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Send us Fan Mail What can gratitude teach us about love and suffering? Isn't gratitude just about being positive and happy all the time? Isn't that what love is all about too? On this episode, David James Baker teaches us that not only is there no love without suffering, but there is no gratitude without it either. David is a very mindful and contemplative guest who we learned a lot from...

Send us Fan Mail We are here to inspire and empower all of our listeners, and we're taking notes on how to do that from today's very special guest Nikki Ubaldini.  Nikki shares her story of survivorship and how she is using her experience to empower women every day.  Nikki give some great advice and insight on how to "be your own advocate." Enjoy this episode and be sure to che...

Send us Fan Mail One of our favorite guests returns to wow us again! Daphne Miller is full of inspiration, insight, knowledge and really has the best quotes. On this episode, she talks to us all about resilience, the mind-body connection and how to be emotionally agile. You're not going to want to miss it!  Links and Resources:  Daphne’s Website: DDMconsult.com   Daphne’s Instagram: Daphnemil...

Send us Fan Mail Gratitude, grace and self-compassion are the major themes in this episode. Our guest shares insights and wisdom that truly gave us goosebumps throughout the episode. If you've been through a trauma (and in some way, we all have) you're going to want to check out this episode. Take some time for yourself and take in the teachings Gianna Mauceri has to offer. Links and Res...

Send us Fan Mail So many of us have been through experiences that changed us or motivated us to want to give back. But how many of us actually do it? How many of us make it our life's work to help change other people's lives? Well our special guest today, Daniel Vargas, has done just that. With his nonprofit, Operation Triage, Daniel helps to meet the needs of veterans around the country...

Send us Fan Mail Gratitude doesn't always look like a fairy tale with a happy ending. To get to gratitude, sometimes you have to go through suffering and hard-times. But having, and showing gratitude after suffering is truly magical. Today's guest is full of gratitude despite facing years of suffering. Danielle Ripley-Burgess lives a life of authenticity and faith after being diagnosis a...

Send us Fan Mail *Trigger Warning: Sex Trafficking and abuse* Every one of our guests has an amazing and often surprising story to tell. Our guest on this episode is no different.  Toya Kaplan runs "For the One Ministries" where she helps to educate and advocate for survivors of sex trafficking and those who are vulnerable to sexual abuse. Toya has a personal story that brought her to th...

Send us Fan Mail "Be grateful, be gentle with yourself, and let your inner child run..." are just some of the great nuggets we pulled form this week's episode. Our guest, Leasa Medina, has lived a very full life for someone so young. She knows from experience and professional expertise just how important gratitude can be in saving our lives.  Check out this episode to hear her thoug...

Send us Fan Mail Gratitude can be part of your life at every turn and in any circumstance. Sometimes you find gratitude in some beautiful places, maybe even in a gorgeous Santa Fe shoe store! In today's episode, Bunny talks with her friend and Santa Fe entrepreneur - Guadalupe Goler of Goler shoes. Guadalupe is also a fellow author. Her recently published book, Just 4 Kicks is full of her sto...

Send us Fan Mail Have you loved the first season of Lifesaving Gratitude? Catch Bunny and Johanna discussing the next 5 episodes of the first season of Lifesaving Gratitude. Take a look back and get a taste of the first 10 episodes.  Bunny Terry's website Bunny Terry Instagram Bunny Terry Facebook Original Music by: Kene Terry  

Send us Fan Mail We've made it through our first 10 episodes on Lifesaving Gratitude! So we thought this would be a good time to take a look back at what we've learned from all of our guests stories. They were all so powerful and impactful that we had to split this up into two episodes. Please enjoy our recap of the first five episodes and look forward to part 2! Bunny Terry's websi...

Send us Fan Mail Have you held yourself captive to the past? Are you trying to find a way to forgive someone or maybe even yourself? Our guest today has been through so much and through resilience, forgiveness and gratitude was able to find a way to a better life.  Guest Bio Istvan Zsako is an Author, Speaker, Business strategist and coach. licensed Residential and Commercial Contractor who is a C...

Send us Fan Mail Some people accuse our host, Bunny Terry of being "Pollyanna-ish"...  well, today's guest believes that there's nothing wrong with being Pollyanna-ish as long as "the audio matches the visual." Brindley Tucker does more than talk the talk, she walks the walk, and then some! This episode features a raw, emotional and extremely honest conversation about...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes being grateful can be a thing of beauty and an art-form. Well, that comes pretty easy for today's guest, renowned ballet dancer - Jock Soto. Jock and Bunny talk about everything from his days dancing for the New York City Ballet, his youth in New Mexico, surviving cancer to of course, meeting Dolly Parton! You're not going to want to miss this one.  Guest Bio:...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a glass half full or half-empty kind of person? Well what you might learn from this episode is that what’s in the cup isn’t nearly as important has how we choose to view it. On this week’s episode, Bunny talks to Daphne Miller about the science behind gratitude and how being grateful and mindful can actually rewire our neuro-pathways and create new ways of thinking! It&apo...

Send us Fan Mail "Follow your heart, say yes to the things that lead you to your dreams, not the dream someone else tells you that you should." Those are just a few of the inspiring and insightful words shared by our guest on episode 6, Tiffany Dowell-Lashmet. Deciding to take your own path in life can be one of the most terrifying things. But when you make the decision to do something t...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes our lives need to take brave new directions and sometimes that means making choices we never imagined we would need to. In this episode, Bunny interviews Stephanie Richardson, a life-long friend and recent amputee. Stephanie shares her story about her medical journey, how she advocated for her choice to amputate her leg after several botched surgeries, and how she came o...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like you are just getting stuck in "survival-mode" and forgetting to actually live your life? It can be hard between the hustle of work and every day life. In episode 4 Bunny interviews Cari Heibel-Briner - a realtor, entrepreneur and coach. Cari has been her own boss for 22-years and is a wealth of knowledge on how to "live you life, not your mind....

Send us Fan Mail Can gratitude help you to become a . . . better marketer or realtor? It might sound like a strange pairing, but it’s worked wonders for Craig Cunningham, a Sante Fe-based realtor, 30-year veteran in the hotel business, and founder of the marketing firm Cunningham + Colleagues. In this interview, Craig shares what he’s learned about using the power of gratitude to build a successfu...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful interview, Amber Hale talks about how she and her family were able to find gratitude even in the midst of unimaginable grief and how that enabled them to get through one of the most devastating tragedies a family can face: the loss of a loved one to suicide. Please be advised that this episode includes a serious discussion about suicide. If this topic is a trigger...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine if you were a perfectly healthy person going about your life, and then one day, out of the blue—wham!—you’re diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, and told that you may not survive. Would you, in this most difficult of circumstances, find the wherewithal to be grateful? That’s exactly what Bunny Terry did, and in this inaugural episode of the Lifesaving Gratitude podcast,...