Stories that Empower
Stories that provide hope, inspire and empower.
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Sherry Sidoti
09/22/2023
Sherry Sidoti
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Sherry Sidoti, who presented her book: A Smoke and A Song. Writing her memoir enabled her to awaken to the way she was moving through life, revisit the pains she endured as a child, transform and begin her healing journey. You've got to check out her memoir. Sherry shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: stories of relationships continue to live within us the greatest spiritual practice is the relationships that we have nothing is fixed and permanent healing happens bit by bit stay present tags: Sherry, Sidoti, author, yoga, teacher, facilitator, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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345 Regina Petra Meyer
09/18/2023
345 Regina Petra Meyer
Regina's curiosity drove her to for exploration and need to distance herself from her homelife took her to new lands and new cultures. Her zest for adventure enabled her to sail a major ocean. When Regina arrived in Antigua, she initially felt lonely and isolated. However, she fell back on her own strength and learned to trust others and herself. Regina shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - sometimes, distance can help us to gain new perspective - strive to have a zest for adventure - we can trust others - if we have an open heart, then we can receive what others have to offer - ships in ports are safe, but that's not what they're built for - embrace our courage - life is for living tags: Regina, Petra, Meyer, author, adventurer, spiritual, seeker, humanitarian, Change, of, Course, Sailing, into, Love, Adversity, on, Caribbean, Shores, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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344 Terry A. Repak
09/13/2023
344 Terry A. Repak
Terry talks about living abroad with her family. Initially, her challenge was trying to find home, while living abroad. She realized that making deep and authentic relationships with others helped her to find home. Terry also invested in inner and outer work to find contentment. The experiences were transformative for her entire family. She shares her experiences and stories openly and abundantly in her book: Circling Home; What I Learned by Living Elsewhere. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - put ourselves in perspective - connect with others - become more tolerant and compassionate of others - seek resilience in the face of change - go out and seize opportunities - find home and security within ourselves - have tolerance for people with different beliefs tags: Terry, A, Repak, writer, author, Circling, Home, What, I, Learned, by, Living, Elsewhere, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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343 Mahan Kirn
09/11/2023
343 Mahan Kirn
Mahan was born and raised in a yoga ashram. She served a yoga master and devoted her life to teaching and meditation. Mahan initially thought she gave away her light to her spiritual teacher. However, after sitting in her truth and reinventing herself, she realized that she indeed still holds the light. Today, Mahan loves to help people recognize the light within themselves. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: we are worthy choose joy because we exist I choose breath we can induce joy everything is happening for us coming back to ourselves sit, stop and relax be softer to ourselves tags: Mahan, Kirn, Kundalini, author, memoir, Queen, of, Myself, Yoga Expert, Meditation , Guru, Healing, Spiritual, Awakening, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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342 Kay Whitaker
09/05/2023
342 Kay Whitaker
Kay shares how she overcame numerous struggles including 4 marriages, 3 divorces, death of a child, mental illness, affairs, betrayals, prison, threats and counseling. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: tell the truth we are not alone there's growth in those times we feel we're alone there is a tomorrow ask ourselves: what's the worst thing that can happen don't be afraid to keep trying tags: Kay, Whitaker, author, Flourish, Because, a, Memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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341 DeeAnne Rose Hope Riendeau
09/04/2023
341 DeeAnne Rose Hope Riendeau
DeeAnne had near death experiences, where she felt orbs of light and felt angels communicating with her. This validated her experience, where she was able to stand in her truth. Deeann helps others go on their inward journeys and not be afraid to express it to the world. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: search for purpose and meaning we have a purpose we can choose it choose to be curious look at the world through an energetic lens become an observer see the world in energy space set intention to clear our energy go the inward journey fill the soul bank first we are all gifted service does not have to mean sacrifice tags: DeeAnne, Rose, Hope, Riendeau, Akashic, Record, Readings, Intuitive, Business, Coaching, Professional, Speaking, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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340 James Belt
08/28/2023
340 James Belt
James chose to serve those less fortunate in Nicaragua. Then, he felt a calling to move there. James visited an orphanage, where he witnessed extreme poverty. He shares the story of Sophia, who, despite her own circumstances, believed in herself, was hopeful and wanted to start her own bean crop project. James and his team believed and invested in her. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: create practical and spiritual hope our present does not define our future despite our current circumstances, we have God-given potential use our gifts to make a difference in the world hope plays a significant role in our lives no one is truly hopeless take a step be curious to listen and learn tags: James, Belt, Belt, Enterprises, Inc, NicaBike, Shop, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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339 Dustin DeVries
