H.O.P.E - Hang On Pain Ends

"Damn the Man! Save the Empire!!" - Empire Records. We visit the idea here ...yes, we need to drive in the right lane with our hazards on SOMETIMES ... BUT we also still need to honk our horn, and drive AROUND people when we have somewhere we need to go! I also visit the idea of "Do what you Love, and call it WORK." - from the song "Buy Dirt" ... and the fact about how much harder it can be when y...

"Send in the Flood... Drown them Out" - Taken from the song "This is Me" from The Greatest Showman. A song that was SO important to me back in 2018... after I did my "This is My Brave" ... then today, It came on ... and it was like I was hearing it for the first time ... Also! Good News! We are "going back to basics" and it hit me in the shower, that my "entries" are becoming too long ... and that...

It's the 18th!!! As I have mentioned ... the number 18 is beyond just a "lucky" number for me in my life ... this one takes us through a journey of "cues from the Sky"... to meeting a possible new "love interest" with A TWIST! Also visiting the idea that just because certain people were close to you at one time, does not mean they signed a contract with you to always be by your side .... we only n...

THIS. THIS. THIS ... I don't even know what to say. I swear, Dad wrote this letter ... to ME ... even though it's a letter to HIM from Me. I am ready... for my next chapter, the one that is going to change my life, "both sides now" ... I have love, and purpose. I am ready to surrender ... and trust God, My Dad, and My angels. This is the letter that will change everything ... that will mark the st...

For anyone out there who have had a "situationship" and somehow.... it turned into the hardest thing to ever get over ?? Ever?? This one is for you. I look back on two of the most important relationships of my lifetime ... and how looking back with a "different lens" has taught me different things ... I invite all of the listeners to do the same... I ask you to think of a time of your life, and yo...

I can't take full credit for this one .... I heard a version of this off TikTok first thing when I woke up this morning (Thank you Dad). And it spoke to me so deeply to my core ... I just knew I had to record my own version of it. If I truly knew how TikTok worked, I would post it there ... perhaps once I have my "social media" team, they can help me! This one is not long ... and doesn't include a...

"If you had ONE shot ... and ONE opportunity .... would you take It? Or would you just let is slip??" In the words of Eminem ... Lose Yourself. This felt really good ... definitely one of more of my upbeat, but also very theraputic entries ... I came to some realizations during this one .. I go back to my high school days, my Dad's opinion on my friends, my dream of becoming a rapper ... But ... t...

Valentine's Day means something different to me than to most people ... especially this year. The first time my most loving and supportive man in my life ... on all days, but especially valentines day, as he always gave me something sweet and told me he loved me... I miss you Dad ... very much. Valentine's Day is a day of loss for my dear Mother ... and I talk about her losses of both her Father ....

This one ... was inspired after I ran into the Quick Check and "Everybody" by the Backstreet Boys was playing... and from there we go on a little ride .... a few different songs play a part in this one ... (not a surprise)! "The power of the Pause" I talk about my lifetime issue of having "knee jerk reactions" to things, and how now I reflect on that and I am starting to understand why... looking...

THIS is an episode that started when I was fully "BUGSY" .. aka having major anxiety while driving the high way that I've driven my entire adult life... but after having this "break" from my "normal life"... I was thrown back into a situation that I equate with a very stressful and frustrating commute .... I was going to cut the recording pretty quickly because I was so overwhelmed and then starte...

"Baby we can make it ... if we're HEART TO HEARTTTTTT" ... starts out with my wonderful singing ... so be ready for that! This one is dedicated to the quote on the back of my t-shirt from college ... that My dad used to always quote throughout the years .. "Time is Never Wasted, when You're Wasted All the Time." Such a great line! I visit the "feelings" I am having right now, about past loves, fut...

This starts out with me "rehearsing" what my answer will be on the interview circuit on "HOW did you end up doing this Alana?" ... And then of course this Runaway train took a few different twists and turns ... and it seems like this train is ready for a permanent conductor ... (accepting applications within)!

