Every Soul Has A Story

Jennifer Vido is the author of the Piper O'Donnell Social Lite Mystery series, a mystery and romance author with a love for all things cozy. When a twist of fate landed Jennifer at the "Reading with Ripa” roundtable discussion with Kelly Ripa and Meg Cabot, her entrée into the publishing world officially began. As an avid book lover, she blogs about bestselling book releases and writes the Jen’s J...

What an honest, heartfelt, and profound conversation. Loved chatting with @May Cobb May is the author of MY SUMMER DARLINGS, THE HUNTING WIVES and BIG WOODS. Originally from East Texas, May moved to San Francisco where she studied Victorian Literature; then she lived in Los Angeles for a few years working for filmmaker/writer Ron Shelton and his wife, the actress Lolita Davidovich. She resides in...

What a lively, heartwarming conversation with Rob Schwartz! We chatted about Rob’s late father, Morrie, his childhood memories, and the indelible impact of Morrie’s wisdom on his family and the world. The book Tuesdays With Morrie touched my heart in the 1990s and has stayed there ever since. Rob Schwartz is a writer, producer, and entrepreneur. His work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, Variety, Th...

Corie Adjmi is the author of the short story collection Life and Other Shortcomings, which won an International Book Award, an IBPA Benjamin Franklin award, and an American Fiction Award. Her prize-winning essays and short stories have appeared in dozens of journals and magazines, including HuffPost, North American Review, Indiana Review, Medium, Motherwell and Kveller. She’s been featured in Trav...

Loved chatting with Jennifer Rosner is the author of the novels ONCE WE WERE HOME and THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS, a National Jewish Book Award finalist in debut fiction and book club and a Massachusetts Fiction Honors Book. She is also author of the memoir IF A TREE FALLS: A FAMILY'S QUEST TO HEAR AND BE HEARD, and the children's book, THE MITTEN STRING, a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable. Jennifer's b...

Many mothers can relate to juggling kids and careers, and Julie Chavez is no exception. An elementary school librarian, mother, and writer, Julie experienced her first panic attack at the age of thirty-eight. She had a happy life, a solid marriage, and a fulfilling job. What could possibly be the matter? Julie’s upcoming memoir, Everyone But Myself, explores this difficult time period and her jour...

I loved connecting with guest Joanna Rakoff on today's Every Soul Has a Story episode. Joanna is the author of the international bestselling memoir My Salinger Year and the bestselling novel A Fortunate Age, winner of the Goldberg Prize for Fiction and the Elle Readers’ Prize. Rakoff’s books have been translated into twenty languages, and the film adaptation of My Salinger Year opened in theaters...

Allison Hong Merrill is a self-professed loveaholic. We discussed living, loving, and letting go. And how the choices we make to find joy come from within. A Taiwanese immigrant, she is an award-winning & bestselling author who shares her Chinese culture with strong storytelling skills to create empowering memoirs, to build understanding and love. Allison has an MFA from Vermont College of Fin...

We will chat about how we find joy even in grief and loss. Jessica is a fellow writer and podcaster. Her daughter Dalia was diagnosed with an ultra-rare disease, MERRF Syndrome. At 9, Dalia lost her ability to walk, talk, eat, and breathe without the assistance of a ventilator. Jessica had to figure out how to navigate day-to-day life with a severely ill child while attempting to retain some sense...

USA Today Bestselling author Sariah Wilson has never jumped out of an airplane, never climbed Mt. Everest, and is not a former CIA operative. She has, however, been madly, passionately in love with her soulmate and is a fervent believer in happily ever afters—which is why she writes romance. What an insightful, honest conversation. Sariah shared about her incredible publishing journey, parenting f...

Tune in for our conversation about self love, mental health, and the healing power of vulnerability. We talked about thriving after childhood trauma, living authentically, self love, feeling all the feels, finding the right therapist, and not giving up.

A Utah-based author, Lauri is an inspiring speaker and frequent guest with writing groups, podcasts, and business, talking about art, embracing fears, and learning to love yourself after abuse. She’s the owner of Inner Enlightenment and is a child abuse advocate. Her business helps people connect with their inner light and child within. We talked about thriving after childhood abuse, living authen...

An Emmy-nominated songwriter, performer, and impact artist, Alexander merges music with social impact. Based in South Florida, he’s done Super Bowl campaigns and United Nations collaborations to primetime TV and international features! Through strategic partnerships with other impactors, Star has performed in 10+ countries and has even helped 500+ teens in foster care write & record original m...

