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.

Episodes

451 Laurie Curtin

June 16, 2025 • 26 mins
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 individ...
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450 DJ Green

June 9, 2025 • 22 mins
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 ...
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449 Holly LaBarbera

June 2, 2025 • 21 mins
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 und...
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448 Kay A. Oliver

May 26, 2025 • 19 mins
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 auth...
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447 Dr. Shaan Patel

May 19, 2025 • 17 mins
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446 Glenn Hileman

May 12, 2025 • 20 mins
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...
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445 Candace Cahill

May 5, 2025 • 21 mins
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444 James & Bear Ray

April 28, 2025 • 24 mins
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 a...
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443 Susan Marrufo

April 21, 2025 • 21 mins
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 of...
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442 Dena Rueb Romero

April 14, 2025 • 25 mins
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 ...
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441 Tracy Mayo

April 7, 2025 • 24 mins
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...
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440 Mimi Zieman

March 31, 2025 • 25 mins
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...
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439 Anastasia Zadeik

March 24, 2025 • 23 mins
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 ...
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438 Claudia Marseille

March 17, 2025 • 22 mins
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 follo...
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437 Chrissy Holm

March 10, 2025 • 16 mins
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436 Bryon Ehlmann

March 3, 2025 • 21 mins
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 ...
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435 Debra Borchert

February 24, 2025 • 21 mins
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 historic...
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434 Sophia Kouidou-Giles

February 17, 2025 • 15 mins
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   ...
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433 Becky Whetstone

February 10, 2025 • 24 mins
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...
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432 Wen Peetes

February 3, 2025 • 24 mins
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 unt...
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