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

Suzanne Loebl

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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467 Anika Pavel

October 6, 2025 • 20 mins

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466 Asha Nyr

September 29, 2025 • 19 mins

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465 Linda Ugelow

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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464 Leah Fisher

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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463 Ann Lowry

September 8, 2025 • 20 mins

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462 Adam Goldman

September 1, 2025 • 13 mins

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461 Christian Muntean

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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460 Bridey Thelen-Heidel

August 18, 2025 • 16 mins

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459 Penny Lane

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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458 John A. Dailey

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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457 Gene S. Jones

July 28, 2025 • 18 mins

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456 Ali Horriyat

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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455 Kelly James Clark

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: <...

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454 Anne Heinrich

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:

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453 Anna Monardo

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 Read more

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452 Laine D'Souza

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 ...

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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 co...

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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 Read more

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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...

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Stories that Empower

Episodes

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466 Asha Nyr

465 Linda Ugelow

464 Leah Fisher

463 Ann Lowry

462 Adam Goldman

461 Christian Muntean

460 Bridey Thelen-Heidel

459 Penny Lane

458 John A. Dailey

457 Gene S. Jones

456 Ali Horriyat

455 Kelly James Clark

454 Anne Heinrich

453 Anna Monardo

452 Laine D'Souza

451 Laurie Curtin

450 DJ Green

449 Holly LaBarbera

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Suzanne Loebl

467 Anika Pavel