"Things that no longer serve you will somehow find their way out of your Life." ... I make some comparisons to this when I found out I had to switch pharmacies. I then went on to discuss the importance of taking some TIME out of your day to get your own "ish" done. I share that I have not taken a true lunch break during my work day for over 20 years. And I am trying to make sure everyone knows ......

This one started out being inspired by the song "You Will Be Found" from the Broadway show, "Dear Evan Hansen." It's a song that always meant a lot to me, but now I find myself tearing up and daydreaming as I hear it ... and then when I found the version by Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland? Well that just made my entire morning! ... I then begin to talk more about my experiences with casual dating,...

This is my VISION coming to life! Working on putting together my stage show (Alana Michaels presents... H.O.P.E - Hang On Pain Ends)... so this is a really FUN one... get ready to sing and dance ... (in your car, in your home, in the walmart) wherever you are listening to this! As always, thanks for the support!!! LET'S DO THIS!

THIS! THIS THIS! It's funny ... someone said to me recently "DO you think you are channeling when you record some of these?" I've been thinking about that... and I swear, I think she might be onto something. I recorded this on a whim, based on a conversation I was having with myself in the shower .... it's from the POV of my "Ex" ... representing ALL of my "exes" and how they are feeling at this m...

This one gave me such great energy to record. I had an amazing experience this morning at a church that was SO different from any type of religious organization I have ever been a part of. I loved it, it moved me to tears, and it is exactly what I needed in this moment. God knew that I would be there today ... and everything spoke to me. It's called "The Chapel of Warren Valley" in Washington, NJ...

This was a really interesting one ... at first I wasn't sure I would post it, because I just wanted to have an audio recording of some of these journal entries ... but then I realized, and remembered, what I am doing this for. I think this episode represents BIPOLAR Disorder the best of any of them ... because it's not too long in length, yet you can hear the roller coaster of a journey that this...

Well... somehow my 2017 year old Manic self ... going 10 nights without sleep, hallucinating and then ending up in the psychiatric hospital.... well, that girl? She was a ROCK STAR! As I found photos and old "ideas" ... turns out she knew EXACTLY what she was talking about ... and NOW I am working on making HER dreams .. which are, and have always been MY dreams a reality! I don't know when ... or...

This is me 24 hours after one of the worst grieving days for my Dad ... and I talk about how even though I am talking SO much about loving myself and putting myself first, I realized, that I did not "allow" me to have a day like that. I think this is a good one for anyone to listen to who has bad days...and then you make yourself feel BAD about having a day where you are not productive, or not fee...

Quoted from the Broadway show of RENT ..."No Day but Today" has always resonated with me for different reasons throughout my life. So that is where this episode begins ... (and ends) ... but there is quite the variety of topics between point A and point B. I discuss the effects Caffeine has been having on me lately, the idea "do we actually have time to put ourselves first in this busy life?" - My...

Hey Guys ... as I found myself hysterically sobbing on the floor of my dad's client huddled up in a pile of his clothes ... I somehow got this feeling from my Dad that he wanted me to record ... he wanted me to share this indescribable feeling of loss ... of heartbreak ... of gut wrenching ache, of realizing I was standing amongst my father's clothes ... in his room ... with all of his things ......

GUYS!! This the ONE! (Yeah, I know I've said that about many men in my life...) BUT, this is the one that will probably matter the most, which is Ironic, because the main spine of this episode does not have to do with ME personally, it's more of a general message of HOPE and INSPIRATION to bring ourselves back to life ... to BELIEVE. It's a magical one.... so PLEASE, share it, post it, send it ......

Just when I think to myself "Oh my god... that was definitely my most emotional episode ..." One like THIS happens. It's funny, people keep asking me if I have a "script" or an "outline" ... and the answer is Hello No. Besides my time on the stage throughout my life. ... I have never followed the words on the page ... well, actually -that is a lie. For a big chunk of time recently in my life ... I...

Social Media can be a blessing and a curse ... this one takes a ride through Social Media, Marriage, Friendships, Looking inward - and .... Stranger Things! I enjoyed listening this one back, sometimes I even hear something that I barely remember saying (thanks Dad)... Hope you guys enjoy it ... and remember you always just want to make sure you take "the Power of the Pause" and "Practice what you...