Stories that Empower
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 479
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
203 Kathy Pooler
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 …
00:15:45 |
Mon 02 Aug 2021
202 Michael Woodward
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 …
00:21:39 |
Mon 26 Jul 2021
201 Karen Noe
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 e…
00:15:21 |
Mon 19 Jul 2021
200 Connie Bombaci
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 re…
00:15:43 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
199 Tatz Holmes
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 powe…
00:24:45 |
Mon 05 Jul 2021
198 Spencer Gorman-Prow
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 a…
00:11:34 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
197 Amara Dumlao
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 citize…
00:19:42 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
Special - Barbara Santarelli
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 mak…
00:20:13 |
Sun 20 Jun 2021
196 Ed Ahern
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. E…
00:15:12 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
195 Linda Strader
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…
00:15:24 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
194 Shawn Murphy
Shawn is fascinated by how to live our best lives. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - let people experience who you are - show up fully as who you are - be authentic - belonging is fe…
00:22:08 |
Mon 31 May 2021
193 Thomas Blackwell
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 t…
00:17:46 |
Mon 24 May 2021
192 Laurel Mintz
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…
00:11:01 |
Mon 17 May 2021
191 Betsy Graziani Fasbinder
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 challenge…
00:20:11 |
Mon 10 May 2021
190 Joe Bauer
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 themselv…
00:18:42 |
Mon 03 May 2021
189 Bryan Falchuk
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 us…
00:21:37 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
188 Joan Dempsey
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 affirm…
00:14:58 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
187 Sean Harvey
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 …
00:22:10 |
Mon 12 Apr 2021
186 Ron Price
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 prob…
00:24:42 |
Mon 05 Apr 2021
185 Greg Centineo
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 e…
00:19:27 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
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