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
158 Carlyn Montes De Oca
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…
00:23:31 |
Mon 21 Sep 2020
157 Janna Lopez
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 …
00:25:11 |
Mon 14 Sep 2020
156 Stefanos Sifandos
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 w…
00:14:15 |
Mon 07 Sep 2020
155 Rebecca Munn
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 o…
00:14:28 |
Mon 31 Aug 2020
154 Diane Dewey
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; w…
00:23:19 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
153 Joan Cohen
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 i…
00:17:42 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
152 Randall Rush
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 li…
00:21:58 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
151 Jordan Goldrich
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 ma…
00:20:17 |
Mon 03 Aug 2020
150 Nora Riva Bergman
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…
00:18:13 |
Mon 27 Jul 2020
149 Virginia Simpson
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 …
00:16:55 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
148 Ilene English
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 …
00:18:35 |
Mon 13 Jul 2020
147 Christine Ristaino
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 …
00:21:14 |
Mon 06 Jul 2020
146 Rebecca Duvall Scott
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 f…
00:18:58 |
Mon 29 Jun 2020
145 Carolyn Karcher
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"…
00:31:27 |
Mon 22 Jun 2020
144 Patrick Schwardtfeger
Patrick always wanted to be a speaker, even as a child. Initially in his speaking career, he was struggling and hadn't turned the corner yet. Patrick thought he had made it, when he was asked to give…
00:25:17 |
Mon 15 Jun 2020
143 Alexis Marie Chute
Losing her baby as a newborn really shook Alexis. She pulled away from her art initially. After some time, Alexis made peace with it. She realized that we can't control all the things in our lives. A…
00:26:43 |
Mon 08 Jun 2020
142 Nancy L. Pressly
Nancy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was given a 50-50 chance to survive. Nancy knew she still had a whole life to live. She realized that she has the ability to control her circumstances.…
00:19:28 |
Mon 01 Jun 2020
141 Marianne Ingheim
When Marianne was diagnosed with breast cancer, she realized that she hadn't been living the life that she was meant to live. She wanted to change. Marianne left her husband of 10 years. He committed…
00:12:16 |
Mon 25 May 2020
140 Colleen Haggerty
Colleen shares some powerful observations during the current Covid-19 stay at home order. She feels that we're on a threshold of the past and future, what she calls a "liminal space". It's an uncerta…
00:27:48 |
Mon 18 May 2020
139 Deborah Burns
Deborah felt compelled to write about her unconventional, charismatic, yet narcissistic mother, more than 20 years after her death. This set her on a creative journey that liberated her from the thin…
00:33:21 |
Mon 11 May 2020
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