The Uplifters

🎧 New Podcast Episode Alert! Do your own needs sometimes take a backseat to the needs of those you support and care for? Don’t miss this conversation with Dinée Dorame, host/producer of the Grounded Podcast . 🌟 Dinée Dorame is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and also of Yaqui descent. She is Tábąąhá (Edge of Water Clan) and born for Naakai Dine’é (Mexican People Clan). Her maternal grandfather’s...

🎙️ New Podcast Alert! The latest episode of The Uplifters Podcast is here! This time, I talk to Denise Pines, an age enthusiast, community health advocate, and media pioneer. Discover her journey into midlife wellness and pro-aging health. From hot flashes to mental reset, this episode will leave you feeling empowered, no matter your age! 💪 ☕️ Denise has generously offered our Uplifters communit...

Listen to the latest episode of The Uplifters Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Substack , or YouTube , or follow our TikTok for uplifting daily videos. “As part of my work with a group called Faith Commons, I facilitate inter-religious conversations. I was making a dual-narrative trip to Israel and Palestine. I left with my mom from Dallas, Texas on Friday, October 6th. We landed in Tel Aviv...

Listen to the latest episode of The Uplifters Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Substack , or YouTube , or follow our TikTok for uplifting daily videos. Welcome to Episode 30 of The Uplifters Podcast! This week we are releasing our episode a couple of days early in light of the tragic events unfolding between Israel and Hamas. Today I am joined by my friend, Sara Axelbaum who leads a global te...

“There's something big inside of you that is your gift to the world and that you could do something quite extraordinary with that could drive change and solve a big problem.” -Sarah Dusek Sarah Dusek’s first company flopped. She grew her next company, Under Canvas , the US' largest glamping company, from infancy to be valued at over $100 million. Along the way, Sarah learned invaluable lessons abo...

This Week on The Uplifters In Episode 28, you’ll hear the inspiring story of Rola Ghasani, who was born in Lebanon, raised in Australia, and now lives in Texas. She was the youngest of a large family, quieted by the voices of others throughout her life. She observed the toll silence took on her mother and was determined to provide a different model for her three daughters.  Learning to use her voi...

Welcome to the The Uplifters Podcast ! In episode 27 of The Uplifters Podcast, you’ll meet the incredible Eyvette Jones Johnson . She's an award-winning empowerment educator, a game changer in LA's Skid Row, and a narrative intelligence expert. Discover how she went from network TV to transforming lives on Skid Row, and why self-care and daily practices are the keys to making a real impact in the...

Listen to the latest episode of The Uplifters Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Substack , or YouTube , or follow our TikTok for uplifting daily videos. This Week on The Uplifters In Episode 26 of The Uplifters Podcast, we welcome Reverend Ann Kansfield, the inaugural New York Times New Yorker of the Yea r; the first female and first openly gay chaplain of the New York Fire Department; Co-past...

This Week on The Uplifters Time is our most precious resource. Most of us feel like we don’t have enough of it, don’t use it to its highest impact, and feel like if we only had more, we could do and be more .   But, what sets apart those people who seem to have more time than the rest of us? What are they doing (and not doing) that expands their capacity? Kymme Williams is one of those people. She...

Listen to the latest episode of The Uplifters Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Substack , or YouTube , or follow our TikTok for uplifting daily videos. This Week on The Uplifters Imagine that each of us is wearing glasses with differently tinted lenses. The color of your lens represents your background, culture, and beliefs, and influences how you see and interpret the world. Through your gre...

This Week on The Uplifters “Everybody says you gotta fill up your cup so that you can pour into others. I decided this year I'm gonna fill the cup, I'm gonna drink from it, and then whatever spills over is what I will give to others. Instead of just giving to everyone else and saving the leftovers for me, this time I'm taking the cup for myself. I still wanna give, but I get to go first this time....

Listen to our latest episode in the player here, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts.  This Week on The Uplifters “I was an educator for over eight years, and it didn't take a long time for me to realize the lack of access that children had to books. The kids were allowed to check books out of the library, but they were not even allowed to bring them home. I f...

