Stories From Women Who Walk

Hello to you listening in Woodburn, Oregon ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Have you ever wondered why some people hit the gym at 6:00am and others tell you they never go to sleep before midnight and then wake up at noon? Why is it that some people love mornings, while others hate ge...

Hello to you listening in Madison, Wisconsin ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. You are in for a real treat! Recently I sat down with my friend and colleague, David Marlow of Ikiquest , on his newest venture: Podquest. It’s billed as a journey of rich conversations exploring our li...

Hello to you Rita Ernst Showing Up Positive in   Louisville, Kentucky !  Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga My dad used to say something that always set my teeth on edge: “ Diane, ease into the day .” Ease? The eldest daughter of 7 children gets to ease into the day? And who will do al...

Hello to you listening in Seal Beach, California ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga.  I remember hearing about a woman who sat down at the bar in a pub, placed her order, turned to the person sitting next to her and said, “ Hello. ” When he turned to her she asked: " What is somethi...

Hello to you listening in Colville, Washington ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Recently I was asked: How are you disrupting the status quo narratives? How and where are you sharing your stories, and encouraging others to tell theirs ? I believe that I listen keenly to stories and then tell the world something...

Hello to you listening in Palatine, Illinois ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Almost 4 years ago I intentionally created Stories From Women Who Walk to help each of us be seen, heard, understood and to understand. That’s what I call the “ sorcery of stories .” My daily 60 Seconds pod...

Hello to you listening in Chandigarh, India ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me every once in a while you are most fortunate to sit down with a wonderful person and share a conversation as if you’ve known each other a very long time. Dr. Summer Watson of KORE Women is...

Hello to you listening in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia with this terrific travel video! Click HERE And a shout out to you Jeffrey Tan with your own YouTube channel broadcasting from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me you dream of your life changing...

Hello to you listening in Verbier, Switzerland ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga.   Maybe like me you keep pursuing your angels for a guide to important work. I want to do important work. But  what is important work? A story by Kai Skye of Flying Edna shows me important work is mor...

Hello to you listening in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Fact: No one can teach anyone how to be a storyteller; although there are many who claim to be able to do just that. But there are people who can teach you how to teach yourself to be a sto...

Hello to you listening in Glossop, Derbyshire, England ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga.   Tuesdays are a respite for me. A chance to contemplate for a moment the beauty of a world that might seem to have turned its back on all things beauty-full. I seek out poetry - some I understand...

Hello to you listening in Tallinn, Estonia ! Check out this short YouTube video to learn basic Estonian for travelers:  Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me you find yourself from time to time a bit uncertain about how to go forward in the face of challen...

Hello to you listening in Bellows Falls, Vermont ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. I had been traveling for almost 72 hours before arriving at L’Esprit du Chemin, a gite in St. Jean Pied de Port, France to begin walking the Camino de Santiago. L'Esprit du Chemin; Notre gîte à St-Je...

Hello to you listening in Giza, Egypt !   Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga. St. Augustine’s in the Woods is a small Episcopal church here on Whidbey Island with a female pastor and the message that all are welcome regardless where they might be on their spiritual jo...

Hello to you listening in Lewes, Delaware ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Last week I posted Episode number 997 entitled “ Who Here Is (Finally) Ready to Tell Your Origin Story ” which prompted my friend and colleague David Marlow, the Ikigai Coach to ask: “ What’s key to creat...

Hello to you listening in Barrigada Village, Guam ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Interestingly, the word passion finds its root in both the Latin word passiō and the Greek word pathos, which both mean “suffering” suggesting that the things we care most about come from a place of su...

Hello, to you listening all over the world on the 1st day of this Begin Anew Year 2024!   Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Motivate Your Begin Anew Monday 2024 and your host, Diane Wyzga. First things first: thank you and each of you for so generously listening, subscribing, sharing, and 5-starring my podcast! To...

Hello to you listening around the world as 2023 comes to an end! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories from Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.   Today marks Episode 999, the final one for 2023! Thank you and each of you who have sustained me with your generous listening, sharing, shout outs, subscribing, and generally making a...

Hello to you listening in Gothenburg, Sweden ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga. What have I learned in another year’s worth of podcasting?  This much I know: I write for radio. I believe in the music of the spoken word and the power of the human voice to connect.   Over the years I...

Hello to you listening in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories from Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Do you FEEL it inside? Nagging at you? Just out of reach? You have something to say. But you can’t find the words. So, your story can’t create the change you want to see. For 30 years, I’ve h...

Hello to you listening in Mukwonago, Wisconsin ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday Boxing Day and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me you freeze up a bit when it comes to small talk. This time of year there are still plenty of opportunities for parties, dinners, and gatherings where we might not have much in com...

Hello to you listening where your feet touch the ground!   Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday Christmas Day and your host, Diane Wyzga.     Years ago I learned to tell this story by heart because it became extra special to me when I was dating a fellow named Alan who took me on a cross-country skiing weekend at...

Hello to you listening in The Bronx, New York City, New York ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. There are promises we make and promises we break; but for those promises we keep there are untold joys we could not have imagined. As in this story. Settle in to listen. This could happen...

Hello to you listening in Casablanca, Morocco ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Recently, one of my global listeners wrote say “ Thank You ” for continuing to produce this podcast. I’m sharing this unexpected delight with you to say “ Thank you! ” from down here on the knees of my...

Hello to you listening in Walla Walla, Washington ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. I thought I’d offer you a story instead of the December issue of the Quarter Moon Story Arts NewsAudioLetter and we will Begin Anew in January 2024 In 1981 Tom Hegg wrote A Cup of Christmas Tea dr...