LIFE IS ABOUT MORE THAN LIVING

Autism doesn't have to define a person. Artists with autism are like anyone else: They define themselves through hard work and individuality.-Adrienne Bailon American musician “I have autism, but I am not broken. I do not need to be fixed.-Sam Mitchell podcaster Brief bio Sam Mitchell, a teenager living with autism, brings you the podcast Autism Rocks and Rolls https://trickles.podbean.com/ ....

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.-Alexis de Tocqueville French Historian 1805-1859 Phyllis brief bio My name is Phyllis Leavitt. I have been a psychotherapist for over thirty years and I wrote a new book called "America in Therapy: A New Approach to Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis," o...

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.-Alexis de Tocqueville French Historian 1805-1859 Phyllis brief bio My name is Phyllis Leavitt. I have been a psychotherapist for over thirty years and I wrote a new book called "America in Therapy: A New Approach to Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis," o...

THE HEALER WITHIN A conversation with Blanca E. Rodriguez Quote: “Wounded healers are people whose painful experiences enable them to help others. My mission is to improve the quality of lives one soul @ a time”-Blanca E. Rodriguez I am the Owner/CEO of Wounded Healer, LLC. Under this umbrella I offer Massage therapy for 18 years, certified canine massage therapy for 8 years, fitness instruction f...

SURVIVING THE CHANGE AND TRANSITION BETWEEN JOBS A conversation with David Petrovay Who is Dr. David Petrovay? David is the author of David's book:OUT OF WORK NOT OUT OF WORTH Navigating the Emotional Side of Job Loss on Amazon https://a.co/d/dRyKohv He is also an employment strategist who has worked in the field of career counseling and coaching for over 20 years in a number of settings that...

THE HEALER WITHIN A conversation with Blanca E. Rodriguez Quote: “Wounded healers are people whose painful experiences enable them to help others. My mission is to improve the quality of lives one soul @ a time”-Blanca E. Rodriguez I am the Owner/CEO of Wounded Healer, LLC . Under this umbrella I offer Massage therapy for 18 years, certified canine massage therapy for 8 years, fitness instruction...

SURVIVING THE CHANGE AND TRANSITION BETWEEN JOBS A conversation with David Petrovay Who is Dr. David Petrovay? David is the author of David's book:OUT OF WORK NOT OUT OF WORTH Navigating the Emotional Side of Job Loss on Amazon https://a.co/d/dRyKohv He is also an employment strategist who has worked in the field of career counseling and coaching for over 20 years in a number of settings that...

ADVERSITY TO ADVANTAGE WHEN DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT A conversation with Arias Websterberry Just who is Arias Websterberry, the entrepreneur,author,speaker and trainer? How can his back story help you to rewrite your present story? Key topics for discussion Adversity to Advantage: Transforming Your Biggest Challenges into Opportunities Done is Better than Perfect: Embracing Imperfection for Bus...

ADVERSITY TO ADVANTAGE WHEN DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT A conversation with Arias Websterberry Just who is Arias Websterberry, the entrepreneur,author,speaker and trainer? How can his back story help you to rewrite your present story? Key topics for discussion Adversity to Advantage: Transforming Your Biggest Challenges into Opportunities Done is Better than Perfect: Embracing Imperfection for Bus...

TELL YOUR STORY A SON’S SUGGESTION-Alfred Harrell Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.-C. S. Lewis British writer This is another installment of my life story first shared on episode 1 of my podcast  Life Is About More Than Living A Podcast a little over 7 years ago entitled Precondition...

TELL YOUR STORY A SON’S SUGGESTION-Alfred Harrell Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.-C. S. Lewis British writer This is another installment of my life story first shared on episode 1 of my podcast  Life Is About More Than Living A Podcast a little over 7 years ago entitled Precondition...

Just what are some of our happy brain chemicals? Are some of them given a bad reputation? Why is learning to manage them a skill? What are some benefits we get from learning how to manage them for better brain health and a happier life? Listed are a few brain chemicals that impact our happiness Dopamine: it has a bad reputation so you need to Serotonin: why don't they tell you about your power...

