432 Wen Peetes
Stories that Empower
Wen is a survivor of trauma and abuse. She talks about how she felt divine energy. This enabled Wen to experience joy that delivered her from the darkest of times. She bloomed into the courageous being that she is today, where she is able to help other souls. Wen shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: everything about our story makes sense be curious to ask questions our brains enable us to stay in a protective space until we are ready to handle it we are worthy regardless of our beginnings listen in to ourselves we can focus and be deliberate about what we think practice...
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431 Mark David Gerson
Stories that Empower
After experiencing some bumps initially in his career, Mark David found his soul work in writing. He found himself back in the flow and his life began to have purpose again. Mark David shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: there's always a chance for good news tomorrow strive to live from a place of intuition and higher wisdom find our own way trust in the infinite the miracles always show up trust and follow the voice tags: Mark David Gerson School of Writing, award-winning author, accomplished screenwriter, coach, counselor, mentor, story, stories, that, empower,...
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430 Joan Koster
Stories that Empower
Growing up as a shy child, Joan found comfort in reading and books. Today, she brings light to and writes about amazing/forgotten women. Joan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of reading reading is a way to travel and to walk in others' shoes reading teaches us tags: Joan Koster, writer, author, historical fiction about forgotten women, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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429 Megan Edge
Stories that Empower
Megan was curious about source of her pain(s). She knew there had to be a better state of wellness. So, Megan embarked on a journey of self-discovery, healing and health. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: connect to nature the human body is intended to be in a state of grace , health and wellness we can heal trust ourselves journey back to ourselves tags: Megan Edge Healing, herbal enthusiast, holistic health, master healer, foraging expert, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging,...
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428 Kimberly Behre Kenna
Stories that Empower
As a shy and timid child, Kimberly escaped into nature and books, where she found solace. Therapy and journaling enabled Kimberly to heal from memories of childhood sexual abuse. Today, she is passionate about writing stories about kids overcoming challenges, finding their voices and telling their stories. Kimberly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: find solace in nature find our voice nature is a healer build empathy embrace our own voice ask for help strive to deal with heavy feelings let it be and it will pass tags: Kimberly Behre Kenna, celebrating brace girl...
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427 Robert W. Norris
Stories that Empower
As a young man, Robert felt he was lost and was in search of direction. So, he embarked on a journey of traveling and hitch hiking across US and Europe. This experience gave him a sense of purpose and direction. Robert pursued a desire and passion to live, work and study in a foreign country. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of the power of language don't fear the unknown, embrace it trust our intention and be open people are the same everywhere seek the road less traveled be an empathetic listener tags: Robert W. Norris, Author of Expatriate and...
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426 Ann Marie Jackson
Stories that Empower
Ann Marie and her husband traveled throughout the world and dreamt of living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. They took a leap of faith and made their dreams come true. Having a service mindset, she co-founded a microlending organization, Mano Amiga, and was the former Vice President of Casita Linda, which builds homes for families living in extreme poverty in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Ann Marie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: pay attention to the needs of the people stay humble and keep learning we get more than we give tell our story and share our truth ...
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425 Silvia Subirana
Stories that Empower
Silvia experienced a gut infection due to her consumption of alcohol. Excluding alcohol from her life enabled her to take inventory and choose what she wants to allow in her life. Today, Silvia's mydry30 program enables people to have a better relationship with alcohol. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of the mind/body connection listen to the signals that the body sends us what creates happiness is connection choose what the body and mind want practice mindfulness tags: Silvia Subirana, clinical psychologist and the Head of Content Development at...
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424 Mark Steve Porro
Stories that Empower
Mark chose to fill his mom's last years of life with love, laughter and joy. He took on the responsibility of becoming her 24x7 caregiver. Mark shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: respect and care for others find the joy the importance of unconditional love and empathy wanting to feel pretty doesn't end at 90 the power of little gestures tags: Mark Steve Porro, award-winning designer, writer, director, and now a best-selling, award-winning author, A Cup of Tea on the Commode, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration,...
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423 Liz Kinchen
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As a teenager, Liz experienced trauma and abuse, as she was groomed by someone that didn't have her best interest at heart. Through awareness, compassion, meditation and therapy, she's been able to move from a place of secrecy to healing. Liz shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: offer ourselves compassion healing is a lifelong process self compassion is very important we are worthy of love there is innate goodness within us awareness is the key to look at our problems joy is always available tags: Liz Kinchen, writer, meditation teacher, and Buddhist practitioner,...
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Dr. Ginni's father passed, when she was 12. This loss completely altered her life. Having lost loved ones, she has dedicated her life to bring hope and healing for grieving children and their families. She wrote "A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life", which she found incredibly healing. Dr. Ginni shares the following wisdom: talk about death while your loved ones are still alive, when two people communicate with each other, love will win in the end, put yourself in others' shoes, practice forgiveness, ask for help, choose to be happy about the small things, have fun, be kind and be loving.
Virginia A. Simpson, Ph.D. FT, is a Bereavement Care Specialist with more than 30 years experience working with the dying and grieving. She holds a Fellowship in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education & Counseling (ADEC), and is the Executive Counseling Director for hundreds of funeral homes throughout the United States and Canada. Simpson’s articles have appeared in publications throughout the world.
In an effort to create meaning out of the sudden death of her beautiful stepson, Douglas William (Doug) Simpson in 1991, Dr. Simpson founded The Mourning Star Center, a place of hope and healing for grieving children and their families in Palm Desert, California in 1995. For ten years, she trained all grief facilitators and led every support group for grieving children, teens, parents, and spouses.
Dr. Simpson is the author of the multi-award winning first book, The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life published by She Writes Press in April 2016.
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