Forgiveness, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Josh gives people the hope and empowerment to move forward after experiencing personal injuries. As the CEO of Mighty, he does this by providing alternative and less traditional paths. Josh shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: help the vulnerable, when they're the most vulnerable deeply understand people's incentives tags: Joshua, Schwadron, entrepreneur, CEO, Mighty, personal, injury, services, law, firm, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Zane opens up and makes himself vulnerable, as he shares his journey of navigating mental health from a young age. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: embrace the unknown take time for ourselves embrace the stillness appreciate the moment that we're in find your center strive to be a kind person don't lose sight of the light tags: Zane, Landin, Career, Development, Coaching, Diversity, Inclusion, Public, Speaking, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Cort and his spouse decided to try to have a family, they had no idea they would struggle to get pregnant, suffer the loss of a baby girl born too soon and then face the dangers and uncertainties of a high-risk triplet pregnancy and all that would entail. Cort shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: face your fears hope can turn into inspiration importance of committing to something, especially when you don't know the outcome no matter what happens, we are responsible and committed the power of a loving partnership and standing together taking responsibility for something that scares us learning what it is to be human tags: Cort, Casady, writer, producer, inspirational, author, Not, Your, Father's, America, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Growing up in an unhealthy environment, Dr. Cori chose to devote her life to helping others not to suffer. She helps people spiritually and emotionally. Dr. Cori believes that we can't recover from trauma or be our best selves if we have nutritional deficiencies. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: listen to that inner voice meditation helps us understand things from a spiritual perspective quiet the noise in our minds there's only this moment we don't have to be victims of our past eat clean, nutritious and dense foods to live your best life God doesn't judge us tags: Dr, Cori, Stern, natural, health, expert, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Matt strives to be a part of society and community that does a better job at taking care of people, is more efficient and sustainable. He talks about the Moneyless Society. tags: Matthew, Holten, Moneyless, Society, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Dawn is a chronic lime disease warrior. Adopting a little 7lb. rescue dog, affectionately known as Mr. Monks, ended up saving her life. Dawn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: advocate for yourself animals are therapeutic be the light in a dark time tags: Dawn, Blair, Registered, Hospice, Nurse, Case, Manager, avid, animal, lover, Me, and, Mr, Monks, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Kimberly talks about how she transitioned from an unhealthy relationship to becoming a woman that finds her power. Today, she strives to normalize conversations around domestic abuse and authentic relationships. Kimberly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: find our power normalize conversations around domestic abuse give ourselves permission our past experiences shouldn't define us have our own path and identity explore our passions music can be a great source of inspiration tags: Kimberly, Blackburn, writer, author, Dirty, Love, domestic, abuse, materialism, single, parenting, healing, journey, trauma, authenticity, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Experiencing psychedelics enabled Matt to reconnect with his mom, rethink about death, feel safe and loved and explore consciousness and spirituality. They have helped him feel that he is enough. Matt feels that psychedelics can: help us explore consciousness, spirituality and trauma help us feel safe and loved be catalysts for change make us feel that we are enough
Gillian experienced infidelity in her marriage, which led her to rupture initially. She chose to take time to heal and went on a quest. Following the advice of a professional, Gillian chose to stay in her marriage and work at it. What she noticed is that they had been missing polarity. Gillian shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: let the trauma pass come at it from place of healing understand where we're energized ask ourselves: where do we derive the greatest energy? be true to ourselves pause, listen, understand and prioritize tags: Gillian, Harper, girlboss, finance, lawyer, entrepreneur, executive, Feed, the, Tiger, Free, the, Dragon, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Dawn felt a shift in her body and a call to something unknown. She sought therapy, which she found to be an awakening, where she let go of old beliefs that no longer served her. Through a journey of healing, Dawn now feels empowered. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: be open to receive internal messages let go of beliefs that constrict us release our minds from the captivity there's an energy that works through us to heal others we're all connected to one another in order to heal, we need to become vulnerable invest in self reflection tags: Dawn, Kohler, executive, coach, writer, author, The, Messages, a Memoir, The, Invitation, a Weekend, with, Emma, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Amelia navigated life with PTSD and bipolar disorder. Writing has enabled her truth to come out and empowered her, where she no longer lives in silence and shame. Amelia feels there's hope to live the life that she's imagined. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: there's hope for us to live the life that we've imagined we are free to be ourselves when we accept what is, it creates a shift of consciousness live our truths there's always hope tapping into our inner self and truth allows us to be open to receive in the end, we're all just walking each other home tags: Amelia, Zachry, writer, storyteller, advocate, Enough, Memoir, of, Mistakes, Mania, and, Motherhood, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
In this episode, Debbie shares the challenges of providing care for her twin sister, Judy, who was born with cerebral palsy. By accepting that she's unable to control everything, taking one step at a time and being kind to herself, Debbie was able to move to a place of self-love and compassion. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: sometimes, we can't control things when you think you can't go on, keep going be kind to ourselves tags: Debbie, Chein, Morris, writer, author, We, Used, to, Dance, Loving, Judy, My, Disabled, Twin, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Hi friends, Jean Walters and I bring you another special episode of "Unlocking Your Brilliance". She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: flow with spirit honor the past grieving is about honoring cry and let go of the glue get into our sensual look look for the beauty connect with spirit learn how to listen with no judgement be present for someone else keep the playful child within us ask yourself: what's the gift here? there's power in decision tags: Jean, Walters, Spiritual, Transformation, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecturer, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Joe was diagnosed with an incurable cancer at 18, he was initially crushed. However, with his father's faith, he was inspired to fight and live. Joe shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: stories inspire and can displace a negative story we act beyond fear faith is transferable As a gift to my listeners, Joe invites you to enjoy his audio book for free: tags: Joe, Caruso, Founder, President, Caruso, Leadership, Institute, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Traveling through India on a spiritual journey, Kristin encountered a young couple expressing their abundant love for their newborn baby, amidst all of the poverty and hardship around them. Her guide shared these words, which were the catalyst for her to pivot her course: "wealth is in the mind and love is in the heart". Kristin shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: wealth is in the mind love is in the heart love what you do tie it to something bigger than ourselves our intentions create our reality all of life is a choice staying present in the moment we're here to teach, learn and serve we're all connected love is the glue the wisdom is within us tags: Kristin, S, Kaufman, corporate, executive, founder, CEO, Alignment, Inc, business, leader, entrepreneur, executive, coach, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Darlene experienced numerous life challenges, she confronted each one with confidence and by being fearless. Today, she empowers others to be the best version of themselves. Darlene shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: life is too short to be someplace, where we're not happy we will be ok be the agent of change in our lives some blessings come from things that don't go the way we think they should be in the moment and be present believe in ourselves leave people better than when you found them tags: Darlene, Taylor, certified, professional, parenting, life, transitions, coach, therapist, clinical, social, worker, It’s Not About Us: A Co-parenting Survival Guide for Taking the High Road, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Chelsey shares how she copes with the loss of her young son. She surrounds herself with loved ones and knows that she is not alone. Chelsey offers her passion of writing by offering her series of books, The Realm Series. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: it's ok that you're not doing ok let go and hang on at the same time live on for those we have lost remember and embrace those moments live in the moment tags: C, R, Rice, fantasy, sci-fi, writer. A, Love, Lost, Story, of, Radnar, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Allen has always been motivated when people tell him no. He feels that his entire career is involved in the pursuit of goals that people told him were impossible to meet. Allen also talks about his first love of literature. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: put your heart into your work be independent seek clarity and understanding humility can be a starting point towards inquiry seek out truth, facts and reality have solitude tags: Allen, Mendenhall, author, lawyer, critic, professor, A, Glooming, Peace, This, Morning, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Can you image if everything you knew about your origin story was fiction? After learning she was adopted at age 57, Carlyn used mindfulness and gratitude to heal. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: live in the present the healing is in the feeling share our stories in safe places don't hold on to things too tightly just listen and don't judge tags: Carlyn, Montes, De, Oca, author, speaker, animal, human, health, expert, Junkyard, Girl, Memoir, Ancestry, Family, Secrets, Second, Chances, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Mark noticed a gap in the traditional business practices. He feels that his spiritual journey intersects with his business beliefs. Mark believes that every act of business can be an act of love. Today, he enables businesses to be infused with love. Mark shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: find the love in business every act of business can be an act of love we need to be seen strive to find the presence of the divine find the love even in difficult places practice of business can be nourishing we are inter-dependent gateways to the mistakes is how we come to love be vulnerable and allow help in we have to get free together seek a spiritual practice find what gives you joy tags: Mark, Silver, Heart, Centered, Business, Healing, from, toxic, business, culture, so, your, small, business, can, thrive, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
When Tiffany experienced the loss of her 16-week old son and her brother, initially, her world broke. She lived through the worst day of her life and she's still here. Tiffany believes that her son saved her life. Today, she uses her fire to ignite others and encourages them to share their stories. Tiffany is committed to help people collaborate for awareness and global connection. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: holding certain stories can be a type of cancer telling those stories can be a cure to the cancer our stories connect us we have a voice light the fire within ourselves share the light we're not alone tags: Tiffany, Vakilian, editor, writing, coach, international, public, speaker, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Sophia shares how divine intelligence cleverly communicates with us and it puts coincidences in our paths. If we are open to the coincidences and are willing to take action, then we are gifted. The more we are gifted, the more we become grateful. Sophia shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: there's a divine intelligence dying makes room for the new be open to consider something recognize the coincidences trust that the universe wants us to be happy and to find our true purposes Elenor Roosevelt: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." sometimes obstacles are gifts tags: Sophia, Demas, writer, author, miracles, Consciousness, Beyond, Death, True, Stories, Signs, Messages, Timing, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Flora did not allow growing up during segregation to limit her access to education. As she states, she wanted to stay in school as long as she could. Flora feels that education played such a significant part in her upbringing and life journey. Today, she motivates and empowers others to capture and share their life stories. Flora shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - when you want something, it's available to you, even if you can't see how - sometimes to get something, we need to give us something - seek to have a strong desire and don't worry about the 'how' - don't settle tags: Flora, M, Brown, PhD, story, coach, memory, keepers, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Sherry Sidoti, who presented her book: A Smoke and A Song. Writing her memoir enabled her to awaken to the way she was moving through life, revisit the pains she endured as a child, transform and begin her healing journey. You've got to check out her memoir. Sherry shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: stories of relationships continue to live within us the greatest spiritual practice is the relationships that we have nothing is fixed and permanent healing happens bit by bit stay present tags: Sherry, Sidoti, author, yoga, teacher, facilitator, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Regina's curiosity drove her to for exploration and need to distance herself from her homelife took her to new lands and new cultures. Her zest for adventure enabled her to sail a major ocean. When Regina arrived in Antigua, she initially felt lonely and isolated. However, she fell back on her own strength and learned to trust others and herself. Regina shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - sometimes, distance can help us to gain new perspective - strive to have a zest for adventure - we can trust others - if we have an open heart, then we can receive what others have to offer - ships in ports are safe, but that's not what they're built for - embrace our courage - life is for living tags: Regina, Petra, Meyer, author, adventurer, spiritual, seeker, humanitarian, Change, of, Course, Sailing, into, Love, Adversity, on, Caribbean, Shores, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Terry talks about living abroad with her family. Initially, her challenge was trying to find home, while living abroad. She realized that making deep and authentic relationships with others helped her to find home. Terry also invested in inner and outer work to find contentment. The experiences were transformative for her entire family. She shares… Continue reading 344 Terry A. Repak
Mahan was born and raised in a yoga ashram. She served a yoga master and devoted her life to teaching and meditation. Mahan initially thought she gave away her light to her spiritual teacher. However, after sitting in her truth and reinventing herself, she realized that she indeed still holds the light. Today, Mahan loves to help people recognize the light within themselves. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we are worthy choose joy because we exist I choose breath we can induce joy everything is happening for us coming back to ourselves sit, stop and relax be softer to ourselves tags: Mahan, Kirn, Kundalini, author, memoir, Queen, of, Myself, Yoga Expert, Meditation , Guru, Healing, Spiritual, Awakening, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/343_Mahan_Kirn.mp3Listen to the story!Mahan was born and raised in a yoga ashram. She served a yoga master and devoted her life to teaching and meditation. Mahan initially thought she gave away her light to her spiritual teacher. However, after sitting in her truth and reinventing herself, she realized that she indeed still holds the light. Today, Mahan loves to help people recognize the light within themselves. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- we are worthy
- choose joy because we exist
- I choose breath
- we can induce joy
- everything is happening for us
- coming back to ourselves
- sit, stop and relax
- be softer to ourselves
https://www.mahankirn.com
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Kay shares how she overcame numerous struggles including 4 marriages, 3 divorces, death of a child, mental illness, affairs, betrayals, prison, threats and counseling. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: tell the truth we are not alone there's growth in those times we feel we're alone there is a tomorrow ask ourselves: what's the worst thing that can happen don't be afraid to keep trying tags: Kay, Whitaker, author, Flourish, Because, a, Memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
DeeAnne had near death experiences, where she felt orbs of light and felt angels communicating with her. This validated her experience, where she was able to stand in her truth. Deeann helps others go on their inward journeys and not be afraid to express it to the world. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: search for purpose and meaning we have a purpose we can choose it choose to be curious look at the world through an energetic lens become an observer see the world in energy space set intention to clear our energy go the inward journey fill the soul bank first we are all gifted service does not have to mean sacrifice tags: DeeAnne, Rose, Hope, Riendeau, Akashic, Record, Readings, Intuitive, Business, Coaching, Professional, Speaking, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Kay shares how she overcame numerous struggles including 4 marriages, 3 divorces, death of a child, mental illness, affairs, betrayals, prison, threats and counseling. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: https://flourishbecause.com tags: Kay, Whitaker, author, Flourish, Because, a, Memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light,… Continue reading 342 Kay Whitaker
James chose to serve those less fortunate in Nicaragua. Then, he felt a calling to move there. James visited an orphanage, where he witnessed extreme poverty. He shares the story of Sophia, who, despite her own circumstances, believed in herself, was hopeful and wanted to start her own bean crop project. James and his team believed and invested in her. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: create practical and spiritual hope our present does not define our future despite our current circumstances, we have God-given potential use our gifts to make a difference in the world hope plays a significant role in our lives no one is truly hopeless take a step be curious to listen and learn tags: James, Belt, Belt, Enterprises, Inc, NicaBike, Shop, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Business-owner Dustin battled cancer and experienced a loss. He found renewed energy and came out on the other side. During his outage, Dustin learned that he was able to lean on his team to operate the business. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - lean on our team - don't take life so seriously - slow down - the good comes out - be intentional - keep things in perspective - be willing to pivot tags: Dustin, DeVries, Caffeine, Interactive, CTO, Co-Founder, software, strategy, architecture, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Business-owner Dustin battled cancer and experienced a loss. He found renewed energy and came out on the other side. During his outage, Dustin learned that he was able to lean on his team to operate the business. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: – lean on our team– don’t take life so seriously–… Continue reading 339 Dustin Devries
When Lisa was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), she felt as if her future had been cancelled and she grieved for what she had lost. She began a journey to learn to be patient and to navigate an unexpected path. Serving as the senior medical director for a national care management company, allows Lisa to experience creativity, continued work with vulnerable populations and improved stress management. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: look for the silver linings strive to raise awareness for access to healthcare push for change find life force in each person tags: Dr, Lisa, Doggett, family, physician, author, Up, the, Down, Escalator, Medicine, Motherhood, Multiple, Sclerosis, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
While working as a physician, Alicia became interested in how indigenous healers diagnosed and treated their patients without the technology present in modern medicine. This curiosity was supported by what she learned about herself through the study of astrology. As a Western physician who has followed the tenets of astrology in her life, Alicia believes that the practice of astrology can function as an adjunct method to study many aspects of life, including the tendencies for certain disease processes. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - be kinder to people, as they have their own problems - sometimes, we need a detour - astrology can provide a new technique to look at ourselves in a unique way - preventative method of diagnosis can be very helpful - astrology helps us look at our strengths and weaknesses - explore your curiosity tags: Alicia, Blando, medical, consultant, author, physical, medicine, rehabilitation, indigenous, healers, astrology, Open, for, Interpretation, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Evelyn felt wounded from childhood rejection and trauma. She saw life through the lens of rejection. Evelyn made space, examined her life and began a journey of healing. Today, she helps families deal with mental health issues and developmental disabilities. Evelyn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - when we're wounded, we have the opportunity to rise above it - we need community around us - forgiveness is a decision - healthy people say "I'm in the journey of healing" - our current circumstances don't determine our abilities - choosing forgiveness can open the door to healing - it's ok to be wounded, just don't stay there - we have qualities and gifts to give the world tags: Dr, Evelin, Garcia, clinical, psychologist, public, speaker, mental, health, developmental, disabilities, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Evelyn felt wounded from childhood rejection and trauma. She saw life through the lens of rejection. Evelyn made space, examined her life and began a journey of healing. Today, she helps families deal with mental health issues and developmental disabilities. Evelyn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: – when we’re wounded, we have the… Continue reading 336 Dr. Evelin Garcia
Little did Stacy know, when she wrote a letter to her husband to open up about her childhood sexual abuse, that it would unfold into a book. She does not see herself as a victim, but rather a survivor. Sharing her story has carved a new path in her life, where Stacy can pursue her passion of writing. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: when we experience a setback/challenge, it's not forever, it's just a moment in time live in the moment we can choose another path don't be afraid to take the leap you have the power to take control of your life tags: S.R., Fabrico, award, winning, author, writer, Call, Her, Janie, The, Secrets, We, Conceal, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Susen talks about healing from PTSD. She survived a car accident and lost her friend, caused by a drunk driver. Susen's life journey, which includes her passion of writing, has brought her to a place, where she is empowered and shares those experiences with others. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: go for counseling use the adversity to your advantage don't be afraid we all need support and love don't let others judge you we are always grow and blossom it's never too late to achieve your dream the longer it takes, the greater the reward tags: Susen, Edwards, What, a, Trip, author, fiction, memoir, writer, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Susen talks about healing from PTSD. She survived a car accident and lost her friend, caused by a drunk driver. Susen’s life journey, which includes her passion of writing, has brought her to a place, where she is empowered and shares those experiences with others. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: https://susenedwardsauthor.com tags: … Continue reading 334 Susen Edwards
As a young firefighter, Ryan and his team battled a house fire. Navigating through the home, he was knocked unconscious. Fortunately, Ryan made it out of the fire safely. Today, as a wealth advisor, he empowers his clients to have financial independence. Ryan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - even the darkest of time, there's always light - find the light - there's always something new to learn - pursue our passions tags: Ryan, Larson, Founder, wealth, advisor, Ladder, to, Leader, My, Journey, from, Failure, to, Fire, to, Financial, Freedom, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
As a young firefighter, Ryan and his team battled a house fire. Navigating through the home, he was knocked unconscious. Fortunately, Ryan made it out of the fire safely. Today, as a wealth advisor, he empowers his clients to have financial independence. Ryan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: – even the darkest of time,… Continue reading 333 Ryan Larson
Anastasia realized that, when she told her stories, others felt less alone. She creates spaces to enable others to talk about their lives. Anastasia shares the following nuggets of wisdom: create empathy for other people sharing our stories demystify them and heals we are not alone believe in the power of transforming our lives through our words find our tribes tags: Anastasia, Zadeik, writer, editor, storyteller, Blurred, Fates, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Anastasia realized that, when she told her stories, others felt less alone. She creates spaces to enable others to talk about their lives. Anastasia shares the following nuggets of wisdom: https://anastasiazadeik.com tags: Anastasia, Zadeik, writer, editor, storyteller, Blurred, Fates, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Writing her father's stories helped Diane appreciate the journey that he went on. Today, she is a champion of opportunity for all, she partner's in others' growths and believes in paying in forward. Diane shares the following nuggets of wisdom: - strive to be a champion of opportunity for others - we have a great capacity to learn - pay it forward - we matter - don't give up on ourselves - awareness and compassion for others - change begins within - be mindful of who we surround ourselves tags: Diane, Bailey, Boulet, executive, coach, leadership, speaker, writer, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