Every Soul Has A Story® with guest @swetavikram. Sweta is an international speaker, bestselling author, and Ayurveda-based Health & Mindset Coach in New York City who is committed to helping people thrive on their own terms. She has a background in eastern and western nutrition/wellness is an award-winning wellness changemaker who graduated from Columbia University and studied with Dr. Vasant...

Every Soul Has A Story® with guest Lieutenant Tina Guiler. What began as a Facebook group, Triple F has grown to 7,000 members in 56 countries. Triple F stands for Fierce Female First Responders, The Triple F Foundation was founded in 2020 by its president, Miami-Dade Lieutenant Tina Guiler. In 2018, while serving as a firefighter/paramedic, Tina learned the devastating effects of occupational can...

Every Soul Has A Story® LIVE with guest Barri Grant @thememorycircle. Barri, chief grief officer ®, has combined her background as a yoga and meditation teacher with a personal mission to heal and help the bereaved. We had an honest, evocative conversation about all types of grief, showing up for loved ones, and we shared our own personal experiences. Barri offered suggestions for coping with loss...

What a fun, lively, and connective conversation! In case you missed today’s Every Soul Has A Story® LIVE, watch it HERE! (We missed you @lizfenton1 ) but Lisa @lisaandliz shared your publishing and friendship journey. 💜 Liz and Lisa have been best friends for over three decades and survived high school and college together. They’ve co-authored seven novels, including the Amazon Charts bestseller,...

Every Soul Has A Story® with Barbara Linn Probst. Barbara has been a teacher, therapist, qualitative researcher, educational advocate, "serious amateur" pianist, and full-time mom. She’s also run a not-for-profit organization, mentored PhD students, counseled families, done webinars and radio interviews on how to nurture out-of-the-box children. Her eclectic careers had something important in comm...

Every Soul Has A Story® with Leigh Shulman. Leigh is a writing mentor and she currently teaches at The Workshop, her online writing community. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, New York Times, and Vox among others, and her book The Writer's Roadmap: Paving the Way To Your Ideal Writing Life has helped hundreds of writers find their way in the writing world. She currently lives in Argen...

Every Soul Has A Story® LIVE with guest @parentcompass Cindy Muchnick. Cindy is an author, speaker, and educational consultant. She discussed her journey family building. And the many paths that have led to her life today. We talked about how geography and family loyalties are impacted. We also chatted about enjoying our older kids as young adults and how parenting shifts during these years. Cindy...

Every Soul Has A Story® with Julianna Miner. Julianna Miner is the author of a book about raising kids in the tech age called Raising a Screen Smart Kid. She’s a mom of three and also a blogger formerly known as Rants from Mommyland. We discussed parenting, ADHD, anxiety, and Julianna’s love/hate relationship with social media. We chatted about self regulation and boundaries regarding when to enga...

Every Soul Has A Story® LIVE hosted by Dara Levan with guest Rea Frey! What an insightful chat! Thank you, Rea, for sharing your inspiring story. I loved our conversation. Listen here. We discussed social media, turning off to tune into ourselves, healing modalities, creating, publishing paths, podcasting, boundaries, parenthood, and so much more.

Every Soul Has A Story® Podcast hosted by Dara Levan with guest Meredith Schorr! We chatted about romance, writing inspiration, authenticity on and off the page—and lots of laughter in between! A born and bred New Yorker and “lifelong daydreamer,” Meredith fueled her passion for writing everything from restaurant reviews, original birthday cards, and even work-related emails into a career penning...

Every Soul Has A Story® LIVE With guest Jean Meltzer. Grateful for our honest, heartwarming conversation! We discussed Jean’s journey with chronic illness, anxiety, truths in fiction, Judaism, and much more. Jean’s authenticity and joy is a gift she shares with such a generous spirit. In her novels, THE MATZAH BALL and the upcoming MR. PERFECT ON PAPER, are rom-coms filled with heartwarming, hilar...

Every Soul Has A Story® LIVE With guest Maggie Giles 💜 What a connective, fascinating conversation! Thank you @maggiegiles_ for sharing your journey, discovery about , being , social media, and your zest for life! 💜 Maggie is a Canadian author who enjoys creating new connections and experiencing new opportunities. Her writing interests span across various genres, but focus women’s fiction with t...