Stories From Women Who Walk

Hello to you listening in Fremont, California ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. In college I was taught by lay faculty and Benedictine monks.   Today I follow Joan Chittister, an American Benedictine nun, theologian, author, and speaker who is known for being an outspoken advocate...

Hello to you listening in Seattle, Washington ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me there comes a time when you and your Life meet up on the road, stare at each other and say, “ I know you from somewhere but who are you? When did we meet ?” That’s happened to me. I have...

Hello, to you listening in San Lorenzo, California ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me you’ve gotten stuck. Maybe you’re stuck now; you don’t know what to do. If you’re stuck, don’t watch what you think; watch what you do. You can walk your way clear. Walking activates...

Hello to you listening in Castelo Branco, Portugal ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Recently, my sister told me about the disgust she felt listening to others continue to spread the unsubstantiated lie that legal Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio were stealing and eat...

Hello, to you listening in Marysville, Washington ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. It’s autumn and time for a change. Among other changes I’m downsizing my 45-minute Discovery Chat to 30 minutes. It’s a wise move. A 30-minute conversation is: ✓ easy to fit into busy schedules, ✓...

Hello to you listening in Cieszyn, Poland !  Coming to you from Whidbey Island Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Women don’t often take the time to fully inquire into questions like: ✓ Who am I? ✓ What am I here for? ✓ Am I living my life in alignment with my true self and purpose? ✓ Am I willing to venture into an a...

Hello to you listening in Council Bluffs, Iowa ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. I’m revisiting my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage as I do at this time every year; but it’s a trip I almost didn’t make. As the pilot indicated our descent into Madrid, Spain I had made up my mind that I...

Hello, to you listening in Salford, England ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. I practice the Five Remembrances as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh : I am of a nature to get old, get sick, and die, be separated from those I love, and there is nothing I can do about it. Sounds grim, right...

Hello to you listening in Ocean Shores, Washington ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Every year at this time I revisit my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage: 5 weeks, 500 miles across Spain. This year I got to share my Camino with other women who have walked The Way or who help those w...

Hello to you listening in Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Recently, I was told to stop using a script for my podcast. I was told to take off the training wheels. I was told to fly free. I said “No!”    Ever wonder why top speakers and broadcasters o...

Hello to you listening in Port Talbot, Wales ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me you forget how dusty and musty your landing page story has become. My story was out of touch with my WHO, WHY, and HOW. I took my own medicine and rewrote my entire LinkedIn profile as a...

Hello, to you listening in Anchorage, Alaska ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Today marks the launch of episode number 1,100! As a podcaster with 1100 episodes under my belt, I understand  the value of preparation and the impact of well-crafted words. Communication is currency. M...

Hello, to you listening in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. The old ones tell a story about a man on a horse galloping down a road. His friend shouts, “ Where are you going ?” And the man shouts back, “ I don’t know! Ask the horse !” What galloping hor...

Hello to you listening in Brno, a city in the Czech Republic !   Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Even the best of us could use a refresher when it comes to sharing the podcast mic. After almost 5 years on the airwaves I have a few tips for hosts and guests alike. Hosts ✓ Prepare...

Hello to you listening in Salford, England ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Recently I had the pleasure of sharing the mic with my  friends and fellow veterans, Keith McNally and Jody Holeton on Trail to Transformation , a podcast devoted to helping military and veteran families...

Hello to you listening in Santa Clara, California ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. They say that a woman can stand most anything except a succession of ordinary days. [Adapted from J.W. von Goethe] What does a succession of ordinary days look or feel like to you? What about that m...

Hello to you listening in Cape May, New Jersey !  Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. We all know the importance of presenting information; but are we equally aware of the skill involved in presenting ideas and facts in a manner that is engaging, that makes a lasting impression on ou...

Hello to you listening in Purmerend, North Holland ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.   Recently I was privileged to share the mic with my friend,  colleague, podcaster, and author Kristin Aurelia on SHE Wise - Surviving the Human Experience podcast . It’s a wonderful place created...

Hello to you listening in Wallingford, Connecticut ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Back in the day we wrote thank you notes, letters, and sent picture postcards when we traveled. Things changed - as they do - with the digital age. We were suckered into thinking that family and fr...

Hello to you listening in Martinsburg, West Virginia ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Why do I do the work that I do? Because I believe with all my heart that clear, concise, and confident self-expression opens the doors to personal and professional opportunity and possibility t...

Hello to you listening in Arlington, Oregon ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories from Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Some time ago I had the pleasure of sharing the mic with podcasting colleague Jill Hart on her program, The You World Order Showcase. Our conversation embraced the many ways that our stories ground us in...

Hello to you listening in Midrand, South Africa ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. For over 4 years now two really smart, savvy, and creative friend/colleagues and I have spent a weekly 90 minutes in a wonderfully supportive, encouraging, questioning, critiquing, hot seating, provoc...

Hello to you listening in Cordoba, Spain ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Is my Origin Story work positioned as a Vitamin or an Advil?  " Vitamins are nice to have but not urgent. Whereas if you’re in pain you want an Advil - and fast !" These wise words came from my dear friend...

Hello to you listening in Lankaran, Azerbaijan ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Time out of mind I shared the mic with my friend, colleague, and fellow backpacker, Keith McNally on Coach’s Corner podcast . We talked about the ways in which I help women discover and communicate th...

Hello to you listening in Hinton, Alberta, Canada ! Coming to you Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. " ...human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives....