Nobody Knows Your Story

Send us Fan Mail I've wanted to have longtime friend Julia Gosney share her story for a while. Why? Because she really has a great story, great enough to have two episodes. This is part two. (I'd recommend listening to part one first).  Like most who have been lucky enough to have had a 60+ years on this planet, Julia has lived a unique life. I believe her story WILL impact each listener...

Send us Fan Mail I've wanted to have longtime friend Julia Gosney share her story for a while. Why? Because she really has a great story, great enough to have two episodes. This is part one.  Like most who have been lucky enough to have had a 60+ years on this planet, Julia has lived a unique life. I believe her story WILL impact each listener in a positive way. I truly enjoyed talking story...

Send us Fan Mail From the age of four, Kate Saint Clair knew she was different. She didn’t really understand the how and why of her ability to communicate with people who had died, but she knew others didn’t seem to have this “gift”. Kate Saint Clair is a Human Intuition Expert, Psychic Medium, and Intuitive Advocate. Her life has been a journey of understanding the powers that she possesses and h...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 7 of the Nobody Knows Your Story podcast. Mix? What the heck is Johnzelle Anderson's mix story? It won't take too long for you the listener to figure out why Johnzelle chose the title Mixtape for his new book. Johnzelle is a therapist. But he's other things too, a mix of things. His new book is told in tracks rather than chapters. I once made mixta...

Send us Fan Mail In this last episode of season six of the Nobody Knows Your Story podcast, Doug Herdt and I spent an hour and a half talking about his life. His story, to use a few cliches, is one of getting up off the mat, never giving up, and when losing; not losing the lesson.  As Doug shares his story, you'll better understand why one of his favorite quotes comes from the Dalai Lama. &qu...

Send us Fan Mail Daniel Tolson is a dedicated and proficient strategist and business coach and former Australian wakeboarding champion. As Daniel shares his story he talks about the many challenges he has faced during his life both physical and mental.  My time visiting with Daniel was a fun experience. As he shared his story, I was able to better understand what drove him to continually strive to...

Send us Fan Mail Dan Esposito dealt with chronic pain for too long. It effected pretty much every aspect of his life. But Dan no longer experiences chronic pain. As Dan shares his story we'll get to see how even a world class athlete can experience pain to the point life becomes a drudgery. But Dan did not want his pain to define him and alter the life he wanted to live.  I invited Dan to tak...

Send us Fan Mail Aaron Hafdahl works as a substance abuse therapist. He didn't learn about substance abuse from textbooks but from the school of hard knocks . I know this is just one of the reasons he's good at communicating the facts of addiction AND what the future holds if his clients / program participants don't make positive changes to their lives.  I met Aaron several years ag...

Send us Fan Mail "Cut the bullsh*t, Marketing isn't rocket science." This is from Kai Stone's website where he specializes in Website Design & Marketing Systems for Contractors. So helping folks with websites and marketing is what Kai is doing now. But how did a Maui kid, kicked out of pretty much every school he was in create such a successful online business? Take a liste...

Send us Fan Mail As the title says, in this episode we'll learn about the life of Dustin (Dusty) Camp. At the age of 31 Dusty clutched his stomach and collapsed.  He was gone within an hour and we didn't know why for a couple of months.  His official cause of death was a spontaneous dissection of the right iliac artery.  The iliac arteries branch off of the base of the aorta. This part o...

Send us Fan Mail Rod Osborne was an FBI agent for 26 years. He’s lived all over including several faraway places like Spain, the Philippines and China. Now, just this information alone would be enough to get a people person to want to hear Rod’s story but wait; there’s more. Did you happen to see the Hulu docuseries, “Mormon No More”? Rod, his wife Nan, and four of their five children appear in th...

Send us Fan Mail In high school Steve Gamlin had a crush on a girl named Tina, but he was too shy to ask her out. Twenty-one years later Steve received an email from Tina. She wondered what he was up to because as crazy as it may have seemed, Tina had an interest in Steve in back in high school as well. One thing led to another, and they ended up together. As Steve shares his story, we end up talk...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary If you’ve ever questioned your faith, struggled with loss, or felt the weight of expectations, this episode is for you. Key Takeaways Larry Camp's journey reflects a deep connection to music and family. Mental health discussions are crucial in high-demand religious settings. Personal growth often comes from questioning /clarifying beliefs.  High-demand religio...

