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
118 Kate Kaufmann
Kate found out how different life is as a non-mom after she and her former husband abandoned infertility treatments, quit their corporate jobs and moved from a suburb to a rural community to raise sh…
00:23:27 |
Mon 16 Dec 2019
117 Iris Waichler
When Iris' friend was dying of a brain tumor, a group of friends became the caregivers. She was impressed by her friend's courage of facing death. Iris helped her friend's brother cope with the trans…
00:16:11 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
116 Leah Reinhart
Leah had traumatic experiences, including the loss of her mother. She was seeking acceptance, love and validation. Initially, Leah joined circles, which led her to drugs, alcohol and violence. Then, …
00:21:39 |
Mon 02 Dec 2019
115 Donna ODonnell Figurski
When Donna's husband experienced a brain injury, everything stopped on a dime. She became his full time caregiver. Whereas, she used to prefer to 'let things ride', she realized that as his advocate …
00:14:58 |
Mon 25 Nov 2019
114 Naomi McDougall Jones
Naomi's first film didn't give her the validation and acceptance that she sought. Naomi felt crushed. So for her second film, she set out to be accepted by the "System" and chose to play by their rul…
00:19:23 |
Mon 18 Nov 2019
113 Melissa Agnes
Melissa experienced a big pivotal moment twelve years into her marriage, when she realized that she was no longer in love with her husband. She knew there was something off, but did not have clarity …
00:22:29 |
Mon 11 Nov 2019
112 Sally Clark
Sally experienced sexual trauma as a teenager. She repressed it, absorbed it and was ashamed of it. Sally felt as if it was her fault. She started on a journey of healing and began to acknowledge wha…
00:24:39 |
Mon 04 Nov 2019
111 Joe Bernstein
Joe was diagnosed, as a young child, with learning disabilities and was overweight. He decided to transform his life. Joe changed his beliefs, thoughts, actions and feelings. He also unwired his anxi…
00:19:54 |
Mon 28 Oct 2019
110 Matt Ward
Matt grew up in a single parent household and attended a school for disadvantaged kids, where they taught him about effort. He realized that, if he wanted to live a different life, he'd have to figur…
00:14:41 |
Mon 21 Oct 2019
109 Tina Gordon
Tina was born into a poor family and became a foster child. There was no structure nor stability in her life and she found she needed to adapt constantly to survive. These experiences enabled her to …
00:20:14 |
Mon 14 Oct 2019
108 Christa Mastrangelo Joyce
When Christa lost her dad as a teenager, she felt a loss of control and battled with an eating disorder. Her body, mind and spirit felt disconnected. Christa discovered yoga, which made her feel aliv…
00:25:04 |
Mon 07 Oct 2019
107 Jane Wyker
Jane was always there for her spouse and her mom. Her external life was so rich, but internal life was aching and empty. Jane wasn't content. She knew it was time to look inside herself, to clear up …
00:16:35 |
Mon 30 Sep 2019
106 April Tribe Giauque
April experienced domestic abuse from her former spouse. She learned to recognize, what she calls, 'pinpoints of light' (a caring smile from the cashier, an opportunity, a coupon) in the darkness. Ap…
00:31:07 |
Mon 23 Sep 2019
105 Brooke Warner
Previously working in traditional publishing, Brooke noticed the injustice, specifically that many talented writers do not get their due and that publishing decisions did not appear to be about the c…
00:23:54 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
104 Diane Bock
Witnessing the 1992 Los Angeles riots and violence on TV, Diane was horrified that people would kill others, because they looked different. Diane decided to do something about it. She established "Co…
00:12:53 |
Mon 09 Sep 2019
103 Rabbi Daniel Cohen
When Rabbi Cohen's mom died, his life was turned upside down and felt spiritually lost. He realized he could give up and live in darkness. He chose to find a renewed spirit to bring more light into t…
00:12:38 |
Mon 02 Sep 2019
102 Alice Collins
When Alice's friend was going through cancer, she promised her that she'd care for her and her dog. Her friend's journey initiated Alice's growth into becoming an author and storyteller. She shares t…
00:21:33 |
Mon 26 Aug 2019
101 Mary E Plouffe PhD
When Mary's sister was diagnosed with cancer, she took in her sister's 3year daughter. What was meant to be a 3 week stay turned into Mary serving as a substitute parent to her niece, as her sister p…
00:14:55 |
Mon 19 Aug 2019
100 Bryan Falchuk
After Bryan's parents divorced, he turned to food to fill the emotional gap, became 100 lbs overweight and was consumed by anxiety. He struggled to make a change. His wife was at death's bed, due to …
00:14:35 |
Mon 12 Aug 2019
099 Jeffrey Shaw
Jeffrey struggled to provide high end portrait photography in a small country town. One day, a lady told him "I don't have the luxury of worrying about my children's memory. I'm struggling to pay for…
00:22:09 |
Mon 05 Aug 2019
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