Writing her father’s stories helped Diane appreciate the journey that he went on. Today, she is a champion of opportunity for all, she partner’s in others’ growths and believes in paying in forward. Diane shares the following nuggets of wisdom:- strive to be a champion of opportunity for others– we have a great capacity to… Continue reading 331 Diane Bailey-Boulet
Angela was waiting for someone to give her permission to write. Then, she realized she was made to be a storyteller. Angela chose to obey the inner voice to write. She shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- give ourselves permission
- be brave
- if the passion is there, it's worth the learning process
- it's ok to take a long time to develop a skill
- say yes to the hard things
- we're capable to learn and grow
- being a perfectionist can the killer of our creativity
- we can't gain a skill without starting
- creatives need a team
https://angelarhughes.com
tags: Angela, R, Hughes, historical, epic, fantasy, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Angela was waiting for someone to give her permission to write. Then, she realized she was made to be a storyteller. Angela chose to obey the inner voice to write. She shares the following nuggets of wisdom: – give ourselves permission– be brave– if the passion is there, it’s worth the learning process– it’s ok… Continue reading 330 Angela R. Hughes
Through expressive writing, David enables us to have deeper, more authentic conversation with ourselves. He empowers people to reframe their hesitancy to talk to others about what they're going through. David shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- the emotional aspects of trauma can affect our ability to form authentic connections with others
- expressive writing is a form of self-care
- learn to have deeper conversations with yourself
- strive to have connectivity to your true self
- give yourself permission to explore true depth of what you've gone through
https://david-richman.com
tags: David, Richman, writer, author, Cycle, of Lives, triathlon, Ironman, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Through expressive writing, David enables us to have deeper, more authentic conversation with ourselves. He empowers people to reframe their hesitancy to talk to others about what they’re going through. David shares the following nuggets of wisdom: https://david-richman.com tags: David, Richman, writer, author, Cycle, of Lives, triathlon, Ironman, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire,… Continue reading 329 David Richman
During a very difficult time in her life, Christine initially felt crushed, so she went on a deep inquiry. She followed the inspiration that came, chose to pursue what she was inspired to do and put her family and business back on track. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- determine who you are inside
- seek a sense of self that's not tied to external sense of success
- dig deep to see the grace
- something good can come out of this
- look for the good in the challenge
- take a breath and trust
https://christinekloser.com
tags: Christine, Kloser, writer, author, speaker, entrepreneur, transform, your, life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up in a community of artists that were self-involved, Jocelyn felt lonely. She took great solace in nature and embarked on path to bring joy to herself and others. Today, Jocelyn helps people connect to their higher selves. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- take solace in nature
- open your heart
- we're all here to contribute
- bring joy to yourself and others
- connect to inspiration and our higher selves
- go back to our childhood
- determine those things that light us up
- return to stillness
https://jocelynjonesstudio.com
tags: Jocelyn, Jones, teacher, consultant, writer, producer, speaker, awakening, artists, Awakening, the, Spirit, Within, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up in a community of artists that were self-involved, Jocelyn felt lonely. She took great solace in nature and embarked on path to bring joy to herself and others. Today, Jocelyn helps people connect to their higher selves. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:– take solace in nature– open your heart– we’re… Continue reading 327 Jocelyn Jones
Barbara was born into a family of storytellers. Initially, she found it challenging to find the courage to put her own stories out into the world. Barbara found the courage to believe that she could be a writer and that her stories were worth telling. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- choose resilience and love
- write what we know
- it's never too late to make a dream come true
- take a risk
- producing art is an intensive form of self-help
- believe in our dreams
- help others to tell their stories
- trust that we'll have what it takes
- be kind to ourselves
- find likeminded people
https://www.barbarastarknemon.com
tags: Barbara, Stark, Nemon, author, writer, Hard, Cider, Even, In, Darkness, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Adopted at birth, Kathe went on a journey to learn her birth parents' identities. This journey unravelled a half-sister that she never imagined existed. Kathe shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- open our hearts
- events happen for a reason
http://www.klcairebooks.com
tags: Katherine, Linn, Caire, Accidental, Sisters, story, of, my, 52, year, wait, to, meet, my, biological, sibling, adoption, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Steve experienced burnout, which he describes as a dark time in his life. A bright light experience enabled him to seek balance and a shift in priorities. Steve shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- spend quiet time
- slow down and feel our feelings
- recognize when/how we feel; such as fatigue and anger
- it's important for us to understand our pasts
- choose to be around those that are well-balanced
- burnout can cause depression
- come back to the space of 'pacing ourselves'
- be mindful of 'energy vampires'
- write from the heart
https://sthaggerty.com
tags: Steve, Haggerty, writer, author, storyteller, NORMAN, ROCKWELL’S, MODELS, In, and, Out, of, the, Studio, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Kelly, considered one of the nation’s top experts in diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I), feels that diversity is so much broader than our defaults. She defines diversity as anyway that we can be different. Kelly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- try to work harder on being ourselves
- just speak about it
- trust comes from being ourselves
- innovation is everybody's business
- ethics and integrity are not situational
- our imperfections make us relatable
https://www.mcdonaldmarketing.com
tags: Kelly, McDonald, author, speaker, How, Work, With, Lead, People, Not, Like, You, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up as an illegitimate child in the wake of WWII in Berlin, Nazi Germany to a single mother, Vivianne had low self-esteem and felt worthless. She began a long path towards self-fulfillment. Vivianne found a greater sense of spirituality and wants to share her story with the world. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - turning tragedy into triumph - understand self-fulfilment - anything is possible - life is not static, it changes - hardship can make us resilient - find the good even in adverse situations - there's an emergent energy within us - never lose hope - have a purpose - cling to a glimmer of hope - there's strength in unit
https://vivianneknebel.com
tags: Vivianne, Knebel, Rubble, to, Champagne, Rising, ashes, war, torn, Berlin, life, grace, beauty, gratitude, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Jean Walters and I bring you another special episode of "Unlocking Your Brilliance". Today, she shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- we need to give it away
- reach out and hold up others
- when we help others, our lights expand
- open to spirit
- slow down, so we can open another part
- notice the transitions in our lives
- lighten our lives
- every moment has a gift
- there's meaning to everything
- stillness brings us back to health
https://spiritualtransformation.com
tags: Jean, Walters, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecturer, spiritual, transformation, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Katharine, a survivor of childhood trauma, entered a path of spiritual awakening, where she trusts the universe. Today, she help others and provide hope. Katharine shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - trust the universe - we are in the driver seat of our future - strive to remove the judgement placed on us by others - self-judgement can hold us back - we are here to follow our hearts - our connection is within us - we are here for experiences - we connected through energetic frequency - cancel negative words/thoughts and replace them with positive ones - see ourselves as the beautiful vessel that we are - be the love and light
https://katharinebranham.com
tags: Katharine, Branham, author, free, flowing, psychic, medium, Self, Help, Slut, Starting, with, a, Clean, Slate, It, Was, Murder, How, I, Found, My, Superpowers, An, Introduction, to, the, Spirit, World, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
When Donna's mother passed away, she realized that it wasn't the end of their relationship. She feels that her mother is still present in her life and continues to give her wisdom and guidance. Donna shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- when someone we love dies, our relationship doesn't have to end - keep our hearts and minds open - power of love to transcend even life and death - heaven is a place of immeasurable love - grief opens a bigger space, so more love can come in - create heaven on earth - live in love - never give up on a relationship - forgiveness can happen - unlikely teachers may end up to change the world - our work is to build our capacity to love - there's light in darkness if we're open and present - love is such a powerful force - sometimes people have to leave our lives, so that we can express our greatest gifts - life never ends
https://donnastoneham.com
tags: Donna, Stoneham, executive, coach, team, facilitator, former, hospice, chaplain, Catch, Me, When, I, Fall, Poem, of, Mother, Loss, and, Healing, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Stephanie does not allow her disability to define her. Her new found passion for writing novels help her focus on things that she can do. Stephanie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - go for counseling - use the adversity to your advantage - don't be afraid - we all need support and love - don't let others judge you - we are always grow and blossom - it's never too late to achieve your dream - the longer it takes, the greater the reward
https://stephedwardswrites.com
tags: Stephanie, Edwards, author, The, Isle, of, Palms, Suspense, Series, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/318_Stephanie_Edwards.mp3Listen to the story!Stephanie does not allow her disability to define her. Her new found passion for writing novels help her focus on things that she can do. Stephanie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– go for counseling
– use the adversity to your advantage
– don’t be afraid
– we all need support and love
– don’t let others judge you
– we are always grow and blossom
– it’s never too late to achieve your dream
– the longer it takes, the greater the reward
https://stephedwardswrites.com
tags: Stephanie, Edwards, author, The, Isle, of, Palms, Suspense, Series, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/317_Monika_Strand.mp3Listen to the story!As a former real estate agent, Monika noticed that when families moved into their new homes, there was a need to ease the minds and nerves of the children. So, she met the need by creating and writing a book. This enabled Monika to transition from her former profession into her current profession as an author. She feels that writing and sharing messages of encouragement is her true calling. Monika shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– inspire kindness
– inspiration comes from doing
– do what we love and brings us joy
– find our true path
– embrace the people in your life and share them
– stay inspired
https://www.monikastrand.com
tags: Monika, Strand, writer, author, Welcome, Home, Book, Calm, Children, Fears, While, Moving, Home, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Noelle had fear and worries around money. She transformed herself. Noelle empowers others to apply techniques to our broken relationships with money. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- look at and shift our beliefs about money - have hope for future - money is a tool - move with our purpose and calling - we become what we believe - shift to stories of abundance - pursue our passion and purpose - we can shift where we are right now
https://www.changeyourfinancialstory.com
tags: Noelle, Schwantes, relationships, with, men, money, food, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/316_Noelle_Schwantes.mp3Listen to the story!
Noelle had fear and worries around money. She transformed herself. Noelle empowers others to apply techniques to our broken relationships with money. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– look at and shift our beliefs about money
– have hope for future
– money is a tool
– move with our purpose and calling
– we become what we believe
– shift to stories of abundance
– pursue our passion and purpose
– we can shift where we are right now
https://www.changeyourfinancialstory.com
tags: Noelle, Schwantes, relationships, with, men, money, food, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Esther shares her family story and how it has influenced her writing, which highlights the challenges, dreams, and accomplishments of strong women. She talks about how her parents, who were Holocaust survivors from Poland, arrived in the US, where they had to figure out how to live in a new culture, learn a new language, and raise a child—all with very little external support. Esther shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- be a survivor
- simplify and survive
- put friends and family first
- hold on to humanity
- record and pass down the information about our generations
- hold on to our former culture, while we're entering our new culture
https://www.esthererman.com
tags: Esther, Erman, writer, author, Rebecca, of, Salerno, A, Novel, of, Rogue, Crusaders, Jewish, Female, Physician, Murder, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Joanne's husband, Alan, used the provisions of Colorado’s End-of-Life Options Act to end his suffering. Getting to that point was no easy feat — for either of them. She shares her story and the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- death doesn't have to be scary
- death can be peaceful and tender
- start having the "conversation" now
https://joannetubbskelly.com
tags: Joanne, Tubbs, Kelly, writer, author, Walking, Him, Home, Helping, My, Husband, Die, with, Dignity, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
After questioning her faith and volunteering in a developing country, Trisha realized her true calling and God’s purpose for her. After having three biological children, she and her husband added five more children to their family through foster care and transracial adoptions. Trisha shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- everyone must grow with the ores he has - strength comes from what we overcome - love is an expanding pie - seek something to give you meaning and purpose each day - parenting is the hardest job we'll ever love - if you feel called to it, you can get through it - listen to others' stories
https://trishakcampbell.com
tags: Trisha, K, Campbell, author, advocate, Eight, Was, Enough, A, God, led, Adventure, with, Adopted, Special, Needs, Kids, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/313_Trisha_K._Campbell.mp3Listen to the story!After questioning her faith and volunteering in a developing country, Trisha realized her true calling and God’s purpose for her. After having three biological children, she and her husband added five more children to their family through foster care and transracial adoptions. Trisha shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– everyone must grow with the ores he has
– strength comes from what we overcome
– love is an expanding pie
– seek something to give you meaning and purpose each day
– parenting is the hardest job we’ll ever love
– if you feel called to it, you can get through it
– listen to others’ stories
https://trishakcampbell.com
tags: Trisha, K, Campbell, author, advocate, Eight, Was, Enough, A, God, led, Adventure, with, Adopted, Special, Needs, Kids, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Rabbi Cohen talks about the importance of supporting one another. When he witnessed a mourning widow, he decided to start with a single spark of love. That spark created a loving and supportive community, which restored her faith in humanity. Rabbi Cohen shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- make a difference in someone's life
- create a flashmob of kindness
- restore our faith in humanity
- no encounter is random
- we have a 'mobile mitzvah hotspot'
- be zoned into what we're experiencing
- there's no day or soul that doesn't have a unique purpose
- no one leaves our orbit without feeling better about ourselves
- most eternal moments in life are when we love and give to others
- never underestimate in lighting a spark in one person
- we all want meaning
- we can live life at the highest frequency
https://www.rabbidanielcohen.com
tags: Rabbi, Daniel, Cohen, motivator, mentor, inspirational, speaker, What, Will, They, Say, About, You, When, You, Are, Gone, The, Secret, of, the, Light, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Cici talks about the importance of mindset. How we think can either propel us forward or hold us back. Today, she strives to 'pay it forward' and empowers executives, corporations and individuals to tweak the way we think. Cici shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- clarity is key - reflect on what we want to achieve and why - take a risk - starting again is not a setback - write down pros and cons of risks - failure is not final - invest in ourselves - find a trusted accountability partner
https://www.cicicastelli.com
tags: Cici, Castelli, productivity, strategist, high, performance, coach, author, speaker, tech, executive, mentor, Mindset, Unlocked, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/311_Cici_Castelli.mp3Listen to the story!Cici talks about the importance of mindset. How we think can either propel us forward or hold us back. Today, she strives to ‘pay it forward’ and empowers executives, corporations and individuals to tweak the way we think. Cici shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
– clarity is key
– reflect on what we want to achieve and why
– take a risk
– starting again is not a setback
– write down pros and cons of risks
– failure is not final
– invest in ourselves
– find a trusted accountability partner
https://www.cicicastelli.com
tags: Cici, Castelli, productivity, strategist, high, performance, coach, author, speaker, tech, executive, mentor, Mindset, Unlocked, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Warda talks about her family's resilience and how they overcame numerous challenges. Her father (her biggest inspiration) always highlighted the importance of education. Warda's passion is to be come a doctor. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- seek help, when you need it - education is important - know what your purpose is in life - take advantages of opportunities around you - don't take opportunities for granted - go for it - anything is possible - never give up on your dreams - learn from your struggles - your struggles make you stronger - dream big - the sky is the limit - become who you want to be
https://wardaabdullahi.com
tags: Warda, Abdullahi, author, future, doctor, world, education, activist, My, Journey, from, the, Horn, of, Africa, to, a, College, Education, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/310_Warda_M._Abdullahi.mp3Listen to the story!Warda talks about her family’s resilience and how they overcame numerous challenges. Her father (her biggest inspiration) always highlighted the importance of education. Warda’s passion is to be come a doctor. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- seek help, when you need it
- education is important
- know what your purpose is in life
- take advantages of opportunities around you
- don’t take opportunities for granted
- go for it
- anything is possible
- never give up on your dreams
- learn from your struggles
- your struggles make you stronger
- dream big
- the sky is the limit
- become who you want to be
https://wardaabdullahhi.com
tags: Warda, Abdullahi, author, future, doctor, world, education, activist, My, Journey, from, the, Horn, of, Africa, to, a, College, Education, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Susan Thistle talks about "The Memory of All That: A Love Story about Alzheimer's", by Mary MacCracken, which finished this book for her mother, who died before completing it. It's a story of unconditional love. Susan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - you can't handle it all by yourself - look for support - be supportive of each other - believe in each other - be part of small gatherings - have great loving relationships - encourage and believe in what others do - break problems in small pieces - try to be resourceful - think about what you can do - setup supports you may need early on
The book has recently been selected as a 2022 Sarton Women's Book Award Finalist for Best Memoir.
https://marymaccracken.com
tags: Susan, Thistle, Mary, MacCracken, The, Memory, of, All, That, A, Love, Story, about Alzheimer's, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/309_Mary_MacCracken.mp3Listen to the story!Susan Thistle talks about “The Memory of All That: A Love Story about Alzheimer’s”, by Mary MacCracken, which finished this book for her mother, who died before completing it. It’s a story of unconditional love. Susan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– you can’t handle it all by yourself
– look for support
– be supportive of each other
– believe in each other
– be part of small gatherings
– have great loving relationships
– encourage and believe in what others do
– break problems in small pieces
– try to be resourceful
– think about what you can do
– setup supports you may need early on
The book has recently been selected as a 2022 Sarton Women’s Book Award Finalist for Best Memoir.
https://marymaccracken.com
tags: Susan, Thistle, Mary, MacCracken, The, Memory, of, All, That, A, Love, Story, about Alzheimer’s, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Joanne shares how she began an international legal quest to gain restitution for the property in Central Berlin that the Nazis had stolen from her family. She shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- you can be anxious and still be courageous
- language gives a great deal of information
- listen to the facts
- talking about anxiety can take the power out of it
https://joanneintrator.com
tags: Joanne, Intrator, author, psychiatrist, Summons, to, Berlin, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/storiesthatempower/307_Odille_Remmert.mp3Listen to the story!Odille shares how intentionally changing negative childhood memories to positive ones can help us as adults. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- don’t buy in to the feelings we’re feeling in the moment
- keep moving forward
- we will come out of the storm
- the brain can be inaccurate at predicting the future
Odille suggests that we ask ourselves:
- how do I know?
- how does that feel?
- where in my childhood did I have that feeling?
https://www.theremmertmethod.com
tags: Odille, Remmert, Method, subconscious, reprogramming, specialist, empowerment, coach, author, speaker, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Barbara struggled with perfectionism. She sought a new opportunity, which helped her to become the teacher she'd always wanted to be. Barbara shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- we are always beginners
- the end is where we start from
- recognize opportunities and go for it
- considering taking a risk and start over
- ask yourself "where do I need to slow down in my life?"
- your best efforts are enough
https://www.barbarakennardauthor.com
tags: Barbara, Kennard, author, speaker, teacher, Dragons, in, my, Classroom, teacher's, memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/306_Barbara_Kennard.mp3Listen to the story!Barbara struggled with perfectionism. She sought a new opportunity, which helped her to become the teacher she’d always wanted to be. Barbara shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- we are always beginners
- the end is where we start from
- recognize opportunities and go for it
- considering taking a risk and start over
- ask yourself “where do I need to slow down in my life?”
- your best efforts are enough
https://www.barbarakennardauthor.com
tags: Barbara, Kennard, author, speaker, teacher, Dragons, in, my, Classroom, teacher’s, memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Jane took her losses and repurposed them as a service to help others recover from trauma and live purposefully. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- the past is just a chapter, not the whole book - the gift of humor - take the lighter side - take inventory of our skill sets - step outside of ourselves - we can't control what's happening to us - learn to ride the waves of change - live intentionally - gratitude is so important - everyday is a gift - give ourselves permission to be happy
https://www.janeenrightauthor.com
tags: Jane, Enright, writer, author, inspiring, humorous, thought, leader, speaker, Butter, Side, Up, How, I, Survived, My, Most, Terrible, Year, and, Created, My, Super, Awesome, Life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/305_Jane_Enright.mp3Listen to the story!Jane took her losses and repurposed them as a service to help others recover from trauma and live purposefully. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– the past is just a chapter, not the whole book
– the gift of humor
– take the lighter side
– take inventory of our skill sets
– step outside of ourselves
– we can’t control what’s happening to us
– learn to ride the waves of change
– live intentionally
– gratitude is so important
– everyday is a gift
– give ourselves permission to be happy
https://www.janeenrightauthor.com
tags: Jane, Enright, writer, author, inspiring, humorous, thought, leader, speaker, Butter, Side, Up, How, I, Survived, My, Most, Terrible, Year, and, Created, My, Super, Awesome, Life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Hi friends, Jean Walters and I bring you another special episode of "Unlocking Your Brilliance", where we talk about simplicity. In this episode, she shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- get in touch with who we are
- ask ourselves; "how much do we really need?"