08/21/2023
339 Dustin DeVries
Business-owner Dustin battled cancer and experienced a loss. He found renewed energy and came out on the other side. During his outage, Dustin learned that he was able to lean on his team to operate the business. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - lean on our team - don't take life so seriously - slow down - the good comes out - be intentional - keep things in perspective - be willing to pivot tags: Dustin, DeVries, Caffeine, Interactive, CTO, Co-Founder, software, strategy, architecture, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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338 Dr. Lisa Doggett
08/16/2023
338 Dr. Lisa Doggett
When Lisa was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), she felt as if her future had been cancelled and she grieved for what she had lost. She began a journey to learn to be patient and to navigate an unexpected path. Serving as the senior medical director for a national care management company, allows Lisa to experience creativity, continued work with vulnerable populations and improved stress management. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: look for the silver linings strive to raise awareness for access to healthcare push for change find life force in each person tags: Dr, Lisa, Doggett, family, physician, author, Up, the, Down, Escalator, Medicine, Motherhood, Multiple, Sclerosis, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
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337 Alicia Blando
08/14/2023
337 Alicia Blando
While working as a physician, Alicia became interested in how indigenous healers diagnosed and treated their patients without the technology present in modern medicine. This curiosity was supported by what she learned about herself through the study of astrology. As a Western physician who has followed the tenets of astrology in her life, Alicia believes that the practice of astrology can function as an adjunct method to study many aspects of life, including the tendencies for certain disease processes. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - be kinder to people, as they have their own problems - sometimes, we need a detour - astrology can provide a new technique to look at ourselves in a unique way - preventative method of diagnosis can be very helpful - astrology helps us look at our strengths and weaknesses - explore your curiosity tags: Alicia, Blando, medical, consultant, author, physical, medicine, rehabilitation, indigenous, healers, astrology, Open, for, Interpretation, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com
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336 Dr. Evelin Garcia
08/14/2023
336 Dr. Evelin Garcia
Evelyn felt wounded from childhood rejection and trauma. She saw life through the lens of rejection. Evelyn made space, examined her life and began a journey of healing. Today, she helps families deal with mental health issues and developmental disabilities. Evelyn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - when we're wounded, we have the opportunity to rise above it - we need community around us - forgiveness is a decision - healthy people say "I'm in the journey of healing" - our current circumstances don't determine our abilities - choosing forgiveness can open the door to healing - it's ok to be wounded, just don't stay there - we have qualities and gifts to give the world tags: Dr, Evelin, Garcia, clinical, psychologist, public, speaker, mental, health, developmental, disabilities, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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335 S.R. Fabrico
08/07/2023
335 S.R. Fabrico
Little did Stacy know, when she wrote a letter to her husband to open up about her childhood sexual abuse, that it would unfold into a book. She does not see herself as a victim, but rather a survivor. Sharing her story has carved a new path in her life, where Stacy can pursue her passion of writing. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: when we experience a setback/challenge, it's not forever, it's just a moment in time live in the moment we can choose another path don't be afraid to take the leap you have the power to take control of your life tags: S.R., Fabrico, award, winning, author, writer, Call, Her, Janie, The, Secrets, We, Conceal, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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334 Susen Edwards
07/31/2023
334 Susen Edwards
Susen talks about healing from PTSD. She survived a car accident and lost her friend, caused by a drunk driver. Susen's life journey, which includes her passion of writing, has brought her to a place, where she is empowered and shares those experiences with others. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: go for counseling use the adversity to your advantage don't be afraid we all need support and love don't let others judge you we are always grow and blossom it's never too late to achieve your dream the longer it takes, the greater the reward tags: Susen, Edwards, What, a, Trip, author, fiction, memoir, writer, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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333 Ryan Larson
07/24/2023
333 Ryan Larson
As a young firefighter, Ryan and his team battled a house fire. Navigating through the home, he was knocked unconscious. Fortunately, Ryan made it out of the fire safely. Today, as a wealth advisor, he empowers his clients to have financial independence. Ryan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - even the darkest of time, there's always light - find the light - there's always something new to learn - pursue our passions tags: Ryan, Larson, Founder, wealth, advisor, Ladder, to, Leader, My, Journey, from, Failure, to, Fire, to, Financial, Freedom, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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332 Anastasia Zadeik
07/17/2023
332 Anastasia Zadeik
