How Do You Find a Way Forward When Loss Unravels Your World?
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
Release Date: 04/24/2025
Lead, Lift, and Let Others Shine
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
In a world searching for connection and meaning, authentic mentorship lights the way. In this episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter talks with Rachel about the power of leading with purpose, lifting others, and leaving a legacy that truly matters. Together, they explore how mentoring relationships build confidence, foster growth, and help us recognize the stars in our own constellation, those who guide, support, and inspire us. Whether you’re looking to find a mentor or become one, this conversation will encourage you to fully show up, share your gifts, and SHINE this season both personally...
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Real Wellness for Real Women
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
What if you’re not actually burned out, you’re just living out of alignment? This summer, it’s time to stop surviving and start shining. In this episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter sits down with Lauren Pronger—certified wellness expert, travel consultant, and founder of the SUPERWELL Living Method. Together, they explore how women can realign their health with their hormones, nervous system, and purpose using practical tools like habit stacking, travel, and daily rituals that actually work. If you’re feeling stuck, burned out, or simply ready to feel like yourself again, this...
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Encore: Run Your Race! Live Fully!
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
In this replay episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter (RHG TV Network) and Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn (FCC Commissioner of the United States) shared how to run your race fully. Be willing to be the first, but never the last...pave the way for another! Discover the heart of the work that our FCC Commissioner is committed to bringing forward. Enjoy her inspiring words of wisdom and heart as you discover how to more fully lean into your mission, into your work, and through the fear to fully share the gift of who you are with the world!
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The Power of Storytelling
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Stories shape our lives, connect communities, and inspire change. From ancient myths to modern podcasts, storytelling is more than entertainment—it’s a bridge between cultures, a catalyst for empathy, and a tool for personal and collective growth. In this episode, Rebecca will talk with author Sherry Lynn Campbell about why a well-told narrative can captivate audiences, foster emotional bonds, and make even the most complex ideas accessible. Whether you’re a creator, a leader, or simply someone who loves a good tale, discover how harnessing the art of storytelling can transform the way...
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Encore: Bask in the Moment and Maintain the Momentum
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
What's it like to achieve one of your dreams - to be on the OTHER side of a big goal? How do you stay present to enjoy that glory while also maintaining your forward momentum? In this encore of a popular episode, Rebecca welcomed back speaker and #1 bestselling international author, Jason M. Palmer. Jason shared about the ways he is enjoying the successes of training elite horses AND recently releasing an international bestseller, while also reaching forward with mastery and resilience. As always, you can find our host, Rebecca Hall Gruyter at the www.RHGTVnetwork.com or at...
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Encore: Do Hard Things and Take Center Stage in Your Own Life
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Messages of hope and resilience aren't always easy to find but if you look, you can find them. In this replay of a popular show from last summer, our guests are bestselling authors Ramona Baxter and M. Kay Bush. They talked with Rebecca about their passion of bringing empowerment to others who need a turning point. They believe that tools like courage, belief mindset, skills of perseverance, and resilience make all the difference as we each learn to step into our own lives. They shared about their book writing process and the highs and lows of launching a bestseller. As always, you can find...
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Encore: Can Animal Communication Help You?
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Do you consider your relationship with your pet a very top priority in your life? Do you ever find yourself wishing you could hear more about what you animal is thinking? In this replay from last summer, Rebecca talked with an Interspecies Activator and author, Elizabeth Long. Elizabeth is passionate about the animal kingdom and all that it has to share with us. Rebecca asked her about her connection to the animals all around us. Their insights can help us grow! As always, you can find our host, Rebecca Hall Gruyter at the www.RHGTVnetwork.com or at www.yourpurposedrivenpractice.com. Our...
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Encore: Grow Your Courage
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Courage comes in many forms. Sometimes it is grit and tenacity and training - in high performance situations. Other times it means being a survivor of abuse and trauma. Still other times it is the step toward self-awareness and compassion. In today's replay of a popular episode, Rebecca talked with two guests who know all about courage: author and abuse survivor Janet Cheney and mental toughness coach Stacy Ingram. They talked about their journeys and the places courage has taken them as they've stepped into their stories. As always, you can find our host, Rebecca Hall Gruyter at the...
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Encore: Clarify Your Purpose and Your Calling
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Do you have a clear sense of your purpose and your calling in the world? What prevents you from stepping out and pursuing your dreams? In this replay of a popular episode, Rebecca talks with Rachel Lee White and Dr. Robin Owens about creating a supportive space for women to who want to clarify their purpose and achieve their dreams. So many talented, gifted women want to make difference in the world but aren't clear on who they are and how they are called. What if you lived out of your purpose and made your decisions accordingly? We think it would help you get AND stay on purpose in your work...
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Encore: Learning Success Through Your Story
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Success is a powerful motivator. But what does success mean? How does one measure it? In this replay of a popular episode, Rebecca talks with Peter Nicholls and Erin Marcus about their experiences of learning from both success and failure. They also pondered issues of purpose and meaningful work - a discussion we can ALL benefit from as we consider living a successful life! As always, you can find our host, Rebecca Hall Gruyter at the www.RHGTVnetwork.com or at www.yourpurposedrivenpractice.com. Our guests are also online! Find Peter at https://australiaspeoplegardener.com.au/; Erin's online...
info_outlineIf you or someone you care about has experienced a devastating loss, you may be wondering how anyone could survive such debilitating grief. How do you find a way forward through that kind of darkness? Living in the light again probably seems impossible. That’s what Kyle and Betty Mertens thought when they lost their one-year-old daughter Ella to an undiagnosed heart defect. On today’s show, Rebecca will talk with this resilient couple about their personal grief journey as well as their work to help others transform heartbreak into healing. Kyle and Betty do much of this healing work through their books and their nonprofit, Ella’s Umbrella. As always, you can find our host, Rebecca Hall Gruyter at the www.RHGTVnetwork.com or at www.yourpurposedrivenpractice.com. Our guests are also online. The Mertens’ online home is: https://www.ellasumbrella.org/.
About our guests:
Kyle and Betty Mertens met while pursuing their MBAs at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. After losing their 1-year-old daughter, Ella, in 2017, they established a nonprofit called Ella’s Umbrella that works to provide inspiration, connections and resources to save kids with heart conditions. They are also passionate about uplifting grieving people and have authored two books: Unraveled, When Loss Changes Everything and Never Far Apart. Kyle and Betty live in St. Louis, Missouri, with their other two children, Ryder and Layne. When they’re not busy working their full-time jobs (Kyle in corporate strategy and Betty in business development) and running their nonprofit, they enjoy traveling and spending time outdoors. They both love fitness; Betty is a certified personal trainer, while Kyle looks for any opportunity to get out to the golf course. Out of all their hobbies, spending time with friends and family is what they cherish most. Find them online at: https://www.ellasumbrella.org/.