Unlikely Gifts with Diane M. Simard
Diane has riveting stories, but she is also an accomplished business woman, named one of the inaugural Top 100 National Women in Business by BizWomen.com. She has served on the boards of numerous companies and nonprofit organizations, is a survivor of late Stage 3 breast cancer, and now she’s a patient advisor for a digital therapeutics company. AND she founded the Center for Oncology Psychology Excellence, known as COPE, at the University of Denver. To say she is an inspirational powerhouse with a huge, witty, humble heart would be an understatement.
Episodes
In the second part of this two-part series, Stephanie Bennett, a Licensed Master Social Worker, shares:
- The significance of why and how she and Diane met
- A brief review of psycho-oncology
- Why the psychological trauma caused by a cancer experience often stays with you and how to address it
- The three symptoms of mental health concern when it comes to cancer
- Brief review of some of the free general and mental health-specific resources ...
In Part One of this two-part series, Stephanie Bennett, a Licensed Master Social Worker, shares:
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast presents the final episode of its special-edition series of podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss the fifth chapter in Diane's new book about healing forward from life's emotional scars.
In this episode, titled Adv...
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast brings you the ninth episode of its special-edition series of podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss Diane's ninth life principle, titled Growth Results from the Journey, Not the Victory, in Diane's new book about healing forward from ...
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast brings you the next episode of its special-edition series called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss Diane's next book, titled Heal Forward: Transform Emotional Scars into Impact.
Diane and Amy discuss the book's eighth chapter, ...
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast brings you the seventh episode of its special-edition series of 10 podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss the seventh chapter, titled Celebrate Differences, in Diane's new book, titled Heal Forward: Transform Emotional Scars into ...
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast presents the next episode of its special-edition series of 10 podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss the fifth chapter in Diane's new book about healing forward from life's emotional scars.
In this episode, titled A...
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast presents the fifth episode of its special-edition series of 10 podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss the fifth chapter in Diane's new book about healing forward from life's emotional scars.
In this episode, titled ...
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast brings you the fourth episode of its special-edition series of 10 podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss the fourth chapter, titled Analyze and Understand, in Diane's new book about healing forward from life's emotional scars...
Do you seek fame? Attention? Followers? Or do you strive to honor the principles that define and drive you?
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast brings you the third episode of its special-edition series of 10 podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy, which addresses this topic.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to disc...
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast brings you the second episode of its special-edition series of 10 podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss the second chapter, titled Strive for Peace and Balance, in Diane's new book about healing forward from life's emotional scars.
Start your summer off with a bang as The Unlikely Gifts Podcast brings you the inaugural episode of its special-edition series of 10 podcasts called Monday Afternoon Club with Diane & Amy.
Host Diane M. Simard is joined by co-host Amy Fairchild, a professional singer, life/success coach, and project manager consultant to discuss the first chapter in Diane's new book about healing forward from life's emotional scars. <...
The Unlikely Gifts Podcast takes a fun turn as host Diane M. Simard prepares to launch her next book, which has a working title of Heal Forward: Impact Leadership Beyond Adversity.
Listen in as both she and Larry provide an update of their projects and plans for the remainder of 2023, including a surprise announcement about what comes next . . .
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Do you have a favorite teacher? Host Diane M. Simard's most memorable teacher was actually her kindergarten teacher back in 1971, Mrs. Nettie Fernley, who taught all seven grades at Cotesfield Dist. #14 in Cotesfield, Nebraska.
For starters, Mrs. Fernley was born in 1896 and her first husband served in World War I. She played piano during the silent movies in the early 1900s, and her experience as a performer definit...
Larry King, Editor/Producer of the Unlikely Gifts Podcast, takes center stage as he and host Diane M. Simard journey back in time to central Nebraska in the early 1970s. Back then, Larry was a TV Director at KOLN-KGIN 10/11 Strong in Lincoln, Nebraska, and he reminisces about the station's broadcasters and managers.
Who remembers Gateway to Home on Sunday mornings? Mordy Mouse? Davey and Goliath? Cartoon Corral? Miss...
Back in 1971, host Diane M. Simard spent her 5th birthday as a guest on a kids' after-school show called Cartoon Corral. The show, produced by KOLN-KGIN TV in Lincoln, Nebraska, was hosted by "Kalamity Kate," portrayed by Leta Powell Drake.
In this episode, Diane shares how Cartoon Corral helped introduce her to Unlikely Gifts Podcast Editor/Producer, Larry King, over 50 years later. Not only did Diane ma...
Sometimes, even when we try to do everything right, life doesn't always go to plan. Host Diane M. Simard tells the story of an acquaintance whose life and career unraveled quickly. But thanks to his resilience, a miracle happened. The story is about hard work, men's fast-pitch softball, heartbreak, and—ultimately—perseverance, and Diane shares a poem she wrote that played a key part in the story.
Personal...
Take a trip back in time with host Diane M. Simard and her producer/editor, Larry King, as they reminisce about significant moments in history that Diane actually witnessed. They cover Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding in 1981, Nadia Comaneci and the 1976 Montreal summer Olympics, and finish with what was undoubtedly one of sports' greatest moments.
Personal website: https://www.dianemsimard.com/
Host Diane M. Simard shares the second half of her story about the foundational reason for the Unlikely Gifts Podcast and the driver for her advocacy work. She explores the effects of cancer treatment and the basis for emotional trauma that often results, and the impactful ways she overcome her own breast cancer-induced depression and anxiety.
Personal website: https://www.dianemsimard.com/
Facebook: https://www.fa...
Host Diane M. Simard shares the foundational reason for the Unlikely Gifts Podcast and the driver for her advocacy and much of her business interests. She explains how her bout with late Stage III breast cancer at age 49 stripped her down to her bare essence, but then she began to build herself back up again. Ten months later, she emerged from cancer treatment a new, different person, living life on her terms.
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