EPISODES
Today's guest is Dave Menis, my best friend and husband.
Dave was born in Antwerp, Belgium, grew up in Liverpool, England, lived in Texas, Israel, Germany, Switzerland, and settled with me here in Vancouver, Canada.
He speaks 5 languages. He’s witty, astute, and more artistic than he believes. He enjoys chatting about life’s meaning, the state of the world, and his beloved Liverpool Football Club.
Dave takes us back to 1991, where he recalls an action-packed Egyptian adventure from his youth. A wonderful trip takes a sudden terrifying turn that has the potential to become disastrous.
Enjoy!
Today's guest is Tim.
A great family friend. Tim came to Vancouver from Scotland in 2001.
Tim The Magnificent is a handsome, hard-working, intelligent and sensitive family man. He exudes enthusiasm and is overflowing with dirty humour. He’s a fantastic cook and shares a passion for Liverpool Football Club with Dave, my husband and previous guest.
Today Tim reflects on the most challenging five years of his life when he traded a rewarding, well-paid career in Scotland to build a family life in Canada.
Enjoy!
Today’s guest is Orrett Morgan.
He is a splendid man. I met him and his wife, Janine at a gym back in 2009. It immediately struck me how meticulously well put together they both were. It then didn’t take long for me to notice how they’re also knowledgeable, caring and kind. They demonstrate these qualities with every interaction.
Orrett is passionate about all things tech, a fighter for good manners, a generous helper of others, and a fine example of a family man.
In today’s story, Orrett takes us to Guyana. He talks about his volunteer work supporting the Guyanese people in improving their technology. He donated his skills there for 6 months. It taught him life lessons about privilege, and possessions, and left him with a love of Guinean culture.
Enjoy!
Today's guest is May Tabet.
I'm pleased to introduce you to my friend, May. We met over a decade ago via our children who attended the same elementary school here in Richmond, British Columbia.
May is a dedicated mother to two wonderful sons Alex and Zayn, and a loving wife to her charming husband, Nabil. She really enjoys her work as a cataloguer for the City of Richmond's library. I admire her generosity, kindness, positive outlook and her many talents.
May was born in Lebanon and spent twenty years living through war. Today's episode focuses on who May calls her angels and her happy moments. The people who contributed to her life, and helped shape the person that she is today. It was her angels that supported her through hard times. She takes this opportunity to tell us about them, and how much of a blessing they have been in her life.
Enjoy!
Today's guest is Janine Morgan.
Janine is an enthusiastic friend, a cool mom, a dedicated school teacher, and also happens to be the wife of Orrett who you were introduced to in episode 3. Along with their two lovely sons, they make for an exemplary outdoorsy family that are really into health and fitness.
In this episode, we'll be hearing about one of Janine's adventures.
British Columbia is well known for its spectacular beauty, particularly its mountains crisscrossed with gorgeous hiking trails. Janine talks today about her attempt of The Lions Binkert Trail. It’s a difficult hike even under normal conditions. This time it turned into a terrifying, gruelling ordeal. Reflecting back on that day Janine reminds us of the importance of listening to our gut feelings and intuition, and the dangers of mother nature.
Enjoy!
Today's guest is Jennifer L. Butler.
Jennifer is a technical writer for the Canadian academic research community, an avid traveller, and a hip swing dance instructor. In the past, she also worked as a teacher and a sound engineer. She can now also list being a published author to her list of accomplishments. Her book is titled “Boom & Bust, The resilient women of Historic Telegraph Cove.” This BC bestseller covers the stories of the 25 pioneering women who settled in this remote BC community.
In this podcast, Jennifer talks about her decision to create this book, the difficult process of pulling it all together, and her personal connection to it.
Enjoy!
Today's guest is Martin Butler.
Martin says he can't save the world, but he can help those who can. Raised in England, he immigrated to Canada to look for greater possibilities. Armed with a background as a statistician and the clarity to put a couple of personal epiphanies into action, he latched onto a unique opportunity to fill a niche helping university researchers obtain government grants.
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My guest today is the lovely Keri Mayall.
In today's episode, we briefly touch on many points of her career, challenges and achievements. I find Keri very insightful; I hope you will too.
