A Conversation about Asian Racism with Michelle Hoover EP: 040
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
Release Date: 06/23/2021
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Ready to Bloom with Julia Barton EP: 068
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
I always say: when you share your story, you shine a light.
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Healing Trauma Through Stories with Kelsey “O’tion” Eigler EP: 067
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
Kelsey Eigler -- who prefers to be called O’tion -- is the co-founder of The Empowered Healers Academy. It’s their mission to heal the healers, empower the humans, and simplify the journey to happiness.
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Welcome to 50: What I’m doing to embrace the aging experience EP: 065
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
It’s a big day for me because today, I turn the big FIVE-OH!!
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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Fine to Fabulous with Sheryl Morley EP: 064
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
Today’s episode is the second in a series of interviews with the women of the LIGHTbeamers Author Program -- a special book project that’s going to shine a light on 15 women and their empowering stories of courage, perseverance, and overcoming adversity.
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The Leveraged Business: Getting to 7 figures with Business Mentor Fabienne Fredrickson EP: 063
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
I have always been an advocate for women using their voices and skills to make a big impact in the world. But so often, we get caught up in the drudgery that we forget what significant actions we should take to make our businesses, and our personal lives, thrive.
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The Healing Journey of Stories EP: 062
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
Storytelling is a powerful tool. When done with intention and purpose, telling your story can help you heal from past traumas, hurts, and experiences you'd rather forget. It allows you to release the feelings and energy associated with an experience. And it lets you move out of that space of isolation, which we retreat to when we keep our stories to ourselves. But how do you begin this process and journey of healing? Where do you start? How do you even identify what stories you need to tell for you to heal?
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Turning Positivity into Possibility with Trainer Dane Boyle EP: 061
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
“Wake up and be AMAZING!!”
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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Stephanie Talia - Love the Skin You’re In EP: 060
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
I find it fascinating when I meet women who've turned their weaknesses into strengths, because their transformational stories are ones that inspire, encourage, & impact others in a big way.
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Strategic Storytelling EP: 059
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
Storytelling has always been an important part of our whole human experience. It’s how we connect with people, build relationships, and make sense of what is happening to us and around us.
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Writers Write, Speakers Speak EP: 058
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis
Have you ever wanted to become a speaker? A writer? Where are you on your journey to becoming the speaker or writer you’ve always wanted to be? Have you even taken the first step to fulfilling your dream?
info_outlineWith the spread of the pandemic that affected -- and continues to affect -- millions of people worldwide came the rise in Asian racism. In speaking of this, we’re not only talking about racial slurs hurled toward Asian Americans, but also workplace inequity and discrimination, and physical violence.
Today’s guest on The Inside Story Podcast is Michelle Hoover, a leadership-development strategist, consultant, and coach. An advocate for lifting women at work, she is using her voice to inspire solidarity against racism, and to remind her fellow Asian Americans of their value and worth.
There are so many eye-openers in my conversation with Michelle. Listen in as she shares with me:
- The staggering statistics reflecting discrimination against Asian American women in corporate America
- 2 macro considerations she draws from her background, and what it’s like growing up in a Korean household
- The latest book she’s reading by Margaret Chin, that discusses 3 reasons holding Asian Americans back from rising to the top of the corporate ladder
- Why she feels that acknowledging and listening to understand are the important first steps in addressing what’s happening
- Her response to fighting racism and increasing visibility for Asians in the workplace
- What the recent events have changed in her perspective from when she first started out, and her views now about her role in society
Like many of us, Michelle used to shy away from sharing her story. Being born into an environment that didn’t promote individuality and visibility contributed to that. Now, she is taking steps to understand and shine a light on the gravity of what’s happening to Asian Americans, and challenging herself to serve and help people through her platform.
Michelle is hopeful about the future, as I am. What’s crucial is to first acknowledge the injustice that’s going on, and that we can each contribute to creating a positive change in society.
Connect with Michelle:
https://www.instagram.com/baemleadership/
https://www.baemleadership.com/