Byte Sized Blessings

  Trauma, Foster Care, Social Work Burnout & Healing: Karen Dwyer Tesoriero on the Miracle of Helping Others What does working in the foster care system do to a social worker? How does childhood trauma affect families? And how can therapists and caregivers learn to help others without burning themselves out? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Karen Dwyer Tesoriero , a New York City...

What if some of the most meaningful moments in your life begin as completely ordinary coincidences? In this episode, Eric Robinson shares extraordinary true stories from his career as an FBI agent, SWAT operator, pastor, and author —including experiences of unexpected synchronicity, unlikely connections, second chances, and moments when life seemed to arrange the pieces with almost impossible timi...

What if some of the most meaningful moments in your life begin as completely ordinary coincidences? In this episode, Eric Robinson shares extraordinary true stories from his career as an FBI agent, SWAT operator, pastor, and author —including experiences of unexpected synchronicity, unlikely connections, second chances, and moments when life seemed to arrange the pieces with almost impossible timi...

After losing her father and 30-year-old son, Araceli Kapilov discovered unexpected kindness, synchronicity, and magic. Hear her extraordinary story of grief, healing, and hope. What happens when unimaginable loss changes everything you thought you knew about life—and somehow, through grief, love, unexpected kindness, and mysterious moments, you begin to find your way forward? In this deeply moving...

After losing her father and 30-year-old son, Araceli Kapilov discovered unexpected kindness, synchronicity, and magic. Hear her extraordinary story of grief, healing, and hope. What happens when unimaginable loss changes everything you thought you knew about life—and somehow, through grief, love, unexpected kindness, and mysterious moments, you begin to find your way forward? In this deeply moving...

What if a sign from the universe appeared in the most unexpected way—a basketball rolling directly to your feet with exactly the message you needed to see? In this powerful episode, Austin Ramp shares an extraordinary true story of addiction, recovery, resilience, self-acceptance, and what he believes was a life-changing miracle. Austin’s journey took him from a childhood dominated by anxiety and...

What if a sign from the universe appeared in the most unexpected way—a basketball rolling directly to your feet with exactly the message you needed to see? In this powerful episode, Austin Ramp shares an extraordinary true story of addiction, recovery, resilience, self-acceptance, and what he believes was a life-changing miracle. Austin’s journey took him from a childhood dominated by anxiety and...

Greetings friends and welcome to my convo with the glorious Brigid Kennedy! Now, Brigid has so many miracle stories this week, and the treasure map is just one little piece of a life lived with conviction, belief in the adventure, but Brigid's unassailable belief in herself! Growing up isolated (because of a health crisis), Brigid never stopped asking herself what else in this life was possible......

Greetings friends and welcome to my convo with the glorious Brigid Kennedy! Now, Brigid has so many miracle stories this week, and the treasure map is just one little piece of a life lived with conviction, belief in the adventure, but Brigid's unassailable belief in herself! Growing up isolated (because of a health crisis), Brigid never stopped asking herself what else in this life was possible......

Welcome to your mid-week miracle episode, brought courtesy of me having a bit more time this week! And it's a doozy...I'm introducing you to the sublime Celeste Yacoboni, author, body-worker, prayer-keeper, wisdom-keeper and inspired creative! She has a powerful story to tell, of being awake one night in the small hours, and suddenly? A mysterious light illuminated her room! What happened after th...

Welcome to your mid-week miracle episode, brought courtesy of me having a bit more time this week! And it's a doozy...I'm introducing you to the sublime Celeste Yacoboni, author, body-worker, prayer-keeper, wisdom-keeper and inspired creative! She has a powerful story to tell, of being awake one night in the small hours, and suddenly? A mysterious light illuminated her room! What happened after th...

Hello friends! This time I'm introducing you to Coach Willie Blake, someone who exemplifies never giving up - being determined to succeed, no matter the time needed to commit, and someone who is giving back to the community-especially those with dyslexia! One of his miracle stories happens at a Chick-Fil-A, if you can believe that! (but once you hear it, it all makes perfect sense!) And that littl...

