HUMAN ENOUGH

What happens when anxiety becomes part of everyday life? When worry keeps you awake… When fear begins controlling your decisions… When exhaustion replaces passion… And when you start wondering whether you’ll ever feel like yourself again? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Elke Scholz, MA, RP, REACE, a registered psychotherapist, internationally registered Expressive Art Consultant/E...

What if some of the most meaningful chapters of our lives are the ones we never expected to write? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Faye Roots, an Australian author, storyteller, wife, mother, grandmother, and woman of Christian faith whose writing journey has spanned decades and multiple genres. From winning her first essay competition at twelve to writing novels, memoirs, poetry,...

What does it really mean to be diplomatic? And can learning to understand people who see the world differently actually make us better human beings? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Morgan DeNicola, Executive Director of the DeNicola Family Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Humpty Dumpty Institute. Morgan’s work has taken her into conversations involving cultural diplomacy, world...

What happens when the world keeps telling you that you don’t fit—but instead of shrinking yourself, you begin building spaces where others can belong? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Thomas R. Wilson, writer, advocate, sensory-friendly events specialist, community leader, and founder of RH Creative Advocacy and Storytelling. Thomas shares his deeply personal journey of growing up...

Why do intelligent, capable people stay in relationships that slowly destroy their sense of self? Why do we sometimes chase people who make us anxious, overanalyze every text, tolerate behavior we would never advise a friend to accept, and confuse emotional intensity with love? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Sloane Carlson, a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of clini...

What happens when you achieve the career you worked so hard for—but realize somewhere along the way, you’ve lost connection with yourself? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Cassandra Crawley Mayo, author, speaker, mentor, and former Vice President of a global Fortune 500 company. Cassandra spent more than 25 years leading, training, and coaching professionals while often being one o...

What happens when addiction becomes more than a behavior—and starts becoming an identity? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Billy McKay, author of Who Turned the Light On, recovery advocate, and speaker whose life has taken him from addiction, crime, trauma, and prison to more than 21 years of lasting recovery. Billy’s story isn’t simply about getting sober. It’s about discovering w...

What if becoming a better parent isn’t about becoming a perfect parent? What if the biggest transformation doesn’t need to happen in the child—but in the parent? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Kerre Burley, bestselling author, family specialist, parenting educator, and founder of Creating Functional Families and the International SleepTalk Training Academy. With more than 50 year...

What happens when we stop seeing people through the labels society gives them? What happens when a simple cup of coffee becomes the beginning of a friendship that changes the way we understand homelessness, mental health, trauma, and ourselves? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Jody Zarn, author, corporate trainer, and TEDx speaker, whose life was transformed by an unexpected friend...

What if forgiveness isn’t about excusing what happened? What if it isn’t about forgetting, reconciling, or pretending that someone didn’t hurt you? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Katharine Giovanni, a three-time award-winning bestselling author, forgiveness educator, international speaker, and intuitive. Katharine has spent years helping people put down the emotional weight they’...

What happens when the systems designed to support people with disabilities make it harder for them to live the lives they want? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Devon Wieters, a writer, podcaster, and passionate disability advocate living with cerebral palsy. Devon shares her perspective on disability, stigma, independence, relationships, and the complicated realities of Medicaid a...

What if the feeling that something is missing isn’t a crisis—but a calling? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Anna Quigley, transformational speaker, catalyst, and founder of The Call Forward, to talk about life transitions, purpose, intuition, and discovering what’s next. Anna shares how the moments when life no longer feels quite right can become opportunities to uncover forgotten...

What happens when your life looks successful on the outside, but something inside your relationship is slowly breaking you? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Tara Zaluski, author of I Built the House He Broke Me In, to talk about narcissistic abuse, manipulation, self-trust, leaving, and rebuilding. Tara was confident, financially independent, and already successful when she entered...

What happens when a successful career starts taking too much from the rest of your life? In this episode of HUMAN ENOUGH, I sit down with Rabesh Sukrajh, an award-winning author, lifestyle coach, and corporate professional who helps people move from burnout to balance. We talk about the hidden cost of living constantly busy, why getting your life organized can create more freedom, how money affect...

What happens when your life looks successful on the outside, but something inside you feels unsettled? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with coach, speaker, and author John Salzwedel to talk about clarity, purpose, responsibility, and the difficult decisions we sometimes spend too much time overthinking. After nearly 30 years in the insurance industry, John began asking deeper questions...

What happens when you refuse to live inside just one definition of yourself? In this episode of HUMAN ENOUGH, I sit down with author and lifelong seeker Sarah Marshall to explore identity, transformation, belonging, creativity, and the courage to keep becoming. Sarah has lived many lives: Navy service member, engineer, technology leader, traveler, martial artist, spiritual practitioner, community...

What if our dreams are telling us something we’re not hearing while we’re awake? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with psychotherapist, Christian counselor, and board-certified hypnotherapist Ara Trembly to explore the fascinating connection between dreams, psychology, faith, and the unconscious mind. We talk about why dreams matter, whether God can speak through them, how we can begin...

What happens when you realize the person you’ve been taught to be isn’t necessarily who you are? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with award-winning author, educator, and advocate for authentic voice Amy Lou Jenkins to explore the cultural scripts that shape how we see ourselves—and how difficult it can be to recognize when those scripts are no longer serving us. We talk about women, id...

What happens when you get sober but still want to experience the world fully? In this episode of HUMAN ENOUGH, I sit down with travel writer and long-time sober person Teresa Bergen, author of Sober Travel Handbook: Navigating the World Alcohol-Free, to talk about sobriety, travel, social pressure, relapse, and freedom. For many people in recovery, traveling can bring unexpected challenges—airport...

What does it take to find your way back to yourself after life changes you? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with author Angel Willard to talk about trauma, motherhood, loss, accountability, incarceration, chronic pain, and the difficult process of rebuilding a life. Through her memoir, Fighting to Come Home, Angel shares what it means to face painful chapters, take responsibility for t...

What if some of the patterns that keep sabotaging your life didn’t actually begin in adulthood? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Susan Eileen, lifelong educator, author, and advocate for a trauma-informed approach to addiction recovery, to explore how childhood trauma and dysfunction can quietly follow us into adulthood. We talk about how unresolved trauma can shape relationships,...

What happens when the life you built looks successful on the outside, but something inside you starts asking for more? In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with JJ DiGeronimo, a 4x award-winning author, keynote speaker, and host of Together We Seek, to explore crossroads, intuition, spiritual awakening, and the quiet whispers that can lead us toward a more meaningful life. After more than t...

What happens when the career you worked so hard to build starts costing you your peace, identity, and joy? In this episode of HUMAN ENOUGH, I sit down with Elisha Meek, author of Break Up With Burnout and a burnout coach with nearly two decades of corporate experience. We talk about the pressure to keep achieving, perfectionism, people-pleasing, work stress, and what happens when your job title be...

What if stewardship isn’t really about money—but about how we live our entire lives? In this episode of HUMAN ENOUGH, I sit down with Larry W. O’Nan, author of Intentional Living and Giving, to explore purpose, generosity, faith, confusion, and what it means to live intentionally. After decades of working with Christian ministries and helping organizations raise millions of dollars, Larry discover...

What happens when life takes something from you that you can never get back? In this episode of HUMAN ENOUGH, I sit down with Dr. Oluwole “Wole” Babatunde—a physician-scientist, psychiatrist, epidemiologist, author, and man of faith—to talk about grief, resilience, purpose, mental health, and learning to move forward when life doesn’t make sense. Wole lost both of his parents at a young age. Yet i...