A Joyful Rebellion

ajoyfulrebellion.com ----more----   digangiauthor.com ----more---- My guest today has a fascinating story to share with us. Edward Di Gangi grew up knowing that he was adopted, though it was never discussed in his family. It wasn’t until later in life that he got curious about his birth parents and began a journey that would take him to a few different states, introduce him to a lot of people he w...

https://marianmassie.com/ ----more----   My guest today is Marian Massie, a hypnotherapist and success coach who helps her clients create more empowerment and confidence in their lives. She’s also the author of three books. Her latest is Miracles: Karma and Reincarnation Redefined ~ A Handbook for Purposeful Living. Marian and I discuss her thoughts about why we are not people who have a soul, rat...

I LOVE food! I'm up for everything from the most basic BBQ plate to a fancy, tasting menu. My guest today is a journalist, producer, radio host, and author focused on writing about the people and stories that influence what we eat. David Page is a food journalist, and creator of the Food Network show, Diners Drive-ins and Dives. (definitely one of my favorites) He is also the author of the book ca...

Have you ever hit a point you would consider your rock bottom? My guest today had her own rock bottom experience, going from a life of being on tv shows you’ve probably watched, to having it all go away and trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces, reestablish her identity, and get the bills paid. In the years since her life-changing struggle, Tanya Memme has interviewed over a hundred peopl...

If you’ve been to this show a few times, you’ve heard me say in the intro that I want you to be the author of your own story. That statement has a double meaning. First, I like to think about our lives as a movie, where we can choose to be in charge of writing a large part of the script instead of allowing others to do it for us. The second meaning is more literal. Sharing the experiences and wisd...

How would you feel if I asked you to speak to a room of around a hundred people? Would you be excited or terrified? My guest today is Meghan Dotter, founder and CEO of Portico, and author of the book titled The Reluctant Presenter. Portico is a team with expertise in storytelling, speaker training, presentation design, leadership development, and messaging. Meghan and I talk about how excellent pr...

Did you ever see the 1998 movie Patch Adams starring Robin Williams? Did you know that the movie was based on a real person? Well, I didn’t, but today’s guest did, and it led him down a path that focuses on bringing smiles and humanitarian aid to people in need worldwide. My guest today is Bullseye, the clown. Like so many things we all encounter in life, he thought he would dip his toes into a no...

Today’s episode will leave you feeling one of two ways. I hope you leave feeling fired up about your next creative project, but there’s a chance you might go away feeling like it’s too late to do all the really cool things you always dreamed you would. Truth be told, I’m still on the fence about my own feelings on the subject, but I’m doing my best to lean toward fired up. My guest today is Shanti...

If someone gave you a blank check to go all in on investing in your personal development, how much money would you budget for it? My guest today has spent most of his life in some sort of personal development. However, in the last 5 years he’s hit it extra hard , investing over a quarter of a million of his own dollars in himself in order to learn, grow and succeed. Tony Schmaltz has a passion for...

My guest today is Noah Heymann, a dating and relationship coach who can’t stand seeing great people frustrated or lonely and understands that the modern dating scene and online dating don’t come naturally to anyone. Noah uses a science and data-driven approach to help his clients find success both in their dating journey, then well into when things start to get real with their relationship. He’ll...

I’ve met some amazing folks in this joyful rebellion, and Bob Martin is one of the most interesting people I’ve met so far on my journey. If I read his full bio, well, let’s just say, my background music would run out long before his list of career highlights. Bob is a mix of things you might not expect to go together. He currently works as a professor of business law at Elon University. He is als...

My guest today is Ari Gunzburg, an award-winning speaker and coach working to solve human disconnection. Ari inspires people using personal stories filled with triumph, tragedy, and transformation, and draws on his experiences in nature's great healing domain to give others hope and light. He is the author of the popular parable, The Little Book Of Greatness. We talk about some of the modern distr...

A joyful rebellion is all about taking accountability for the decisions we make in our lives and doing the things necessary to live the life we want, not just the one we currently have. We make so many choices over our lifetime, and some we see as major, like careers and relationships, while there are others we fool ourselves into believing are less significant. There’s no shortage of those, but t...

