Stories that Empower

Stories that provide hope, inspire and empower.

Suzanne Loebl 10/16/2025

Suzanne Loebl Suzanne shares her life journey of challenges and setbacks. She considers herself a positive person. This along with her perseverance, focus and good fortune enabled Suzanne to overcome the challenges. One of her gifts is her ability to break down complex subjects into simple terms. Suzanne translated her gift into her passion … writing. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: knowledge empowers people break down complicated subjects into small pieces never give up there is a future concentrate on things you like to do share your energy with others tags: Suzanne Loebl, writer, author, Plunder and Survival: Stories of Theft, Loss, Recovery, and Migration of Nazi Uprooted Art, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/38613410

467 Anika Pavel 10/06/2025

467 Anika Pavel /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/39135540

466 Asha Nyr 09/29/2025

466 Asha Nyr /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/39135365

465 Linda Ugelow 09/22/2025

465 Linda Ugelow Linda works with people who have a dream to make an impact in the world. She believes that everyone was born with the ability to freely express themselves. After all, as little kids, we thrived on attention. The fear and stress we get when putting ourselves “out there” is not just some random emotion floating around in our heads. If we feel stress and anxiety, it’s because somewhere along the line, we got the message, we had experiences that told us it wasn’t ok to be as we were – that it wasn’t safe to be seen. That stuff happens. Happily, this can be overcome. Linda shares lots of nuggets of life wisdom during the interview, including "it's never too late to have a total reimagination of our lives, purpose and impact". tags: Linda Ugelow, author, speaker, TV host, speaking empowerment coach, Delight in the Limelight, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/39135230

464 Leah Fisher 09/15/2025

464 Leah Fisher Leah talks about her desire to travel, see how other cultures live and help others as a psychotherapist. She describes a year of traveling alone in her sixties and its impact on her husband, herself and on their marriage. Leah shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: be true to ourselves strive to fulfill our dreams, so that we don't have any regrets have integrity towards ourselves importance of marital friendship we are together by choice so many ways we can be of service tags: Leah Fisher, writer, author, psychotherapist, amateur photographer and enthusiastic traveler, , story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/38636320

463 Ann Lowry 09/08/2025

463 Ann Lowry /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/38636150

462 Adam Goldman 09/01/2025

462 Adam Goldman /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/38635730

461 Christian Muntean 08/25/2025

461 Christian Muntean Serving in international disaster relief projects enabled Christian to see the value of effective leadership. He feels that organizations with effective leaders-those who care about the ones they serve-are able to grow and improve. Christian dedicates his life to helping others lead well. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: leadership impacts the quality of life of others effective leaders are those who don't quit humility is an important part of leaders leadership comes out of who we are seek personal growth and development while serving others tags: Christian Muntean, Train to Lead, The Unstoppable Leader's Plan for Peak Performance, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/38209635

460 Bridey Thelen-Heidel 08/18/2025

460 Bridey Thelen-Heidel /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/38209485

459 Penny Lane 08/11/2025

459 Penny Lane Penny is an adult survivor of childhood abuse. She enabled herself to become whole and happy. Penny hopes that her memoir of escape, empowerment and triumph in hope may help others heal. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: strive to be whole and happy trauma and abuse come with a lot of shame, which causes us to hide choose to live the life we deserve baby steps can make us stronger get help and don't do it alone find a supportive community keep your eyes on the prize we have a choice tags: Penny Lane, writer, author, Redeemed, A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/38031300

458 John A. Dailey 08/04/2025

458 John A. Dailey John A. Dailey talks about his book "Tough Rugged Bastards", a memoir of an ordinary guy who seized an extraordinary opportunity to become one of the most elite war fighters in America during the most volatile times in the Global War on Terror. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: do something that scares us practice the 5 Cs: clarity, commitment, courage, consistency and curiosity small steps will get us where we want to go tags: John A. Dailey, Tough Rugged Bastards, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/37939290

457 Gene S. Jones 07/28/2025

457 Gene S. Jones /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/37938960

456 Ali Horriyat 07/21/2025

456 Ali Horriyat In 2022 Ali Horriyat founded Compassiviste after personally experiencing the detrimental social impact of unchecked capitalism, indifference, and unbridled greed. He believes that a world of compassion and harmony is attainable if each of us commits to love always, and always love. Ali shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: Ignite the masses with compassion for social progress Learn from historical account Elevate through life’s natural cycles Actively seek joy to reach social harmony tags: Ali Horriyat, Compassiviste, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/37750680