Keri is the founder of Avid Earthling and has a unique passion for empathy & efficiency. She has been a people, project and productivity-focused leader in the technology industry over the last 15+ years. She helped mentor teams & deliver projects in top Fortune 500 companies such as Electronic Arts, Disney Online Studios & lululemon. Keri is also a single Mom, a Certified Reiki Master Practitioner, Career Journey + Mind-Body Empowerment coach for women. Keri's mission at Avid Earthling is to elevate humanity with self-compassion & inner peace strategies to create expansive results in clarity, purpose, healing, career, prosperity & wellbeing - one ambitious earthling at a time.
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Connect with Keri Mayall
Instagram: @avidearthling
https://linktr.ee/avidearthling
My guest today is Jonathan Wong.
As an accomplished CPA, CA accountant, Jonathan had his life's path set until he found himself reevaluating his direction when he became a father. He decided to make some drastic changes to spend more time with his wife and son. Combining his creativity and artistic skills with his passion and knowledge of cars, Jonathan founded Custom Car Posters.
Custom Car Posters started with a clear mission: creating the absolute best posters and prints for car enthusiasts. He provides customized art that car aficionados can proudly hang on their garage or office wall.
Jonathan offers helpful tips for new entrepreneurs and unique family values perspective.
Enjoy!
website: https://customcarposters.com
IG: @shopcustomcarposters
My guest today is Kristie Yung.
Kristie is a social impact marketing strategist. She runs her own business from her home in Ericeira, a small Portuguese surfing town. An avid traveller, she’s visited and lived in over 20 countries across 6 continents.
Kristie takes us on her journey of upending an excellent marketing career and stable life in Vancouver to completely changing directions and leaving it all behind to pursue a new dream of travelling around the world for a year while working remotely.
Almost two years later, she's thriving in her business, living in Europe with her finaceé, has a baby on the way and loving life.
Enjoy!
Here is the link to the video that made her famous in Pakistan: https://youtu.be/MM3bgGhFtJw
Kristie Yung website: https://brennanbrand.com
My guest today is John Mills.
John has an impressive resume. He was previously Assistant Deputy Minister for the Province of British Columbia and President of the Calgary Olympic Development Association (now WinSport Canada). More recently, he was Chief Operating Officer of the Richmond Olympic Oval. A Richmond iconic building designed for speed skating at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. John is also a board member for “Own The Podium” & Chair of the Board of Directors of Canada Basketball. Between Calgary and Richmond, John has almost twenty years of high-level Olympic facility management experience. Now mostly retired, John is an industry consultant.
John takes us through his successful career in sports. It all started when he became a teacher, and from there preparing, persisting, following his passions, eloquently communicating his vision, and seizing the right opportunities.
Let’s Enjoy!
My guest Dr. Leila Sahabi. ND
Dr. Sahabi is a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) from Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine and undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia with a double major in biology and psychology. She has her practice in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
This week, she joins me to share her health journey and listen better to her body. Through her own struggling experience, she tells us to trust our body as "we know our body the best way and form."
Dr. Sahabi is staying current by attending several courses a year to learn the newest protocols in her field. She has a 4-level training program in Advanced Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy (BHRT) trained by Dr. Neal Rouzier, the leading expert and educator in BHRT. With her knowledge of Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy, she has mostly focused on women's health. This why I went to see her back in 2014 and referred her to all my friends over the years. One thing I appreciate amongst many is that she doesn't rush the visits. She is patient and listens to my concerns.
She's passionate about employing naturopathic therapies to treat the patient rather than the condition. I found it refreshing that she doesn't suggest many expensive assessment panels or numerous supplements unless there is a specific purpose.
Enjoy!
https://www.drleilasahabi.com/
Dr. Sahabi’s surgeon Dr. Camran Nezhat. http://nezhat.org/
My guest Gail Christel Behrend
Gail is an engineer, teacher, writer, and speaker. She shares her story as midway through a successful 20-year engineering career, she experienced a spontaneous spiritual opening that changed her life, transforming her from skeptic to seeker.
Her spiritual journey eventually led her to explore human energy and alternative healing as a side-vocation. A graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing (BBSH) in Florida, she has been an energy practitioner in Vancouver Canada for the last 20 years.
In addition to her corporate training development business, she also offers public workshops on energy and is a certified Infinite Possibilities trainer, based on the bestselling book “Infinite Possibilities – The Art of Living Your Dreams” by Mike Dooley – one of the teachers in the film “The Secret”. Gail recently published the second edition of her book “Energy Is Real.” A Practical Guide for Managing Personal Energy in Daily Life" which she co-authored with Claudette Bouchard, a fellow energy practitioner. Her passion is educating the public about our energy nature and empowering others with the skills to own their energy, so they can truly own their lives.
