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Persistence U with Lizbeth Podcast
Podcast episodes are posted Wednesdays and include stories by and for survivors and strivers, all threaded together with a dose of persistence.
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Episode 35: Pushing Back Against Gender and Cultural Norms, Author/Podcaster Anu Verma Refuses to Let Abuse Continue to Be a Secret
Many who experience...
Episode 34:Twice a Daughter Author Julie McGue on Adoption and the Long Journey to Finding Her Biological Family
Today, thanks to Ancestry.com and open adoptions, finding one's biological family has never been easier for adoptees. But when Julie McGue began her...
Episode 33: When Death Do Us Part Comes Far Too Soon, What do You Do? Author Carole Brody Fleet Shares What Helped
When Carole Brody Fleet married, she thought Til Death Do Us Part would come later. Much later. As she sat in the front row of her husband's funeral...
Episode 32:Author and Writing Coach Esther Buerki on How Divorce Led Her to a Midlife Metamorphasis that helped Her Master her Emotions
When journalist and...
When her father got cancer, teen Nicole Spindler committed to creating good. Now an author, she continues to shine.
When Nicole Spindler's father fell ill with...
Episode 30: From Police Officer to Business Strategist/Kay Suthar Shares Her Journey to CEO at Uncensored Society
Kay Suthar's journey to success included...
Episode 29: Finding, Keeping, and Finally Leaving a Home after 27 years in Alaska
In 1995, when my kidnapped daughters were still living in hiding out of country, I bought a starter home in Alaska. Twenty-seven years later, I'm closing one chapter and beginning another. You will learn: *How neighbors can become a makeshift family. *The work...
Episode 28:When Typical Substance Abuse Programming Wasn’t Enough, Now-Sober Kathryn Bennett Shares How Taking Up Power-Lifting Helped
Kathryn Bennett...
Episode 27: Single Mom-Turned-Empty-Nester Karey Spransy’s Fight Against Cancer to Reclaim the Life of Her Dreams
Karey Spransy made a series of terrific choices after becoming pregnant in her teens. Parenting alone and putting her child first meant...
Episode 26: When His Wife Asked Dai Manuel If He Had the Character of a Man He’d Want His Daughters to Marry, Here’s the Work He Did Until He Could Answer YES
Dai Manuel was used to making excuses to himself for his addictive behaviors, but when his wife asked him a pointed question, he knew it was time to make radical changes. You will learn: That it might only take one direct question asked with love to create a desire to...
Episode 25: When an (Initially)Unwanted Job Turned Into a Book and Helped Dawn Cochrane King Overcome Her Greatest Fear
Dawn Cochrane King is an author, speaker, and accidental bereavement support group facilitator who found her calling when she was nudged by members of her church to get involved. Her work helping others during their end-of-life journey became the...
Episode 24: Jen Kiaba on Coercive Control and Her Life after Leaving the Unification Church
Looking at Jen Kiaba's art and writing, you'd never guess that she grew up inside a religion that discouraged personal expression. In this interview, Jen talks about her wedding to a virtual stranger within the Unification Church, and how breaking her vow to...
Episode 23: Erin Mac on Recalibrating After Achieving the Goal You’ve Worked for and Discovered it Wasn’t the One You Wanted
After Erin Mac nearly ran over her friend's husband while driving to help a client in crisis, she knew that the successful business that she'd built wasn't the destiny she'd hoped for. Here, Erin shares her journey to find joy and create the life and work that...
Episode 22: Nelson BrownTalks Male Vulnerability and the Beauty In Us
Do you remember what you were doing at age 22? As author and radio personality Nelson Brown approached his 22nd birthday, he spent part of his day with me recording from across country, talking about his third book in the series, The Beauty in...
Episode 21: Author Gina Dobson Talks Scapegoating and How to Get Out of the Cycle
Gina Dobson grew up feeling different than the rest of her family. In a large bunch of academics, she was the child passionate about art. Bullied at school, she learned early on that it was okay to be different, and that those who demonstrate aggression are often...
Episode 20: Maura Sweeney’s Second Chapter Began with a Dance/How Daring to Learn a New Skill Fueled Her Courage to Create a New Life
At a time when many women look forward to sitting on the couch with their feet up and watching television, Maura Sweeney's post-retirement plan included embarking on the life of her dreams. After working in corporate America and homeschooling her daughter who'd...