- release what's not serving you
- let go
- we outgrow people
- make space to allow ourselves to connect with our higher selves
- we need 'soul time'
- be fully present in what we do
- be kind to ourselves
- open up space for higher energy to come in
https://spiritualtransformation.com
tags: Jean, Walters, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecturer, Spiritual, Transformation, Deep, Truth, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Felice shares how keeping her light alive, writing her story, excavating her strengths helped her cope and heal from the traumatic loss of her spouse on 9/11. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- keep our lights alive
- it's important to share our stories
- escavate skill sets that we have deep down
- faith is what's important
- our lights are much stronger than any darkness
- life is like a tapestry, we don't see the pattern, those above can see it
- heal the space and become whole again
- bloom where we are planted
https://felicezaslow.com
tags: Felice, Zaslow, teacher, artist, writer, author, From, Here, Lessons, In, Love, Loss, from, 9/11, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Amnoni's supportive community enabled her to leave behind a life that no longer served her and to look forward instead. She hasn't looked back. Amnoni does not permit her past to define her. She's on a journey of growth, learning and empowerment. Amnomi shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - invest in others - believe in yourself - even though we doubt ourselves, it can still be done - keep going - believe in people - hope exists - be compassionate - healing is a lifelong journey - meet yourself where you are - never allow your past to dictate your future
http://www.amnonimotivates.com
https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Prize-Yourself-Imperfections/dp/1636765025
tags: Amnoni, Myers, child, welfare, advocate, public, speaker, consultant, You, Are, The, Prize, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Cheryl partners with horses to improve the quality of life of others. She has personally found these relationships to be helpful, as she has navigated through PTSD. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - pay attention to what's happening inside of us - we should talk about depression and anxiety - tell our stories - we are not alone - find a safe person to talk to - move through it, by stepping into it
http://www.followmefriendbook.com
tags: Cheryl, L, Eriksen, writer, author, blogger, equine, therapy, facilitator, Follow, Me, Friend, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/302_Amnoni_Myers.mp3Listen to the story!Amnoni’s supportive community enabled her to leave behind a life that no longer served her and to look forward instead. She hasn’t looked back. Amnoni does not permit her past to define her. She’s on a journey of growth, learning and empowerment. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– invest in others
– believe in yourself
– even though we doubt ourselves, it can still be done
– keep going
– believe in people
– hope exists
– be compassionate
– healing is a lifelong journey
– meet yourself where you are
– never allow your past to dictate your future
http://www.amnonimotivates.com
tags: Amnoni, Myers, child, welfare, advocate, public, speaker, consultant, You, Are, The, Prize, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/301_Cheryl_L._Eriksen.mp3Listen to the story!Cheryl partners with horses to improve the quality of life of others. She has personally found these relationships to be helpful, as she has navigated through PTSD. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– pay attention to what’s happening inside of us
– we should talk about depression and anxiety
– tell our stories
– we are not alone
– find a safe person to talk to
– move through it, by stepping into it
http://www.followmefriendbook.com
tags: Cheryl, L, Eriksen, writer, author, blogger, equine, therapy, facilitator, Follow, Me, Friend, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Dr. Joseph Shrand, also known as "Dr. Joe" shares the story of one of his many patients that he has cared for. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
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respect leads to value, which leads to trust
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with trust, we can share about ourselves
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we are not broken
https://www.drshrand.com
tags: child, adult, psychiatrist, addiction, medicine, I-M, Approach, Unleashing, Power, Respect, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/300_Dr._Joseph_Shrand.mp3Listen to the story!Dr. Joseph Shrand, also known as “Dr. Joe” shares the story of one of his many patients that he has cared for. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– respect leads to value, which leads to trust
– with trust, we can share about ourselves
– we are not broken
https://www.drshrand.com
tags: child, adult, psychiatrist, addiction, medicine, I-M, Approach, Unleashing, Power, Respect, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Hi friends. Jean Walters and I are so excited to bring you another special episode of "Unlocking your Brilliance". Today, we talk about energy. Jean shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- what we see in others, we see in ourselves - our intention guides us - just observe - fill our souls - allow time for reflection - look from every point of view - the light frees us
https://spiritualtransformation.com
tags: Jean, Walters, spiritual, transformations, Deep, Truth, Wisdom, Masters, Reality, Illusion, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Bob felt called to help his family navigate a family tragedy. He feels that everything in his life has prepared him for what's ahead. Bob shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - get closer to abundance and joy - we can control how we respond to what happens to us - be present with the people that we love - life is an accumulation of choices - have compassion, kindness and empathy - forgive others - we can choose courage - be grateful for our purpose in life - it's ok to fall down, but make sure to fall forward - be courageous to live authentically - be quiet to hear and listen to God's whisper
https://bobmartel.com
tags: Bob, Martel, hypnotist, performance, coach, author, marketing, writer, storyteller, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/298_Bob_Martel.mp3Listen to the story!Bob felt called to help his family navigate a family tragedy. He feels that everything in his life has prepared him for what’s ahead. Bob shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– get closer to abundance and joy
– we can control how we respond to what happens to us
– be present with the people that we love
– life is an accumulation of choices
– have compassion, kindness and empathy
– forgive others
– we can choose courage
– be grateful for our purpose in life
– it’s ok to fall down, but make sure to fall forward
– be courageous to live authentically
– be quiet to hear and listen to God’s whisper
https://bobmartel.com
tags: Bob, Martel, hypnotist, performance, coach, author, marketing, writer, storyteller, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
An unexpected shift introduced in Alison's job was the catalyst for her to take inventory of her strengths, follow her passion and take her career in a new and exciting direction. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - no matter how hard it seems, be true to yourself - trust that certain things happen for certain reasons - we can learn from our experiences - life isn't a straight line - everything happens for a reason - it's all about our attitudes
https://www.lambertnagle.com/project/misadventures-in-the-screen-trade https://www.facebook.com/alisonripleycubittwriter https://twitter.com/lambertnagle https://www.instagram.com/alisonripleycubitt
tags: Alison, Ripley, Cubitt, writer, author, Misadventures, In, The, Screen, Trade, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/297_Alison_Ripley_Cubitt.mp3Listen to the story!An unexpected shift introduced in Alison’s job was the catalyst for her to take inventory of her strengths, follow her passion and take her career in a new and exciting direction. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– no matter how hard it seems, be true to yourself
– trust that certain things happen for certain reasons
– we can learn from our experiences
– life isn’t a straight line
– everything happens for a reason
– it’s all about our attitudes
https://www.lambertnagle.com/project/misadventures-in-the-screen-trade
https://www.facebook.com/alisonripleycubittwriter
https://twitter.com/lambertnagle
https://www.instagram.com/alisonripleycubitt
tags: Alison, Ripley, Cubitt, writer, author, Misadventures, In, The, Screen, Trade, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Jeff took over his son's medical care. In the process, they developed a very special bond. In between the gaps of medical care, they both managed to still have fun. Jeff shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- embrace your experiences - the benefits of self-affirmation - strive to put others at ease - make the moments enjoyable - form enthusiastic connections with others - live in the moment - everyone is here to teach us something - sometimes, there's a lesson in suffering
https://jeffreyseitzer.com
tags: Jeff, Seitzer, writer, author, The, Fun, Master, Father's, Journey, Love, Loss, Learning, Live, One, Day, Time, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Jeff chose to give the friend that he lost a legacy by honoring him and making his business successful. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
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a rational mind can't make sense of irrational behavior
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you can take despair, disappointment, frustration, anger and channel into something positive
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try to find the good in life and significance hope
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don't wallow in pity, anger and bitterness
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remember those you have lost in the way that they lived
https://www.instagram.com/jeffabraham111
https://twitter.com/jeffabraham111
https://www.promescent.com
tags: Jeff, Abraham, CEO, Absorption, Pharmaceuticals, Promescent, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/296_Jeff_Seitzer.mp3Listen to the story!Jeff took over his son’s medical care. In the process, they developed a very special bond. In between the gaps of medical care, they both managed to still have fun. Jeff shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– embrace your experiences
– the benefits of self-affirmation
– strive to put others at ease
– make the moments enjoyable
– form enthusiastic connections with others
– live in the moment
– everyone is here to teach us something
– sometimes, there’s a lesson in suffering
https://jeffreyseitzer.com
tags: Jeff, Seitzer, writer, author, The, Fun, Master, Father’s, Journey, Love, Loss, Learning, Live, One, Day, Time, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/295_Jeff_Abraham.mp3Listen to the story!Jeff chose to give the friend that he lost a legacy by honoring him and making his business successful. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– a rational mind can’t make sense of irrational behavior
– you can take despair, disappointment, frustration, anger and channel into something positive
– try to find the good in life and significance hope
– don’t wallow in pity, anger and bitterness
– remember those you have lost in the way that they lived
https://www.instagram.com/jeffabraham111
https://twitter.com/jeffabraham111
https://www.promescent.com
tags: Jeff, Abraham, CEO, Absorption, Pharmaceuticals, Promescent, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Ariane's passion about social justice and prison advocacy broadened her perspective. She was moved by the openness and kindness she was shown. Ariane shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - be open to opportunities for our perspective to change - we are more similar than different - recognize the dignity and humanity of others - stay openminded - when we invite gratitude and love, it will positively affect other areas of our lives
https://www.arianetorres.com
tags: Ariane, Torres, writer, author, We, are, the, Kings, interior, design, prison, advocacy, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/294_Ariane_Torres.mp3Listen to the story!Ariane’s passion about social justice and prison advocacy broadened her perspective. She was moved by the openness and kindness she was shown. Ariane shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– be open to opportunities for our perspective to change
– we are more similar than different
– recognize the dignity and humanity of others
– stay openminded
– when we invite gratitude and love, it will positively affect other areas of our lives
https://www.arianetorres.com
tags: Ariane, Torres, writer, author, We, are, the, Kings, interior, design, prison, advocacy, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Rachel discovers that she has an older brother. This is a story of love, loss and the meaning of family. Rachel shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - we are braver and stronger than we think we are - we can eat the elephant one bite at a time - giving doesn't happen in a vaccum - we face opportunities to respond openly and generosity of spirit - giving does not happen without a huge personal reward - a full and meaningful life is a resource for someone else's life - respond openly - live love out loud
https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/store/p351/loveandgenetics.html
tags: Rachel, Elliott, writer, author, Love, and, Genetics, true, story, adoption, surrogacy, family, Mark, MacDonald, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/293_Rachel_Elliott.mp3Listen to the story!Rachel discovers that she has an older brother. This is a story of love, loss and the meaning of family. Rachel shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– we are braver and stronger than we think we are
– we can eat the elephant one bite at a time
– giving doesn’t happen in a vaccum
– we face opportunities to respond openly and generosity of spirit
– giving does not happen without a huge personal reward
– a full and meaningful life is a resource for someone else’s life
– respond openly
– live love out loud
https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/store/p351/loveandgenetics.html
tags: Rachel, Elliott, writer, author, Love, and, Genetics, true, story, adoption, surrogacy, family, Mark, MacDonald, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Deborah talks about how gratitude, a feeling of belonging and writing gave her a sense of purpose and brought her out of depression. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- we can be in control of our mindsets - there's no such thing as a small thing - intentionally looking for the positive - gratitude should be internally-focused - if we want to be happy, be grateful - life is a process - start from where we are - acknowledge ourselves on progress we make - we are part of the fabric of life
https://nosmallthing.net
tags: Deborah, Hawkins, mindful, meditations, writer, author, workshop, designer, facilitator, The, Best, of, No, Small, Thing, Practice, Gratitude, Transform, Your, Life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/292_Deborah_Hawkins.mp3Listen to the story!Deborah talks about how gratitude, a feeling of belonging and writing gave her a sense of purpose and brought her out of depression. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– we can be in control of our mindsets
– there’s no such thing as a small thing
– intentionally looking for the positive
– gratitude should be internally-focused
– if we want to be happy, be grateful
– life is a process
– start from where we are
– acknowledge ourselves on progress we make
– we are part of the fabric of life
https://nosmallthing.net
tags: Deborah, Hawkins, mindful, meditations, writer, author, workshop, designer, facilitator, The, Best, of, No, Small, Thing, Practice, Gratitude, Transform, Your, Life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Hi friends, my special guest, Jean Walters, is back! We recorded another episode from our “Unlocking Your Brilliance” series. Today, she talks about the brilliance that's within each of us. You’ve got to check out her latest book “Deep Truth: Wisdom of the Masters – Reality and Illusion”.
https://spiritualtransformation.com https://www.amazon.com/Jean-Walters/e/B00MGBVDJS
tags: Jean, Walters, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecturer, Spiritual, Transformation, Unlocking, Your, Brilliance, stories, story, that, empower, where, soul, lives, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Fredrik talks about the growing pains of building a successful, international internship organization. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- an overnight success takes 10 years - incorporate new habits and mindset - strive to live below our means - keep it going - writing down our dreams grounds us and keeps us focused - read books and implement actions learned from reading - have a burning belief in your vision - try to gain perspective from others
https://absoluteinternship.com https://www.ted.com/talks/fredrik_van_huynh_the_future_is_remote_work https://www.youtube.com/@freddievanhuynh
tags: Fredrik, van, Huynh, Co-Founder, Absolute, Internship, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/storiesthatempower/290_Fredrik_van_Huynh.mp3Listen to the story!Fredrik talks about the growing pains of building a successful, international internship organization. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– an overnight success takes 10 years
– incorporate new habits and mindset
– strive to live below our means
– keep it going
– writing down our dreams grounds us and keeps us focused
– read books and implement actions learned from reading
– have a burning belief in your vision
– try to gain perspective from others
https://absoluteinternship.com
https://www.ted.com/talks/fredrik_van_huynh_the_future_is_remote_work
https://www.youtube.com/@freddievanhuynh
tags: Fredrik, van, Huynh, Co-Founder, Absolute, Internship, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Having received help for his clinical depression, Josh is on a compassionate journey to create more openings for people to talk about mental health. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- approach everyone with curiosity and compassion - keep the lines of connection open - share what's difficult for us - asking for help is not weakness, but rather strength - strive not to "other" people - break down barriers - speak with someone we trust - the road to recovery and healing can start with acceptance - it's ok to be not ok
https://www.joshcutler.net
tags: writer, therapist, advocate, mental, health, professional, psychotherapist, clinical, social, worker, The, Day, Hospital, memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Having received help for his clinical depression, Josh is on a compassionate journey to create more openings for people to talk about mental health. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: – approach everyone with curiosity and compassion– keep the lines of connection open– share what’s difficult for us– asking for help is not… Continue reading 289 Josh Cutler
Aurea shares a story of love, loss and war. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- with faith and hope, the future will be better
- be resilient
- be ready to adjust
- tell those you care about that you love them each and every day
https://aureafranklin.com
tags: Aurea, Franklin, writer, author, Silent, Freedom, Indivisible, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Joshua started to tap into the wisdom within his dreams. He realized how much they taught him about himself and his beliefs. His work focuses on dreams and continuing bonds after loss. Joshua shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- fully love yourself
- be honest with where you are
- ask yourself what you believe and why
- sit with your emotions
- find meaning in your life
- your interpretation of dreams is important
- understand what love truly is
- strive to be of service
- be kind to yourself
- dreams can help us understand who we truly are
https://www.griefdreams.ca
tags: Dr, Joshua, Black, grief, researcher, speaker, consultant, host, Grief, Dreams, Podcast, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Tracy noticed that she sacrificed her values to make everyone happy and put herself last. So, she let go of that and chose to please her soul instead. Tracy shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- sometimes, a tragedy/loss can turn out to become the best thing for us
- we need to fill ourselves up first
- we can be an inspiration to others
- when we live in our heads, we close our hearts
- don't wait, live your life
- our intentions are good
https://www.tracysecombe.com.au
tags: Tracy, Secombe, writer, author, coach, From, People, Pleaser, to, Soul, Pleaser, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
I had a lovely time speaking with Kelly. She is a powerhouse of energy, resilience and determination. Kelly teaches others about the value and benefits of diversity. Here are some of the nuggets of life wisdom that she shared with me:
- the value and benefits of diversity
- find your strengths, which can lead to your purpose
- say yes to the things that scare the heck out of you
- just leap and know that you will land
- prepare for what you intend to do
study others
- take a calculated risk
- be adaptable, agile and be ready to pivot
- ask for help
https://www.mcdonaldmarketing.com
tags: Kelly, McDonald, Marketing, diversity, equity, inclusion, leadership, marketing, sales, bestselling, author, professional, speaker, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Tori, a congenital heart defect survivor, talks about how writing can help, when you're going through adversity. She helps others to use their victory stories to keep up the fight and empowers them, so they're not defined by their adversities. Tori shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- know ourselves really well
- find the core of who we are
- spend time in nature
- be in the quiet
- turn to those you trust
- ask for help
- acknowledge who we are
- the importance of writing down our stories
- look for opportunities to bless others
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tags: Tori, Joy, Geiger, writer, author, blogger, entrepreneur, congenital, heart, defect, survivor, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Kelley, a cancer survivor, didn't define herself as someone impacted by cancer. Instead, she chose to find gratitude for life's miracles, spending time in nature and having a sense of daily purpose. Kelley shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- stories can be powerful motivators for others
- do research and get knowledge
- consider getting a second opinion
- look for those miracles in our daily lives
- speak up for ourselves
- trust our instincts
- express gratitude in nature
https://www.awaybacktohealth.com
tags: Kelley, Murray, Skoloda, writer, author, founder, CEO, KS, Consulting, Capital, cancer, survivor, A, Way, Back, to, Health, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Hi friends, my special guest, Jean Walters, is kicking off a new "Unlocking Your Brilliance" series. Today, she talks about how we have the ability for self-healing. Jean also discusses how she helps others see challenges as opportunities, through a shift in perspective. You've got to check out her latest book "Deep Truth: Wisdom of the Masters - Reality and Illusion".
https://spiritualtransformation.com
https://www.amazon.com/Jean-Walters/e/B00MGBVDJS
tags: Jean, Walters, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecturer, Spiritual, Transformation, Unlocking, Your, Brilliance, stories, story, that, empower, where, soul, lives, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Christopher chose to give up his lust for drugs, after almost losing his daughter to a traumatic incident. Today, he chooses to love himself and be accepting of himself. Christopher shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- addiction takes the place of love
- awareness of self
- we are worthy of self-love
- arrogance is a cloak to what the truth is
- what do we intend to do with our wild and precious life?