Enjoy
Her book: “Energy is Real”.
Website: https://energyisreal.com. Check it out her website is unique and holding a high loving vibration.
My Invitado Gonzalo Peña
Gonzalo es un podcaster con un pasado muy ecléctico. Su experiencia cubre campos como Gestión de Negocios, Finanzas, Relaciones Internacionales, Artes, Gestión sin Fines De Lucro, y Agencias Humanitarias. Gonzalo ha tenido el privilegio de trabajar con organizaciones prominentes como las Naciones Unidas, Standard and Poor's y la Cruz Roja Americana del Gran Nueva York. También presta servicio como Ministro en la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días. Hoy en día Gonzalo promueve el campo de innovación entre los latinoamericanos con su podcast "InnoLatino."
Gonzalo comparte su historia de cómo se integró al Coro de la Utha Opera como barítono y el el objetivo por el cual creo su podcast "InnoLatino."
Disfruten!
My guest is Galya Westler, a tech entrepreneur from Vancouver, BC.
Galya is the founder and CEO of Plazus Technologies inc, a software development company specializing in blockchain-type projects for enterprises. She also founded GOHealthID, a blockchain-based solution in health to fight the COVID-19 pandemic while getting the economy going again.
Galya was a TEDx speaker in 2016. Today she continues to deliver inspirational talks around the world about blockchain for businesses such as finance, HR, social networks and the health industries.
Hearing Galya gives her TEDx talk four years ago, I found myself relating to her. I had to meet her, so I reached out, and we became friends immediately.
I am thrilled she agreed to be my guest for the show. Although her busy schedule, she found time to have a conversation and share a story with us. Galya is a hard-working, passionate person who's always determined to succeed, talking about learning to be a hustler and a master negotiator. She is real, full of fantastic advice, and shows us her vulnerable side as well. She is succeeding with determination through hard work and perseverance. Galya inspires us to keep pushing no matter how hard it gets or how many people criticize; continue doing what you love, and everything will be okay.
Enjoy!
You can find her on the latest Technology Innovators Magazine cover here: https://www.technology-innovators.com/blockchain-technology-ceos-edition-2020/
Website: www.Plazus.com
She can be reached on her Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/galya-westler-b0b63b42/
TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rbKskuyCE0
My guest Lynn O'Reilly.
Lynn took up adventure motorcycling in 2012 when she met her now-husband, Peter, who had been riding for a few years. He said that there were two things that he loved to do. Skiing in the winter and ride his motorcycle in the summer. So as she loves picking up new skills and having adventures, she took on the challenge of learning to ride.
Lynn wasn't expecting how her new passion would help her connect with her husband, with nature and even with strangers.
Today Lynn shares her love for riding and a few short stories covering her trips and adventures.
Listening to her had me wondering if I would be brave enough to have similar adventures with Dave, my husband.
Follow them on Instagram @oladventures
Enjoy!
Mi invitado Benjamin Suster.
Benjamin mi “casi primo” Venezolano, oriundo de la capital Caracas, nacido con un afan enorme de conocer y empaparse de muchas culturas. Esta ambicion lo impulsó a formarse en el campo de hotelería y servicios de la hospitalidad en la hermosa ciudad de Mérida,Venezuela. Al culminar sus estudios decidio trabajar en 5 islas del caribe de influencia holandesa e inglesa. La flecha de cupido lo alcanzó en la isla de Tobago. Ahi conoció a su ahora esposa Regina. Para su matrimonio decidieron casarse en un castillo en Escocia y despues hacer de Londres, Reino Unido su nuevo hogar.
Con la llegada de su hijo y la adopción de su nueva ciudadanía Británica, Benjamin sintió una gran anhelo de extender su identidad arropando a la del país que ahora le da cobijo.
Hoy comparte con nosotros su trozo de su historia. Como un día sentado en el metro de Londres de camino al trabajo, cansado de leer malas noticias en los periódicos gratuitos que allí distribuyen, decidió crear Nuestro Insólito UK, una ventana en Instagram que ayuda a entender la cultura, tradiciones e idiosincrasia del Reino Unido a través de su historia, enseñando de manera positiva y jocosa, todo aquello que uno da por sentado cuando vives alli y que sin pensar ha influenciado a casi el mundo entero.