455 Kelly James Clark 07/14/2025

455 Kelly James Clark Kelly James Clark, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame), is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. He is the author, editor, or co-author of more than thirty books. He writes broadly and speaks widely on compassion, tolerance and peace. Kelly strives to bring philosophy into the public life and uses the academic life to bring people together. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the mutual pursuit of the truth create a space where we can feel honest about our feelings becoming a person of compassion and peace is a project of a lifetime we can do better tags: Kelly James Clark, Ph.D., philosopher, writer, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/37750355

454 Anne Heinrich 07/07/2025

454 Anne Heinrich Anne discusses her debut novel, God Bless the Child. It is the first in a three-book series, The Women of Paradise County. Nestled in the heart of America’s Midwest, the fictional Paradise County is where the wounded create spaces and places for themselves that simmer just beneath the surface. The dysfunction leaps off the first page. Anne shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: sometimes, the universe just says yes it's about how we can impact each other we deserve to have our own voice claim the piece of joy dwelling in possibilities tags: Anne Shaw Heinrich, writer, author, God Bless the Child, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/37653155

453 Anna Monardo 06/30/2025

453 Anna Monardo Anna always knew she wanted a child. She chose to adopt a child and raise him as a single mother. Anna shares the challenges and joys of adopting and becoming a mother. She considers her family of two to be a miracle of life. Anna shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the importance of creating personal connections the higher the stakes, the more important it is to breathe, to be calm and to meditate we are where we are meant to be tags: Anna Monardo, writer, author, After Italy, A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/37652900

452 Laine D'Souza 06/23/2025

452 Laine D'Souza Laine began her career as an actress and athlete. She struggled to handle rejection and felt she wasn't good enough. Her trajectory of life changed. Laine started her own business. Today, she empowers others as a freelance trainer. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: the things that happen to us are for our growth we are the creators of our lives quiet the mind and get in touch put our attention on another person feel safe within nature speaks to us the divine only gives us what we can handle what happens to us is for our growth we train for life trust ourselves if we've touched one person, we've touched many we can train our thoughts tags: Laine D'Souza, writer, author, Confidence Unleashed, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/37568780

451 Laurie Curtin 06/16/2025

451 Laurie Curtin Many days in intensive care involving multiple Near Death Experiences brought Laurie a new mission. She heard God clearly tell her: learn energy work and become a hospice worker and something will come through you that will change something on the planet. She pursued those things, and then one Monday in 2016 while Laurie and her sister, Susan, did energy work on their friend Bryan, elev3n came into being: a concept allowing individuals to take their health and healthcare finally into their own hands, was born. Laurie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we need a foundation in this world heal through natural ways the body has a self healing mechanism strive to sing our song we matter nurture our spiritual/mind/food express our uniqueness we can always turn our life around how we show up everything we do is important tags: Laurie Curtin, elev3n, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/37105180

450 DJ Green 06/09/2025

450 DJ Green DJ's former husband, Norm, changed her for a lifetime and gave her a deeper understanding about giving and receiving love. He helped her change the way she viewed the world with fascination and joy. Norm opened her eyes and heart with joy, courage and curiosity for the world. DJ shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: embrace the lessons you don't get time back, don't waste it give and receive love put one foot in front of the other can't know how to do something, until we try it craft a life that we love strive to find it in nature everything we want is one step outside of our comfort zones try and be willing to fail Tags: D.J. Green, geologist, writer, sailor, adventurer, hiker, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36903280

449 Holly LaBarbera 06/02/2025

449 Holly LaBarbera Holly teaches as an adjunct professor, runs her own psychotherapy practice and is the author of "All I Know". She spends her days exploring relationships—learning what brings people together, keeps them together, and pulls them apart. She witnesses brave journeys of self-discovery and sees the difficult choices people are called upon to make, all of which she hopes brings truth to the characters she writes and the journeys they undertake. Holly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: knowing the importance of friendship don't give up, something will emerge keep trying the importance of friendships build a community give ourselves permission tags: Holly LaBarbera, writer, author, All I Know, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36903010

448 Kay A. Oliver 05/26/2025

448 Kay A. Oliver When Kay was diagnosed with breast cancer, she lost her job and her medical insurance. She surrounded herself with supportive people. Kay took the leap, prepared and trusted herself to make the move to write novels. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: trust yourself believe in yourself surround ourselves with supportive people we get to choose who surrounds us go after our dreams to start being a writer or author, write a novela tags: Kay A. Oliver, award-winning author, Television Academy member, prominent figure in literature and entertainment, innate storyteller, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36902850

