The Human Journey: Your Story with David Hackett

In this episode, I’m opening up about something personal: I’m a shy person, even though I show up online and speak to people every week. Today, I’m sharing what that experience is like, why I’m learning to push past it, and how this community helps me grow. I also explain why I’ve introduced YouTube Memberships, what each tier includes, and how they support the work I do here. You’ll hear a simple...

Peggy Moore is a Registered Nurse, functional medicine practitioner, and wellness entrepreneur passionate about helping women in midlife reclaim their energy, balance their hormones, and thrive. With over 25 years of experience in healthcare and a mission to shift from crisis care to prevention, Peggy brings evidence-based strategies, real-life stories, and empowering conversations to guide listen...

Sharlene Lynch is a keynote speaker, mindset mentor, and business strategist who turns lived experience into lasting transformation. In 2011, a personal tragedy shattered her world and forced her to confront grief, belief systems, generational patterns, and identity at a depth she had never experienced before. What followed was not a surface-level recovery but a conscious rebuilding of mindset, en...

Catgirl & Wise Tiger: In and Out of the Darkness is a raw, poetic journey through healing, love, and survival. As Catgirl moves through waves of anxiety, memory, and self-discovery, Wise Tiger stands beside her as steady warmth in the storm. Together, they learn that darkness is not the end of the story—it’s where transformation begins, where softness becomes strength, and where love becomes a...

Nicky Brookhart is an author and advocate whose story is rooted in resilience, loss, and the realities of growing up around addiction. She is the author of Addiction Is Our Last Name, a memoir inspired by her lived experiences navigating family trauma, the loss of her brother, and her father’s relapse. What began as a personal way to process grief and survival quickly became something bigger—an op...

For more than 25 years, Melissa Hall Klepacki, M.Ac., has specialized in solving constipation cases that most practitioners consider “impossible.” As a Private Health Consultant and author of the book The Constipation Code (Out Now), she has built a reputation as a true “Symptom Sleuth,” uncovering the hidden patterns behind chronic digestive struggles that often go overlooked. Her work begins whe...

Raúl T. Pereyra is a leadership coach and founder of RTP Learning. His work focuses on the inner world of leadership, helping new CEOs, founders, and executives unpack the hidden beliefs and survival patterns shaped by childhood, culture, and lived experience. After growing up with an alcoholic father, repeating familiar patterns in adulthood, navigating divorce, and later experiencing a major med...

Beth Pellino-Dudzic was born in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Westchester County. She is a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Yonkers and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Growing up near Manhattan, she was immersed in New York City’s vibrant music scene, forming lasting connections with musicians in the club circuit while also building a successful corporate career. Bet...

As The Motivational Firewood® Guy, Steve Gamlin blends back-to-basics Positivity, Visualization & Humour, teaching his clients to SEE their desired outcomes, understand their WHY, and build ACTION PLANS to achieve them. He delivers this as a Podcast host and Keynote Speaker, through his Ultimate Life Vision program, 1-to-1 and Group Coaching, and Live and Virtual events. Over the past year, St...

Sunshine is a trailblazing Psychic Medium, Soul Healer, Spiritual Advisor, High Priestess, Reiki Master, Author, and Recovering Alcoholic. Widely known as The Pink-Haired Sober Witch, she is on a mission to help witches in recovery rediscover their magick, align with their highest purpose, and claim the abundant life sobriety makes possible. She is the founder of The Sovereign Phoenix, a recognize...

Sean Kling isn’t your typical business coach—he’s direct, sharp-witted, and backed by decades of real-world experience. He cuts through the fluff to deliver no-nonsense insights on discipline, adaptability, and what actually works in business. With a background in safety, construction, and insurance, Sean understands the highstakes world of risk and reward. As a Gen X entrepreneur, he blends old-s...

Ryan Root's journey is a powerful testament to resilience, redemption, and the relentless pursuit of purpose. From the shadows of abject poverty to underground steroid and TRT dealings—where he built a vast UGL network—he faced the full force of justice in the DEA's Operation Cyber Juice, serving his time with accountability. Emerging stronger, Ryan channeled his experiences into transform...