Te invito a conocer su historia y seguirlo en su cuenta @nuestroinsolitouk
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My guest Ann Marie McKenzie
Ann Marie is both a Master Desire Map Facilitator and a doTERRA Wellness Advocate. She uses these skills to support her work as a Soulful Business Strategist and Transformation Guide. She uses the mantra, "I AM KIND OF A BIG DEAL", to help her stand in her power during difficult times and to remind her to keep sharing her light. Ann Marie counsels her clients in self-leadership through the heart and emotional intelligence, guiding them to create a handcrafted life and business that intentionally feels good. She works with people who are ready to be open about living soulfully. She offers curated intimate programs for entrepreneurs, corporations, businesses, and women’s circles, providing feelings-based experiences that encourage people to get real, get creative, get messy - and get clear.
Today Ann Marie shares some of her life’s rough moments. At one point, she felt extremely down and had no idea why. She now knows that she had PMDD Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a condition more severe than PMS. Ann Marie shares how she got out of the funk with help from Danielle LaPorte’s words; “What you say no to is just as important as what you say yes to.” Choosing how we want to feel and making choices to feel that way. That was the beginning of her journey with The Desire Map from Danielle LaPorte.
She shares how she repaired the dysfunctional relationship she had with her mother, only to feel robbed as not long after, she lost her mother to cancer. Ann Marie talks about the tools she used to build resiliency and foster healing during such a challenging time.
This is an episode full of Ann Marie’s insights.
Enjoy!
Ann Marie’s beautiful website: annmariemckenzie.com
Follow her on Instagram @annmariemckenzie.com
My guest Susan Nassiripour
Susan is a native of Vancouver. She discovered her passion for travel while in her twenties, which eventually led to her move to China. Her original plan was to live and work in China for a couple of years while travelling Asia before moving back to Canada to settle down. Susan doesn't open up about her childhood often but decided to share a little with us today because her life was not her own until she escaped her violent father. Once Susan had her freedom and the ability to design her own life and realized how happy her lifestyle in China made her (being a teacher while travelling several times a year), she decided not to give in to social pressures and continue living the life she chooses. Susan has now lived in China for over 13 years and has been to 94 countries.
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My guests Kai Hutchful, Maddie Knight, Samuel Menis, Matthew Tugonon, Jade Iwata.
For this episode, I'm excited to try something different. I got this idea back in the fall of 2020 when one of today's guests, Jade Iwata, visited us from Calgary and agreed to test my new recording equipment by being interviewed. I asked her a few questions about life and was touched by her brilliant answers. So I invited 4 other 20-year-olds to document their outlook on life. They all answered the same six questions.
Today, I present these 5 young people by asking one question at a time and presenting each of their answers before moving onto the next question.
I thoroughly enjoyed creating this episode. It took me a while to put it together as I had the concept but struggled with the technicalities.
I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to connect to these bright young adults. I was touched by their willingness to be interviewed, their candour, authenticity and vulnerability. I plan to invite them back 5 years from now to see how their perspective may have changed.
We're led to believe that wisdom comes with age. After speaking to my guests, I think it's clear that they have plenty of wisdom already. Maybe wisdom improves with age. These young men and women show vision and a passion for grabbing life by the horns.
Thank you so much to Jade, Maddie, Kai, Matthew and Samuel for spending your time to share with me.
Enjoy!
My guest John Atkin
John is a civic historian, heritage consultant and walking tour guide who brings an insight into urban planning, a love of architecture and the fascination of the curious to his work. As well as a civic historian, John is a graphic designer, occasional author and bookbinder. He grew up in Victoria, BC and has been a Vancouverite for almost 40 years.
He shares his story, his passionate curiosity for details, for learning, and for life itself. We'll hear about his influencers and how the concept of his walking tours started. As he says: “There is always something new to look at and always different ways of looking at things”.
Let's listen to John take us on an auditory tour of how it all started for him.
Enjoy!
https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/events/walking-tours/
@johnatkin
Just google John Atkin Vancouver you will find interesting information.
My guest Myrna F. Halpenny
Myrna was born and raised in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
She earned her Doctorate in Dental Surgery from McGill University in Montreal. After two years as an associate in a general dental office, she elected to specialize in endodontics in Portland, Oregon. She then returned to Vancouver, where she started her specialty practise in endodontics.
Myrna is a founding member of the BC Women’s Dental Society and the first female President of the College of Dental Surgeons of BC. She retired from active practice in 2015 and is currently teaching at UBC and mentoring young dentists.