- find meaning in suffering
- be relentless
His essays and short fiction have appeared in numerous reviews. He won the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Award. 25 Trumbulls Road, his first collection of fiction, won the Black River Chapbook Award. His latest collection of poetry Music For Ghosts was released in 2022.
tags: Christopher, Locke, writer, author, poet, essay, short, fiction, Without, Saints, 25, Trumbulls, Road, Music, for, Ghosts, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
It was lovely to speak with Susanne Conrad, co-developer of lululemon's leadership culture and founder of Lightyear Leadership. She is genuine, warm, kind and a powerful force. No wonder why people and organizations gravitate towards her. Susanne shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- forgive yourself
- believe in yourself
- don't give up
- stay in self gratitude and self love
- release the bondage around your story that holds you back, so it can transform to become one that empowers
- we are all multi-dimensional
- hold the picture steady even when we have an anti-vision
- let others know who you're becoming
- find those in your life that embrace you as you grow through life's bumps
- use your inner hearing
- nature shows up the creative process
- to empower yourself, empower others
https://www.lightyear.co
https://www.susanneconrad.com
tags: Susanne, Conrad, Lightyear, Leadership, communication, advisor, interpersonal, business, skills, lululemon, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Marvin, the father of former NBA player Marvin Williams Jr, shares how discovering basketball (the "game of life") saved him and enabled him to be of service to others. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- basketball is a game of life
- have the right mindset
- keep believing in yourself
- every problem has a solution
- take small steps
- have faith
- pursue your dream
- grow each day
https://secondarybreak.net
tags: Marvin, Williams, Sr, writer, author, coach, basketball, Secondary, Break, NBA, Dad, Story, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
When Jeffrey became paralyzed due to a life-threatening surgery, he needed to find his way to navigate through it. He chose not to dwell on the past, but rather focus on the future. Helping others also helped Jeffrey to heal. Today, he's living a full life. Jeffrey shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- it's ok that it's different
- find our way forward
- take a leap of faith
- become our own advocates
- we are still alive
- our lives matter
- be patient, it takes time
- give back
- allow others back in our lives
- let people back in
- start living again
https://www.jeffreyamorse.com
tags: Jeffrey, Morse, writer, author, Finding, Forward, You, Have, Will, Within, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Chris shares how he overcame the numerous rocky roads of his life. Today, he helps others overcome their obstacles. Chris shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- no one's life is perfect
- failure is a requirement of success
- playing the victim is the easy thing to do
- when things go far, it's not always our fault
- take responsibility for how we perceive and react to events
https://www.chrispatrick.net
tags: Chris, Patrick, change, your, mind, change, your, life, Disasters, to, Dreams, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Kyomi shares how her husband's unconditional love helped her heal her wound and how writing helped her to heal from the loss of her spouse. This empowered her to remove the armor she had built for herself and expose her vulnerabilities. Kyomi shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- writing can help us face what is real in our lives
- open up our vulnerabilities
- practice self-care and self-love
- wind down our emotions
- breathing is important
- find yourself as you are
- we are the center of our lives
- accept our imperfections
https://kyomioconnor.com
tags: Kyomi, O'Connor, writer, author, A, Sky, of, Infinite, Blue, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Tamara felt an enormous amount of shame for a crime committed by her former spouse. She owned her story and felt no longer defined by that external incident. Today, Tamara helps women on their journey of self-love and self-empowerment. She shares these wonderful nuggets of life wisdom:
- wonderous gifts can be born from the darkest moments of our lives
- own our story
- learn to forgive
- love and accept ourselves
- we are perfectly imperfect
- take a small step each day
- just keep moving forward
- choose to get up
- we are worth it
https://drtamarapelosi.com
tags: Dr, Tamara, Pelosi, writer, author, Recipe, to, Empower, Your, Life, Woman's, Guidebook, to, Self, Empowerment, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Photo: Lena Yaremenko
Amy's lifelong dream was to write. A channel opened within her, where her creativity flowed. She reminds us that it's never too late for us. Amy shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- it's not too late
- we're not limited by the past
- do the work and stay open
- acknowledge our vulnerabilities
- the gifts of the work will come
- so much is stored in our nervous system
- sometimes, we need to slow down to notice things
- nature supports us
https://www.amyturnerauthor.com
tags: Amy, Turner, writer, author, On, the, Ledge, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Joanne took the loss of her sister, turned it around and was able to find meaning in it. She decided to launch her own business. Today, Joanne gives voice to others' stories and empowers those that want to carve their own paths. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- things are cyclical
- there are things that we can't control
- have faith and trust
- live your dreams
- take grief and loss and make it mean something
- listen to and trust yourself
- life is an evolution
https://joannemccall.com
tags: Joanne, McCall, premier, publicist, media, training, expert, media, insider, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Even though Judy did not have have role models growing up, she did become inspired to take risks. She realized that she had choices and felt free to be creative. Judy shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- do one thing everyday that scares us
- the importance of taking risks
- keep a quote book of quotes that inspire us
- courage is exhilarating
- life offers us opportunities to step back or step forward
- take a chance
- be free to be creative
- writing a memoir is a risk, but can be so fulfilling
https://judithruskayrabinorphd.com
tags: Judith, Judy, Ruskay, Rabinor, PhD, pshychologist, author, pshychotherapist, The, Girl, in, the, Red, Boots, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up, Kelley was drawn to stories. However, she found that some of her life choices were impacted by her surroundings and community. Kelley found the courage to return to that creative person as a child and became a storyteller. She shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- find courage to change course
- intuitive calling to return to creative person as a child
- the power of our decisions and our choices
- stretch outside of our comfort zones
- it takes a fresh perspective
- find compassion for our past
- let it go to create a new beginning
- put intention in our days
- become author of our own lives
- most profound changes come from uncomfortable experiences
- ask ourselves 'what if'?
https://www.kelleymcneil.com
tags: Kelly, McNeil, author, speaker, storyteller, novel, A, Day, Like, This, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Even though Julia lost relationships that were meaningful to her, by letting go and pivoting, she found a new community of support. As a mom, it was important for her to protect and provide for her children. So, Julia got outside of her comfort zone and embarked a new journey to build her own home. She shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- follow your heart
- ask yourself what you really want
- make space to feel whatever is there
- incorporate meditation
- return to breath
- let go of perfect and get messy
- build from your heart
- embody your creative heart
- find builder buddies
- in life, you're constructing your reality
- asking for help is not a sign of weakness
- surround yourself with a team
- you find connection through vulnerabilities
https://juliaharriet.com
tags: Julia, Harriet, Under, Construction, author, speaker, builder, Healing, Trauma, While, Building, My, Dream, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Once Maan discovered that she couldn't have any more children, she initially felt crushed. On her journey of self-healing, self-care and self-love, she found her passion of writing. Maan realized that she can create art out of fear. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- create art out of fear
- we can find ways to find something meaningful from our pains
- we are all multi-faceted
- nurturing is in our hearts
- we can share our love with others
- we are stronger than we think we are
- we have a lot to offer
- no matter of where we are in our lives, we are allowed to dream
- nurture ourselves
https://www.maangabriel.com
tags: Maan, Gabriel, After, Perfect, a, novel, mom, dreamer, writer, author, advocate, women's, stories, literature, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Once Maan discovered that she couldn't have any more children, she initially felt crushed. On her journey of self-healing, self-care and self-love, she found her passion of writing. Maan realized that she can create art out of fear. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- create art out of fear
- we can find ways to find something meaningful from our pains
- we are all multi-faceted
- nurturing is in our hearts
- we can share our love with others
- we are stronger than we think we are
- we have a lot to offer
- no matter of where we are in our lives, we are allowed to dream
- nurture ourselves
https://www.maangabriel.com
tags: Maan, Gabriel, After, Perfect, a, novel, mom, dreamer, writer, author, advocate, women's, stories, literature, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Born in a small mill town on the "wrong side of the tracks", Rob yearned to do something else with his life. He rebranded himself numerous times from a school teacher, to real estate developer, to restauranteur and now an author. Rob shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- we live out a conversation what we have in our heads
- life is sending out opportunities if we're willing to listen
- trust that something will show up
- only way to get ahead is to fall behind
- we all win at whatever we set our minds to
- our biggest adversary is us
- it's up to us
- conscientiousness is everything
- what we say to ourselves manifests
- what if we're not flawed?
https://robwhitemedia.com
tags: Rob, White, author, philosopher, thinker, leader, dreamer, The, Maestro, Monologue, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
*Erin Brauer Photography* Growing up, Beverly felt inspired by her supportive teachers that genuinely cared for her and empowered her. Once she chose to leave an abusive dysfunctional home, she chose to follow the path of her angelic teachers and became an educator. Beverly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - be fearless
- support every child
- believe that we can do anything
- listen to our inner voice
- have hope for tomorrow
- search for help, such as the 988 help line
- search within ourselves for the purpose of our lives
- recommit to those goals
- envision ourselves to the tomorrows that will come
- the answer is within you
https://beverlyarmentoauthor.com
tags: Beverly, Armento, writer, author, educator, Seeing, Eye, Girl, Memoir, of, Madness, Resilience, and, Hope, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
After leaving the Army as a journalist, where she wrote others' stories, Alicia lost her way as a writer. She rediscovered her love of writing. Alicia decided to writer her own stories, where she no longer felt constrained by the rules of journalism. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- we have so many tools in our toolkits to write our novels
- if you can't find what you want to read, you can write it yourself
- there's no one way to start something
- if you can break through your mental limitations, then you can do anything
- if time is an issue, then set a timer to write a little each day
- take that first step
- small steps will yield results
https://www.aliciadill.com
tags: Alicia, Dill, Army, veteran, public, speaker, author, journalist, Beyond, Sacrifice, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Three-time cancer survivor, Holly, shares how her cancer journeys have enabled her to become a cancer survivorship coach. She gives others hope, helps to change their mindset and reframe their thoughts. Holly enables others to feel like warriors. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- strive to reframe your thoughts and change your mindset
- you are whole
- you are loved
- you have a choice, when your plans get derailed
- even when you're in a muck, you can still find good in the world
- speak with someone you trust
- be open to share your fears and worries
- there's power in community
- allow others to help you
https://www.cancerkillinggoddess.com
tags: Holly, Wallace, Cancer, Killing, Goddess, guidance, coaching, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Nadiez was curious about spirituality. After feeling a hole in his soul, he decided to go on a quest to better understand his relationship to spirituality. What came out of this journey was his book, titled "Rethink God".
https://rethinkgod.net
tags: Nadiez, Bahi, Rethink, God, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Cheryl shares how her resilience and deep enjoyment of life kept her going through some very challenging life experiences. Her story is a journey of healing. Cheryl shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- offer ourselves to others
- focus out on someone else
- it's a choice to keep our hearts open or to choose bitterness
- there's a light within us
- fan the light and keep it alive
- we need to matter to ourselves
- ask yourself "what matters to me?"
- we can create ourselves anew
- as long as we're alive, we can shift, grow and change
- give yourself space
- be compassion and kind to yourself
- authentically heal from your grief
http://www.cherylkrauter.com
tags: Cheryl, Krauter, psychotherapist, writer, speaker, Odyssey, of, Ashes, Memoir, Love, Loss, Letting, Go, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Being held at gun point enabled Matthew to endure any difficult situation and find a way through it. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- we can survive challenges
- we shouldn't take things for granted
- develop an attitude of being thankful
- we can get through it
- be the calm
- take a deep breath
- step away from the situation
- meditate
- sometimes, what appears to be the end can be a new beginning
https://www.matthewarnoldstern.com
tags: Matthew, Arnold, Stern, writer, public, speaker, Mastering, Table, Topics, Offline, Doria, Amiga, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Thomas overcame rejection, when he left the Church as a deacon, to grieve his wife's suicide. His faith, peace and light got him through it. Thomas shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- show compassion
- relationships take work
- be yourself
- keep the communication open
- pray, ask for something specific and trust
- there's something larger than us
- be yourself
- don't let go of the light
- reach out to people
https://thomasfargnoli.com
tags: Thomas, Fargnoli, Deacon, Unexpected, Life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Experiencing unemployment was initially challenging for Priscilla, as she had come to identify herself with her career. She decided to stretch outside of her comfort zone, learn new skills, reinvent herself and be of service to others. These led her to land new opportunities. Priscilla shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– if you stay open, life can guide you to where you belong
– use your strengths
– be authentic and have good intentions
– listen to others and figure out what they need
– it’s about lifelong learning
– reinvent yourself
– dare to try something new
– find your hidden passions
– be open to new opportunities
– stay connected with your network
– we don’t fail because we’re not good enough … we fail because we think we’re not good enough
– it’s about mindset
– connect with like-minded people
– support others and accept help
– reinvent yourself
– seek what you’re passionate about
https://priscillaschelp.com
tags: Priscilla, Schelp, moderator, organizer, speaker, researcher, connector, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Once Hailima realized that her self-defeating beliefs, low self-esteem and negative self-image were holding her back, she began to value herself, shift her mindset and know her true worth. Today, she is passionate about being a guide to others. Hailima shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- you matter
- you're not alone
- value yourself
- know your worth
- having a purpose can help us to have meaning in our lives
- each day is precious
- our choices often lead to our experiences
- shift your minds to know your true worth and value
- forgive others and yourself
- face the pain and guilt, so it can be released
- be yourself and know who you are
- welcome in those relationships that are healthy
https://www.hiyates.com
tags: Hailima, Yates, author, CEO, Founder, Luv, Mrk, transformation, coach, Dissolving, the, Anchor, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Caitlin shares how giving her stories the time they deserve to be told well, staying the course and not giving up enabled her to publish her books. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- stories connect us
- stay in the course
- don't give up
- give our stories the time they deserve
- just write, don't judge
- intuition is at the heart of what we do
- trust our intuitions
- not everyone will be a reader of your story
- write the book your way
- it's ok to step away
https://caitlinhamiltonsummie.com
tags: Caitlin, Hamilton, Summie, writer, author, To, Lay, to, Rest, Our, Ghosts, Geographies, of, the, Heart, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Heather's passion for writing didn't stop her from listening to her gut and following her dream of publishing her first book in her 60s. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- hang in there
- work hard
- don't give up
- if you've got a dream or passion, it will drive you
- it doesn't matter how old you are, you can do it
- you can make it through to the other side and be ok
- don't let others define you
- listen to your gut
- somethings can take a long time
- having someone say "you can do it" is huge
- be curious
https://www.heatherhaldeman.com
https://twitter.com/pasadenawriter
https://www.instagram.com/heatherhwrites
tags: Heather, Haldeman, writer, author, Kids, Cocktails, Don't, Mix, memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Diana shares how she got a second chance at life; reclaiming her daughter, Emma, after she was up for adoption. Her memoir, Emma's Laugh, is a tribute to her daughter's beautiful story, as she was unconditional love and joy incarnate. Diana shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- be in the moment
-find your voice
- you are enough
- sometimes there is joy where you least expect it
- gifts can come in different packages
- we can learn a lot from our children
- special needs children can teach compassion to their siblings
- create your own village of friends and family
- you are not alone
- seek out your people
- what we fear can be luminescent and joyful
http://www.dianakupershmit.com
https://www.instagram.com/picsbydk
tags: Diana, Kuperschmit, photographer, author, Emma's, Laugh, memoir, photography, newborn, family, maternity, event, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Dr. Michael Myers, a specialist in physician health, wrote his story of coming out as a gay man in his 60s. He is seen as a 'change agent' for doing so. Dr. Myers shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- without self-compassion, it's hard to give to others
- stay with our thoughts through reflection
- discuss our thoughts and feelings with those we trust and/or a counselor
https://www.michaelfmyers.com
tags: Dr, Michael, Myers, MD, writer, author, specialist, physician, health, Becoming, Doctor's, Doctor, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
After reclaiming her life, Cynthia mentors patients going through gynecologic cancer and strives to increase the conversation around cancer. She shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- we share the same emotional experience
- we're not alone
- our emotions are not signs of weakness
- it helps to have many tools at one's disposal
- the will to survive is so strong
- when we're challenged, sometimes we grow from the experience
- your emotions are your own
- asking for help is a sign of strength
https://thebigordeal.com
https://twitter.com/thebigordeal
https://facebook.com/cancer.thebigordeal
https://facebook.com/cancer.thebigordeal
tags: Cynthia, Hayes, writer, author, The, Big, Ordeal, cancer, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
After struggling with the unexpected loss of her husband, Joni found her way back to trust her intuition. She continues to be connected with him. Joni shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- there's more to life than we can rationalize
- own and give space to your intuition
- give permission to explore your experiences
- feel your grief
- be open to intuitive experiences
- spend time in nature
- be somewhere quiet and listen
- there's such a thing as true love
- life is amazing and beautiful, but has difficult parts too
- embrace the beauty and pain
- talk openly about grief and depression
- learn to listen to others' grief
- honesty, authenticity and vulnerability are rewarded
- listen to your heart and impulses
- action is important for those suffering from grief
https://www.jonisensel.com
https://twitter.com/jonisensel
https://www.facebook.com/joni.sensel
https://www.instagram.com/inspiritedjoni
tags: Joni, Sensel, writer, creativity, advocate, adventurer, certified, grief, educator, Feeling, Fate, memoir, love, intuition, spirit, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Once the pandemic hit, John pivoted by teaching magic to kids all around the world virtually. Kids learn about confidence, self-respect and creativity. John strives to create better kids and better people. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
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figure out your goal and mission
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remember and think of the skills you have
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figure out how to reach your goals
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just do it
https://schoolofastonishment.com
https://www.facebook.com/SchoolofAstonishment
tags: John, Abrams, School, of, Astonishment, magic, academy, enrichment, program, after, school, summer, camps, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
After Laurie addressed her childhood trauma, she healed her past and got back to a more joyful place. She realized that she has the power to create the life that she wants. Laurie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- change takes time
- what are we supposed to learn from the experience?