Anastasia realized that, when she told her stories, others felt less alone. She creates spaces to enable others to talk about their lives. Anastasia shares the following nuggets of wisdom: create empathy for other people sharing our stories demystify them and heals we are not alone believe in the power of transforming our lives through our words find our tribes tags: Anastasia, Zadeik, writer, editor, storyteller, Blurred, Fates, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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331 Diane Bailey-Boulet
07/10/2023
331 Diane Bailey-Boulet
Writing her father's stories helped Diane appreciate the journey that he went on. Today, she is a champion of opportunity for all, she partner's in others' growths and believes in paying in forward. Diane shares the following nuggets of wisdom: - strive to be a champion of opportunity for others - we have a great capacity to learn - pay it forward - we matter - don't give up on ourselves - awareness and compassion for others - change begins within - be mindful of who we surround ourselves tags: Diane, Bailey, Boulet, executive, coach, leadership, speaker, writer, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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330 Angela R. Hughes
07/03/2023
330 Angela R. Hughes
Angela was waiting for someone to give her permission to write. Then, she realized she was made to be a storyteller. Angela chose to obey the inner voice to write. She shares the following nuggets of wisdom: - give ourselves permission - be brave - if the passion is there, it's worth the learning process - it's ok to take a long time to develop a skill - say yes to the hard things - we're capable to learn and grow - being a perfectionist can the killer of our creativity - we can't gain a skill without starting - creatives need a team tags: Angela, R, Hughes, historical, epic, fantasy, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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329 David Richman
06/26/2023
329 David Richman
Through expressive writing, David enables us to have deeper, more authentic conversation with ourselves. He empowers people to reframe their hesitancy to talk to others about what they're going through. David shares the following nuggets of wisdom: the emotional aspects of trauma can affect our ability to form authentic connections with others expressive writing is a form of self-care learn to have deeper conversations with yourself strive to have connectivity to your true self give yourself permission to explore true depth of what you've gone through tags: David, Richman, writer, author, Cycle, of Lives, triathlon, Ironman, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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328 Christine Kloser
06/19/2023
328 Christine Kloser
During a very difficult time in her life, Christine initially felt crushed, so she went on a deep inquiry. She followed the inspiration that came, chose to pursue what she was inspired to do and put her family and business back on track. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - determine who you are inside - seek a sense of self that's not tied to external sense of success - dig deep to see the grace - something good can come out of this - look for the good in the challenge - take a breath and trust tags: Christine, Kloser, writer, author, speaker, entrepreneur, transform, your, life, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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327 Jocelyn Jones
06/12/2023
327 Jocelyn Jones
Growing up in a community of artists that were self-involved, Jocelyn felt lonely. She took great solace in nature and embarked on path to bring joy to herself and others. Today, Jocelyn helps people connect to their higher selves. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - take solace in nature - open your heart - we're all here to contribute - bring joy to yourself and others - connect to inspiration and our higher selves - go back to our childhood - determine those things that light us up - return to stillness tags: Jocelyn, Jones, teacher, consultant, writer, producer, speaker, awakening, artists, Awakening, the, Spirit, Within, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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326 Barbara Stark-Nemon
06/05/2023
326 Barbara Stark-Nemon
Barbara was born into a family of storytellers. Initially, she found it challenging to find the courage to put her own stories out into the world. Barbara found the courage to believe that she could be a writer and that her stories were worth telling. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: choose resilience and love write what we know it's never too late to make a dream come true take a risk producing art is an intensive form of self-help believe in our dreams help others to tell their stories trust that we'll have what it takes be kind to ourselves find likeminded people tags: Barbara, Stark, Nemon, author, writer, Hard, Cider, Even, In, Darkness, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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325 Katherine Linn Caire
05/29/2023
325 Katherine Linn Caire
Adopted at birth, Kathe went on a journey to learn her birth parents' identities. This journey unravelled a half-sister that she never imagined existed. Kathe shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: open our hearts events happen for a reason tags: Katherine, Linn, Caire, Accidental, Sisters, story, of, my, 52, year, wait, to, meet, my, biological, sibling, adoption, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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324 Steve Haggerty
05/28/2023
324 Steve Haggerty
Steve experienced burnout, which he describes as a dark time in his life. A bright light experience enabled him to seek balance and a shift in priorities. Steve shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: spend quiet time slow down and feel our feelings recognize when/how we feel; such as fatigue and anger it's important for us to understand our pasts choose to be around those that are well-balanced burnout can cause depression come back to the space of 'pacing ourselves' be mindful of 'energy vampires' write from the heart tags: Steve, Haggerty, writer, author, storyteller, NORMAN, ROCKWELL’S, MODELS, In, and, Out, of, the, Studio, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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323 Kelly McDonald
