Heidi's LemonAid Stand

This under 17 minute message gives tips about having different perspectives! Today's quote: "When you look at a field of dandelions you can either see a hundred weeds, or a thousand wishes" 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 direct...

Interview was done January 18, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! Trigger Warning. This story is about Perry who was sexually abused by his grandfather. He has gone from survivor to warrior as he assists others in breaking the silence of familial sexual abuse. He helps survivors turn their pain into purpose. He teaches that we can w...

Interview was done January 11, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Angela who will take your favorite blanket, uniform, grandma or grandpa shirts, night gown, just about anything and sew it into a Memory Bear- a treasure to always remember that special person and/or clothing. It all started from helping a friend w...

Interview was done January 11, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Malory who grew up without a dad and had an alcoholic mom. She knew her life was different but got addicted to drugs and alcohol as a teen. She was facing 30 years in prison but got on probation and worked with a wonderful probation officer who tau...

Interview was done January 9, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Kenidee who is currently studying Psychology at UVU. She will graduate in May 2023 with her Bachelors degree. In 2020 she started her recovery journey from an eating disorder. She has become more confident in herself through this journey of gaining...

Interview was done January 9, 2023! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Chris who is a young adult cancer survivor, bestselling author, and patient advocate. Chris was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2003, at just 26 years old. After surgery, Chris made the decision to go against his doctor’s advice, opted-out...

Interview was done December 7, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about TJ, who as a young adult and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was ashamed and in denial about his sexual identity. He felt he was unacceptable and life wasn't worth living. He has now learned the impact of his thoughts and...

Interview was done December 5, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Jeffery, who after a horrific automobile accident that took the lives of his wife and youngest son, also inflicting multiple life-threatening injuries to Jeff (including the amputation of his left leg) he found the courage to survive over 18 surger...

This under 17 minute message gives tips about how we can feel broken but there is still goodness we can find inside! Today's quote: "When things change inside you, things change around you" 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 direct...

Interview was done December 5, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Dan who at age 28 was leading a healthy, active life. Then he had to undergo emergency brain surgery. Dan's reality was shattered by a devastating brain hemorrhage. With no map to guide him on the grueling path to recovery, Dan had to rely on his g...

Interview was done November 30, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Tamara and her journey from grief to peace after two of her children were diagnosed on the autism spectrum. She prayed and prayed God would heal them, but finally realized that true faith is trusting God--even when we have unanswered prayers. That...

Interview was done November 21, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Jen who learned that tomorrow isn't guaranteed when her dad died suddenly. She thought to herself: What is the legacy I want to leave when I'm gone? Now she is the creator of the Move the Ball movement, and she hosts a podcast called Move the Ball...

Interview was done November 21, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! *TRIGGER WARNING* This story is about Robyn who battled logic and intuition when she was 18, she was brutally sexually assaulted while running on a public trail. Her attacker is now serving a 15 years to life sentence in prison. She learned that fighting back was dif...

Interview was done November 16, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Tua who had anxiety and depression as a kid and used anger and violence to deal with it. He got in the 'wrong crowd' and didn't have any role models that looked like him. When he had his first child he finally had something more to live for and he...

Interview was done November 14, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Stephanie who is a person in long term recovery. Formerly incarcerated for drug addiction and mental illness that started at a young age. Stephanie is a survivor of human drug trafficking. She is a strong advocate for prison reform and criminal ju...

This under 17 minute message is about the effects of the 2020 Covid Pandemic mixed with forgiveness! Today's quote: "Only when normal things are not normal anymore do we realize how special normal things are" 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 head...

Interview was done November 9, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Hilda who has a son who is blind. She tried to find resources, worked with the school for the blind, and met other families there. But there was a need for more, and for early intervention, to help her son reach milestones. Hilda started a social m...

Interview was done November 2, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about David who is happy that we all have lemon to lemonade stories! He almost lost his business and his home, but he learned he had to make changes. He had to ask his business: What do you need from me? And then adapt. Now David is a mentor, written sev...

Interview was done October 26, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Sonrisa who had a rocky marriage and learned to look for the good because she had supportive neighbors. She got divorced and wondered what was next! Now she has embraced herself, knows it's ok to be sad, and to always offer kindness to others. Sonr...

Interview was done October 26, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Jan who is a registered nurse and an Optimal Health Coach! She is mom of 8 children. She has been through divorce and challenges with re- marriage and blending families, and from those challenges were born the wonderful gift she can offer people to...

Interview was done October 24, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Baylee who is currently the title holder of Mrs. Vineyard in the Mrs. Utah America Pageant. She lost a pregnancy that took a toll on her body and she experienced postpartum depression with no baby. It was so much grief. Baylee decided to do the pag...

Interview was done October 12, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Esther who was raised by her single mom and her fate changed when she came to the USA but she didn't escape all of her problems. During the Covid pandemic she discovered she was good at coaching and had a passion to help others in their time of nee...

Interview was done October 3, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Mindy who is living and giving and changing the world! She was addicted to drugs at 12 years old. She got treatment and has been sober since 2007! Her older sister died by a drug addiction and it took losing her sister to know how to really love oth...

This under 17 minute message gives tips about how we think about money and the power we give it!   What is your first earliest memory of money? Today's quote: "The best things in life aren't things"! 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 hea...

Interview was done September 26, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Ben who is a gay member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He grew up wanting to be 'fixed' (not being attracted to guys) but he finally had to confront reality and tell his parents he was gay, and they honored him and his choice...