- empathy and compassion for the human spirit
- the soul knows
- we must be willing to let go of the life we planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us
- be willing to let go of the resistance
- take baby steps to change
https://www.laurieejames.com
https://www.instagram.com/laurie.james
https://www.facebook.com/Lauriejamesauthor
tags: Laurie, James, writer, author, transformative, coach, Sandwiched, Memoir, of, Holding, on, and, Letting, Go, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Rachel realized that she would not be capable of providing care giving for her husband that survived a small plane crash and experienced brain injury. So, she understood her own truth, found the power within herself and gave herself permission to look at other care giving options. Rachel dedicated her book to caregivers, because they… Continue reading 250 Rachel Michelberg
Cycling 8,000 miles from England to India enabled William to search for and find meaning in his life. He shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- there's much more inside us than we realize
- be in the present moment
- happiness, satisfaction and freedom of mind come by living in the present
- let the winds of chance blow you where they will
- goodness lies at the heart of humankind
- people can be trusted
- joy and enlivening way that nature treats me
- be in-tune with nature
- easiest way out is through
- you can say yes until life says no
- things have a way of working out
- there's always something you can do for yourself
- allow yourself to get quiet to find clarity
https://www.amazon.com/Far-Sweeter-Than-Honey-Searching/dp/1951490924
tags: William, Spencer, writer, author, Far, Sweeter, than, Honey, Searching, for, Meaning, Bicycle, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
When Randy met his 3rd wife, his dormant faith was reawakened and his life came out of the chaos. He now lives a life that's joyful and meaningful. Randy shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- we are not in command nor control
- the spiritual image is there
https://www.torchflamebooks.com/rv-minkler
https://www.facebook.com/rv.minkler
tags: RV, Randy, Minkler, writer, author, The, Redeemed, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Robin was inspired by someone she never met, American novelist, poet and children's fiction writer, Rachel Field. Rachel made Robin feel validated, grateful, fulfilled and empowered to embrace the life she had led. This journey enabled Robin to bring Rachel's light back into the world. Robin shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- embrace those joyful times in your life
- love the life you choose
- there are many ways to follow a path in life
- be patient
- live in the moment
- embrace mindfulness
- fully embrace the present moment
- look for mentors
- find inspiration in people who followed a path before you
- remain open to possibilities
- never stop cultivating new relationships
https://www.robincliffordwood.com
tags: Robin, Clifford, Wood, writer, author, poet, The, Field, House, Writer's, Life, Lost, Found, Island, Maine, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Breaking away from a previous unhealthy relationship enabled Shannon to heal, strengthen and bring hope to others. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- we can go through a hard time and come out stronger
- stick to it and commit to your decision
- figure out what you want out of life
- get help
- everything happens for a reason
- talk about your experiences
- find your niche
- find the thing that brings you happiness
- take care of yourself
https://www.shannonjumpwritesbooks.com
https://www.instagram.com/sjump4203
https://www.facebook.com/ShanJumpMNAuthor
tags: Shannon, Jump, writer, author, storytelling, Minnesota, My, Only, Sunshine, Even, Though, It's, Breaking, Wouldn't, You, Love, to, Love, Her, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
While serving during Operation Desert Storm and being attacked by enemy forces, Steven make himself a promise to chase his dream of writing. Following the wisdom of his grandfather, who taught him to "create his own sunshine", he reinvented himself as a best selling author. Steven shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- words have power
- words can connect us
- create your own sunshine
- we're never alone
- we're all connected
- we have choices
- we own our thoughts, our emotions
- you have one life, make it a great one
- have the courage to ask for help
- reclaim your life
- take charge
be brave
- make a difference
- pay it forward
http://www.stevenmanchester.com
tags: Steven, Manchester, writer, author, New, England, storyteller, national bestseller, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Once Mandy realized that fear of change was holding her back, she left her job and home of 20+ years to find herself. Her love of writing have enabled her to start a new life chapter as an author. Mandy shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - you are worth it
- tell your story
- focus on yourself
- put yourself first
- live your life
- we are stronger than we imagined
- have respect for yourself
- take care of you
- don't give up hope on your dreams
- sometimes we need to leave to find ourselves https://mandyhaynes.com
tags: Mandy, Haynes, writer, author, Oliver, Walking, the, Wrong, Way, Home, Sharp, As, a, Serpent's, Tooth, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Megan helps grieving moms hold grief and joy together, because she doesn't want them to suffer. She helps others navigate grief and loss. Megan speaks authentically about the loss of her 15 month daughter, Aria. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- hold space for grief and joy together
- be intentional
- get outside help
- learn to carry grief
- there's hope for you
- don't try to fix other's grief
- we need to have the pain seen and feel validated in it
- the pain of loss can be long and deep
- we don't have a guaranteed tomorrow
- learn to choose gratitude
- don't put it off for tomorrow
- have compassion for yourself
- sit with where you are
- get curious about your thoughts and emotions without judgement
https://www.meganhillukka.com
tags: Megan, Hillukka, grief, grieving, mom, mother, podcast, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Once Willa determined that her depression was misdiagnosed as bipolar, she got the right help, got her power back and found her voice. Today, she educates, helps and empowers others cope with mental illness. Willa shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- knowledge is power
- try smarter, not harder
- sometimes you need to stop trying
- trust your instinct
- ask your loved ones
- get a second opinion
- strive to be humble
- be courageous
- if you have depression and you're getting treatment, but not getting better, then re-examine the diagnosis
- bipolar can be managed and recovery is possible
- great resources to look into: "mood disorder questionnaire" and "bipolar spectrum diagnostic scale"
https://willagoodfellow.com
https://www.facebook.com/WillaGoodfellowAuthor
https://twitter.com/WillaGoodfellow
https://www.instagram.com/willagoodfellow
tags: Willa, Goodfellow, writer, author, Prozac, Monologues, A, Voice, from, the, Edge, mental, illness, health, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Shelley shares how she overcame the loss of her son, Ryder, whom she considers an introspective and creative soulmate. She found that writing her book, memorializing him and contacts with him helped her to heal and find her way back to the light. Shelley shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- search for our spirit and light
- live in the light
- pick ourselves up
- it's one day at a time
- take care of yourself
- tune in to the things that bring you joy
- writing can help to get to your inner light
- spark that light within you
- share your story
- being helpful to others
https://www.leaveyourlightonbook.com
tags: Shelly, Buck, writer, storyteller, artist, Ryder, Buck, Kathy, Curtis, Leave, Your, Light, On, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Laura shares how the loss of her brother enabled her to take risks, to value life, to be grateful for life's simple pleasures and to be more involved in her community. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- life is short
- take risks
- dream big
- stand with others
- your presence speaks volumes to people
- if you have a dream, take a chance and see what happens
- don't be afraid to put yourself out there and live
- every day is a gift
https://laurawhitfield.com
https://www.instagram.com/laurawhitfieldwriter
tags: Laura, Whitfield, writer, author, memoir, Faith, Failure, Finding, Solid, Ground, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Through perseverance and a mindset of never giving up, Ben was able to work his way through the 'perfect storm' ... a series of trauma and losses. He was determined that he would work his way through them. What I found extremely humbling and generous was how Ben was able to repurpose his losses into something that gives life and is a service to others. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- keep going
- perseverance is the key
- never give up
- nothing is as beautiful as a tree
- every problem can be an opportunity
- good things can happen
- when you feel overwhelmed, find a place that is meaningful to you and think of that
benewell.memoir@gmail.com
https://us.amazon.com/Sunday-Afternoons-Other-Times-Remembered-ebook/dp/B09CCY32GX
tags: Ben, Ewell, writer, author, Sunday, Afternoons, and, Other, Times, Remembered, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Donna took inventory of her life and realized that allowing others to influence her was no longer serving her. Experiencing Italy enabled her to sort through past guilt/shame/pain. Donna found her own voice and empowered herself. Today, she seeks joy, such her passion for writing. Donna shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- find your voice
- it's never too late to reinvent yourself
- be part of a community
- our lives are fragmented
- we're only given one day
- fill each day with joy
- empower others that cross our paths
- we are each so beautiful and unique
- know your own strengths and embrace them
- take on your biggest dreams
https://donnaarmer.com
https://www.facebook.com/donnakeelarmer
tags: Donna, Keel, Armer, writer, author, travel, blogger, Solo, in, Salento, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Belinda overcame many fears that she experienced growing up. She healed herself. Today, Belinda helps people to move through their fears. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- open up our minds
- let it go
- expand and extend what it's in your heart
- animals are God's gifts to us
- our unconscious minds tell us the truth
- we always have help and guides around us
- have faith that you're always protected
- what you say to yourself is very important
- say "thank you body for regenerating me"
- anything is possible
https://hunahealing.com
belindafarrell44@yahoo.com
tags: Belinda, Farrell, reconnective, healing, practitioner, huna, consultant, public, speaker, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Debra shares a story of how she overcame the trauma of living with a mother with mental illness and an alcoholic father. Positive people in her life, including her grandmother, aunt and counselor helped her to stabilize herself as she was navigating through the hard times. Debra became aware that it was something that happened to her, not something she did. This enabled her to have the confidence that she can work through it and opened doors, where she can help others. Debra shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- there's a world much bigger than the small places we thought we are in
- find your way
- sometimes, what we're meant to do force us to confront the things that we thought we couldn't
- face the fears and pains of the past so you can heal
- forgive others
- find a way forward
- heal the pieces that are wounded to have a full life
- consider seeking professional help and counseling
- healing takes a while
- find the right support group
https://www.debrabowling.com
tags: Debra, Bowling, writer, author, The, Memory, of, Flight, Walking, Without, Music, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
After Carolyn was let go from her dream job as a grant writer. she experienced age discrimination. So, her curiosity and her love of travel enabled her to move to Ecuador, a place where she felt she could afford to live within her means. This decision regained Carolyn's confidence. Today, in addition to writing, she helps aspiring memoir writers and offers private coaching programs. Carolyn shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- the universe gives us what we ask for
- we always have choices
- take a chance
- be grounded in yourself
- learn to trust yourself
- our inner voice guides us
- you are smarter and more creative than you think you are
https://carolynvhamilton.com
https://swifthousepress.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1764710807096056
tags: Carolyn, V, Hamilton, writer, author, coach, speaker, aspiring, memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Grace's story is about never really being done. She was sexually abused by a family friend and a Catholic priest. Initially, Grace felt that her voice didn't matter. After her spouse and her job let her go, she created a new 'her' and launched into becoming an entrepreneur. This empowered Grace to give voice to those that didn't have one and to turn to writing as she felt it was her personal best voice. She shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- let's listen to each others' stories
- your voice matters
- strive to give voice to those that don't have one
- if you're lucky enough, turn your scars into stars
- we're never really done
- strive to be observant and reflective of your life
- be patient with yourself
- this is a journey, not a rehearsal
- find a place where you are well grounded
- create a posse, who has your back
- we are much more than we imagine we are
- miracles happen every day
- trudge, trudge, miracle
https://gracesammon.net
grace@gracesammon.net
https://www.facebook.com/GraceSammonWrites
https://www.instagram.com/GraceSammonWrites
tags: Grace, Sammon, entrepreneur, educator, speaker, author, The, Eves, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Stephanie had the ideal job, but she wasn't content. She felt a calling to help people and make a difference. Stephanie pursued her passion and carved a new path. Today, she empowers others and makes a difference in their lives. Stephanie shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- there's more willpower within us to continue
- if we shift our perspectives, we can do more
- be vulnerable
- what we do has meaning
- accept our vulnerability
- pay it forward
- we are in control of our reaction and response to life's deck of cards
- things can happen for purpose
- step away from the chaos and become grounded in the perspective
- our lives are filled with two stories
- the most important story starts from within
- get control of your inner story
- mantras help ground us
https://stephaniefeger.com
tags: Stephanie, Feger, author, speaker, entrepreneur, Color, Today, Pretty, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
When David's sister was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, he realized that people had a hard time dealing with the emotional side of trauma. He embarked on a 5,000 mile bike ride over 6 weeks. David interviewed and connected people affected by trauma. He gathered their stories into a book to help others be better equipped to deal with the emotional side of trauma. David's very challenging bike ride enabled him to see others' struggles and also to ponder on his sister's loss. In addition to the book providing a service, 100% of its net proceeds go to the cancer focused charities chosen by the participants. He shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- let's strive to be in-tune with how others are feeling
- if you put your mind to something, you can do it
- we may not know what others are going through
- talk about it and ask questions
- take a concerted effort that we care by connecting with them
https://cycleoflives.org
tags: David, Richman, triathlon, Ironman, writer, author, Cycle, of, Lives, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Scott watched his dad overcome many challenges and setbacks by being persistent and not giving up. He is grateful for the sacrifices his parents made to ensure that he has opportunities and lives a safe life. Scott shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- be persistent
- be positive
- don't make excuses
- what can we learn from life's experiences?
- there's always another opportunity
- it's all about the mindset
- life is a learning journey
https://www.gooroo.com
scott@gooroo.com
tags: Scott, Lee, Founder, CEO, Gooroo, educational, technology, tutor, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Dr. Stacee began her transition into a transgender woman at 19 years old. Growing up, she was humiliated, was treated as 'other' and felt 'less than'. Dr. Stacee's 'family of choice' supported her as she persevered. Now, she lives out and identifies herself as transgender and helps others move through their own experiences. Dr. Stacee shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- let go of your past
- live your life in an authentic way
- free yourself from roles defined by others
- notice when those things come back up, but we are resilient
- our own experiences of being cast out seeded our creativity
- Dr. Stacee shares these 4 tools to transform our own experiences of 'otherness':
1 clarity, become clear on how it's impacting us
2 compassion, forgive ourselves
3 creativity, it's our path out of it
4 sass, this is how we move forward
https://www.drstacee.com
tags: Dr, Stacee, Reicherzer, licensed, professional, counselor, writer, author, LGBTQIQ, The, Healing, Otherness, Handbook, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Poonam is a survivor of sexual assault, abuse and the aftermath and cultural humiliation of divorce. Writing about her experiences was one of the hardest things she's ever done. Today, she helps others overcome trauma, to enable them to feel lighter and better. Poonam shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- our lives are beautiful gifts
- we can take control of our lives
- we are the pivots of everything around us
- strive to acknowledge and embrace the pain
- how we react to those things is the key component
- by playing the self righteous victim, we justify feeling the way we do
- we are responsible for our own happiness
- life is short
- empower yourself to do the things you want to do without judgement
- it's not selfish to take time for yourself
- touch base with how you feel
- the way we perceive the world is the way we perceive ourselves
- self care is not selfish
https://emotionallysafe.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Motivational-Speaker/Emotionally-Safe-102940207992415
tags: Poonam, Bhuchar, writer, author, Safe, from, the, Pain, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
When Terry Sue's alcoholic mother passed away, she embarked on a 40 year journey to search for her absent biological father. She realized she just simply wanted a sincere apology from him. Another challenge that Terry Sue faced was functional illiteracy. She feels a debt of gratitude for having escaped alcoholism and illiteracy, to where she is today, as a published author. Terry Sue shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- perseverance is the key
- trust your intuition
- talking about the past can be helpful and take the shame out of it
- there is a way out of the dark and secretive mindset
- open up
- put language to those vague thoughts
- find community and comfort
https://www.terrysueharms.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Author/Terry-Sue-Harms-Writer-956340264757750/
tags: Terry, Sue, Harms, writer, author, The, Strongbox, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up, Robert realized that his spirituality and sexuality was not consistent with the models that are formed by others. Those views did not resonate with him. Robert felt a hollowness and emptiness. He moved and fortunately found kindred spirits. This enabled him to have a fulfilled experience and a spiritual illumination. Robert shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- our spirituality and sexuality are central to our core
- relax our bodies and free our minds
- live with compassion
- the experience of spirituality is really only the beginning
- strive to integrate the experience of spirituality into our daily lives
- finding our paths is not a selfish endeavor
- be open and explore
https://robertstevengoldstein.com
https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Steven-Goldstein/e/B00B8DPYFE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/robert%20steven%20goldstein
tags: Robert, Steven, Goldstein, writer, author, novel, yoga, meditation, vegetarianism, Cat's, Whisker, Will's, Surreal, Period, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up, Jean realized that her mother's negative outlook was not working for her. So, she sought to live her life in a different way in light and higher energy. Today, Jean brings people to the light. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- bring people to the light
- let's understand who we truly are
- everyone has light within them
- see the goodness in others
- people come in and our of own lives
- sacred selfishness is doing those things that helps us grow
- it's ok to be selfish in a way that serves
- strive to live in our highest energies
- we come in with a purpose
- when we're living with our highest purpose, we're really giving to the world
- look for your resonance
Get your the first three chapters of Jean's book for free by contacting her at jean@spiritualtransformation.com.
https://spiritualtransformation.com
tags: Jean, Walters, writer, author, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, lecturer, Deep, Truth, Wisdom, Masters, Reality, Illusion, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Isolde (a singer, song writer and musician) shares the challenges of her mother in the music industry. As a child, she may not have fully understood her mom's struggles as a female music composer. However, as Isolde matured, she was able to witness her mother's fight for equality in the music composition industry. She is very grateful for her mother's sacrifices and guidance. Isolde shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- love yourself
- strive to be confident
- advocate for yourself
- fight for what you believe
- if you get knocked down, get back up
- keep doing what you love
- communicate with others
- be grateful
- know that others are there for you
- find your way
- you can do whatever you set your mind to
https://isoldefair.com
https://www.instagram.com/isoldefairr
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UoXdr4vvYBxvCfp7W1gr2
tags: Isolde, Fair, singer, song, writer, pianist, violinist, To, All, Little, Girls, Rise, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Rikki, who was not an athlete, decided to join a gym in her 60s and practice kickboxing. The illness of her mother drove a wedge between her and her sister. They no longer spoke to one another. When Rikki found out that her sister had terminal tumors and had only a few months to live, she knew she wanted to be a stem cell transplant donor. Rikki's meditation and prayer became a symbol of stamina and hope for her family in that trying time. Fortunately, her sister got the transplant, regained health and the cancer was destroyed. Rikki shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- life takes courage
- sometimes, you have to train in courage to have it
- sometimes, happiness requires sacrifice
- break out of your limitations
- ask yourself "Why wait?"
- we are not alone
- let go of resentment
- empower yourself
- meditation can help us
- confront places where you feel like a victim
- find someone to forgive unconditionally
- life is rooting for you
- challenge the social conventions
https://www.rikkiwest.com
tags: Rikki, West, author, truth, seeker, yoga, zen, kickbox, Rootlines, memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Pamela shares her family's story of being disrupted by her father's mental illness. When her parents dropped her off at college, she felt abandoned and her trauma escalated. Pamela's repressed memories were stuck in her body, but after many years 'wanted out'. Her trauma therapist helped her release the feelings of abandonment and she felt like an observer of her life rather than a participant. Pamela shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- we're all born into someone else's story
- everyone has a story
- we can have empathy and still keep our stories
- wounds do not have to control us
- end with hope, a place of possibility
- move towards renewal and hope
- consider EMDR therapy, if you've experienced trauma
https://pamela-gay.com
tags: Pamela, Gay, I'm, so, glad, you're, here, memoir, Homecoming, professor, emerita, Binghamton, University, flash, memoir, fiction, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Cindy's relationship with her mother was challenging. She felt fractured growing up and had a yearning to heal her broken self. Cindy sought sanctuary, that sacred place of belonging that she calls home. She moved to Thailand, where she met a Thai Buddhist nun, who led her on a spiritual and healing journey. Cindy shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- find sanctuary, that sacred place of belonging that you call home
- strive to have a safe place of refuge to go to
- we cannot solve anything with anger
- it is much harder to practice love and kindness
- forgiveness is at the heart of it
- feel the depth of your 'self' and your voice
- allow your heart to expand
- we all have inner voices to listen to
- there can lay a dormant higher, truer self that is capable of love, creativeness and happiness
- follow the path you're searching
- don't be afraid to open up, listen and follow your inspirations
- strive to see the see the 'we/us/you' of the world
- go forward with an open heart and courage
https://cindyrasicot.com
tags: Cindy, Rasicot, writer, author, Finding, Venerable, Mother, Daughter's, Spiritual, Quest, Thailand, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Mark's passion and mission is to raise global awareness on ataxia, a neurological/movement disorder which affects the nervous system. When he was in his 30s, he noticed that he slurred his words, had brain fog and was losing his balance. Mark was diagnosed with ataxia. Initially, he was severely depressed and wanted to stay in bed. Later, Mark felt this presented him with a challenge with two options. He could either believe the words of his martial arts instructors, where he was taught that he can do anything he puts his mind to. Alternatively, Mark could believe the doctors and feel that there's no hope. He chose the former. Mark feels that the disease is just another sparing partner opponent and he doesn't know how he's going to do it. However, he knows he must believe that winning is a possibility. Mark shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- humor is often our best tool in our arsenal
- remain open and flexible
- be willing to adapt and adjust
- challenges can feel isolating, so find others like you
- form your own journey and story
- believe that winning is a possibility
https://hopeforataxia.org
https://www.facebook.com/hopeforataxia
https://www.instagram.com/hopeforataxia
tags: Mark, Desa, Hope, for, Ataxia, personal, trainer, martial, arts, coach, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Valerie's story is one of survival. Her extraordinary and well-developed survival instinct helped her navigate a life filled with turmoil, such as parents divorcing before she was a year old, being abandoned by her mother to the neighbors who became her foster parents and having an abusive, alcoholic step father. Valerie does not consider herself a victim nor in denial. Her ability to compartmentalize her life helped her to stay afloat and be a survivor. Valerie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- you can get through it and get to the other side
- accept what you can and cannot control
- accept responsibility for things that are in our control
- go forward with your life
- there's nothing stronger than a broken woman, who has rebuilt herself
- seek therapy
- it's good to talk with someone who's unbiased
https://valerietaylorauthor.com
valmtaylor@gmail.com
tags: Valerie, Taylor, writer, author, What's, Not, Said, What's, Not, True, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Phil is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. When he was between 10-12 years old, his older brother molested him, then the abuse stopped. Phil pretended it didn't happen, didn't tell anyone, carried it deep down and masked the pain. With the help of therapist, he told his fiance and his parents, who believed him. Phil decided to go public about the abuse, which is helping him to work through the trauma. He hopes that his book can serve as a healing tool for others and shows them that there's someone who understands their experience. Phil shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- it's ok to speak out
- you can heal
- allow you to live your true, authentic self
- silence about abuse only perpetuates more abuse
- it's an act of bravery to speak up
- there's so many different facets to trauma
- forgive yourself for not speaking up
- find a trauma informed therapist
- you are not alone
- it's nothing to be ashamed of
- it's ok to tell someone you trust
https://www.philagoldstein.com
tags: Phil, Goldstein, poet, journalist, content, marketer, childhood, sexual, abuse, survivor, How, to, Bury, a, Boy, at, Sea, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up, Jean didn't like that her mother was living her life in fear, was always upset, critical and a nervous wreck. So, she made a commitment to herself that she was going to look for another way and live a different life. Through practice and discipline, Jean strives to be in sync with the universe and have an expanded consciousness. Today, she helps people find the light. Jean shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- find within yourself that which is magnificent
- identify with something that is greater than yourself
- find quiet serenity
- ask yourself "is that my story or someone else's story?"
