Heidi's LemonAid Stand

Interview was done March 15, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Kandace who was left by her husband at age 19, with a 9 month old and pregnant. The one thing that she would tell herself is that she wanted her kids to be proud of her! She went on to remarry only to divorce again at age 32. She went from working as a fast food m...

Interview was done March 13, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Chuck who is a cancer thriver who loves to share his journey to inspire others. He is truly living hope! He thrived with cancer and then met his wife who was also a cancer survivor and they were inspired to start a foundation together that just loves on people who...

Interview was done March 13, 2023 I love meeting new people willing to share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Todd and it encompasses much loss, trauma, and grief. Including the loss of his 20 yr. old sister and 16 yr. old daughter. He was in prison 6 times and over 70 jail bookings. Just this past year he survived cancer and open heart surgery. This is what's made him...

This Under 17 Minute Message gives tips about how to think differently! It is your THINKING about the situation that annoys you! We have neutral, or empowering, or positive thoughts so listen to hear about the ways we can use those to our benefit! Today's quote: "There is nothing either good or bad, but our thinking makes it so" Less than 17 minutes to improve your state of mind! The...

Interview was done March 8, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Patricia, while in her youth, was sexually assaulted by her mothers friend and boyfriend. Her mother was an alcoholic and didn't protect her. Patricia became empty, insecure and angry. She kept silent for 30 years, then she took yoga training and learned how to...

Interview was done March 8, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Leat who decided to be home to raise her three kids who were under 4 years old, but she felt like she had to put a mask on to pretend that everything was ok. She was depressed and felt guilty about being a stay at home mom. She started doing self development and pe...

Interview was done March 6, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Luis who came to America when he was 9 years old and struggled. He was obese, prediabetic, and suffered with ulcers. He knew he had to make a lot of physical and mental changes. He did his own self transformation! Luis is now known as the individual w...

Interview was done March 6, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Travis who shares that we all struggle and his struggle has been drug addiction. He is 14 years in recovery now but he tells a story about the process of getting there! Travis was injured and then liked how the pain medication helped him handle the ch...

This Under 17 Minute Message gives tips about how to experience life as a journey! Tell yourself congratulations and remind yourself that life is happening FOR you!  Today's quote: "Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved" Less than 17 minutes to improve your state of mind! The number 17 is representative of divine optimism! It tells you that whatever actions you are t...

This Under 17 Minute Message is one audio recorded version of the TEDx talk that Heidi gave at TEDx Timpview Drive in Provo, Utah, on March 23, 2023! Less than 17 minutes to improve your state of mind! The number 17 is representative of divine optimism! It tells you that whatever actions you are taking are the correct ones and you are headed in a good direction for your life! The number 17 should...

Interview was done February 22, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Cassidy who believed he wasn't an athletic person and felt intimidated at the gym. But then he decided to start addressing his health concerns and realized that everything he told himself about fitness and health was just a lie. He shares how...

Interview was done February 15, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Emily who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as a baby which effected her movement, balance, and posture. She loves being active and found ways to adapt. And mostly she learned that she can keep going when things get hard. She recently had amazing...

Interview was done February 13, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Amber who is 4 years clean and sober on March 4, 2023!! She went through a lot of abandonment self harm drug use. Now she realizes her purpose is to spread hope and light. She believes that everyone, if given hope, respect and love has the ability...

Interview was done February 27, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Lark who has had to overcome the unthinkable! In March 2019, she lost her 19 year old son to suicide and her father had died by suicide just five years earlier. She had a choice to go in a dark hole and check out OR start talking about it! She has...

Interview was done February 8, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Brita who had four children and then her health started declining. She felt broken and shattered when she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Brita teaches that we can give a day or two for the 'pity party' and then we need to decide what we a...

This Under 17 Minute Message gives 6 tips about how to worry! But don't try the 'worst case scenario' game because that might help you improve your situation. Today's quote: "Worry is a like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it never gets you anywhere." Less than 17 minutes to improve your state of mind! The number 17 is representative of divine optimism! It tells you that whateve...

Interview was done February 6, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Heather who in 2017, experienced the worst days of her life. She had to finally admit to her family that her marriage was abusive, she needed help to make a plan to leave safely, and then her father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. In heal...

Interview was done February 1, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Brandy who at the age of 12 wanted to die by suicide. She got help. Now her own daughter has tried to die by suicide. Brandy asked "What am I supposed to learn from this?" And now she is teaching about suicide prevention and resilience. She runs a...

Interview was done February 1, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Josiah who experienced the traumatic events of the death of friends in his teenage years. He held in his fear and bad feelings and got depressed. He made a decision to keep living, be conscious of his feelings, and work on improving his emotions. J...

Interview was done February 9, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Meg, who at the age of 22 accidentally jumped off a cliff and fell 45 feet which caused her to be paralyzed. She says that we can't go back to yesterday and she is doing the best she can with today. Meg teaches that only through service can we find...

Interview was done January 30, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Tiffany who is a woman in long term recovery from many different substances.  She went from housewife to being homeless. It took being on the streets to gain a spiritual awakening that now lead her with a heart full of love for herself and oth...

I Will Be Happy When ______ This Under 17 Minute Message gives tips about waiting to be happy and only being happy once we have achieved that goal or desire we are waiting for. But, SPOILER ALERT: You can be happy right now! Today's quote: "I'll be happy when... I am rich, I am pretty, I am lean, I am happy Less than 17 minutes to improve your state of mind! The number 17 is representative of divi...

Interview was done January 30, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Mardi who thought life was great until the Pandemic in 2020 caused her husband to be unemployed suddenly and it was so hard to find a new job. She started making sour dough bread to have something productive to do, and to share with her neighbors,...

Interview was done January 23, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Dr. Mitchell ND who is now a (holistic) physician with a mission: to empower people and let them know they have options and choices. He is inspiring with enduring medical school exams and not giving up. He just knew he couldn't quit. He had no idea...

Interview was done January 18, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Jenie who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and has a gay child. It's easy to be angry at the Lord, the church or even your child! But her son's pain was her pain and she quickly learned to change her thinking! She clea...