Stories that Empower

Ricel experienced loneliness and depression, growing up in an unstable home. Her faith and her love of sheep helped her to heal and become empowered. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: have compassion for others God works for good we can thrive in the midst of adversity there is hope you are not alone tags: Ricel, Ann, Troy, writer, author, Lala, and, the, Shepherd, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

When Jennifer was diagnosed with progressive and incurable kidney failure, everything changed for her. She knew she could either have despair or choose hope. Jennifer chose the latter. Today, she helps people with their challenges, manage uncertainty and find joy. Jennifer shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: choose hope over despair let go of the life we planned, accept the life that's given to us reframe what's happening cultivate our "lucky list" what we look for, we find deepest meaning is close relationships kindness in action can save lives practice little acts of kindness tags: Jennifer, Cramer-Miller, writer, speaker, author, advocate, joy, scouter, Incurable, Optimist, Living, with, Illness, and, Chronic, Hope, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, enco

Susan was laid off after many years as a writer and columnist. Initially, she was shocked, but found the courage to reinvent herself numerous times to a makeup artist, an autism therapist and an author. Susan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: reinventing yourself is empowering be better instead of bitter reinvention can be external or internal don't deny your creativity we have to be comfortable with ourselves tags: Susan, Reinhardt, bestselling, author, humorist, The, Beautiful, Misfits, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

As a child, Jen was diagnosed with bone cancer. Fortunately, she was cured from the cancer. Jen chose to dedicate her life to serve others and become a pediatric physician at the same hospital where she was treated. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: strive to be a positive influence in the lives of others gratitude is key our time here is limited slow down and enjoy the moments that bring us joy mental health can translate to physical health it's not what happens to you, it's about how you react to it tags: Dr. Jennifer, Pratt, pediatric, physician, children, critical, illness, wish, referral, Make-A-Wish, Foundation, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

For the longest time, Janet felt that she was resilient. However, after discovering that her spouse was having an affair, she felt crushed. She sought the help that she needed for her healing. Today, Janet helps professional women that are overworked and burned out to discover that missing link, so they can become truly resilient and thrive in their lives. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: there is a connection between the mind and the body safely release your emotions that may be trapped in your bodies when journaling, break your life into chunks determine what we learned and what to let go ask yourself what are you avoiding dealing with? we all have warning signs (e.g. physical, activities) as we shed light on the things we don't want to face, naming them takes the power that it may have on us tags: Janet, Barrett, author, speaker, Stop, the, Break, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

John shares how life can show us a different way of living, if we allow it. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: vibration can be healing allow life to show us a different way of experience our bodies have tremendous capacities to self heal dreams are sacred we always have choice there's nothing to fear   tags: John, David, Latta, mystic, author, teacher and successful founder and CEO, The, Synchronicity, of, Love, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Exploring her family's mental illness has enabled Victoria understand her mental health. As someone who identifies as a neuro-diverse person, she hopes that her story can help others. Victoria shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: become all of who we are most physical or mental health are inter-generational wounds treat ourselves before we can help others some differences in neuro-diversity may be advantageous for the collective creativity is part of the healing process sharing our stories can help heal even the past tags: Victoria, Costella, author, life, writing, teacher, Orchid, Child, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

When Laura experienced challenges in her marriage, she began to ask her community their secrets to happy marriages. One of the many things that she learned is to express our pure desires with no manipulation nor control. What transpired was the start of an empowering community that supports women. Laura shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: express your desires strive to say "I would love" … and the final outcome be willing to listen with new ears choose our faith over our fear be a part of a community of like-minded people tags: Laura, Doyle, New York, Times, Bestselling, Author, relationship, coach, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Lea shares her story as a mother of an interracial adopted son. She has found the experience to be eye-opening, viable and hopeful. Lea shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: interracial adoption is viable the most important thing is love love gets us through we are always learning strive to make decisions based on deep love tomorrow is a possibility if you love somebody, tell them today   tags: Lea, Rachel, university, professor, writer, author, The, Other, Shakespeare, Seeking, Forgiveness, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Josh gives people the hope and empowerment to move forward after experiencing personal injuries. As the CEO of Mighty, he does this by providing alternative and less traditional paths. Josh shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: help the vulnerable, when they're the most vulnerable deeply understand people's incentives   tags: Joshua, Schwadron, entrepreneur, CEO, Mighty, personal, injury, services, law, firm, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Zane opens up and makes himself vulnerable, as he shares his journey of navigating mental health from a young age. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: embrace the unknown take time for ourselves embrace the stillness appreciate the moment that we're in find your center strive to be a kind person don't lose sight of the light tags: Zane, Landin, Career, Development, Coaching, Diversity, Inclusion, Public, Speaking, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