- we have the ability to change our stories
- sit in quiet or be in nature to connect to a rhythm
- recognize our emotional baggage and let go of it
- we are not helpless
- bring our energies up to a higher level
- strive to be grateful
- gratitude is a quick way to move from fear to love
- live your authentic life
- change is the order of the day
- growth means change
- strive to look at change as an adventure
To receive the first 3 chapters of Jean's book for free, email her at jean@spiritualtransformation.com and mention this podcast interview.
https://spiritualtransformation.com
tags: Jean, Walters, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecturer, motivate, inspire, lead, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
When Michelle first started writing, she thought she wasn't good enough. So, she shelved those dreams and convinced herself that she was never going to be a writer. Then, as Michelle watched her youngest son start to write, she noticed the joy he took in writing. She knew she also wanted to get that joy in writing. So, Michelle attended readings and workshops, where she was experienced a spirit of generosity from a supportive community and mentors. They empowered her to become what she wanted to become. Michelle now helps other aspiring writers. She shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- see the joy in it
- be open to take a risk
- be willing to be critiqued
- look for a mentor
- you need to have a community around you
- you don't need to do it alone
https://michelle-cameron.com
tags: Michelle, Cameron, author, poet, writing, instructor, freelance, writer, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Martha shares story of the end of life of her husband of 30 years, Charles. Since her spouse had his end of life conversations and decisions with his family in advance, she was able to be fully present for his dying. Martha feels that it was a sacred and beautiful moment. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- the only thing that matters is love
- love is the essence
- life is about the people we've loved and touched
- we can normalize the conversation around death
- have end of life conversations and make those decisions
- sometimes, we need to shift focus and pick a different path
- there are multiple parts to all of us
Martha invites you to join her at her free virtual book launch party on Thursday, November 11 at 7:00 PM Eastern. Here is the link to join:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-book-launch-party-tickets-185081552907
https://www.fivestoneswellness.com/
tags: Martha, Calihan, MD, integrative, holistic, medicine, Loudoun, Virginia, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean https://storiesthatempower.com
Elizabeth grew up in a controlling family with high expectations. She didn't thrive in those environments, so she moved out. Initially, Elizabeth found herself still drawn to codependent relationships. So, to take the edge off, she took drugs and alcohol. Nothing seemed to quench her soul. Elizabeth went on a journey of confronting the people that had hurt her and others. As she forgave them, she found compassion and an incredible sense of freedom that she didn't even know she needed. Elizabeth shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- it is healing to name things
- there's freedom that comes by putting things to words
- forgiveness is our superpower
- by using forgiveness, we find freedom
- redemption is powerful
- when we forgive, we can find freedom from our past
https://elizabethbbristol.com
tags: Elizabeth, Bristol, writer, author, Mary, Me, One, Woman, Incredible, Journey, with, God, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up, Aaron dreamed of becoming the youngest NFL sports agent. He was told that he can't get there. Aaron needed someone to push him. It took a 'no' for him to launch his own business. Initially, he had no direction nor clear map. Aaron formed a team with the right individuals, who shared his qualities: go getter mentality, motivation, drive, people skills and strong work ethic. He achieved his dream at the age of 25. Aaron shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- know what you are capable of
- if you are driven to achieve your dream, then you can
- being told 'no' can be a blessing in disguise
- focus on your goal and dream
- don't give up
- put people around you that enable you to succeed
- get creative
- know the impact that you can make on individuals
- focus on moving forward
- keep an open mind mentality
http://www.revolvingmind.com
tags: Aaron, Zack, Revolving, Mind, Media, marketing, brand, athlete, @aaronzack21, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Lorie grew up as a shy, sensitive child and had low self esteem. The experiences in her life made her angry and she felt she lacked courage. So, Lorie asked for a sign of assistance, which she received. She became less shy, deepened her faith and began believing in miracles. Lorie realized that she's mean to use her voice, share stories and inspire others. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- don't let anyone make you afraid of something that's new and different
- life will direct us if we look and listen
- trust that we're going to be directed beyond our physical senses
- you are bigger and brighter than you can imagine
- there is a way out
- joy, peace and love
- allow yourself to be loved and nurtured
https://www.listenwithlorie.com
tags: Lorie, Gelsheimer, inspire, dream, listen, with, Lorie, Empowering, Life, Stories, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up in a war torn region of the world and hiding in shelters, Matt knew what it was like to lack safety and security. To provide for his family and give his kids a decent childhood, he worked 17 hour days. Matt lived an unhealthy and unbalanced life, where he weighed 400 pounds. He was given 5 months to live. That moment changed his life. Matt realized that people needed him and he wasn't there for them. He felt scared. Matt asked for a second chance, which he got. Today, he lives a balanced life and teaches others how to achieve it as well. Matt shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- we go back to our comfort zone
- we need balance in our lives
- asking for help is not weakness
- maintain balance without compromising career
- being healthy is a life style
- we start with the purest intentions
- sometimes, pure intention turn to pride
- sometimes, you have to allow things to take care of themselves
- it takes courage to ask for help
- let it go
- the 'why' is the most important question
- reach out for help
https://matthewkorban.com
tags: Matthew, Korban, certified, health, coach, life, consultant, speaker, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Cerridwen lost her husband very unexpectedly. She became devastated. Cerridwen allowed herself to grieve, then learned to piece her life back together one piece at a time. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- it's not just the big ticket items that get us into paradise
- sometimes small things can be our ticket to happiness
- we have to learn how to piece our life back together with those small pieces
- the key to the garden can be a lot smaller than we think
- turn our focus from what's missing to what we have
- we can fly with your last breath
- look at a story in all the different parts
- be very patient, gentle and kind to yourself
- take the time you need to grieve
- grieving is part of the sacred process
- do the hard work of emotional growth
- be where you are
- take care of your inner child
https://theheartofthefire.com
tags: Cerridwen, Fallingstar, author, priestess, shamanic, witch, broth, from, the, cauldron, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Anne's journey is a story of healing and life transforming experience. At 26, while she was out cycling, she was violently beaten and raped. This shifted her world. The trauma affected her physically, causing her anxiety and breathlessness. Ann tried different types of healing. The shift came when her daughter was born. Ann leaned into spirit. She knew trust would come, which it did. By forgiving/blessing her attacker and herself, Ann was able to find a balance of flow and ease. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- we have a universal connection with others
- find healing and wholeness
- lean into spirit
- bless yourself and those who may have hurt you
- practice forgiveness
- put out loving intent
- we are all deeply connected
- how we show up affects everyone
- honor and nurture yourself
https://www.anneheck.com
tags: Anne, Heck, writer, speaker, healer, artist, fierce, believer, miracles, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Margie's journey with emotional eating began as a child. She struggled getting that part of her life under control. Margie realized that we wasn't practicing self care. So, she embarked on a new journey to heal old wounds and build resilience. Margie knew she was moving in the right direction as her desire to eat food for comfort was lessening. She now shares this knowledge with her clients. Margie shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- diet is not the solution
- food is not the enemy, it's your friend
- start from the inside out
- practice self care
https://weightwithin.com
https://www.facebook.com/weightwithin
tags: Margie, Odom, emotional, eating, weight, within, therapist, coach, author, speaker, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Ashley was violently assaulted by a man that she loved. This ended the relationship. She locked the grief away into closets for a long time. Recently, she thought about what she should do with the time that's been gifted to her. So, Ashley confronted her long buried pain and gave herself permission to revisit the assault. She took the time and room to uncover her own hurt, although it was extremely painful. Ashley realized that she had been suffering from PTSD, but masked it with a sunny disposition. She forgave herself for holding it in and realized that she was not at fault for what happened. Then, as if a miracle happened, Ashley crossed the threshold. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- strive not to see yourself as a victim, but rather a survivor
- we need to do the work
- open the closets and deal with ugly contents
- I exist as I am ... and that is enough
- give yourself permission to open the closets of your soul
- be kind to yourself and allow emotions to surface
- forgive yourself for waiting so long to uncover your trauma
- move into the future and claim your story
- every experience shapes us
https://ashleysweeneyauthor.com
tags: Ashley, Sweeney, author, Eliza, White, Answer Creek, journalist, teacher, community, activist, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
When Irene was younger, she overate and had body image issues. She played with alternatives. Then, at the age of 62, Irene went on a wilderness journey, where she took risks. Those experiences provided her with tremendous healing. She realized that we have tremendous love for one another. Irene shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- where we focus on creates the reality that we experience
- we are meant to risk
- we are meant to grow
- be present in the moment
- feel the breath
- we are meant to be here
- we can regain our balance
- let things flow through you
- physical activity is a powerful way of healing
- we are meant to move
- contribute and serve
- kindness is infinite
- spread joy
- it's within our power to inspire ourselves and others
- we get what we focus on
- it matters what we are watching, saying, thinking
- our thoughts create our experiences
- it's about how we focus our attention
- we make the choice where we put our attention
- we are practicing optimists
- know that your healthy self is right there with you
- habits can be changed
- movement
- experiment with getting into nutrition
- allow yourself to take steps towards the self that you physically want to create
- let your body begin to tell you what it wants
https://ireneogarden.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Public-Figure/Irene-OGarden-Poet-and-Author-166372424872
https://www.instagram.com/iogarden
tags: Irene, O'Garden, writer, author, poet, Glad, to, be, Human, Risking, Rapids, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Lynn's daughter experienced debilitating anxiety. Lynn feels that we need to change the way that we view and approach mental illness, as it's currently fragmented, whereas we are whole beings. Today, she helps others tell their stories. Lynn shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- we do have control over our decisions
- let's open up conversations
- opening up is part of the path to healing
- reach out to those you trust
- take that first step
- the first step can be your new future
- there's a pathway for caregivers
https://lynnmclaughlin.com
tags: Lynn, McLaughlin, speaker, empower, writer, author, podcast, host, consultant, advocate, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Stephanie was a troubled kid. She left home at 17, made it through 20s and decided to go back in her 30s to heal something that was left undone. Stephanie pursued her education. Her life story is all about second chances. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- you're never too old for a second chance
- success is built on the back of failure
- in the darkest of time, you can reimagine
- reimagine life in a new way
- stories about love are all around us
- consider taking a risk
- when you take a risk, people around you root for you
- reinventing is the catalyst to learning
- awakening is an ongoing process
- stories kindle a story in another person
- we're all connected by our story
- tune in to what's true in your heart
- don't let others define you
https://www.byline-stephanie.com
tags: Stephanie, Raffelock, writer, author, podcaster, speaker, Creatrix, Rising, Unlocking, Power, of, Midlife, Women, Delightful, Little, Book, Aging, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Paul had visionary experiences, where he felt the source of God's power. He felt, touched and was overwhelmed by a loving light, which he was in the embrace of a God like force. Paul's experiences were validated as credible. He shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- we are here for a purpose
- we are much more than physical presence
- we are an energetic presence
- our conscious energy is eternal
- we are miracles
https://www.regainingparadise.com
tags: Paul, Corson, writer, author, regaining, paradise, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Kathy experienced many challenges in her life, to include two emotionally abusive marriages, an alcoholic son and a life threatening cancer. She lived with guilt and shame. Kathy relied on her faith to get through each day and to climb out of the abyss. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- it's a matter of perspective
- refocus your energy on the positive
- never give up hope
- forgiveness is a gift you give yourself
- reflect on your own strengths
- you don't need to take on the world as your problem
- you can't do it alone
- get the support you need
- find the source of strength within yourself
- writing brings self discovery
https://www.krpooler.com
https://twitter.com/kathypooler
https://www.instagram.com/kathyrpooler
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKathleenPooler
tags: Kathy, Kathleen, Pooler, author, writer, memoir, Just, the, Way, He, Walked, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Michael's house was becoming a burden to him and his family. They were trying to hold onto this place. When they kicked out of their home (by their landlord), they chose not to view this as a tragic story, but rather as an exciting story. So, they went on an adventure and traveled as a family. This changed what they value as a family. Michael shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- put others ahead of our own needs
- lead from a place of compassion
- love those we serve
- face uncertainty
- shift perspective from burden to new possibilities
- see opportunities to truly live
- community is so significant
- true community comes from a place, where we need each other
- tragedies can become victories
- if something happens in your life, step back and slow down
- reach out to people and share
- don't go back into the old patterns
https://www.jumblethink.com
tags: Michael, Woodward, Jumble, Think, founder, podcast, entrepreneurs, dreamer, maker, innovator, influencer, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
When Karen was going through a very difficult time in her life, she yelled at God. She asked "am I going to be OK?". Karen saw a light, which enveloped her and was spreading a message of peace. She empowers others to feel deceased loved ones. Karen shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- become aware of the signs of deceased loved ones
- ask them to give you a 'without a doubt' sign
- signs come when you least expect them
- be patient
- quiet your mind
https://www.karennoe.com
tags: Karen, Noe, psychic, medium, spiritual, counselor, healer, author, founder, Angel, Quest, Center, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Connie was diagnosed with a degenerative nerve disease. She was introduced to a pup that was neglected, abused, beaten and starved. Connie saw opportunities that were endless through his eyes. She realized that there were no boundaries to his love and hope. This gave Connie inspiration to try. She came to learn hope and not give up. Connie shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- you are worthy of true love
- through our suffering, we develop perseverance
- perseverance leads to character
- character leads to hope
- let's strive to see our trials and tribulations as gifts
- great blessings belong to those that are sad
- the only way to multiply love is to divide it
- offer unconditional love
- be kind to yourself and others
- love yourself no matter what
- accept yourself despite your differences and because of your uniqueness
- believe that everything is possible for one who believes
- with hope, anything is possible
- children have pure, untarnished souls
- accept challenges with the confidence that you can succeed
- there's a difference between happiness and joy
- joy fills our hearts
- share hope with others
- accept the things we can change and those we can't
- being different makes us special and gives us strength
- be open to find hope in the most unexpected places
https://conniebombaci.com
https://www.facebook.com/ConnieBombaci
https://twitter.com/conniebombaci
https://www.instagram.com/conniebombaci
https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/connie-bombaci-1ab84b6a?trk=author-info__article-link
tags: Connie, Bombaci, Hogan's, Hope, writer, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Tatz experienced childhood trauma, sexual abuse and assault. She attempted suicide. Tatz went on a downward spiral of drugs and alcohol to numb the pain. She realized that she had given away her power and needed to make some changes in her life. Tatz went on a healing journey. Today, she's in love with life and she helps others along their journeys of self love. Tatz shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- step up for yourself
- choose to be happy
- believe in yourself
- channel your anger in a different direction
- become strong and resilient
- walk in the world to shine the light of love
- align with the truth of who you are
- we are love
- we are never given a challenge that we cannot handle
- we are stronger and more resilient that we think we are
- reprogram our thoughts through practice
- we can be who we choose to be
- turn knowledge into wisdom
https://www.tatzholmes.com
https://www.facebook.com/TatzHolmes
tags: Tatz, Holmes, writer, author, holistic, therapist, medicine, woman, fire, dance, artist, The, Inner, Art, of, You, and, I, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Spencer experienced sexual abuse as a child. Initially, he suppressed this traumatic event. He began journaling. As he wrote, the fog lifted and he began a journey of self healing. He was no longer ashamed of it and was not hiding anymore. Today, as a chef, he enjoys working with others and creates a safe space in the kitchen. He shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- find a trusted person to disclose your pain, your hurt, your trauma
- saying the words is the first first step
- having others hear your 'truth' is powerful
https://www.amazon.in/Solace-Chaos-Spencer-Gorman-Prow-ebook/dp/B08ZL66R2K
https://twitter.com/solacechaos
tags: Spencer, Gorman, Prow, chef, author, Solace, in, Chaos, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Amara grew up moving to many places. She sought a sense of 'where is home'. Place making was initially challenging. However, she learned to be good at resource gathering and became a global citizen. Today, she brings people together digitally. Amara shares these wonderful nuggets of life wisdom:
- home is the space where people find a common ground
- nurture relationships with people
- there's always an opportunity for a challenge to become a resource
- to give pause to situations that are challenging
- find communities that exists
- be open when you come to something new
https://www.facebook.com/AmaraDumlao
https://twitter.com/amaradumlao
https://www.instagram.com/amaradumlao
https://www.facebook.com/AmaraDumlao
https://www.tiktok.com/@amaradumlao
tags: Amara, in, Seattle, Dumlao, consultant, writer, entertainer, social, media, innovation, travel, entrepreneur, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Barbara's father abandoned his family, when she was 3 years old. As she grew up, she had a hunger to get to know her dad. She felt mixed emotions, including anger, hope, rejecting him, wanting to make up for lost time and letting go. Through this journey, Barbara was able to find forgiveness. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- it's never too late to forgive
- consider looking at unresolved issues
- love is constant
- allow yourself to have curiosity about alternatives
- look for the positive
https://truthsdaughtermemoir.com
tags: Barbara, Santarelli, writer, author, Truth's, Daughter, A, Memoir, divorce, reconciliation, forgiveness, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Ed worked for 54 years. Once he entered retirement, he didn't want to simply vegetate. Ed always wanted to write, so he took courses. He achieved his goal of coming better and accepted as a writer. Ed shares these wonderful nuggets of life wisdom:
- recognize who and where you are
- work in the measure of your own capability
- you don't have to stop producing, when you retire
- keep your mind unrusted
- do what you can
- the end doesn't have to be bitter
- writing can be gratifying and self fulfilling
https://www.facebook.com/edward.ahern.39
https://www.instagram.com/edwardahern1860
tags: Ed, Ahern, writer, author, poet, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
As one of the first women to work on a Forest Service fire crew, Linda was harassed and discriminated. The more her male colleagues discouraged her, the more determined she became. Linda shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- you can do anything when you test yourself
- never give up
- ignore those that discourage you
- you don't need the approval of others
- you can turn things around to fit you
- take baby steps
https://summersoffirebook.blogspot.com
tags: Linda, Strader, Summers, of, Fire, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Shawn is fascinated by how to live our best lives. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
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let people experience who you are
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show up fully as who you are
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be authentic
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belonging is feeling valued, wanted and welcomed
https://twitter.com/theshawnmurphy
tags: Shawn, Murphy, writer, author, organizational, culture, change, practitioner, workshop, facilitator, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Thomas' daughter died as a baby, which brought him and his family to their knees. He and his spouse knew they had a moment of choice. They decided that the victim (why me) mentality would not serve them. Instead, they chose the 'what can I learn' from this mindset. As a result, they found love and gratitude in life's tough situations. Thomas shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- life happens for us, not to us
- speak in gratitude
- what we focus on, expands
- response to events determines outcomes
- we control 100% of our response
- people tend to act how you speak to them
- change your language to change your results
- there cannot be contention when love is expressed
- our words have the power to turn the night to day
- find the good in people and speak to them as such
- be conscious of what you tell yourself
- everything works out for your good
https://thomasblackwellspeak.com
tags: Thomas, Blackwell, inspirational, speaker, author, trainer, Liberty, Our, Language, Revealed, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Laurel was studying to become an attorney, but realized that she didn't enjoy it. Then, out of the blue, she had to put things on hold to run her father's furniture company, as he was fighting cancer. She taught herself how to run his company through the school of hard knocks. Fortunately, her father survived the cancer. After leaving her father's business, she discovered that marketing resonated with her, as she found it to be collaborative, creative and problem solving. Today, she helps organizations and businesses to 'elevate' their brands through her successful marketing services. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- sometimes, you need to get out of your own way
- determine how to get out of fear and into curiosity, which often leads to opportunity
- you don't have to do it alone
- ask for help
- surround yourself with a trusted circle, such as an advisory board
- being vulnerable and transparent enables growth personally and professionaly
https://www.elevatemybrand.com
info@elevatemybrand.com
Free Marketing Guide available from the site
tags: Laurel, Mintz, Elevate, My, Brand, marketing, branding, digital, strategy, web, design, social, media, event, marketing, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Betsy is fascinated by how people make it through setbacks. With her "The Morning Glory Project" podcast, she's on a journey to understand what it is that makes some people make it through challenges and to share this knowledge with others. She shares these wonderful nuggets of life wisdom:
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just do the next right thing
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it's in the telling of our stories, that we connect with one another
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it can be done
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our stories live in the hearts and minds of others
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connect to your spiritual self, body, creativity and do not detach
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practice gratitude
https://www.betsygrazianifasbinder.com
https://www.themorninggloryproject.com
tags: Betsy, Graziani, Fasbinder, author, coach, speaker, The, Morning, Glory, Project, Podcast, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
Joe and his fiancee have found a way to fulfill their dream of exploring all the US National Parks, while working from the road and empowering others. By traveling the US, they have immersed themselves in micro cultures and created lifelong friendships. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- find inspiration through others' stories
- live more now
- live it, do it, document it and inspire others
- it's all about the connections that we make
https://thevantasticlife.com
https://thegetbetterproject.com
https://allaroundjoe.com
tags: Joe, Bauer, The, Vantastic, Life, Get, Better, Project, All, Around, Joe, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Bryan recognized that seeking his own happiness may have caused harm to those he loved. By finding clarity, he transformed his previous dysfunctional relationship to a healthier place. Today, he uses his knowledge to enable others to build better relationships. Bryan shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- pause and reflect on what you want
- have direct conversations with those you love
- find shared solutions
- seeking our happiness may sometimes harm someone else
- choose what we put out in the world
- we can control and/or influence a problem
- you're not helpless and can make change
https://bryanfalchuk.com
tags: Bryan, Falchuk, author, speaker, life, coach, Do, A, Day, 50, 75, 100, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Joan's story is about empowering others to write and complete their novels. She shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- what you do, matters
- focus on what you love to do
- you do not need outside affirmation or permission
- you are entitled to 'do the work'
- perseverance is key
- focus on your key objective
- “What you focus on grows, what you think about expands, and what you dwell upon determines your destiny.”
