461 Christian Muntean
Stories that Empower
Serving in international disaster relief projects enabled Christian to see the value of effective leadership. He feels that organizations with effective leaders-those who care about the ones they serve-are able to grow and improve. Christian dedicates his life to helping others lead well. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: leadership impacts the quality of life of others effective leaders are those who don't quit humility is an important part of leaders leadership comes out of who we are seek personal growth and development while serving others tags: Christian Muntean,...
info_outline
460 Bridey Thelen-Heidel
Stories that Empower
info_outline
459 Penny Lane
Stories that Empower
Penny is an adult survivor of childhood abuse. She enabled herself to become whole and happy. Penny hopes that her memoir of escape, empowerment and triumph in hope may help others heal. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: strive to be whole and happy trauma and abuse come with a lot of shame, which causes us to hide choose to live the life we deserve baby steps can make us stronger get help and don't do it alone find a supportive community keep your eyes on the prize we have a choice tags: Penny Lane, writer, author, Redeemed, A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood,...
info_outline
458 John A. Dailey
Stories that Empower
John A. Dailey talks about his book "Tough Rugged Bastards", a memoir of an ordinary guy who seized an extraordinary opportunity to become one of the most elite war fighters in America during the most volatile times in the Global War on Terror. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: do something that scares us practice the 5 Cs: clarity, commitment, courage, consistency and curiosity small steps will get us where we want to go tags: John A. Dailey, Tough Rugged Bastards, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage,...
info_outline
457 Gene S. Jones
Stories that Empower
info_outline
456 Ali Horriyat
Stories that Empower
In 2022 Ali Horriyat founded Compassiviste after personally experiencing the detrimental social impact of unchecked capitalism, indifference, and unbridled greed. He believes that a world of compassion and harmony is attainable if each of us commits to love always, and always love. Ali shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: Ignite the masses with compassion for social progress Learn from historical account Elevate through life’s natural cycles Actively seek joy to reach social harmony tags: Ali Horriyat, Compassiviste, story, stories, that, empower, empowering,...
info_outline
455 Kelly James Clark
Stories that Empower
Kelly James Clark, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame), is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. He is the author, editor, or co-author of more than thirty books. He writes broadly and speaks widely on compassion, tolerance and peace. Kelly strives to bring philosophy into the public life and uses the academic life to bring people together. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the mutual pursuit of the truth create a space where we can feel honest about our feelings becoming a person of compassion and peace is a project of a lifetime we can do better tags: Kelly...
info_outline
454 Anne Heinrich
Stories that Empower
Anne discusses her debut novel, God Bless the Child. It is the first in a three-book series, The Women of Paradise County. Nestled in the heart of America’s Midwest, the fictional Paradise County is where the wounded create spaces and places for themselves that simmer just beneath the surface. The dysfunction leaps off the first page. Anne shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: sometimes, the universe just says yes it's about how we can impact each other we deserve to have our own voice claim the piece of joy dwelling in possibilities tags: Anne Shaw Heinrich, writer,...
info_outline
453 Anna Monardo
Stories that Empower
Anna always knew she wanted a child. She chose to adopt a child and raise him as a single mother. Anna shares the challenges and joys of adopting and becoming a mother. She considers her family of two to be a miracle of life. Anna shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of creating personal connections the higher the stakes, the more important it is to breathe, to be calm and to meditate we are where we are meant to be tags: Anna Monardo, writer, author, After Italy, A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment,...
info_outline
452 Laine D'Souza
Stories that Empower
Laine began her career as an actress and athlete. She struggled to handle rejection and felt she wasn't good enough. Her trajectory of life changed. Laine started her own business. Today, she empowers others as a freelance trainer. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the things that happen to us are for our growth we are the creators of our lives quiet the mind and get in touch put our attention on another person feel safe within nature speaks to us the divine only gives us what we can handle what happens to us is for our growth we train for life trust ourselves if...
info_outline 
Sally experienced sexual trauma as a teenager. She repressed it, absorbed it and was ashamed of it. Sally felt as if it was her fault. She started on a journey of healing and began to acknowledge what happened. Initially, Sally felt uncomfortable to tell her story publicly. Then she realized ... if she couldn't tell her story, then what message was that sending to others, such as her daughters. Through supportive communities, Sally published her book and became a survivor of sexual trauma. Today, she creates safe, trusted communities, where she empowers women to experience healing. Sally shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- never underestimate the power of sisterhood
- find a community of women who have your back
- support one another
- practice self love and self care
- as a mother, seek a community to support you in self care, which is also helpful in protecting your daughters
- we can help unload and release pain that others experience
- evaluate pain in safe setting and release it
- honor your body
- practice deeper listening with yourself and others
- consider joining a red tent, which is a women's tribal community, where people gather, feel safe and can experience healing
Sally Clark is a director, researcher, author and graduate of the Columbia Journalism School. She directed the award-winning documentary Cowgirls and has worked with acclaimed authors and producers, including Naomi Wolf on her book Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood and with Lili Fournier, producer of the Women of Wisdom and Power series. She is also a survivor of sexual assault and has twenty years of experience helping women with similar issues. Her first book, The Way of the Warrior Mama: The guide to Protecting & Raising Strong Daughters, in available now. Sally lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her family.
tags: Sally, Clark, author, speaker, life, coach, self, care, calgary, alberta, canada, sexual, abuse, trauma, pollution, cowgirl, productions, way, warrior, mama, guide, protecting, raising, strong, daughters, storiesthatempower.com, stories that empower, empowering stories, empowerment stories, stories of empowerment, stories of empowering others, self empowerment stories, stories empower, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, uplift, uplifting, upliftment, hope, light, Sean