Podcast Notes
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...