Who is Barry Adkins? Why should his story matter to you; to me? In 2007, my 18-year-old son Kevin died of alcohol poisoning—the very day he moved out on his own. In the wake of that loss, I packed his ashes in my backpack and walked from Gilbert, Arizona to Kalispell, Montana. Since then, I’ve told his story nearly 400 times to over 400,000 students and parents. It’s a message about more than just...

Featured quote: “...enslaved people "were conjuring out of nothing that manhood that has been stripped away from them for four hundred years, they used the spirituals as a catalyst.”― Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Who is Dr. Sheila A. Otieno? Sheila Otieno is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Distinguished Emerging Scholar in Religious S...

Who is Marysol James? Marysol James is a bestselling author and global speaker who helps organisations protect their most valuable asset: high-performing female leaders. She partners with leadership teams, HR directors, and people-first companies to expose the hidden costs of narcissistic abuse on performance, retention, and workplace culture. With an MA in International Business, 32 bestselling n...

Question your thoughts. Find clarity.-Meike Bettscheider of Your Compass Who is Meike Bettscheider? I'm a native German with a background in business development, having worked in Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. My leadership roles have given me a solid understanding of organizational dynamics, cross-cultural knowledge and people management. However, I realized that my true passion was in person...

Kelvin G reen is a Cybersecurity Leader,Evangelist,Mental Health Advocate and Motivational Speaker. Topic highlighted in this episode Our human behavior as it relates to our usage of technology How Cybersecurity affects us daily The importance of self love as we are challenged in some ways to disconnect from direct human interactions Kelvin Green email: green@cybersecandi.com LinkedIn: https://www...

Activism is moral authority in redemptive liberalism.-Shelby Steele American author, Columnist Shane Lukas is TEDx speaker,advocate expert, award winning collaborator and LGBTQE activist. Topics for conversation Living authentically Being a voice for the voiceless Challenges present and future the LGBTQE faces Contact: shane@agreatidea.com #lgbtqe #activism #our #voices #matter #live #your #best #...

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.-Alexander the Great Tenia bio reads in part like this Tenia L. Davis, a transformative force in Human Resources and Recruitment. With a remarkable track record, Tenia has scaled the corporate ladder at prestigious companies like HBR Consulting, Raise, iManage, Johnson Publishing Company, and HARPO Pr...

Nothing happens unless we first dream.-Carl Sandburg American poet A little about Adam Lasalle: He is “ an actor, musician, and former high school teacher who quit the “safe path” to chase a dream - and it actually worked! I’ve gone from grading papers to starring on NBC’s Chicago Fire , singing Off-Broadway, and voicing national campaigns for brands like McDonald's. My story is all about reinvent...

His Story! His Words! Our Human Experience!- A conversation with Thomas Clodfelter   Mr. Thomas E. Clodfelter is a motivational speaker and HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST with a walking breathing story.  Contact Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomas.e.clodfelter Support financially Thomas's community service work:Cashapp- $thomasclodfelter   #hiv #aids #activist #his #story #our #story #our #human #experie...

Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.- Sallie Krawc heck A discussion about networking, hitting rock bottom and discovering ways to rise to new levels. Website: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/   #networking #leveling #up #hitting #rock #bottom #rise #to #new #levels #in #life Follow or Subscribe LIFE IS ABOU...

Briefly, who is Amanda Anderson? Amanda Anderson - keynote speaker, mental health strategist, and human capacity builder. I work with people who’ve been surviving on autopilot - high-functioning, high-achieving, but quietly exhausted. The ones who look “fine” on the outside but are stuck in survival mode underneath. You don’t rebuild from what broke you. You rise because of it - and you build the...

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.-Bayard Rustin, American leader In this episode which is definitely relative for our times here in America we will touch upon the following topics through the lens of what Luis experienced in the Portland Oregon protest. Firsthand stories of the Portland pr...

Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.-Les Brown Just who is Jessica Danel? Part of one of her bio states that she is “the author of Bucket List from a Redneck Girl , a raw and relatable memoir about growing up in a small town, building a business from the ground up, and walking away from it all to put her children’s special needs first.”; She is also host of the pod...