05/23/2023
323 Kelly McDonald
Kelly, considered one of the nation’s top experts in diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I), feels that diversity is so much broader than our defaults. She defines diversity as anyway that we can be different. Kelly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: try to work harder on being ourselves just speak about it trust comes from being ourselves innovation is everybody's business ethics and integrity are not situational our imperfections make us relatable tags: Kelly, McDonald, author, speaker, How, Work, With, Lead, People, Not, Like, You, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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322 Vivianne Knebel
05/22/2023
322 Vivianne Knebel
Growing up as an illegitimate child in the wake of WWII in Berlin, Nazi Germany to a single mother, Vivianne had low self-esteem and felt worthless. She began a long path towards self-fulfillment. Vivianne found a greater sense of spirituality and wants to share her story with the world. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - turning tragedy into triumph - understand self-fulfilment - anything is possible - life is not static, it changes - hardship can make us resilient - find the good even in adverse situations - there's an emergent energy within us - never lose hope - have a purpose - cling to a glimmer of hope - there's strength in unit tags: Vivianne, Knebel, Rubble, to, Champagne, Rising, ashes, war, torn, Berlin, life, grace, beauty, gratitude, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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321 Jean Walters - Unlocking Your Brilliance
05/16/2023
321 Jean Walters - Unlocking Your Brilliance
Jean Walters and I bring you another special episode of "Unlocking Your Brilliance". Today, she shares the following nuggets of wisdom: we need to give it away reach out and hold up others when we help others, our lights expand open to spirit slow down, so we can open another part notice the transitions in our lives lighten our lives every moment has a gift there's meaning to everything stillness brings us back to health tags: Jean, Walters, personal, growth, consultant, teacher, author, lecturer, spiritual, transformation, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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320 Katharine Branham
05/15/2023
320 Katharine Branham
Katharine, a survivor of childhood trauma, entered a path of spiritual awakening, where she trusts the universe. Today, she help others and provide hope. Katharine shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - trust the universe - we are in the driver seat of our future - strive to remove the judgement placed on us by others - self-judgement can hold us back - we are here to follow our hearts - our connection is within us - we are here for experiences - we connected through energetic frequency - cancel negative words/thoughts and replace them with positive ones - see ourselves as the beautiful vessel that we are - be the love and light tags: Katharine, Branham, author, free, flowing, psychic, medium, Self, Help, Slut, Starting, with, a, Clean, Slate, It, Was, Murder, How, I, Found, My, Superpowers, An, Introduction, to, the, Spirit, World, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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319 Donna Stoneham
05/09/2023
319 Donna Stoneham
When Donna's mother passed away, she realized that it wasn't the end of their relationship. She feels that her mother is still present in her life and continues to give her wisdom and guidance. Donna shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - when someone we love dies, our relationship doesn't have to end - keep our hearts and minds open - power of love to transcend even life and death - heaven is a place of immeasurable love - grief opens a bigger space, so more love can come in - create heaven on earth - live in love - never give up on a relationship - forgiveness can happen - unlikely teachers may end up to change the world - our work is to build our capacity to love - there's light in darkness if we're open and present - love is such a powerful force - sometimes people have to leave our lives, so that we can express our greatest gifts - life never ends tags: Donna, Stoneham, executive, coach, team, facilitator, former, hospice, chaplain, Catch, Me, When, I, Fall, Poem, of, Mother, Loss, and, Healing, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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318 Stephanie Edwards
05/08/2023
318 Stephanie Edwards
Stephanie does not allow her disability to define her. Her new found passion for writing novels help her focus on things that she can do. Stephanie shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - go for counseling - use the adversity to your advantage - don't be afraid - we all need support and love - don't let others judge you - we are always grow and blossom - it's never too late to achieve your dream - the longer it takes, the greater the reward tags: Stephanie, Edwards, author, The, Isle, of, Palms, Suspense, Series, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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317 Monika Strand
05/01/2023
317 Monika Strand
As a former real estate agent, Monika noticed that when families moved into their new homes, there was a need to ease the minds and nerves of the children. So, she met the need by creating and writing a book. This enabled Monika to transition from her former profession into her current profession as an author. She feels that writing and sharing messages of encouragement is her true calling. Monika shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - inspire kindness - inspiration comes from doing - do what we love and brings us joy - find our true path - embrace the people in your life and share them - stay inspired tags: Monika, Strand, writer, author, Welcome, Home, Book, Calm, Children, Fears, While, Moving, Home, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,
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