Encore: Do Hard Things and Take Center Stage in Your Own Life
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
Release Date: 06/26/2025
A Thoughtful Beginning: How Stories Guide the Year Ahead
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
What if the way we begin a new season of life isn’t by setting louder goals, but by paying closer attention to the stories that have already shaped us? In this episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter sits down with writer and biographer Cathryn Farr for a reflective conversation about life writing, courage, and the quiet decisions that lead us into unexpected adventures. Cathryn shares her journey of returning to school later in life, studying creative nonfiction abroad, and discovering how facts, memory, and meaning can coexist on the page. She offers insight into her approach to “life writing,”...
info_outline
Strategic Unruliness: Starting the Year Powerfully by Choosing Yourself, Your Truth, and Your Power
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
What if the limits holding you back aren’t real, just invisible? In this episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter sits down with Kim Bolourtchi, keynote speaker, strategist, and creator of Strategic Unruliness™, to explore how breaking the “invisible rules” we’ve absorbed throughout our lives can lead to greater authenticity, fulfillment, and freedom. Together, Rebecca and Kim dive into what it means to lead with Strategic Unruliness™, not as rebellion for rebellion’s sake, but as a mindful practice of choosing yourself, your truth, and your power in every moment. This conversation is an...
info_outline
Rebuilding Trust and Reducing Chaos
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
What if the real work of starting a new year isn’t about pushing harder, but about rebuilding trust and clearing the chaos that quietly drains our energy? In this episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter is joined by Karen Ann Bulluck, bestselling author and leadership advocate, and Allison Williams, attorney and business strategist, for an honest conversation about trust, leadership, and intentional growth. Drawing from their books Embracing Trust and Crushing Chaos, they explore where trust breaks down, why chaos thrives in leadership environments, and how clarity can restore both purpose and peace....
info_outline
Heartfelt Conversation and Holistic Alignment: Starting the Year on Purpose
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
What if the most powerful way to begin the year isn’t by doing more, but by listening more deeply to ourselves and to one another? In this episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter is joined by Dezlee Hancock and Laurie Hartley-Moore for a rich, reflective conversation about intention, connection, and choosing to live on purpose from the inside out. Dezlee brings the heart of meaningful conversation, how words, presence, and authentic connection shape our relationships, our faith, and the way we show up in the world. With wisdom drawn from both study and lived experience, she reminds us that every...
info_outline
REPLAY: Let Your Passions Guide You in the New Year
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
As we have launched into a new year, it’s time create a year that’s truly aligned with what lights you up. Your core values and passions can guide you toward what truly matters and keep you grounded in your unique identity. In this replay, Rebecca will talk with guests Skye Bellarmine and Gary Fretwell about how their new books flow out of their passions and purpose. Don't let this be a year of just checking off a list of resolutions. Instead, align your actions with your passions and prioritize what truly matters to you. Whether you're releasing a new book, trying a new hobby, or taking a...
info_outline
REPLAY: Hopeful Holiday Magic
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
The holiday season can be fraught with all kinds of emotions - some good, some hard. They are full of memories, hopes, expectations, hurts (present and past), gatherings, and plans. How can we navigate all of that with hopefulness? In this replay, our guest, Deborah Wiener and Janet Schmidt, will talk with Rebecca about the ups and downs of the holidays. You'll come away with honest, authentic thoughts about the magic of your holiday celebrations as you close out 2021. As always, you can find our host, Rebecca Hall Gruyter at www.yourpurposedrivenpractice.com. Deborah's online home is at...
info_outline
Part 2 of Highlight from the November 14, 2025 Author Summit: Voices That Inspire
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
This week, we’re excited to share a special feature from our November 14, 2025 Author Summit, an event created to celebrate storytelling, creativity, and the power of words. In this 45-minute highlight, you’ll hear directly from several of our featured authors as they open up about their creative journeys, lived experiences, and the messages behind their newest works. From leadership and resilience to healing, empowerment, and personal transformation, each author brings a unique perspective that reminds us why stories matter. You’ll hear from voices like Debi Corrie, Elaine Damschen,...
info_outline
The Transformational Journey: From Cocoon to Soar
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
What if this season, instead of moving from moment to moment on autopilot, we slowed down enough to notice the quiet transformation happening within us? The kind that invites us to breathe, reflect, and rise a little higher than before. In this special episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter sits down with Dr. Sharon Arrindell, Inspirational Speaker, Pastor, Counselor/Coach, Maxwell Leadership Certified Trainer, and bestselling author, for an uplifting conversation about growth, healing, and the journeys that shape us. Dr. Sharon, visionary and lead author of the bestselling anthology From Cocoon to...
info_outline
Highlights from the November 14, 2025 Author Summit: Voices That Inspire
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
This week, we’re excited to share a special feature from our November 14, 2025 Author Summit, an event created to celebrate storytelling, creativity, and the power of words. In this 45-minute highlight, you’ll hear directly from several of our featured authors as they open up about their creative journeys, lived experiences, and the messages behind their newest works. From leadership and resilience to healing, empowerment, and personal transformation, each author brings a unique perspective that reminds us why stories matter. You’ll hear from voices like Debi Corrie, Elaine Damschen,...
info_outline
When Healing Meets Connection: Finding the Real Holiday Magic
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives
What if this season, instead of rushing through the holidays, we slowed down enough to rediscover the magic within us, and between us? In this special episode, Rebecca Hall Gruyter sits down with two extraordinary women, Amy McKiernan and Amy Weinland Daughters, for a heartfelt conversation on healing, connection, and mindfulness. Amy McKiernan, author of More Than a Survivor, shares how her “Eight Keys” help survivors of trauma reclaim their voice and rediscover peace. Her story is one of courage, a reminder that healing begins with presence,...
info_outlineMessages 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 our host, Rebecca Hall Gruyter at the www.RHGTVnetwork.com or at www.yourpurposedrivenpractice.com. Our guests are also online. Ramona's online home is: https://fairytalesandstreetfights. Kay can be found at: https://www.youcandohardthings.today/.
About our guests:
M. Kay Bush, international best-selling author, school counselor, and Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor, has supported youth for over forty years. Kay listened to the tough stories as she supported teens and children in hospitals, support groups, and educational settings. From these spaces, Kay learned from the teens in front of her. Courage, belief mindset, skills of perseverance, and resilience are the tools that empower young people to take charge of their circumstances. These are the Life Tools in her book, You Can Do Hard Things. Kay encourages all conversations around empowering youth. She believes in them. You can find her online at: tps://www.youcandohardthings.today/.
Ramona Baxter is the bestselling author of Fairytales and Street Fights. Her book is an anthem for the untold stories within us. An irreverent journey of triumph over adversity, Ramona unapologetically expresses the crazy machinations of a closet addict and the astonishing miracle that set her free. This book is a powerful reminder that no matter how deeply we may have fallen, we each possess the strength to rise again, and forge a path toward healing, compassion, and self-acceptance. Ramona is a mother of four and grandmother of four, and fairy dogmother of three. She continues to inspire others to embrace their magic, give their inner warrior wings, and unleash their inner superhero. Find her online at: https://