 “Don't race too often, don't go out too fast, and when you feel niggles, deal with them before they become injuries.” Gordon Bakoulis THIS WEEK ON THE UPLIFTERS Gordon Bakoulis, Editorial Director of New York Road Runners, qualified for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 and was a finalist in the 1992 U.S. Olympic 10,000m trials. She has represented the U.S. inte...

“All the things I was afraid of are things I'm good at now.” - Jen Liddy This Week on The Uplifters Jen Liddy was really great at teaching but began to feel like she wasn’t making the impact she wanted to.  The students were distracted by their phones and the administrative work was tedious and exhausting.  But the voice in her head in the shower every morning, asking if she should just cancel cla...

After a lifetime of devastating sexual abuse, Maureen Spataro broke. That breakdown led her to a massive breakthrough that helped her discover both peace and purpose. Despite generations of abuse, Maureen found the courage and strength to break the cycle and face her dark family secret. Now, she’s dedicated her life to helping other women face traumas and surthrive. In this episode you’ll learn: *...

Listen to our latest episode in the player here, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts.  “I work really hard at not hiding my scars. I'm not gonna pretend I've got things all together. I've lived my life. I have my scars and they are part of whom I am. Jesus had scars.” Pastor Beth Carroll This Week on The Uplifters Less than 15% of lead pastors in America are w...

Listen to our latest episode in Substack, Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts.  This Week on The Uplifters Podcast Sam France’s childhood was chaotic. But her parents didn’t get a guidebook for raising little Sam, so they were left to learn on the job, basing their decisions on their childhoods.  Sam’s daughter was also born without a guidebook. Go figure.  Sam r...

“My body is not an ornament, it’s an instrument.” - Christina Testut Listen to our latest episode in the player here, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts.  This Week on The Uplifters Christina Testut knows that appearance is not the most important thing about a person, and she’s on a mission to bring this message to the next generation.  Christina Testut, nomi...

”Sometimes life's greatest gifts are in the smallest things that make the biggest impact.” - Terri Tomoff Listen to our latest episode in the player here, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts.  This Week on The Uplifters Ever feel like the hits just keep coming? In this episode, you’ll hear how Terri Tomoff , nominated for The Uplifters by Julie B. Hughes , got...

Listen to our latest episode in the player here, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts.  THIS WEEK ON THE UPLIFTERS I’m so proud and grateful to welcome Lisa Halverstadt onto our show today. Lisa is a senior investigative reporter for Voice of San Diego , a nonprofit investigative outlet in San Diego. Lisa writes extensively about her community's homelessness, s...

People think of ego as superiority, but it can also manifest as perfectionism. I used to have such a hard time if anybody argued with me or pointed out my wrongs. -Lisa Crozier Welcome to The Uplifters Podcast. Today, you’ll meet Lisa Crozier, who is introduced by Marci Walker, her “Late In Life Best Friend” (a term I learned from my new friends over at Red Bird House ). You know that old game whe...

“I was tired of feeling run over all the time. I started feeling down and mopey about things. And I just didn’t know how to turn them around. I was taking on too much and I was trying to carry too much.”  -Alexis Nelson Today’s guest, Alexis Nelson, was nominated for The Uplifters Podcast by Beth Raynor Webb, from episode 5 .  At 33 years old, Alexis has already spent 14 years in the Air Force. Li...

Welcome to episode 11 of The Uplifters Podcast! How you do one thing is how you do everything. Again and again, in my work with women who are in transitional phases, I have seen how changing any one thing in our lives can kick off a cascade that changes everything. When people want to get unstuck, we often start by creating structure and organization in their daily lives to ensure their precious e...

Listen to our latest episode in the player here, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts.  THIS WEEK ON THE UPLIFTERS To fill some empty train travel time one cold morning in January, Gina Hamadey wrote out a few Thank You notes that had been lingering on her to-do list. When she was finished, she felt something different than the usual satisfaction of crossing a...

Listen to our latest episode in the player here, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts.  In this episode, join us as we dive into the remarkable journey of Chrisie Canny , who turned her personal pain into a powerful purpose. When Chrisie lost her father to cancer two decades ago, it ignited a spark within her to make a difference in the lives of others facing s...