Hello friends! This time I'm introducing you to Coach Willie Blake, someone who exemplifies never giving up - being determined to succeed, no matter the time needed to commit, and someone who is giving back to the community-especially those with dyslexia! One of his miracle stories happens at a Chick-Fil-A, if you can believe that! (but once you hear it, it all makes perfect sense!) And that littl...

Greetings once again everyone and welcome back to the podcast! This time I have the pleasure of introducing you to Rev. Anne-Marie Zanzal, author, speaker, podcaster and former hospice chaplain! Needless to say, there is much talk around her hospice work and the miracles she witnessed there, BUT, she also discusses the Knicks, starting over in the middle of life...and what it looks like to remain...

Greetings once again everyone and welcome back to the podcast! This time I have the pleasure of introducing you to Rev. Anne-Marie Zanzal, author, speaker, podcaster and former hospice chaplain! Needless to say, there is much talk around her hospice work and the miracles she witnessed there, BUT, she also discusses the Knicks, starting over in the middle of life...and what it looks like to remain...

Welcome back to another episode of the pod and another tale of magic & mystery! Guest Angie Hawkins is so many things- author, surfer, jumper out of helicopters into the ocean person, funny about-town gal, braveheart...but what she's really here to do is to remind us that we too can be brave, we too can take life by the horns and create what we will...and be fierce and funny while doing it! He...

Welcome back to another episode of the pod and another tale of magic & mystery! Guest Angie Hawkins is so many things- author, surfer, jumper out of helicopters into the ocean person, funny about-town gal, braveheart...but what she's really here to do is to remind us that we too can be brave, we too can take life by the horns and create what we will...and be fierce and funny while doing it! He...

Welcome back everyone and I hope you enjoy this next episode of the pod! So grateful to all who listen and those of you that choose to welcome this little bit of magic into your life! This episode I am introducing you to Chip who is building quite a legacy-one in which he shows us how to heal and come back better than ever from a stroke, one in which he demonstrates how to navigate life's unexpect...

Welcome back everyone and I hope you enjoy this next episode of the pod! So grateful to all who listen and those of you that choose to welcome this little bit of magic into your life! This episode I am introducing you to Chip who is building quite a legacy-one in which he shows us how to heal and come back better than ever from a stroke, one in which he demonstrates how to navigate life's unexpect...

Hey folks and welcome back to the podcast! This time I'm introducing you to Michelle Lerner, author, poet, dreamer and survivor! She shares her story of living with a debilitating illness, one which she is still recovering from - but that's not the whole story...she's also the author of "Ring" a gorgeous book I had the privledge of reading a couple of months ago. Elegaic, raw, and openly gorgeous,...

Hey folks and welcome back to the podcast! This time I'm introducing you to Michelle Lerner, author, poet, dreamer and survivor! She shares her story of living with a debilitating illness, one which she is still recovering from - but that's not the whole story...she's also the author of "Ring" a gorgeous book I had the privledge of reading a couple of months ago. Elegaic, raw, and openly gorgeous,...

Hello all and welcome to the pod! This time I'm introducing you to Stanley Bronstein, author, CPA, weight loss expert, walking marathoner and story-teller extraordinaire! He tells multiple stories of magic this time, including one that happened as a child, that allowed him to be someone else's miracle later in life! He's determined, he's resolute, and his generosity of heart knows no bounds. He ha...

Hello all and welcome to the pod! This time I'm introducing you to Stanley Bronstein, author, CPA, weight loss expert, walking marathoner and story-teller extraordinaire! He tells multiple stories of magic this time, including one that happened as a child, that allowed him to be someone else's miracle later in life! He's determined, he's resolute, and his generosity of heart knows no bounds. He ha...

Friends, meet Dr. Dranny Brassell, a highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph. D. And you'll hear it, his sense of humor and his humility, his kindness and generosity of spirit. Because Dr. Danny is here to help us all become our best selves, with our stories, with our voices and all served with a dose of humble-pie, which frankly, we need more of in this world...

Friends, meet Dr. Dranny Brassell, a highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph. D. And you'll hear it, his sense of humor and his humility, his kindness and generosity of spirit. Because Dr. Danny is here to help us all become our best selves, with our stories, with our voices and all served with a dose of humble-pie, which frankly, we need more of in this world...