447 Dr. Shaan Patel 05/19/2025

447 Dr. Shaan Patel /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36609740

446 Glenn Hileman 05/12/2025

446 Glenn Hileman Glenn shares the story of his parents, Lyle and Marylin Hileman. It's a story of overcoming adversity. His parents left a legacy never to be forgotten. Challenges come early and often, yet their determination and faith pushed them forward in pursuing their dreams. Glenn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we are all flawed there's power in writing there's inspiration in the universe tags: Glenn Hileman, A Yellow House in the Mountains; a story of love and refinement, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36475235

445 Candace Cahill 05/05/2025

445 Candace Cahill /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36475045

444 James & Bear Ray 04/28/2025

444 James & Bear Ray Meet James and Bersabeh, the dynamic duo behind Harmonic Wealth Global, where grit met grace—and now, a legacy continues. James, a trailblazer who scaled life’s highest peaks and rebuilt from the ashes, sadly passed away in January 2025, leaving behind a powerful vision. Bersabeh, an intuitive powerhouse whose journey from hardship to healing inspires, now leads the charge, honoring James’ mission to help you break free from fear and align with your purpose. Together, they built a path to harmony and abundance; now, Bersabeh carries the torch, guiding you to transform struggles into strength. They share the following nuggets of life wisdom: we grow the most in challenges it's starts with us go in and clean up our emotional issues clean up our diets take responsibility for our lives take our power back there's greatness within us take a stand for what's right and wrong we have the potential to become completely whole tags: James, Bersabeh , Harmonic Wealth Global, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36474415

443 Susan Marrufo 04/21/2025

443 Susan Marrufo Susan is the founder of Samarasa Center. She creates a space where people can cultivate intimacy internally. Susan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: yoga is about self realization there is freedom in letting go move from form to formless don't believe everything you think it's not about the pose, it's about our relationship to it the stories we tell ourselves on the mat are the same ones that we tell ourselves off the mat tags: Susan Marrufo, Samarasa Center, yoga, meditation, intimacy, shadow work, Yoga, Sex + Death, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36026780

442 Dena Rueb Romero 04/14/2025

442 Dena Rueb Romero Dena Rueb Romero is the daughter of a Lutheran mother and a Jewish father, both refugees from Nazi Germany. All for You is her first full-length book. Dena still lives in Hanover, where she sings in a women’s chorus, volunteers at a daycare center, and works with a recently arrived refugee family. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: have empathy for refugees strive to be generous and kind tags: Dena Rueb Romero, writer, author, All for You; a World War II family memoir of love, separation and loss, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36025990

441 Tracy Mayo 04/07/2025

441 Tracy Mayo 1970, pre-Choice America. After their eighth move in her thirteen short years, the lonely only child of a high-ranking naval officer and a socially ambitious mother, Tracy Mayo longed for a normal adolescence – to have friends, to feel rooted. What she got was a pregnancy at fourteen and exile to a maternity home. There, she bore not only a child but also the weight of the culture’s shame. She was required to surrender her baby boy at birth and pretend it never happened. Twenty-two years later, her longing undiminished, Tracy set out to find him – and perhaps, through her search, to reclaim her self. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we are greater than our pains strive to have thoughts without judgement the search is for the 'self' the quest can be liberating we can feel empowered, when we belong to a community tags: Tracy Mayo, writer, author, Childless Mother; a search for son and self, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/36025755

440 Mimi Zieman 03/31/2025

440 Mimi Zieman Mimi battled self-doubt to serve as the doctor and only woman on a remote Everest climb in Tibet. This journey of curiosity, self-discovery and vulnerability enabled her to face down childhood messages to stay small and safe and to venture into the unknown. Mimi shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: it's ok to feel afraid and to move through them listen to our bodies be present, be curious and open to the world it's ok when we're not really in control and to make ourself vulnerable be passionately curious stretch beyond our comfort zone we can do more than we think we can connect to our inner voices it's great to let our bodies lead tags: Mimi Zieman, Tap Dancing on Everest, A Young Doctor's Unlikely Adventure, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/35817605

439 Anastasia Zadeik 03/24/2025

439 Anastasia Zadeik Anastasia is a writer, editor, and storyteller. She shares her second novel, The Other Side of Nothing. Anastasia talks about mental health and approaching it with grace and compassion. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: be willing to be vulnerable and raw tell your story from a place of truth and authenticity look for the signs of mental health ask "how are you feeling today?" what's on the surface may not be what's going on give people some grace tags: Anastasia Zadeik, writer, editor, storyteller, The Other Side of Nothing, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, /episode/index/show/storiesthatempower/id/35714725

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