Stories that Empower

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.

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November 24, 2025 21 mins
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: <...
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November 10, 2025 24 mins
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November 3, 2025 20 mins
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October 27, 2025 24 mins
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October 20, 2025 20 mins
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October 16, 2025 20 mins
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:
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October 13, 2025 27 mins
Dr. Salvatore J. Forcina shares an amazing and inspirational story of love, struggle, success and life. When faced with repeated challenges and setbacks, he leaned on his positivity, balanced perspective, hope and determination. Salvatore shares his memoir "The American Doctor", which reinforces the spirit of working toward a better tomorrow and always believing in yourself. He shares the following nuggets of ...
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October 6, 2025 20 mins
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September 29, 2025 19 mins
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September 22, 2025 25 mins
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 ...
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September 15, 2025 20 mins
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 fulfi...
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September 8, 2025 20 mins
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September 1, 2025 13 mins
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August 25, 2025 21 mins
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 imp...
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August 18, 2025 16 mins
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August 11, 2025 27 mins
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,...
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August 4, 2025 16 mins
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 Read more
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July 28, 2025 18 mins
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July 21, 2025 22 mins
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 w...
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