https://joandempsey.com
tags: Joan, Dempsey, writer, author, novelist, writing, teaching, This, Is, How, It, Happens, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Sean's frustration with his work environment and the lack of creativity were catalysts for him to become more comfortable in his own skin and come to a place of more gender balance. He shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- stop being right and be more curious
- break down the walls that keep us separate
- access all of you
- learn who you are
- be who you are authentically
- become more unfiltered
- relax your ego
- don't be afraid of how others will respond
- find the strength in our voice and courage to walk in our paths
- listen for the signs
- listen to your heart
- we get messages all the time of where we are called to be
- have the courage in walking the path of your journey
- let go of need to know how things will play out
- listen to your inner knowing
https://soulfulfacilitator.com
tags: Sean, Harvey, Chief, Compassion, Officer, Master, Facilitator, Leadership, Consultant, Symponia, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Ron empowers others to see potential they have, may have taken for granted and/or may be hidden for them. He shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- events in our lives can be turned to good
- every problem contains within it a seed of equivalent or greater benefit
- we can't change the past
- sometimes you just need to figure out how to get through the next step
- you're not meant to do it alone ... ask for help
- we have the choice for how we respond to things
- be a victor instead of a victim
- ask yourself "where can I build my power?"
https://price-associates.com
tags: Ron, Price, Founder, President, CEO, business, advisor, executive, coach, speaker, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
If you want to feel energized, then you've got to listen to Greg's empowering story. He helps others to achieve their dreams. Greg shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- look at challenges equally
- it takes an open mind to overcome
- anything is possible
- become brave
- jump regardless
- don't wait for the fear to leave
- start to become brave
https://www.gregcentineo.com
https://www.instagram.com/gregcentineo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregcentineo
Email: julie@gregcentineo.com
tags: Greg, Centineo, Chief, Inspirational, Officer, business, consulting, leadership, development, public, speaking, life, executive, coaching, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
You've got to check to Marilyn's empowering story on how she found her belonging in the circle of life. After her divorce and the feeling that her family had crumbled, she submerged herself in nature to find a sense of belonging. Marilyn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- the arts are connected to what's going on inside of us
- we are part of nature
- we find our deepest belonging in nature
- pay attention to our intuition
- nature creates and destroys
- view life as a circle, not as an end
- honor the endings of life
- let yourself grieve as long and much as you need to grieve
- be tuned into the seasons of life
- stay with your authentic self
https://www.marilynhagar.com
tags: Marilyn, Hagar, writer, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
When Veronica was 8, she and her 3 siblings were abducted by their American father from her homeland of the Philippines. As an older sibling, she played the role of caretaker to her younger siblings. After 4 years, Veronica's mother was able to find her children and move them out. Even though her mom struggled to raise 4 children on her own, she taught Veronica to be a warrior, express kindness and never lose hope. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- you are valuable
- you are strong
- don't let go of your belief system
- never give up
- you can fix anything with kindness
- think well of yourself
- you can't give your power away
- be kind
- take care of your health
- don't be swayed by those around you
- be of service to others
https://veronicaslaughter.com
tags: Veronica, Slaughter, writer, author, Have, You, Seen, These, Children, Hawaii, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Growing up, Sharon felt she had no future, because girls were discouraged from attending college. Her future felt pointless. Sharon ran away from home with her older sister at the age of 16. At first, the hippie movement in California was wonderful, but she realized that it wasn't what she thought it would be. Sharon was very depressed and felt suicidal. Then, she read a book, which helped her envision a place where there's love and caring for one another. This gave Sharon hope and inspiration. She wanted to grab life and live it. Sharon realized that society's expectations of women's roles was most likely the root of her unhappiness. She felt empowered, because she didn't have to follow those rules. Sharon expanded herself to go in new directions. She shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- give life a try
- expand yourself and go in new directions
- life has a lot of opportunities for you
- connect with people
https://sharondukett.com
https://www.facebook.com/sharondukettauthor
https://www.instagram.com/sharon.dukett
tags: Sharon, Dukett, writer, author, No, Rules, Memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Tina shares a story of her family's difficult migration to the US to ultimately become US Citizens. She realizes that none of this would be possible without compassionate Americans stepping outside their comfort zones to help them. Tina feels so proud and thankful to be considered a part of the American fabric. She shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- love has no language
- we are a nation of immigrants
- never give me
- let's pray about it
- love each other
- forgive each other
- if we choose not to give up, then there's hope
- humble yourself and ask for help
- there is good in people
https://www.seminolethebook.com
seminolethebook@gmail.com
tags: Tina, Siemens, writer, author, Seminole, Texas, Some, People, Never, Give, Up, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
David found himself to be motherless within seconds of birth. He went to an orphanage, foster care and was eventually adopted. David was open to possibilities as he was trying to 'find his way' through life. He went on a journey of self-discovery and identity. Initially, David was reluctant to search for reunion with his biological family. However, the search and writing enabled him to reflect on who he was. David shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- be willing to take a life risk to find your way
- be open to the experience
- be open to be discovered by your biological parents
- never underestimate your ability to achieve your dreams
- be prepared to discover and test your limits
- be open to chance
- chance will present itself to you if you're open to it
- find a way to express your creative self
- separate yourself from what you do
- be optimistic
https://www.ipoz.biz
https://www.facebook.com/MyPlanetsReunionMemoir
reiter@ipoz.biz
tags: David, Reiter, writer, author, publisher, CEO, ipoz, poetry, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Mary Jane escaped from her emotionally and physically abusive spouse. She remarried, but unfortunately she lost her second spouse to pancreatic cancer. Mary Jane felt moments of despair, but by asking for help and using her inner tools, she began to rebuild herself back up. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- you are not defined by your reality
- continue to have hope,
- in the midst of despair, you've got to have hope
- love always last and will sustain you
- you are stronger than you think
- don't give up
- rely on those things to give yourself courage
- the end is never the end
- ask for help
https://maryjaneblack.com/
tags: Mary, Jane, Black, writer, author, she, rode, a, harley, memoir, love, motorcycles, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Elena's spouse was diagnosed with AIDS and died of complications. Also, she was a pediatric nurse at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Elena felt burnt out, washed out, wiped out and was drowning. She was looking for a way to renew her own energy and find new connections. Elena returned to a place she visited 20 years earlier, filled with positive energy and spirit. This enabled her to share her experience and expertise. Being actively involved in AIDS quilt projects enabled Elena to nourish her spirit and strength. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- turn loss into sharing
- the act of sharing is powerful
- writing provides creativity, release and expression
- you never know what the simple of sharing will give birth to
- seek ways to nourish your life
- find a trusted friend and share your experience
- telling your story can be the beginning of a healing process
https://elenaschwolsky.com/
https://www.facebook.com/elenaschwolskywriter/
tags: Elena, Schwolsky, writer, author, nurse, educator, activist, Waking, in, Havana, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Christa shares how abundant loss and grief in her life/community enabled her to realize that the yoga practice is not limited by a physical space. It is something much bigger than our bodies, as the practice is always within us. This awareness gave her a sense of freedom, broke open physical boundaries and has made her practice more accessible. Additionally, by rediscovering one of her first loves, writing, Christa is opening a new community. Supporting the youth in her community has energized her again and she feels hopeful for the future. Christa shares these powerful nuggets of wisdom:
- grief is held by love
- we are meant to be in community
- move to a place of contemplation
- seek stillness
- it's safe to listen to our bodies
- yoga offers us a place to be in our bodies
- the impetus of change exists
- we can make a change
- contemplation, meditation and conversation are the three practices that are important to Christa
http://cmj.yoga
https://www.instagram.com/christa_mastrangelo_joyce
Email: jalayoga.christa@gmail.com
tags: Christa, Mastrangelo, Joyce, yoga, Jala, Yoga, Founder, Where, Soul, Lives, Sean, https://wheresoullives.com
Tyra's father passed away, when she was 9. Her spouse died in Vietnam and she was left with a 2 year old daughter. Tyra was diagnosed with clinical depression. She got the help she needed and found a supportive community. Tyra never forgets the sensitivity and love that was shown to her. Today, she makes a difference in the lives of others by telling her stories. Tyra shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- we're more alike than different
- write your story and make a difference
http://tyramanning.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tyra.manning.56
https://www.facebook.com/drtyramanning/
manningtl@icloud.com
manningtl@earthlink.com
tags: Tyra, Manning, writer, author, speaker, memoir, Where, the, Water, Meets, the, Sand, Your, Turn, Ways, to, Celebrate, Life, Through, Storytelling, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
As a mother to two young children, Sande went through a divorce. She felt disconnect. Sande sought help from a community of like-minded people. She knew she had to change herself and become strong. Sande noticed that a new part of her life was beginning. She felt fulfilled while reconnecting with her creativity, poetry and art work. Sande shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- writing helps us to see the light
- challenge your fears
- life can be beautiful
- believe in yourself
- know your heart
- speak to those that you trust
- you don't need to go through it alone
https://www.sandeboritzberger.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sandeboritzberger
https://twitter.com/ezwriter25
tags: Sande, Boritz, Berger, writer, author, Split, Level, The, Sweetness, novel, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
This is a special episode of “Message to Dad” about integrity. My dad lives in a dementia care nursing home. I’ve been struggling to stay connected with him. So, I figured that he might enjoy receiving these personal recorded messages from me. I hope you enjoy them too.
tags: message, to, dad, stories, that, empower, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
As a former US Marine tasked with locating explosive devices, Akshay experienced Post Traumatic Stress, depression and drug/alcohol addiction. He studied neuroscience as he was fascinated by it. Akshay learned that he is not defined by a disorder and refuses to accept it. His divorce caused him to break his sobriety. He decided to go 'within' on inward journey. So, Akshay spent 7 days in complete darkness, stillness and silence. Confronting his struggles, suffering and pain brought closer to bliss and enlightenment. Akshay shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- we transcend what is
- seek out your fears
- our greatness, bliss and enlightenment reside on the other side of pain
- we cannot fully experience the light until we've gone into the dark
- self transcendence is the essence of enlightenment
- conscious stillness is necessary for our growth
- develop a positive experience with adversity and pain
- remove your attachment of your self identity to the experience of the challenge
- be with what is, but do not become what is
- serve others
- find your 'worthy struggle'
- you're not defined by your pain
https://fearvana.com
tags: Akshay, Nanavati, Fearvana, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
This is a special episode of "Message to Dad" about integrity. My dad lives in a dementia care nursing home. I've been struggling to stay connected with him. So, I figured that he might enjoy receiving these personal recorded messages from me. I hope you enjoy them too.
tags: message, to, dad, stories, that, empower, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
When her daughter was convicted to a life sentence in prison without parole, it impacted Bonnie's life and she found herself in a dark place. However, spending time in nature and appreciating the tiny miracles of life helped her survive. Bonnie shares the following nuggets of wisdom:
- look at your situation in a different light
- turn your perspective around
- look for the positives
- there are blessings that can come out of an ordeal
- there's always someone that is less fortunate than you
http://bonnieshirst.com/
https://www.facebook.com/BonnieSHirst
tags: Bonnie, Hirst, writer, author, Test, of, Faith, Surviving, my, daughter's, life, sentence, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
This is a special episode of "Message to Dad". My dad lives in a dementia care nursing home. I've been struggling to stay connected with him. So, I figured that he might enjoy receiving these personal recorded messages from me. I hope you enjoy them too.
tags: message, to, dad, stories, that, empower, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
While walking back to her university dorm building, Karen was assaulted at knife point. She managed to escape, physically unharmed. However, the assault traumatized Karen. She experienced periods of peace and power, but her life unravelled again, when her marriage was dying, she experienced financial loss and her mother was slipping into dementia. These additional sources of trauma caused her to slip back into anxiety and PTSD. Writing about it required her to excavate and evaluate her feelings. What Karen discovered in the process was life altering and she came to learn a lot about herself. Today, she is a lot kinder to herself and has established better coping mechanisms. Karen shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- be kind to yourself
- be mindful of the story you're telling yourself internally
- adjust your self talk to something more gentle
- make necessary life adjustments
- ask for help
- seek therapy
http://stefanokaren.com
https://soundcloud.com/rarebirdlit/sets/karen-stefano
tags: Karen, Stefano, writer, author, What, A, Body, Remembers, radio, show, podcast, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Hi friends. I want to tell you about a wonderful human being, Jean Walters. She brings so much light, hope and positivity into the universe. I am in awe every time that I speak with her. Jean has an abundance of love, wisdom and enlightenment that she gives away freely and unconditionally. She is a very special human being and I am honored to have met her. It is with great pleasure that I am able to present and ‘showcase’ her to you.
If you are stuck and/or need guidance in your life right now, I highly recommend that you check out all of the wonderful services that she provides or contact her directly. Jean can be reached at https://spiritualtransformation.com.
tags: Jean, Walters, spiritual, transformations, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecture, Where, Soul, Lives, Sean, https://wheresoullives.com
Having experienced life setbacks, Meryl chose not to allow herself to be stuck or feel like a victim. She reinvented herself multiple times and enabled herself to be empowered. Meryl shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- practice the 3 Rs: reinvent yourself, be resilient and stay relevant
- get yourself a project
- nothing is permanent
- everything is temporary
- we are one family of human beings
- we should strive not to treat people as 'others'
- believe in yourself
- you have to greenlight yourself
- keep trying
- it's all about perspective
- every knock is a boost
- if you look for it, there's always something else
https://merylain.com
https://www.facebook.com/MerylAinAuthor
tags: Meryl, Ain, writer, author, speaker, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Stephanie Raffelock and I bring you another episode of “Holiday Stories” with our special guest, Jill Sherer Murray.
tags: Jill, Sherer, Murray, author, TEDx, speaker, communications, expert. Big, Wild, Love, Let, Go, For, It, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
As a child, Charlene experienced PTSD from an unhealthy home environment. She ran away from home and was attracted to the 'dark side'. Her life took a positive turn, when she began following in the footsteps of a meditation teacher. Today, she helps people understand there are powerful ways to heal, empowers those that are stuck and teaches meditation. Charlene shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- we can heal from almost anything
- you can do this
- ask yourself what brings you joy
- follow your joy
- neurons that fire together stay together
- find a way to 'let go', e.g. journal, feel the feelings or cry, weekly for an hour
- be mindful of your night dreams, which are metaphors and powerful energy
- do the 'body work', e.g. release the memories and energy from the body
- practice meditation and visualization
- build your conscious mind
- make meaning out of your suffering
- we are developing a collective conscious
- you are the drop that is making the wave happen
- practice appreciation, gratitude and be positive
http://www.soulsciences.net
charlenej@rogers.com
tags: Charlene, Jones, writer, author, healing, abuse, PTSD, healthy, mind, body, meditation, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Stephanie Raffelock and I bring you another episode of “Holiday Stories” with our special guest, Diane Dewey.
tags: Diane, Dewey, writer, author, podcast, host, Fixing, the, Fates, Dropping, In, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Evelyn grew up as a self-sufficient child and adult. She served in the Peace Corps, where she learned to take risks. Evelyn also found herself questioning certain rules and regulations. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- travel transforms us
- people that have the least tend to be the most content
- be mindful of the serendipity of life
- travel teaches us not to take things for granted
- turn the negative into a lesson
- know who you are
https://www.evelynlatorre.com/
tags: Evelyn, Kohl, LaTorre, writer, author, Behind, Inca, Walls, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Stephanie Raffelock and I bring you another episode of “Holiday Stories” with our special guest, Eileen Harrison Sanchez.
tags: Eileen, Harrison, Sanchez, writer, author, Freedom, Lessons, A, Novel, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Jane initially struggled with being an introvert. However, she discovered that it can actually be an asset. Jane went outside of her comfort zone. Now, she empowers introvert that may be struggling in the workplace and empowers them. Jane shares the following nuggets of wisdom to those that consider themselves introverts:
- embrace the 'introversion'
- being an introvert helps you build relationships
- be mindful if your introversion may be holding you back
- take steps to challenge yourself and go outside outside your comfort zone
https://janefinkle.com/
tags: Jane, Finkle, writer, author, career, consultant, introvert's, complete, career, guide, from, landing, job, surviving, thriving, moving, on, up, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Stephanie Raffelock and I bring you another episode of “Holiday Stories” with our special guest, Mary Helen Sheriff.
https://maryhelensheriff.com/
tags: Michelle, Cox, writer, author, Henrietta, Inspector, Howard, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Lisa grew up in a home, where she witnessed domestic violence and emotional brutality. She experienced shame and isolation. Lisa managed to get herself out into a healthy life. Writing about it helped her speak her truth. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- speak your truth
- be disciplined to tell your story
- be brave to reach and talk to a trusted person
- writing can help make suffering feel more finite, relief and healing
https://www.lisabravermoss.com/
tags: Lisa, Braver, Moss, writer, author, Shrug, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Stephanie Raffelock and I bring you another episode of “Holiday Stories” with our special guest, Michelle Cox.
tags: Michelle, Cox, writer, author, Henrietta, Inspector, Howard, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com
Patricia survived sexual abuse from a family member. Initially, she became very good at self sabotage. Patricia found the courage to thrive, release the shame, and live fully. This enabled her to free her voice. Patricia shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- stand up and speak up for the truth
- there are gifts even in loss and tragedy
- seek people that nourish you
- develop compassion for yourself and others
- spend time outdoors in nature
- we can't change what we refuse to talk about or listen to
https://patriciaeagle.com/
https://www.facebook.com/patricia.eagle.94
tags: Patricia, Eagle, writer, author, Being, Mean, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com/
Stephanie Raffelock and I bring you another episode of “Holiday Stories” with our special guest, Kathryn Taylor.
tags: Kathryn, Taylor, writer, author, Two, Minus, One, Memoir, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com/
Rebecca experienced cancer diagnosis through the eyes of a daughter. She knew she could either focus on what isn't (allow fear to creep in) or focus on what is (enjoy each day). Rebecca chose the latter. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- appreciate every moment
- encourage perseverance
- focus on mind, body, spirit connection
- our minds have the power to heal our bodies
- how you experience life depends on how you see life
- there's so much joy when we focus on what is there
- every cancer experience is unique
- be open
- love through the fear
- engage instead of withdraw
- serve who we are
https://rebeccawmunnauthor.com/
https://twitter.com/rebeccawmunn
https://www.facebook.com/rebeccawmunnauthor/
tags: Rebecca, Whitehead, Munn, writer, author, cancer, Gift, of, Goodbye, Story, Agape, Love, All, of, Us, Warriors, Cancer, Stories, Survival, Loss, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Stephanie Raffelock and I bring you another episode of “Holiday Stories” with our special guest, Jeanne Guy.
