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
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 impacts the quality of life of others effective leaders are those who don't quit h...
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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, which causes us to hide choose to live the life we deserve baby steps can make us stronger get help and don't do it alon...
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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 practice the 5 Cs: clarity, commitment, courage, consistency and curiosity small steps will get us where we w...
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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 with compassion for social progress Learn from historical account Elevate throug...
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July 14, 2025 • 26 mins
Kelly James Clark, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame), is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. He is the author, editor, or co-author of more than thirty books. He writes broadly and speaks widely on compassion, tolerance and peace. Kelly strives to bring philosophy into the public life and uses the academic life to bring people together. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the mutual pursuit of the truth create a s...
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July 7, 2025 • 21 mins
Anne discusses her debut novel, God Bless the Child. It is the first in a three-book series, The Women of Paradise County. Nestled in the heart of America’s Midwest, the fictional Paradise County is where the wounded create spaces and places for themselves that simmer just beneath the surface. The dysfunction leaps off the first page. Anne shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: sometimes, the universe just says yes it's ab...
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June 30, 2025 • 20 mins
Anna always knew she wanted a child. She chose to adopt a child and raise him as a single mother. Anna shares the challenges and joys of adopting and becoming a mother. She considers her family of two to be a miracle of life. Anna shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of creating personal connections the higher the stakes, the more important it is to breathe, to be calm and to meditate we are where we are...
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June 23, 2025 • 25 mins
Laine began her career as an actress and athlete. She struggled to handle rejection and felt she wasn't good enough. Her trajectory of life changed. Laine started her own business. Today, she empowers others as a freelance trainer. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the things that happen to us are for our growth we are the creators of our lives quiet the mind and get in touch put our attention on another person...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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