The Storied Human (What is your Story?)

Go ahead and text me! Kendal is a 23-year-old currently living in Calgary Canada. She grew up playing highly competitive sports, while suffering from depression, anxiety, and what she would later come to find out was ADHD. When she was 17 she suffered a pulmonary embolism due to a blood clot that had transpired after her first knee surgery.  She has truly come to the realization of how short life...

Go ahead and text me! Speaking with Amanda about her many accomplishments could be intimidating except it's not -- she is open and warm and just wants to make the world better. She has done just that, with her many contributions to groups who help the previously incarcerated. Amanda DuBois is the founder and managing partner of DuBois Levias Law Group, a woman-owned boutique family law firm o...

Go ahead and text me! One thing you notice right away about Bill Copple. He is someone who gives up. Like at all. After a surviving  a horrendous motorcycle accident at the age of 19 which left him in a coma, he worked hard to learn to walk again. Several brain injuries would follow! But they did not stop Bill from scuba diving with sharks, parasailing, participating in MS walks, and now, at age 4...

Go ahead and text me! Ahna came to the Akashic Records after she had been a successful marketing exec. She was the CEO of a marketing company and helping others build their businesses. But she had to close a business down and it broke her heart to do it, but it led to a stunning transformation that she refers to as a "Metaphysical Awakening." It was then that the Akashic Records were rev...

Go ahead and text me! In this very short mini episode I I get serious about my judging habit in the past and how I am working on it. Judging others can become a habit but it's not good for us. The problem is when you judge someone, you don't know that person's story. You sort of make them a 2 dimensional object and you rush to judge based on little information. Instead we can try to...

Go ahead and text me! I have talked a lot about Grief on this pocast. I have covered what it feels like to lose someone suddenly, how deep my grief got, how I sought therapy to help it. I even did a short episode on anger and grief, how it's natural to feel angry at the person for leaving you. It usually doesn't last long, but it does happen. But for this very short episode, I wanted to...

Go ahead and text me! Some people are just easy to talk to you and you could talk to them all day. For me, Sue is that person. She is really funny and has great insights. She was throwing out the idea of starting a podcast about "Nothing" and we thought we might try a few episodes on here. If you remember Seinfeld back in the day, they were pitching a series to NBC about "Nothing.&q...

Go ahead and text me! Fairy Tales contain simple moral reminders, because that is how they were used years and years ago -- as a moral teaching tool for people, especially children. I enjoy how simple they are, and they allow us a peek into an older time. Fairy tales were "resurrected" first in France when readers in salons presented tales like Cinderella and Tom Thumb. This was in the 1...

Go ahead and text me! Jenn Anderson is one of those people who loves animals, always has. When she found herself on Hawaii during the pandemic, with her Navy husband deployed, alone and struggling to make friends or find a job, she turned it around by helping the stray cats that she found. She taught herself to trap them and made it her mission to help as many kitties as she could. I loved how she...

Go ahead and text me! A short bite-sized episode about what my Mom taught me with her faith and determination! As a young child, I watched my Mom plant tomato seeds and grow them into tall plants! My father doubted that they would grow, but got a kick out of the fact that they did. He took a photo of me in front of those tall tomato plants back then and I found it recently. I love this story! THAN...

Go ahead and text me! I recently attended a talk by  Karen Ann Bulluck and I can attest to the fact that she is a  great speaker and presenter -- she has an impressive background as a corporate trainer and executive. But it is the latest chapter of her life where she really digs in and helps other people  discover what more they could be doing with their career, in their leadership roles, in their...

Go ahead and text me! Yeah it happens. Time marches on. And one day you have to pull out your MEDICARE insurance card. It's kind of a crazy feeling. Don't get me wrong, glad to have it, glad to be alive (my Mom died at 65). But whew, I felt pretty old today. I felt old after 29 too, when I never got asked for my ID card to buy alcohol again. Whew. What moments made you feel older? I also...