Send us Fan Mail David Kalākaua (1836–1891) was the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi , serving from 1874 until his death in 1891. Known as the "Merrie Monarch" , he was a strong advocate of Hawaiian culture, arts, and identity at a time when outside influences were rapidly changing the islands. Kalākaua revived traditional practices such as hula, which had been suppressed by...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Nobody Knows Your Story podcast, Barry Adkins shares his life story but also, an important message. A message that came his way after the sudden and tragic death of his son Kevin. A big part of his after Kevin story included a long walk with a special message. Now Barry's life story is more than losing his son. He talks about the life before one loses a...

Send us Fan Mail What would you sacrifice to follow your conscience? In 1969, as the Vietnam War escalates and a nation divides, a young man faces the hardest decision of his life. Bruce Wasser, a Princeton student with a promising future, receives a draft number that makes becoming a soldier a near certainty. While others debate war in lecture halls, Bruce is thrust into a personal battle—should...

Send us Fan Mail I really enjoyed "talking story" with Bill Simpson. I found him to be authentic as he shared his story of EVENTUALLY learning how to be better at being a kind, empathetic, communicative partner. As Bill shared his story, he talked of failed relationships and what he was doing in these relationships that caused them to eventually implode. One thing Bill did was to seek th...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode one of season six of Nobody Knows Your Story. My guest, Rick DellaRatta sang "live" during the podcast recording which was a first and we had fun recalling how he got involved in music, specifically jazz music. I'd say that the events of 9/11/2001 changed any American who was alive at the time. This tragedy took Rick's life in a new direction...

Send us Fan Mail Born in rural China with health issues which included open heart surgery at one, Jacob Roy spent his first few years in an orphanage. Luckily he was adopted by a wonderful woman who raised Jacob in Syracuse, NY. In this episode, Jacob talks about growing up with few people in his life who looked like him and how sometimes he was more comfortable staying in the background. But now,...

Send us Fan Mail Right now, there are 100,000 people on the planet who are here to help uplevel it. They are the guides, the teachers, the healers, the coaches—the ones who will lead the shift toward a higher consciousness. Kelle Sparta is a transformational shaman who helps spiritual practitioners, teachers, and coaches make 6-figure+ incomes doing the work they love.  After almost 50 years of st...

Send us Fan Mail WARNING: This episode will contain accounts of child abuse, rape, torture and murder.  Licking the Knife is a memoir written by Sabrina Capper in which she tells of a horrific childhood growing up in Oklahoma in a high demand religion. Sabrina's grandfather, the patriarch of the family and respected in her community and church was a monster. We discuss her story and touch on...

Send us Fan Mail CONTENT WARNING : Suicide This is part two of Lorna and Jack Hoopes sharing their life stories. If you have not listened to part one, you should as Lorna and Jack talk about their early lives and about how they met. In part two they discuss their children, extended family, career path/ choices, and what they are doing now.  "Never had one boring day in my life since I met Jac...

Send us Fan Mail This is part one of Lorna and Jack Hoopes story. I've known Lorna and Jack for a couple of years and over this time, I have learned that their lives have been anything but typical. In part one they discuss their early years with Lorna growing up in Yuma, AZ and Jack in the Rexburg, ID area. I say area because in Jack's early years his family spent 5 months of the year ab...

Send us Fan Mail Wendy Alexander grew up in South Africa feeling the sting of segregation and racism. As Wendy shares her story she talks about her first encounter at a whites only beach when she was seven and later as she was asked to leave a whites only coach on a train at age fifteen.  Her father and mother wanted a better life for Wendy and her four siblings so the family moved to Melbourne, A...

Send us Fan Mail Zachary Liu is the youngest guest to share his story on Nobody Knows Your Story. So why did I think I should interview Zachary when he reached out? Take a listen and I'm confident you will also be impressed with ALL that Zachary has been able to accomplish is his short 20 years.