Episode 19: When Author Olivier Mankondo Renovated His Diet to Pursue Health, He Lost a Lot More than Weight/How He Navigated the Pressure to Stay Heavy from Some Family and Friends
From skin problems to aches and fatigue, the symptoms related to Manchester resident Olivier Mankondo were enough to spur his doctor to recommend lifelong medication. Olivier rejected that plan and did what few dare to do: made permanent and radical changes to his...
Episode 18: Her Book Cover Says it All/Author of My Missing Peace Author JoJo Marie
Since battling chronic illness, Toronto Native JoJo Marie has the unique distinction of spending 1,460 days on bedrest. But the time was not wasted. While JoJo focused on getting better, she took a deeper look at the life she'd lived thus far, mentally prepared to...
Episode 17: When a High-Risk Pregnancy Inspired Traci Philips to Master the Art of Having Courageous Conversations
While a master's degree in curriculum development may have helped The Innate Coach Traci Philips map out how to serve executive leaders worldwide, her experience with new motherhood was the internship that provided opportunity for growth In this week's episode, Traci...
Episode 16: How Writing Helped Meg Nocero Heal from Losing Her Mother and Leave A Career as a Federal Prosecutor to Bring Bliss to Her World
Author Meg Nocero left a career as a federal prosecutor at the Department of Homeland Securities after her mother sucuumbed to breast cancer. By writing insights of the day as she navigated the healing process, she felt pulled to share them with others in her first ...
Episode 15: Former Radio Star and Stand-Up Comic Steve Gamlin Stokes a Flame of Inspiration as the Motivational Firewood Guy
At 35, Steve Gamlin's life took a downward spiral. He'd experienced great success as a radio personality, but knew it was not where he wanted to land. Unhappy at work, inattentive to debts, and his marriage folding before him, he felt he was standing in ashes. Here,...
Episode 14: From Modeling Fashion to Modeling Courage/How Christine Handy Found Her Joy After Cancer
After routine medical procedures turned ugly, successful model and mom of young boys, Christine Handy was then diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. She doubted her will to fight it, but friends, family, and faith prevailed, and today she is a survivor...
Episode13: Winning the Game at Work author Terry McDougall Shares How Her Past Fail Informed Her Futures Successes
When Terry McDougall jumped into the deep end of the applicant pool for her ideal job many years ago, she did a belly-flop. She'd thought she was a shoo-in, having performed the duties of the position and enjoying a positive reputation at the company. But rather than...
Episode 12: What Happens When a Muslim, a Christian, a Jehovah’s Witness, and a Bahai Sit Down for A Family Dinner? In Neloo Naderi’s World, It Sparked a Passion to Bring Respectful Conversations Back to a World That’s Forgotten How
When Neloo's Bahai and Muslim parents married in Iran decades ago, it didn't take long to them to realize that to raise children safely, they would need to come to America. Years later, their children embraced religious freedom to the max. The skill set needed to...
Episode 11: From SWAT Negotiator to Cancer Warrior: Author Terry Tucker Talks Life, Death, and the Space Between
Before he was a cancer survivor, author Terry Tucker had a life filled with exciting challenges and goals achieved. An NCAA Division I college basketball player, a Citadel cadet, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, and a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, that...
Episode 8: From Robbery Victim to Victim’s Advocate, Victoria Shanklin Invites You to Get Involved
No one expects to be a victim of crime, especially not in the broad daylight on a sunny Alaskan evening. Victoria Shanklin was held at gunpoint while leaving a friend's birthday party. The justice system's response sparked a passion to...
Episode 10: Author Evelyn LaTorre on Peace Corps Service, Publishing Two Books Back-to-Back, and a Stubborn Love That Continues to Defy the Odds 55 Years In
Like many Peace Corps volunteers, young Evelyn LaTorre fell in love with a handsome man native to the country she served. The two eventually married. Unlike many of her Peace Corp peers, Evelyn remains happily married to the same man 55 years later. ...
Episode 9: Author Rick Heyland’s Lessons of Intention Paves a Path that Even His Dad Replicates
Rick Heyland learned the hard way that simply having goals wasn't enough to succeed. In this week's episode, he tells how he brought his family across the globe years ago to pursue a career, and failed. Hard. But rather than give up, Rick regrouped. And went on a path...
Episode 7: Author Allen Klein on Healing with Humor and Finding Awe During the Worst of Times
Many years ago, Allen Klein's wife died while in her thirties. Their shared sense of humor that had strenghtened their marital bond served Allen later to help him heal as he processed grief and loss. Afterward, he wanted to bring his message of humor's power to...
Episode 6:When Scar Tissue Left By Childhood Sexual Abuse Lingers/Author Deanna Carpenter
When Deanna Carpenter saw a childhood picture as...