When Cort and his spouse decided to try to have a family, they had no idea they would struggle to get pregnant, suffer the loss of a baby girl born too soon and then face the dangers and uncertainties of a high-risk triplet pregnancy and all that would entail. Cort shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: face your fears hope can turn into inspiration importance of committing to something, especially when you don't know the outcome no matter what happens, we are responsible and committed the power of a loving partnership and standing together taking responsibility for something that scares us learning what it is to be human tags: Cort, Casady, writer, producer, inspirational, author, Not, Your, Father's, America, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Growing up in an unhealthy environment, Dr. Cori chose to devote her life to helping others not to suffer. She helps people spiritually and emotionally. Dr. Cori believes that we can't recover from trauma or be our best selves if we have nutritional deficiencies. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: listen to that inner voice meditation helps us understand things from a spiritual perspective quiet the noise in our minds there's only this moment we don't have to be victims of our past eat clean, nutritious and dense foods to live your best life God doesn't judge us tags: Dr, Cori, Stern, natural, health, expert, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Matt strives to be a part of society and community that does a better job at taking care of people, is more efficient and sustainable. He talks about the Moneyless Society. tags: Matthew, Holten, Moneyless, Society, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Dawn is a chronic lime disease warrior. Adopting a little 7lb. rescue dog, affectionately known as Mr. Monks, ended up saving her life. Dawn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: advocate for yourself animals are therapeutic be the light in a dark time tags: Dawn, Blair, Registered, Hospice, Nurse, Case, Manager, avid, animal, lover, Me, and, Mr, Monks, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Kimberly talks about how she transitioned from an unhealthy relationship to becoming a woman that finds her power. Today, she strives to normalize conversations around domestic abuse and authentic relationships. Kimberly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: find our power normalize conversations around domestic abuse give ourselves permission our past experiences shouldn't define us have our own path and identity explore our passions music can be a great source of inspiration tags: Kimberly, Blackburn, writer, author, Dirty, Love, domestic, abuse, materialism, single, parenting, healing, journey, trauma, authenticity, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Experiencing psychedelics enabled Matt to reconnect with his mom, rethink about death, feel safe and loved and explore consciousness and spirituality. They have helped him feel that he is enough. Matt feels that psychedelics can: help us explore consciousness, spirituality and trauma help us feel safe and loved be catalysts for change make us feel that we are enough

Gillian experienced infidelity in her marriage, which led her to rupture initially. She chose to take time to heal and went on a quest. Following the advice of a professional, Gillian chose to stay in her marriage and work at it. What she noticed is that they had been missing polarity. Gillian shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: let the trauma pass come at it from place of healing understand where we're energized ask ourselves: where do we derive the greatest energy? be true to ourselves pause, listen, understand and prioritize tags: Gillian, Harper, girlboss, finance, lawyer, entrepreneur, executive, Feed, the, Tiger, Free, the, Dragon, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Dawn felt a shift in her body and a call to something unknown. She sought therapy, which she found to be an awakening, where she let go of old beliefs that no longer served her. Through a journey of healing, Dawn now feels empowered. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: be open to receive internal messages let go of beliefs that constrict us release our minds from the captivity there's an energy that works through us to heal others we're all connected to one another in order to heal, we need to become vulnerable invest in self reflection tags: Dawn, Kohler, executive, coach, writer, author, The, Messages, a Memoir, The, Invitation, a Weekend, with, Emma, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,

Amelia navigated life with PTSD and bipolar disorder. Writing has enabled her truth to come out and empowered her, where she no longer lives in silence and shame. Amelia feels there's hope to live the life that she's imagined. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: there's hope for us to live the life that we've imagined we are free to be ourselves when we accept what is, it creates a shift of consciousness live our truths there's always hope tapping into our inner self and truth allows us to be open to receive in the end, we're all just walking each other home tags: Amelia, Zachry, writer, storyteller, advocate, Enough, Memoir, of, Mistakes, Mania, and, Motherhood, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,