I love a good story. Sometimes that means reading about other people’s stories in books or creating stories of my own, out in the real world. For today’s episode, I traveled south and met up with ghostwriter Maggie Mills in a most unexpected location. Maggie is the most famous author you’ve never heard of and we discuss writing, the best way to write your own story, and how she helps her clients g...

I say it a lot, but we ALL have stuff. And I’m talking about emotional baggage, trauma, whatever you choose to call it, we all have at least a little. But what do you do when all of that emotional baggage starts to get in the way of the person you want to become? Benjy Sherer is an emotional wellness coach and author of 'Feelings First Shadow Work' and '10 Mind Hacks for Quicker Emotional Healing'...

I talk a lot about relationships on this podcast, and today is no different. Well, maybe a little. What’s your relationship with money? Does thinking about your bank or investment accounts leave you feeling stressed or excited? Do you consider money to be simply a tool, or did someone in your past twist that bible verse to convince you that it’s the root of all evil. What attitudes about money wer...

Everyone you know is going through or has gone through a period of their life so challenging or negative, that it makes them question their faith or their purpose in this world. My guest today knows that feeling all too well and has earned what I think of as multiple PhDs from the school of hard knocks, and he’s come through those experiences with a stronger understanding of his faith and a commit...

I love a good story where the hero overcomes some sort of adversity. A story without at least a little adversity isn’t much of a story at all, because we love to conquer the external forces holding us back from our dreams. I’ve noticed recently though, that outside of dramatic weight loss stories, I don’t see many people shouting about how they overcame their complacency in different areas of thei...

Our relationships are a huge part of living our best life. So much so, that the very first episode of A Joyful Rebellion featured a guest who helps people find their forever person. Today’s guest builds on that theme and this episode is for all of you married folks. Theresa DeWit is a relationship coach at joyfullymarried.com and author of the book Less Conflict, More Joy, and, side note- if you’r...

My guest today is Hilda Fainsod, who has spent the past two decades as a Top Executive Coach. She has nine international coaching certifications, and thousands of hours working with senior leaders from different industries. She’s written a new book called Power UP: The Executive Roadmap to Transforming Life and Business. We talk about self-sabotage, and balancing work with the rest of our life.  T...

”Vibe” is a word that gets thrown around often, from casual verbal communication to t-shirts and home decor. It’s one of those words you hear a lot of people use, though few can articulate exactly what it is. Jason Del Gandio has a PhD in Communication Studies and has studied "vibes" for 30 years. He is a published author, an award-winning teacher, and an engaged intellectual. Throughout our conve...

When you were a kid, how often did you think about what kind of career you wanted when you grew up? Work takes up a lot of space in our lives, and for many, that journey began by deciding if and where to attend college. My guest today is Kelly Maclean, Founder of the Kelly MacLean Achievement Center . Over the last 11 years, Kelly and her team have helped over 5000 students select the right major...

My guest today is Rick Clemons, Podcast host, and Author of the book, Frankly My Dear I'm Gay: A Late Bloomer Guide To Coming Out. Rick explains that every one of us is in some sort of closet, and why coming out is our life’s journey toward living authentically. Oh, and spoiler alert, much of this conversation has nothing to do with sexuality and everything to do with unapologetically owning who y...

Have you ever watched someone go from an assumption to a judgment, straight into being full-on offended in the blink of an eye? Yeah me too, and it used to make me uncomfortable, but if I found myself in that situation at this point in my life, I’d probably laugh out loud to see just how offended they can get. Stick around, and I’ll tell you a story about how avoiding curiosity keeps you ignorant...

Long ago, I read a quote that at the time was only slightly annoying, but since then, it has continued to gnaw away at my sense of complacency, while also letting me experience the fun feelings of self-directed shame and disappointment. I mean, who wouldn’t sign up that?! The quote goes like this, “You’re either making progress, or you’re making excuses.” A lot of us have heard that, it’s not a ne...