The Journey of My Mother's Son

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, Sandy and I talk more about our amazing summer long northern adventure through Canada and Alaska. We spent a little over a month traveling throughout Canada.   We made it north of the 60 th Parallel and all the way up to Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories. We traveled over 300 miles of dirt and gravel roads and saw som...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I talk with, Dr. Leland Stillman. Dr. Leland Stillman studied Biology and Environmental Health at Connecticut College and received his medical doctorate from the University of Virginia. He then trained in Internal Medicine at Maine Medical Center. He practiced as a Hospitalist for three years following his residency training. He went on to...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I talk with, Michaela S. Cox. Michaela S. Cox is a multi-published author and speaker who writes and speaks about diverse topics ranging from faith and spirituality, to motherhood, parenting, and family, to grief and loss. She is an author who writes about her heartfelt meditations related to her passions about her journey as a mother, her...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I talk with, Ben Oofana. From a very early age, Ben was drawn to indigenous cultures and their spiritual practices. He was particularly fascinated by the paranormal. Native Americans, like peoples of other indigenous cultures lived with a foot in two worlds, relying on the assistance of supernatural forces to assist them in their everyday...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I talk with Lois Letchford. Lois is the author of the book, "Reversed: A Memoir," which chronicles an extraordinary journey of overcoming daunting odds, offering inspiration and hope to parents and educators navigating desperate situations. At the age of 39, while teaching her second son how to read, she stumbled upon her own "learning dif...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, Sandy and I talk about our trip up the Oregon Coast, into Washington, and eventually across the border into Canada. After almost two years in the making, we were excited to meet our friends and grandson, Alex in Great Falls, Montana to start our 3-1/2-month journey throughout Canada and Alaska.   Even though we had only been in Canada fo...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Greg Peterson. Greg is the host of the Urban Farm Podcast and the founder of The Urban Farm. "What if there was a garden and fruit tree in every yard?" This is a question that Greg ponders every day.   For over 32 years he created on of one of Phoenix's first environmental showcase homes for urban farming.   The 1/...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Morgan McCarver. Morgan was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her work is inspired by her female mentors of past and present, as well as her connection to Victorian corsetry through her scoliosis journey. She received an art degree with a ceramic's concentration and a double minor in art history and b...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Catherine Gairard. Born in Peru into a low-middle-class family, Catherine faced financial barriers that hindered formal music education. Undeterred, she dedicated herself to self-study, cultivating a passion for music that eventually became a driving force in her life. Early on, she showcased her artistic flair by...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Walt Morgan. Walt is a professional Integral Coach who partners with clients from all walks of life to achieve the personal and professional developmental goals that are most important to them. He served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years as a helicopter pilot and retired at the rank of Commander.   He has also been an...

This was probably the most difficult podcast that I ever had to record. In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, Sandy and I talk about our travels through California and the loss of our best travel companion, Youk. The end of April was very difficult for us and we're still working through the grief process.  Youk crossed the Rainbow Bridge on April 24, 2024.  It was certainly...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Antwaun Thompson. Antwaun Thompson or Coach T, has coached and mentored young men and women, helping to improve their athletic skills, confidence, resiliency, life skills experiences and focus for over 30 years. Nothing brings him more satisfaction than seeing the heart, determination and commitment from young peop...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Noah Asher. Noah Asher is an author, Chaos-survivor, business owner, and communicator. Noah helps people find purpose within their pain and their past. His new book, CHAOS: Overcoming the Overwhelming, is a guide on how to navigate through difficult times and come out stronger on the other side. Noah believes that...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down again and talk with my friend, Aliza Hava. Aliza is making her second appearance on the show.   We first spoke back in January and talked about the healing power that music has.   Feel free to listen to that conversation by clicking here. In this episode, we really focus on talking about her new album that is scheduled to be rel...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Roy Coughlan. Roy is a podcast coach and hosts six different podcasts.   I was honored to be a guest on his show back in March of 2023 and love that I am able to have him as a guest on my show now. More importantly, Roy approaches life with a mission driven philosophy.   He understands that it's more important to m...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, Sandy and I talk about our travels from Grapevine, Texas to Lake Havasu City, Arizona. We were able to reconnect to so many friends and had a great final leg of the book tour.

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Brittany and Cody Holifield. I had Cody and Brittany on the show after we first met at A Year to Volunteer project at Sam Houston Jones State Park back in March of 2022.   At that time, they were a full-time RV family of four traveling throughout the United States under the name Hitch to Hitch. A lot has changed fo...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Billy Lahr. As I always say, I love when I have the opportunity to connect with fellow nomads.   However, although, Billy and I share that same nomadic wanderlust, we're going about it in two completely different ways.   Sandy and I in an RV in the United States, Canada, and Mexico while Billy is literally traveli...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Tracy Tanguay. Tracy is a mobility expert also known as "MobilityChick" and has worked with players and coaches from 27 of the 30 MLB organizations, from A-ball to All-Star as well as high school and college teams. Tracy is also passionate about changing the current culture that has developed throughout youth sport...

In this episode of The Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Emma Rowena. Emma Rowena is a musician, performer, intuitive reader, healer, meditation guide, and emerging social entrepreneur, helping people find peace, purpose, and healing in their lives. Emma was born in the UK, grew up in Norway, and has lived in Cuba and the USA. With her bilingual and bicultural heritage,...

In this episode of The Journey of my Mother's Son podcast, I sit down with Shane Anderson. Shane is the husband half of the indie/folk husband and wife duo, Arbour Season. They draw inspiration from the incredible adventures they experience all across North America in their converted school bus/home. Their unique journey inspires the ambient folk sound that captures the serenity of the Western vis...

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Matt and Grace Grooms of The Golden Road. Sandy and I met Matt and Grace back in December at Sebastian Inlet State Park in Florida as they were on the home stretch of their second walk across America.   I had found them and started following them on Instagram back in February or March of 2023, just as they were get...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, Sandy and I talk about our last couple of weeks in Galveston, as well as our travels on our way to Grapevine, Texas. We met so many amazing people in our 37 days in Galveston. After Galveston, we made our way to Katy, Texas for a weekend of book signings, Waller to get some work done on our generator, Athens to see some friends, Midlothi...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with Terry Weaver. Terry is an author, speaker, podcast host, coach, and brain child behind the live event called, "The Thing." The title of this podcast is spot on – Terry and I cover a broad range of topics, with a few squirrel moments mixed in among the rabbit holes that we go down, but ultimately, we land the oppor...

In this episode of "The Journey of My Mother's Son" podcast, I sit down to talk with John Kimble. John is a fitness trainer and development coach. He has learned how to turn adversity into opportunity.   He has overcome addiction and self-sabotage and now dedicates his life to others in order to help them turn their own adversity into opportunity. To find out more about John, check out his website...