A powerful new chapter is coming to The Human Journey — Your Story with David Hackett. And this time, we’re joined by two incredible voices who bring depth, honesty, and a whole new energy to the conversation: Ammie Harrison and Vante. In this upcoming episode, we dive into the stories behind the stories — the moments that shaped us, the battles we’ve fought, the healing we’re claiming, and the co...

Welcome to a brand‑new era of the podcast. In this special episode, David Hackett opens the door to the next evolution of the show — The Human Journey: Your Story with David Hackett. What started as The Journey has grown into something deeper, wider, and more connected than ever before. For the first time, David shares the full story behind the rebrand: • why the podcast needed to evolve • how you...

John Graham shipped out on a freighter when he was 16, hitchhiked through the Algerian Revolution at 19, and was on the team that made the first ascent of Denali’s North Wall at 20, a climb so dangerous it’s never been repeated. He hitchhiked around the world at 22, working as a correspondent in every war he came across. A US Foreign Service Officer for 15 years, he was in the midst of the 1969 Li...

In this episode, we sit down with Vante, a 30‑year‑old poet and musician who pours every ounce of his truth into his art. Like our guest host Ammie, he writes from the heart — raw, unfiltered, and beautifully human. Vante creates music that speaks openly about his mental health journey. Not for sympathy. Not for attention. But because he knows what it feels like to struggle in silence… and he does...

Jessica Danel is an author, mom of three, wife of 28 years, and former childcare entrepreneur who built a million-dollar preschool business from the ground up. Known for her candid humor and storytelling, Jessica brings a raw, heartfelt perspective to motherhood, marriage, and chasing dreams. After stepping away from her thriving business to focus on her daughter’s special needs, Jessica turned he...

When I speak, I don’t sugarcoat. I share the truth — the messy parts, the healing parts, the breakthroughs, the moments most people hide. This is a space for real talk, unfiltered emotion, and honest conversations that remind us we’re all human. No scripts. No masks. Just the story as it is, and the journey as it unfolds. If you’re here for authenticity, you’re in the right place.

Chad Taylor joins The Journey with a perspective that cuts straight to the heart of how we relate to ourselves and the people we love. As a clinical psychotherapist, he works with individuals and couples facing anxiety, addiction, intimacy challenges, and the deep-rooted patterns that quietly shape our relationships. With nearly two decades of personal recovery and clinical experience behind him,...

Frank Campbell is one of California’s elite licensed independent insurance analysts, holding Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations. With over 30 years of experience, Frank has built a reputation for uncovering hidden risks—finding that 88% of the life insurance policies he reviews have critical issues most people never notice. As the founder of Str...

Dennis “DM” Meador has never fit the mold—and that’s exactly why attorneys trust him to help them stand out. His entrepreneurial spark ignited at just 14 years old, when most teenagers were thinking about homework and weekends, not building businesses. From shoveling snow to mastering SEO before it was cool, DM spent his early years chasing one truth: he loved helping other people grow. That passi...

In 2009, Dr. David Petrovay founded his company, David Petrovay Coaching, based on his slogan - I help people figure out what they are here to do in life...and then DO it. During his twenty-five years as a career counselor and coach, he has worked with individuals and groups to do just that. His clients are professionals across a broad spectrum of work settings who are motivated to be the best at...

A stark depiction of childhood trauma, Unbroken: Life Outside the Lines is a harrowing coming-of-age story defined by resilience in the face of unimaginable odds. Born into a family riddled with dysfunction, Adriene Caldwell knows what it means to be unwanted. When their mother becomes increasingly unstable, Adriene is the only person her baby brother David can rely on, despite her young age. It i...

The essence of the teaching is simple: our feelings…happiness or unhappiness…are fleeting, often shaped by memory, reflection, or imagination rather than the present moment. By recognizing this, we can reduce suffering and cultivate calm, clarity, and resilience, all while living our everyday lives. Email: sawmyint@onestoppropertyfinance.com.au Bookings: https://calendly.com/ospf/home-loan-strateg...

Ash Mars is the creator of the Soul Release Method, a trauma-informed, somatic movement, and spiritual approach helping you to become your next-level self. Their work is rooted in lived experience, building mind, body, spirit system safety, through journey meditation, somatic movement, and mindful integration. Ash helps clients move beyond old survival patterns and into a life of embodied ease, fl...