Go ahead and text me! We are back with Kreed Revere --who has a super successful podcast called "The Estranged Heart." She celebrated one year of the podcast on October 31st, when she hit 25,000 downloads!  I first interviewed her in Season 2, Episode 7 - check it out. Clearly her work has resonated with people and she has helped a lot of people who find themselves estranged from a loved...

Go ahead and text me! Most of us know how good it can feel to be out in nature, spending time on the beach, or walking in the woods. But now scientists are starting to quantify why . And all the recent studies agree -- taking time to be in nature can help both your physical and mental health. But how much "nature time" do you need to see benefits? When do you start to de-stress and lower...

Go ahead and text me! I first knew Melodie Schnardthorst at work, she was really helpful when I started and seemed to know everything about standards and policies. She works in the Data Governance area at Verizon. As I got to know her, I realized she had lived a fascinating and challenging life. I admired her persistence and grit and yet she had not become hardened, she was super helpful and suppo...

Go ahead and text me!  I enjoyed talking to Sandy Cohen, host of the podcast "Inner Peace to Go," recently. Her energy is infectious and she has so much wisdom to share about research-backed methods to use to destress and restore inner peace! She brings those methods to her coaching practice, which specializes in helping overstressed people retool their worklife and find more balance and...

Go ahead and text me! I loved talking with Tanya English! She has an intelligent and warm approach to explaining how our minds and bodies work and how we can heal!  Dr. Tanya English helps women who have ever experienced loss, especially stillbirth and pregnancy loss, go from grief to grace and find treasure in tragedy. Dr. English has been working for over 30 years in healing, first as a massage...

Go ahead and text me! This was a joy to record. Kathleen McDermott is a wise woman who has definitely been through some things and has grown and learned and now has made it her life's work to share what she has learned to help other women find their way through difficult times. Check out Kathleen's inspirational podcast -- Your Life, Your Way, and reach out to her at  Kathleen McDermott ...

Go ahead and text me! The Storied Human is almost a year old! Thanks to all of you and my wonderful podcast class and friends for helping to make it happen! Happy 2023 to all of you, thank you for listening! And I have a message about accepting change too. My short solo for you this time! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Check out my Facebook group -- The Storied Human. The Storied Human is on YouTube now...

Go ahead and text me! I met Ruthann on a Facebook group that centers on podcasting. I was looking for guests for The Storied Human. She was particularly interested in speaking to me because she works with narcissists and people who are dealing with narcissists and she wanted to talk a bit about the Greek myth of Narcissus, the beautiful man who fell in love with his reflection. But there was anoth...

Go ahead and text me! I cannot imagine not knowing you were pregnant and then SURPRISE you have a baby! But that is exactly what happened to Katie Feaster, a mom to 9 month old Noah, her surprise baby!  Katie lived through what is called a "cryptic" pregnancy and considers herself and her son lucky to be healthy.  Listen to her share with us what this experience taught her about her prio...

Go ahead and text me! What a story this is! A young woman is traded for riches by her family (she does consent, but under pressure), and rides off on a large white bear to a castle far away. During her tenure there, a mysterious visitor joins her at night to sleep at her side. Growing lonely at the castle, she asks her host if she might visit her family. While there, she breaks an oath she made to...

Go ahead and text me! Kreed Revere has a super successful podcast called "The Estranged Heart." She celebrated one year of the podcast on October 31st, when she hit 25,000 downloads!  Clearly her work has resonated with people and she has helped a lot of people who find themselves estranged from a loved one. It is a deep and painful journey and people often feel isolated.   She shares wi...

Go ahead and text me! Why a Fairy Tale? Because it's fun to be read to, fairy tales are enchanting and this one has special meaning to me. I used to act this story out under a small grove of trees during recess in 4th grade with my childhood friend Lisa (who I am still in touch with). We both liked living in our imaginations and could picture the scenes from the story quite vividly. As an adu...

Go ahead and text me! In this short episode, I share my latest adventure with you and talk about how you can have your adventure too. Particularly if you think you are too old, I am here to tell you that you are not! There are lots of creative and fun things we can still explore and do in our later life -- or anytime!  So ask yourself WHY NOT YOU? And WHY NOT NOW? Everything was NOT perfect and re...