tags: Jeanne, Guy, writer, author, gatherings, workshops, Seeing, Me, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.com/
When Kristen lost her baby, she leaned into journaling as a way of coping and navigating loss. She felt a loss of relationships, identity and dreams. Kristen chose not to allow events to define her. She navigated from the grief and rebuilt herself from the ground up. Kristen put herself back together again in new and better ways. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- change and trauma can be a great opportunity/gift if we can keep our hearts open
- look for the opportunity to grow
- we have the capacity to be resilient
- there's a mystery to healing
- be patient with yourself
- grief is not a straight line
- savor moments of peace
- look for something to have hope in
- look for the good
https://kristenrademacher.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kristenrademacherauthor
tags: Kristen, Rademacher, author, writer, life, coach, ADHD, LD, specialist, From, the, Lake, House, A, Mother's, Odyssey, of, Loss, and, Love, memoir, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
A special "Holiday Stories" episode with guest Stephanie Raffelock.
tags: Stephanie, Raffelock, holiday, stories, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Losing her brother to AIDS and her spouse to cancer, planted seeds of addiction in Rosemary. She felt that was surviving from crisis management. Rosemary shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- we need an outlet for our emotions
- exercise helps us to cope
- accept that it's time to grieve
- the only way past it is through it
- the edges will soften in time
- seek a relationship with a high power
- one cannot do it alone
https://rosemarykeevil.com/
tags: Rosemary, Keevil, author, writer, The, Art, of, Losing, It, Memoir, Grief, Addiction, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
As a former school teacher in Louisiana, Eileen was encouraged to retain or hold back students. This never rested well with her. Writing about the experience and being asked to return to speak, made her feel that she could pay back the children that she may have let down. Eileen shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - writing heals - forgive ourselves - have courage to move forward - prejudice is taught and learned - one person can make a difference - see the situation from others perspectives - listen to each other
https://www.eileensanchez.com/
tags: Eileen, Harrison, Sanchez, author, writer, Freedom, Lessons, Novel, education, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Mary talks about depression, mental health and self care. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - it's helpful to speak with a neutral party - be able to recognize issues earlier - pause at the conclusion of huge life changes - the importance of hope - we need something more than ourselves to strive for - look for our dreams - seek gratitude - give to our communities - if we're experiencing depression, look for professional help - seek outlets that fill our souls - be mindful of self talk
https://maryhelensheriff.com/
tags: Mary, Helen, Sheriff, author, writer, Boop, Eve's, Road, Trip, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Risa's family and many others lost their homes during the 1991 Oakland Hills fire in California. She had to start with nothing and was pushed into action. Risa had to rebuild a home for her 3 young children. She found glimmers of light to try to establish a sense of a normal life. Her neighborhood and community pulled together for those families. Risa shares the following nuggets of life wisdom for those that have lost their homes: - we have the ability to rebuild - we discover we have the strength, we didn't know we had, when facing life altering experiences - practice self care - be patient with yourself, as recovery takes time
http://www.risanye.com/
tags: Risa, Nye, author, writer, There, Was, A, Fire, Zero, To, Sixty, In, One, Year, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Rifka was the daughter of an unstable single mother and sought freedom from all limitations. Her attempted suicide was the turning point. She began a journey from a place of darkness to a place of light. Rifka discovered an inner voice and deep intuition that always knows what's best for her. She feels that the hand of grace was evident in her life. Rifka now teaches meditation. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - there is an order to everything - nothing is wrong - who we are is the great self with vast wisdom and awareness - the happiness you seek is within you - if you're hurting, allow yourself to feel the pain - meditation is a valuable tool for empowerment
https://rifkakreiter.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rifka.kreiter
tags: Rifka, Kreiter, author, writer, Home, Free, Adventures, Child, Sixties, meditation, meditate, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Mary was the second illegitimate child of a single unconventional mother. She did not have the money to attend college, so she took a job as a stripper. Mary took the grim descent into the underworld. Fortunately, she met someone, got married, attended college and finished her university degree. Then, one day, her husband died at the age of 33. Mary and her young son were left with nothing to live on. She knew that she couldn't afford to give up, she had to keep it together, as she was her son's only support. Mary feels that education helped her to claw her way out of poverty. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - seek to have honest and equitable relationships - our ability and desire to learn is primary - travel activates our mind and senses
Mary C. K. Stein is a #MeToo octogenarian who started life as a Rust Belt farmgirl and learned the hard way the pitfalls that await the poor and unprotected in their quest for upward social mobility. After working for Bell Telephone, and then as a stripper in a mob-operated show lounge, and after that as a substitute teacher in an underserved middle school in Brooklyn, she began teaching AP/IB English abroad. That work took her to six countries on five continents: Greece, Egypt, Venezuela, China, Panama, and Taiwan. She wrote Fatherless, Fearless, Female in the hopes that it will give the current women’s movements their own embodiment
https://www.facebook.com/marysteinmemoir
tags: Mary, Stein, writer, author, MeToo, social, change, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
When Carlyn discovered she was adopted through an Ancestry DNA test, it felt like a tsunami hit her. Initially, she felt shock, anger, abandonment, sadness and grief. Her identity got pulled out from her. Everything started to unravel. What got her through it all what her profound sense of gratitude. She was able to move through it all and put the pieces back together again. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
- start a gratitude practice - gratitude makes us more resilient - whatever emotion you're going through is not permanent - there's a greater gift on the other side - just breathe and let it go - don't add layers of judgement - live in the now
http://animalhumanhealth.com/
tags: Carlyn, Montes, De, Oca, author, speaker, animal, human, health, expert, dog, doctor, cat, nurse, paws, good, stuff, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Janna experienced grief in her midlife and her internal dialogue felt interrupted. She spent two weeks in a casita (a small house) by herself, where she made room for and listened for what was being said. What Janna heard was profound, empowering, inspiring and affirming. She realized that she was not experiencing a midlife crisis, but rather grief as we say goodbye to things. Today, Janna helps others to redefine who they are in midlife, helps with changes related to their identities and facilitates new ways of feeling and thinking about themselves. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - practice forgiveness, grace and self compassion - be kind to yourself - be cognizant of the expectations you put on yourself - be still and listen to your inner voice - acknowledge what voice is saying - make room for your voice without judgement and expectation - allow yourself to make room to listen, nurture, love and receive
A thing to know is that Janna's life passion and work consistently revolve around expression through words and images. She calls herself a ‘Wordstress.’ She perceives the world through words and images, and that’s the way she expresses and depicts the human experience. For the first time in her life, she feels tremendous freedom and curiosity, trying new forms of writing and photography, with uncertainty a welcomed part of the adventure.
Janna recently published her first book, “Me My Selfie & Eye – A Midlife Conversation About Lost Identity, Grief & Seeing Who You Are.” She's proud of what it shares, how it’s helped people feel less alone, and how it truly resonates with both men and women. This was a major accomplishment, especially because she never thought she’d write a book. Which is why Janna understands people’s fears and hesitation about writing. She. Totally. Gets. IT! And she will be beside you every single step of the way.
She hosts a weekly podcast, “Eyedentity Talk” where she talks about identity, love, and the universe with dynamic, diverse people from all walks of life. Her enlivened conversations go DEEP!
https://www.jannalopez.com/
tags: Janna, Lopez, author, writer, photographer, blogger, podcast, host, Me, My, Selfie, Eye, Midlife, Conversation, Lost, Identity, Grief, Seeing, Who, You, Are, Eyedentity, Talk, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Stefanos was living a life of lies, compulsions and addictions. He was unfaithful in his relationships. Then, Stefanos was caught. This was catalyst that changed his life. He realized that his soul wanted to be caught all along, but he didn't have the courage to stop it. This also helped him to realize the hardship, trauma, abuse and isolation that he felt as a child. Stefanos realized that he had dishonored others and himself. He knew he had two choices; either do the work/go deep or continue in ignorance. Stefanos chose the former. He decided to speak the truth and shift his perspective. This helped him to deal with unresolved issues. Today, Stefanos helps others thrive in the space of relationships and things that matter to them in a profound way. He shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - speak your truth - shift your perspective - do the work, go deep - hardship can define us - don't hide in the shadows - strive to resolve past trauma and pain - dishonoring oneself and wearing masks is not sustainable - find gratitude and joy in the present moment - see without judgement
https://stefanossifandos.com/ https://stefanossifandos.com/grow-with-stef/
tags: Stefanos, Sifandos, relationship, truthful, intimacy, reclaim, kingdom, conscious, warrior, relating, chaos, clarity, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Rebecca walked the path of cancer with her mom twice, including when she was going through a divorce with small children. She knew she had a choice. Rebecca could crumble under the weight of it all or accept that change is how we grow. She took on her mom's strength, chose to live a life of gratitude and became an observer in her life. Rebecca shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - choose gratitude - find joy in the midst of pain - it's all about perspective - this life is for you - continue to thrive and grow each day - believe that good will come from any experience - be open to what we are here to learn - treasure each moment - take stock of what life means to you
Rebecca is passionate about rethinking possible and brings intellectual humility to all of her endeavors, including several teaching roles at the master’s level. Her passion in writing is to demystify taboo topics, such as cancer and death, and to inspire others to be courageous and learn about their loved ones’ wishes, while creating lasting connections. Rebecca’s award-winning debut memoir, The Gift of Goodbye: A Story of Agape Love, is her personal story of walking the End of Life path with her mother. Her second book, All Of Us Warriors: Cancer Stories of Survival and Loss, provides advice regarding how to approach someone you love living with cancer and tips and tricks for helping others feel joy in the midst of pain. She has been a featured Maria Shriver Architect of Change on surviving grief and shared her healing through yoga story on mindbodygreen.com. She holds a certification in the Foundations of Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, is a certified End of Life Doula, and a Fellow of the Nashville Healthcare Council. She has served in healthcare executive roles for several global companies, most recently UnitedHealthcare, and now is the COO of 180HealthPartners. Rebecca is happiest when outdoors, practicing yoga, finding great Medican food, being a mom, and using her chaotic Aries energy for good. She was born in Bloomington, IN, grew up in Houston, TX, and has lived in Nashville, TN, since 2005.
https://rebeccawmunnauthor.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rebeccawmunnauthor/ https://twitter.com/rebeccawmunn
tags: Rebecca, Whitehead, Munn, author, writer, All, of, Us, Warriors, Cancer, Stories, of, Survival, and, Loss, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Diane lived in an orphanage, then adopted by a family. She felt rejected and abandoned, as if no one was coming to retrieve her. Diane internalized the trauma. She became her own mother and father; with inner logical voices of wisdom. Then, Diane's biological father contacted her. Initially, her cart was turned over, as she had to become conscious of her new and old self. Then, Diane began to feel complete and utter relief and thought 'at last'. She began to dismantle the stories she had constructed about herself and erase the old patterns. Diane started stitching together a new identity. She accepted herself for who she was. Diane shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - stories are at the crust of our identities - let go of others' expectations - trust that you have everything you need within you - recognize that we are flawed - embrace yourself, the dark and the light - speak and own your story - you have the right to your story - connect to yourself and others through your story
Gulf Coast author Diane Dewey writes a memoir of family secrets, lies, love, and redemption. Adopted in America from a German orphanage, she met her Swiss biological father at age forty-seven after he searched for her. The impact of uncovering these roots was Diane's quest to find her German biological mother and learn her story. These discoveries reverberated throughout her life in myriad unexpected ways.
https://dianedewey.com/
tags: Diane, Dewey, writer, author, memoir, Fixing, the, Fates, Adoptee's, Story, Truth, Lies, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Watching her mother and grandmother experience alzheimer's disease, encouraged Joan to pursue to educate and empower herself on the disease. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - there is no way to calculate own personal risk - we need to be comfortable with the risk of alzheimer's - good writing is authentic - educate yourself about alzheimer's at https://alz.org/
Originally from Mount Vernon, New York, Joan Cohen received her BA from Cornell University and her MBA from New York University.
She pursued a career in sales and marketing at computer hardware and software companies until she retired to return to school for an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
She has been a Massachusetts resident for many years, first living in Newton, where she raised her family, and later in Wayland. She now resides in Stockbridge, in the Berkshires, with her husband and golden retriever.
http://joancohenauthor.com/
tags: Joan, Cohen, author, writer, Land, of, Last, Chances, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Randall grew up as a welfare kid, became homeless and considered taking his own life. After winning a $50 million lottery, he became a victim of white collar crime. Randall shares these nuggets of life wisdom: - no matter how dire your situation is there's always hope, - when things get hard, return back to your center (e.g. your family, your faith) - when you go up, don't forget where you come from - ask yourself "what's the silver lining here" - it's amazing what we can accomplish, given the right tools - to whom much is given, much is required
https://randall-rush.com/
tags: Randall, Rush, writer, author, 13, Billion, to One, memoir, $50, million, lottery, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Growing up in a loud New York family, Jordan's communication style was very direct. This worked well for him as a Chief Operating Officer. After being fired from his job, Jordan realized that some may have found his direct communication style to be abrasive. So, he started practicing compassion cultivation and mindfulness. As an executive coach, Jordan teaches others to be respectful, tactful and diplomatic, while being authentic. He shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - cultivate compassion - practice mindfulness - if someone is suffering or in pain, try to alleviate that person's pain - instead of viewing yourself as a victim, redefine it as a target - ask yourself what is the opportunity for growth in the challenge
Website: https://www.workplacewarriorinc.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/
tags: Jordan, Goldrich, executive, coach, leadership, development, Workplace Warrior, writer, author, podcasat, host, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Nora wasn't happy practicing law. She knew she wanted a change, but didn't have the courage to introduce it. Then, one very dramatic incident changed her life. Nora's mother and aunt both passed away, due to a car accident. This gave her the courage to make a change in her life and open a journey into mindfulness. Today, she coaches clients on mindfulness practice and training. Nora shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - mindfulness is an amazing tool that can help us improve our cognition - experiment with mindfulness - mindfulness can change the neural pathways in the brain - there's no guarantee in life - we all struggle with things that are crazy - don't be afraid to ask for help - you are not alone - suggested apps: https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app https://insighttimer.com/ - suggested books: https://www.amazon.com/Feel-Fear-Do-Anyway/dp/0345487427 https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-to-Change-Your-Brain-audiobook/dp/B0034KHDS0
Nora Riva Bergman brings a unique background to her work as a coach and law practice consultant. She began playing the piano when she was five, but gave it up for the guitar at age 10 and has been playing ever since. After graduating from high school, she worked as professional musician and singer for 10 years before attending college. Music has always been a big part in her life. In fact, the Real Life Practice logo was inspired by the “fermata,” a musical notation.
After graduating from law school, Nora practiced as an employment law attorney and certified mediator. She has served as an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law and the University of South Florida. Nora has also served as the executive director of the St. Petersburg Bar Association, a voluntary bar association with over 1,000 members. And she has spoken at conferences for the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, and other national and regional bar associations and legal organizations.
Nora’s background as a musician, attorney, mediator, law professor, and bar executive, coupled with her warm, informal approach, makes her a powerful coach. She understands the challenges lawyers face and all aspects of law practice management from the inside out.
https://www.reallifepractice.com/ https://twitter.com/lawfirmcoach https://www.linkedin.com/in/norarivabergman https://www.instagram.com/norarivabergman/
tags: Nora, Riva, Bergman, Real, Life, Practice, coach, consultant, attorney, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Virginia looked death in the face, when she nearly lost her spouse. She also started experiencing challenges with her eyesight. Virginia realized that not being to see well helps her see better with her heart. These experiences were opportunities for their growth and for finding more joy in their lives. Virginia shares the following nuggets of life wisdom, which are so applicable in this current time: - be fully alive and present - be real - whatever you're going through, look for the gift in it - find that place of joy or kernel of gratitude - out of desperation, we often find gratitude - gratitude is the vine that helps you climb out of the cave - those who have the least, then to be the most grateful - life is wondrous - the darker it is, that's when you can see the stars - life gives us lessons - find a way to work with the trauma, your body and your spirit - embrace each day with as much joy as possible
Virginia A. Simpson, PhD, FT is a bereavement care specialist and the Executive Counseling Director for hundreds of funeral homes throughout the United States and Canada. She is the founder of The Mourning Star Center for grieving children and their families, which she ran from 1995 to 2005. She is the author of the memoir The Space Between (She Writes Press, April 2016) about her years as her mother’s caregiver and the journey to heal their relationship before her mother’s death. Simpson has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. She holds a Fellowship in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education & Counseling (ADEC), and has been honored for her work by the cities of Indian Wells, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage. She lives in El Dorado Hills, California with her husband Bob and golden retriever Shelby.
https://virginiaasimpson.com/
tags: Virginia, A, Simpson, bereavement, care, specialist, executive, counseling, director, writer, author, The, Space, Between, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Ilene lost her mother and sister. Events outside of her control affected her life. Ilene struggled as a single mother on welfare. Then, she began to go on a journey of who she is and what matters to her. Ilene learned that she is resilient, has life skills and experiences. Her self compassion grew, she became proud of herself and recognized that she has wisdom to share with others. Today, as a therapist, Ilene helps those that are trying to figure out who they are. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - be present - you can get through it with a bigger heart and wisdom - learning how to deal with loss and grief brings humility and gratitude - start writing your story - seeing the difference between feelings and reality can be liberating - thoughts and feelings are not the same - have the courage to put one foot in front of the other - ask for help - reach out and lend a hand to someone that is struggling
Ilene was an early psychedelic pioneer, experimenting with LSD during a time when it was still legal, and its effects not yet fully comprehended. During the early sixties, she, along with an entire community of fellow trippers, innocently thought that they could change the world into one that valued love over materialism, particularly though the use of psychedelic drugs. Years later, Ilene is now a licensed psychotherapist. She helps people reunite with their innate wisdom, so they can experience more of the love, connection and happiness that she believes is every human’s birthright. She helps people develop a deep knowing of who they are and what they stand for.
Her book "Hippie Chick, Coming of Age in the 60s" is her discovery about herself and life, and her journey to become who she is today. She is happy to connect with readers.
https://www.hippiechickmemoir.com/ https://www.therapygroups.com/
tags: Ilene, English, writer, author, Hippie, Chick, memoir, therapist, mental, health, professional, psychotherapy, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Christine was molested by a family member. She was also attacked and beaten up by a stranger. Christine never talked about these things, as she felt shame and experienced low self esteem. She didn't trust her own voice. Then, Christine's place in the world shifted. Getting her story out there really made the difference. Today, Christine feels empowered. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - be mindful of the shame that you may feel - trust your inner voice - speak from your truth - survivors go at their own speed - start loving yourself - start small - voice how you feel - listen to your body and your heart - awaken yourself again - treat yourself as a best friend
https://www.christineristaino.com/
tags: Christine, Ristanio, author, writer, All the Silent Spaces, memoir, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Rebecca's youngest child was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. She didn't want others to struggle, as she did. So, Rebecca decided to write a book. She feels that the experience saved her family. Rebecca shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - advocate for your own child - build the right support team - slow down and focus on what really matters in life - look at life with an open mind and open heart - as families, strive to communicate effectively and work together - everyone gets what they need to succeed - embrace the change - there's no normal
Rebecca Duvall Scott is an accomplished writer, receiving numerous awards throughout her educational career. She considered herself a fiction writer. Then, her son was diagnosed with a sensory processing disorder. She blogged about the ever-evolving research and treatment plan. This gave way to her non-fiction memoir: "Sensational Kids, Sensational Families: Hope for Sensory Processing Differences"
https://sensationalkidssensationalfamilies.com/ rebecca@rebeccaduvallscott.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/SensationalKidsSensationalFamilies/
tags: Rebecca, Duvall, Scott, writer, author, memoir, Sensational, Kids, Families, Hope, for, Sensory, Processing, Differences, Disorder, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
Carolyn came of age during the Vietnam war. She had wrestled with and had doubts about things that she had been taught. Carolyn began a journey and career to answer the question "how did we get here". She strives to help change others' lives and perspectives, just as hers were changed. Carolyn shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - follow your conscience - form relationships with people from all walks of life - act when you learn and see the truth - we have learned to listen
Carolyn L. Karcher is professor emerita of English, American studies, and women’s studies at Temple University.
https://reclaimingjudaismfromzionism.com/ https://www.interlinkbooks.com/
tags: Carolyn, Karcher, professor, author, writer, Reclaiming, Judaism, from, Zionism, stories, of, personal, transformation, storiesthatempower.com, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean