Grateful Living

As we near almost 10 months of a pandemic state, the stress and mental health is taking a toll on so many people - health wise losing someone, health wise fearing losing someone, economically, socially just not seeing people as much, students are finding learning virtually stressful are just a couple of things going on. During this time period, I’ve received this question from a lot of people. How...

Anna’s mother, Madeline Amy Sweeney, was a flight attendant for American Airlines. On September 11, 2001, the day our nation was attacked by terrorists, Amy Sweeney was working on American Airlines Flight 11, the first airplane hijacked by the terrorists to devastate New York City by flying into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center In this interview, Anna talks about: - 9/11 and how she found...

What's up guys! Hope you're doing well! My 3rd weekly vlog of 2021! 0-2:04 Reflecting on my week 2:04 - 3:22 - Reflecting on burn out, relaxing and going to grocery store 3:22 - 4:58 - Playing basketball, going for a run 4:58 - 5:42 - Eating a burrito! 5:42 - 7:10 - Talking about my Sunday 7:10 - 9:02 - Doing Yoga, Talking about it 9:02 - 10:05 - Wrapping up my Sunday 10:05 - 11:51 - Talking about...

Dane Thomas is an American Author based in the state of Indiana. He has published three books of poetry, Black and Blue (17'), Light in the Darkness (18'), and In a World of Wishes (20'). He recently published his first children's book, Bart and the Stinky Nasty Fart (20'). He is a graduate from Huntington University, and holds Bachelors Degrees in Business and Marketing. Dane started his journey...

What's up guys! Hope you are well. VLOG #2 of 2021 is here! 0 - 4:16 - Recapping Sunday 4:17 - 4:40 - Folding Laundry 4:41 - 5:30 - Exercising! 5:31 - 6:14 - Recapping Monday 6:15 - 8:19 - Preview my Tuesday 8:20 - 9:14 - ZOOM CALL WITH MY BEST FRIENDS 9:15 - 10:34 - Head to bed 10:34 - 12:02 - Preview of Wednesday 12:03- 17:46 - MY FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKING GIG at Babson College - Current Student Pan...

In February of 2020, Wes was having a bad night and called the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255). As a result of the call and wanting to get better, he entered into a 3 week outpatient therapy program. Wes calls this these 2 decisions the best of his life. Despite the struggles he's been through, Wes has gotten the help he's needed and is now in a much better place. Wes is the...

Hey guys, one of my intentions this year is to be more comfortable speaking on camera so I will try to vlog daily and compile the vlogs weekly. 0-8:26: Birthday Vlog - Turning 26! 8:27 - 10:56: How I Manage Working Full-Time + Doing a Podcast Part-Time 10:57 - 13:36: Thoughts on Trump supports invading the Capitol Building 13:37 - 17:24: Talking about financial literacy and joining my friends book...

Carolyn is the owner of Carolyn Viggh Health and Wellness Coaching where she serves clients in a one-on-one setting through fitness training, nutrition and meal planning, body image coaching, and lifestyle coaching. Her approach to fitness is weight-neutral, anti-diet and encourages joyful movement and body acceptance to optimize physical health without sacrificing mental and emotional wellbeing....

Madeline Adams is professionally signed to Dynasty Models in Boston. She has walked in London and Paris Fashion Weeks, has been featured in Vogue, and on the cover of GMARO and PUMP. She is an Express ambassador, a Muscletech Partner, and also has partnerships with Amazon and Like to Know. She also submitted to the SI Swimsuit Search 2021. Madeline started modeling in 2018 after graduating from Bo...

In 2020, ZOLA had 260.8k streams and 60.9k listeners on Spotify. His latest music can be heard: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4pVzM8k1zHEMOQpvASJ5ix?si=jBekaHW6T_O4jTeGQeXgtA ZOLA's website: https://www.zolamusicofficial.com/ Topics Covered in the Interview: * Dan’s story of getting into music production and his advice to anyone looking to get their start in music production * Opening for Marshm...

Pichon is a Management Consultant, and founder of SportUp, a results-focused advisory firm committed to accelerating career and branding opportunities for athletes. Pichon also co-runs a non-profit called iStandAbove, an organization that provides leadership, entrepreneurship skills to students around the world. Pichon has previously also co-founded Fast Forward, a social impact organization focus...

Sarah is the Founder of Holdette, an e-commerce brand designing and producing women’s workwear with real pockets. Sarah was also named as one of BostInno’s 25 under 25 in 2020. Topics Covered in the Interview: - Attending an all-girls high school and how that’s shaped her - Her decision to attend BU and major in Computer Science - The problem of women’s pockets being fake or small forcing them to...

Aria Mustary is the Founder and President of Mai Soli Foundation, a non-profit tackling gender inequality and cyclical dependency amongst women through a combination of education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship in developing countries. According to UNICEF, one in five girls around the world are married before the age of 18. To give girls more opportunity and options, Mai Soli has set up an educ...

In 2010, a then 14 year old Dani attempted suicide. After that experience, she was hospitalized and found a therapist to help with her mental health. In this episode, Dani, now 24 talks about her life journey and her advice for anyone suffering from mental health problems. Topics Covered in this Interview: - Being multiracial (having a Spanish, African American, and Asian background) - Struggles o...

Justin Dunn is currently a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners and has played for them since 2019. Dunn was selected by the New York Mets in the 1st round of the 2016 MLB Draft. He played college baseball at Boston College. In this interview, among many topics, we talk about: - Justin's college recruiting process and why he chose Boston College (BC) to play college basketball - How BC helped...

LaShonda Cooks is a Dallas-based artist and writer who loves exploring cultural norms, identity and beauty through words and images. Painting people is her specialty. She regularly captures the features and essence of clients for commission pieces of all sizes and depicts her favorite icons and influencers on canvas as well. Her work can be found at www.shondasart.com  In this interview, we talk a...

In my content, I probably will not be talking about politics too much given its divisive nature, and the fact that I want to spread more positivity and show us we have more in common than not, but given the context of the election results coming out today, I decided to speak on my thoughts about politics.   In summary:   1. Be grateful to live in a democratic republic. That our ability a...

Erin Ann Cullen is a New York City blogger with a rainbow inspired aesthetic. On her website, she covers fashion, lifestyle, beauty, & travel, weaving female empowerment & LGBTQ+ content into her blog posts & daily Instagram updates. Erin launched her site in 2013, and she has since partnered with luxury jewelry companies, clothing brands, & boutique hotels. Creating content for he...

I started the Grateful Living Podcast in early March of this year.   And one of the questions, I've consistently gotten is why did you name it Grateful Living?  And what's the purpose behind the podcast?  I try to answer those questions in my first vlog!

Arivee is the Founder of Humble Rising LLC, which aims to motivate and inspire women to pursue a life and career that reflects who they really are and who they’d most like to become. She’s a certified life and high-performance coach to early- to mid-career women professionals in fast-paced environments. Arivee is also a trained litigator and spent most of her legal career at two large law firms, i...

Terence Musto is the creator and CEO of Fabbro Industries, a research and development firm specializing in small production, high-quality manufacturing of bicycles, motorcycles, and bicycle and motorcycle parts. After graduating from Babson College in 2010, Terence began an apprenticeship to learn about the motorcycle industry. In 2013, after several years learning the ins and outs of the industry...

Jamaal Eversley and Stephanie Ayotte are co-founders of Celebr8! - a fashion line of scarves, men's suit jackets, women's dresses, and masks. Jamaal is also displaying his art in an exhibition called Real F.R.I.E.N.D.S at Beacon Gallery in Boston, MA, a collaboration with 12 other artists (including Stephanie) combining his art and their medium (for example, his art combined with their textiles)....

Jake Northrup, CFP®, CSLP®, CFA is the Founder of Experience Your Wealth.    After working for 5 years at Balentine Partners as a Senior Wealth Advisor, Jake decided to start his own company. EYW provides virtual, fixed-fee financial planning services to travel-loving young families.    Jake was also named in 2020 Investments News’ 40 under 40 and is an instructor in the Boston...

Hoamsy is a platform that helps people find the right apartment, the right roommate, and guide you through the stage of moving. In January of 2019, Richard O'Brien, founded Hoamsy. Neritti joined a little bit after that. We discuss how they went from a startup idea to a business with 8 employees. Some Topics Covered in the Interview: - The importance of constantly receiving feedback from customers...

Joanna Corea is a Teen Librarian and the Founder of Quirky Leopard, an art studio space where she holds classes to teach people about fiber art, crochet, weaving and sewing. Joanna also sells her own fiber art on the Quirky Leopard page.  Joanna grew up Catholic and still to this day her faith and her religion are important to her. Last year, at 26, she made the decision to come out to her friends...