Heidi's LemonAid Stand

Interview was done June 28, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Susan who had her only son get involved in drugs as a teen. Her son Karson was on drugs, clean, on drugs again, in rehab, clean, and then had appendicitis and got on drugs again, after that he had a drug overdose that caused brain damage and he never...

Interview was done June 22, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Emiliano who had to have strength to keep going after his wife's death and support his family in their grief, but he finally decided he had to get away and start over. He had a terrible fear of losing someone again. He decided that if he wanted a diff...

Interview was done June 20, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Chris who experienced loss of loved ones and started seeing that the emotional side of things will have an impact on others. He learned that grief will come and go as it wants to. He teaches that we need to feel grief and then we need to deal with it....

Interview was done June 20, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Ryan who was a 16 year old athlete and was in a car accident that left her paralyzed. She had a life before the accident and she has a life after the accident. She went on to compete and has 8 records for paralyzed swimming! She learned that there wer...

Interview was done June 16, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Michael who had a near death experience when he was injured in a ski accident. He was angry at God. Then he turned his life around. Michael teaches us that when it hurts to walk....just keep walking! Check out his book Falling Down Getting Back Up. &n...

Interview was done June 16, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Joseph who knew he was gay at a very young age and found dance as an outlet to keep going when he felt alone. Moving with dance helped him process and take good care of himself because he was getting outside signals that being gay was bad. Joseph now...

Interview was done June 16, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Heidi (not me- but we dressed alike for the interview!) She felt overwhelming sadness and didn't know what it was until a friend pointed out that she might have depression. Her therapist encouraged her to tell her children so she wrote a book as a gui...

Interview was done June 13, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Robert who was laid off and couldn't find work, but ended up working his way up at Dominos Pizza! Robert learned about his personal development when he got into major debt and so he took ownership of his decisions. Then he experienced financial freedo...

Interview was done June 13, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Kate who lost her hearing from an accident when she was a child. She always felt something was wrong with her and completely lost her confidence. Now after self help, meditation, and therapy she has learned skills that she uses to help others. Kate wa...

Interview was done June 8, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Debby and how she quit the corporate world because it didn't feel right. Then she went on to start writing. She teaches about being a survivor of crushed dreams and is now an expert on rescuing dreams. Life is crazy and you can get through it when you...

200 Episodes!!! Let's celebrate by doing a recap of the things I have learned over the past several months meeting these amazing LemonAid Makers! You will hear my "Top 10" lessons learned! Did you learn the same or something different I didn't mention? ABOUT the LemonAid Stand : Heidi started hosting the LemonAid Stand live radio talk show, over 20 years ago, in 1999! It all came about when Heidi...

Interview was done May 18, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Drew who is a personal trainer but never had a weight issue and loved working out. His body was his self image. He decided to gain weight, and then work on losing the weight, so he could relate with his clients better. He realized quickly how hard it w...

Interview was done May 18, 2022 I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Susan who runs a doll based service organization. Making a difference, one doll at a time. She felt a need to have more purpose in her life and now she provides dolls to children in foster care. She hosts 'doll packing' events to let other teens help an...

Interview was done May 17, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Kevin and a sudden diagnosis of Melanoma changed his life. He had a choice to accept a death sentence or to live. He chose life. He found a simple and powerful method to change how he lived by using his music from his dulcimer. Kevin discovered how to...

Interview was done May 16, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Chris who became a dad at 17 and dropped out of high school. He learned to do what he wanted and not see it as failure. He tells us that you can use focus and energy to get what you want, you just need to stick with it through the hard beginning phase,...

Interview was done May 16, 2022 I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Marty who has spent a lifetime meeting challenges head on as a Navy Seal officer, but losing his son in an accident made him realize that he didn't want to cause destruction to his other relationships. He teaches to accept things you may not have accept...

Interview was done May 11, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Eleni who had the good life, good health, the husband and two kids, and a great career. She lost everything, the marriage, time, money, and faith in a dark time. She went on a self discovery of self worth and self love realizing that vulnerability brin...

Interview was done May 11, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Jillian who would deny herself good relationships because she felt stuck, so she lost all family and close relationships. She leaned into guilt and now has experienced empowering and liberating personal growth. Jillian is honoring herself and teaching...

Interview was done May 9, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Kristine who wasn't good at conflict and had a lot to learn from homeless teens! She learned about why we want to hide in our comfort zone. Now Kristine teaches how to handle conflict by knowing how to deescalate yourself first and then you have to real...

Interview was done May 9, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Valerie, the mother of Emily who is autistic. As Emily grew up she couldn't communicate or speak, she was frustrated and aggressive. Valerie constantly represented Emily through daily battles with the school district to help her be educated in general e...

Interview was done May 4, 2022 I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Dominick who says that life is like a rollercoaster with higher highs and lower lows. After he lost his restaurant business, he learned that when times got tough he needed to dig into the lessons.  Now he is a motivation champ and helps others! What...

Interview was done May 4, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Genesis who didn't feel like she fit in in the corporate world, but soon found herself as a masterpiece! She teaches that if you humble yourself you will learn valuable lessons and reach higher levels. Genesis started a podcast and has interviewed hundr...

Interview was done May 4, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Scott who went from being overweight and in the wrong career to a better fit by getting certified as a trainer and built his own gym! Scott teaches that in the Warrior’s Code there’s no surrender – though the body says stop, the spirit cries never! Forw...

Interview was done May 3, 2022! I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about John, the little guy who was ridiculed, and ended up in a depression.  He straightened himself out by joining the Navy and was a journalist for 25 years. John has a passion for building confident people, telling their story and finding their light....

Interview was done May 3, 2022 I love meeting new people willing to let me in and share their “lemon to lemonade” experience! This story is about Emily and her body image issues that started when she was a youth because she felt she was always on display. She has turned that negativity into positivity by helping other women, who might have body issues also, to feel validated. She photographed 75 d...