434 Sophia Kouidou-Giles
Stories that Empower
In the process of digging and sorting, she uncovered a deeper understanding of adult relationships and found resolution. Today, Sophia feels accepted and feels like she belongs. She is proud to be back home in Greece with family and friends. we can make peace and let go when we harbor a question that is personal, we should get persistent about identifying the underlying reason persistence and questioning is a good thing tags: Sophia Kouidou-Giles, award winning author, child welfare, practitioner, educator, researcher and administrator, story, stories, that, empower,...
info_outline
433 Becky Whetstone
Stories that Empower
Having experienced a challenging marriage, Becky turned to a marriage therapist. However, this does not meet her needs. She felt there was a void, so Becky embarked on a journey to become a marriage and family therapist herself. By practicing compassion and authenticity, she helps couples or families that seek therapy. Becky shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: give ourselves permission be true to ourselves if you feel hopeless, don't stop looking for information knowledge can change everything tags: Becky Whetstone, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Coach...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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,...
info_outline
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,
info_outline
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,...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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 ...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
Connie's mother taught her that all living beings and creatures are worthy of unconditional love and acceptance. Rescuing a deaf and malnourished dog, Hogan, and nursing him back to health, taught her how to hope through suffering, which leads to perseverance and develops great character and confidence. Connie shares the message of hope with others. She imparts these nuggets of life wisdom:
- you are worthy of unconditional love and acceptance
- open your heart fully
- life offers hope to overcome any challenge
- once we choose hope, anything is possible
- choose to persevere
- see your life as a journey
- use your faith to center you
- refocus and recenter on your purpose
- reach out to someone in need of hope
Connie Bombaci, a first-time author and retired educator, is resolute in her love for animals, belief in the worthiness of all God’s creations, and desire to provide encouragement no matter what the challenge. Connie is an optimist and compassionate person whose Christian faith guides her to believe in the extreme goodness and immeasurable importance of every being. Her love for animals began in childhood and developed from her desire to be kind. She has enjoyed many adopted pets throughout her lifetime, especially ones that have needed help, rescuing domestic and wild orphaned, injured, or abandoned animals. Her desire for others to believe in the value of themselves led her to become an educator where she worked fervently to increase young peoples’ confidence and belief in themselves, despite any difficulty. She offered hope where frustration and failure seemed inevitable. While serving as a teacher and associate principal in a Connecticut public school system, she took great pleasure working within its community, finding it especially fulfilling to encourage and support her students and coworkers.
Connie grew up in a suburban neighborhoold outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and now lives in Connecticut with her husband, Jim, and their two rescued pups in the rustic, puppy-friendly home that Jim built on their five-acre "piece of Heaven." She is also surrounded by the love of four children, son-in-law, ten grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
Hogan’s life is a story of success despite the odds. In her book Connie shares his story and the message that hope can be found in the kind and generous hearts of gracious people and that everyone is worthy of love and acceptance.
http://conniebombaci.com/
http://www.deafdogs.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ConnieBombaci/
https://twitter.com/conniebombaci
https://www.instagram.com/conniebombaci/
