19Stories
Summer is in full swing, and that means vacations, staycations and a little extra time to catch up on your favorite podcasts. That's why we're bringing back a listener favorite that was first released in May of 2024. So whether its your first time listening, or your revisiting this episode, we hope you'll enjoy this encore presentation. Thanks for listening and thanks for making us part of your summer! Contact Christy via the following: Business email Address: Business website: Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from...
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The guest joining me today is someone whose voice you may have already heard, as Deb DeVries is an award-winning voice actor and narrator based right here in my neck of the woods in the San Francisco Bay Area. Deb's narration has earned recognition from the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences, Gravy for the Brain's One Voice Awards, and most recently, four Communicator Awards at the 32nd Annual Communicator Awards, including an Award of Excellence for her narration of Welcome to George Washington's Mount Vernon. What I love about Deb's story, as with several of my previous guest’s, is that...
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One of the reasons I began this podcast is that I believe the stories we tell become the legacy we leave. And for far too long, too many stories have been muted; especially those of women. Today’s guest has made it her life’s work to change that. Before she ever stepped behind a microphone, Dr. Julie Marty-Pearson spent nearly twenty years in higher education leadership. With a doctorate in Organizational Psychology, she led institutional assessment, accreditation, research, and compliance efforts across multiple universities. She taught psychology, statistics, and leadership. She...
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Welcome to this very special episode that’s airing during the week of the 2026 Podcasthon — the world’s largest podcast charity initiative, bringing together over 2,100 podcasters from over 60 countries. The two visionary co-founders, Jeremie Mani and Yves Delnatte’s mission is to raise awareness for local nonprofits and charitable causes that are effectively changing people’s lives. Today’s episode highlights a non-profit, and rather exceptional person, who’s doing just that as a result of experiencing his own profound life change, the kind that happens in seconds, the kind you...
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As the opening of my podcast informs you, I do not live in Minneapolis, but across the country in Sonoma County, CA. I’ve been thinking a lot about voices lately. Not the loud ones. Not the ones on cable news. The steady ones. The voice that explains something complicated and suddenly you can breathe again. The voice on stage that reminds you who you are. The voice that says, “You’re not alone.” For almost forty years, Teri Parker Brown has been that voice in Minneapolis. She’s stood on the stages of Chanhassen, The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and History Theatre in Saint...
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In this podcast, I connect with remarkable people from the worlds of voiceover, music, broadcasting, writing, and coaching. Together, we explore their voyage through life, the highs and the lows, the moments of fear and the breakthroughs of hope. Through candid conversations, you’ll hear powerful stories of resilience, creativity, and triumph that just might inspire your own path forward. Today, I’m joined by someone whose story is both deeply personal and universally inspiring. My guest, Hannah Castillo, is a Certified Professional Coach with a background in mental health counseling. She...
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Welcome to 19Stories: from Fear to Hope. I’m your host, Cheryl Holling, in this podcast we explore stories of resilience, transformation, and the courage to step into new beginnings. My guest today is Amy Bolduc, a woman whose life beautifully weaves together compassion, creativity, and community. After years in her hometown of Brunswick, Maine, Amy relocated to Virginia—a move inspired by her desire for a longer growing season and a fresh chapter in life. She shares her home with a rescue dog, two cats, and a flock of chickens while balancing her work in healthcare, her award-winning...
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In this podcast, I talk with artists, actors, musicians, writers, coaches, and creative pioneers as they share personal, powerful, and often humorous stories of facing adversity and the wisdom they gleaned in the process. I started this podcast back in 2020 as a way to connect with fellow creatives during a time of fear and uncertainty. Five years later, I’m still sharing stories of creativity, resilience, reinvention, and hope. My guest today is a true renaissance woman who embodies all of these attributes as she wears many hats— and does so extremely well. Nancy May is the...
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It’s not often that I’ll get to introduce a guest whose moniker is “banana-brained and voice-trained”! But joining me today is a woman who is the embodiment of quirkiness, versatility, and her own words “a bit unhinged”. From clown noses to stage and to your favorite streaming platforms, Jo Yuan has covered a lot of ground...and that’s saying something given she’s been in the entertainment industry just shy of 6 years, and in voiceover for five of those years. She’s made audiences laugh, cry while pondering social biases through the roles and characters she’s...
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If you’re tuning in for the first time, welcome, and to my longtime listeners, you know that throughout the years you’ve heard me interview some of the most iconic voices behind your favorite commercials, video games, documentaries, etc... But today, I’m pulling back the curtain on a voice that gets much less exposure—but is crucial to running a successful voiceover business as she’s the Unsung Hero of a Voiceover Virtuoso who’s all about the business of sound! Sandra Russell may not be a name that you’re familiar with, or have a voice you recognize—but her fingerprints are all...
info_outlineThis episode discusses childhood molestation and rape and may not be suitable for younger listeners or those who’ve experienced similar trauma.
I hope you’ve all had a beautiful and rejuvenating summer. I’m recording this episode on the eve of the Autumn Equinox. I imagine we’re all beginning to pull out those comfy sweaters for the cooler weather that is right around the corner!
I’m delighted to be back with a new season of episodes beginning with the very special guest that’s joining me today.
The descriptor's “bestselling author, global sailor and activist”, used to introduce Heidi Love, fails to give full measure to who this amazing woman is. (She’s definitely all of those but oh, SO MUCH MORE!)
Heidi was born in the small Alaskan town of Seward, Alaska, where her missionary father, mother and older brother moved to from Pennsylvania prior to her birth then eventually moved to Philadelphia when Heidi was six.
Now living in Eliot Maine, her cache of accomplishments include marketing strategist and cofounder of Vont, a Maine-based $7 million dollar digital marketing agency along with its sister agency, Ethos; a full-service, multi-platform branding agency. Love has earned an MBA, a Women of Achievement Fellowship, and graduated from the Institute for Civic Leadership. She is an active board member of Safe Space Radio and a former board member of the Maine Women's Fund.
As impressive as those accomplishments are Heidi's quest for healing from childhood violence, and its ensuing trauma,led her to embark on a five-year, 12,000 nautical-mile sailing odyssey from Maine to French Polynesia that was 43 years in the making resulting in a life redeemed and an incredible message of Hope.
In May of 2024, Heidi released the memoir of that journey, Laughing at the Sky, Wild Adventure, Bold Dreams and a Daring Search for a Stolen Childhood, which ranked #1 in New Releases in four different categories on Amazon, which we’ll be talking about today.
Contact Heidi Love via the following:
- To order Laughing at the Sky: https://amzn.to/3vOcjIT
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Website: HeidiLoveAuthor.com
- Business email: HeidiLoveAuthor@gmail.com
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Instagram: @heidiloveauthor
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To Order Knowing Acts—Engage in Healing: https://amzn.to/3KcMnJ3
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Free sample Calming Practice exercises at https://www.heidiloveauthor.com/blog
Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope.
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Theme Song Credit: 'Together' by For King & Country
Outro Music Sample (for this episode): 'Return to Innocence' by Enigma
Proverbs 23:18
"Surely there is a future, and your Hope will not be cut off."
Until next time, stay Healthy and Hopeful!