Today, Myrna takes us through her successful 40 years of a professional career in dentistry, her influencers, and her childhood memories in Kindersley.
We will hear how this kind, confident, strong, talented, and humble woman works hard with passion and care for her patients and students.
And I wish Myrna a Happy 75th Birthday which is coming up on April 17th.
Enjoy!
NOTE: If you enjoy what you heard or you have a story you like to share and preserve email me at behas.podcast@gmail.com
Mi invitada Alicia Markowitz
Alicia fue mi compañera de primaria en el Colegio Humboldt de Caracas, Venezuela.
Nos reconectamos hace unos años y la seguí en su Blog. Seguimos en contacto y en la primavera del 2020 le comenté mi plan de empezar un Podcast. No se imaginan el entusiasmo con que recibió mi loca idea ese día. De ahí se convirtió en mi "cheerleader." Ja! Porque el mundo necesita gente llena de buena energia.
Comenzó su carrera como pianista continuando como Musicoterapeuta. Enseñó piano durante décadas. Blogger de "I'm On My Side.” Desde hace un tiempo se ha dedicado a descubrir su espíritu creativo. Su primer libro está en camino y practica el arte de la pintura, lo que ella llama “My Healing Art”. Alicia está en un aprendizaje constante. Ama la naturaleza en todas sus formas. Su misión es Ayudar a otros que han pasado por traumas y abusos a hacer un mundo mejor.
En este Episodio Alicia comparte la transformación de su vida, "de la oscuridad a la luz." Una historia llena de grandes dificultades, trauma y abuso, hasta descubrir que el poder estaba dentro de ella y así transformarla en crecimiento, evolución y resiliencia comenzando una nueva historia con una familia hermosa.
Disfrutemos!
https://lightmiracleworkers.com/
@light_miracle_workers_esp
@imonmyside_ig
My guest Allan " Alonzo" Wind
The last episode of Season Two! Thank you for your support.
Allan is a retired Senior Foreign Service Officer from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He worked on diplomatic assignments in Peru, Nicaragua, Angola, Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Africa and the Southern Africa Regional Missions. He provided oversight to U.S. government foreign aid development and humanitarian assistance and supported U.S. Ambassadors as their senior development officer on multiple country teams. He also worked for NGOs elsewhere in Latin America and as the Global Programme Coordinator for the International Save the Children Alliance Secretariat in London, UK.
In this episode, Allan talks about his first book, ANDEAN ADVENTURES: An Unexpected Search for Meaning, Purpose and Discovery Across Three Countries. It covers his personal development as a young man who uprooted himself from his American comfort to become a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador and then later service in Bolivia and Peru. This decision to leave the USA shaped who he became personally and professionally. Allan shares his belief in the value of volunteering and the immense personal rewards that can be gained. He also goes into how he’s bridged the gap between his Jewish upbringing and his later embracing of the Baha’i faith.
I hope that after listening to his episode, you decide to grab a copy of his best-selling book Andean Adventures. It is also now an audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/AudioAlonzo.
It’s an Insightful and entertaining book, a window into the life and work of a foreign service officer, his life stories and for anyone contemplating volunteering or careers in foreign service.
Allan and his wife currently reside in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States, while their adult daughter is in Africa on her own adventures. Mr. Wind serves on the Boards of Directors of different nongovernmental organizations, including Hunger Relief International, supporting their efforts with the neediest in Guatemala and Haiti in any way he can.
Enjoy!
Website, Blogs & Newsletter: Enable & Ennoble
My guest is Brenda St Louis
Brenda is an inspirational speaker, a Financial Therapist, a Money coach, an activator and the Founder of REWIRE.
Her multi-faceted career as a massage therapist, voice actor, motivational speaker and published author has afforded her a very unique perspective. She has been featured on numerous podcasts, radio and television.
In this episode, she shares the story of finding her life’s purpose. Gifted with a powerful intuition and a social justice lens, she uses money to positively impact the world. She is engaging and delightful to listen to.
Enjoy
Certified Money Coach- CMC Vancouver BC www.brendastlouis.com
The Money Archetype Quiz - Try it is insightful.
Because it is Episode #25, and Brenda is surprising us all with a gift. A wonderful Hypnotherapy track. Check it out here: rewireyourlife.teachable.com/p/turningdreamsintoreality
My guest is Rodrigo Velma
Along with his wife, Nana Matsumoto, Rodrigo, a proud Chilango (Mexico City native) are the owners of Maizal restaurant in East Vancouver, Canada. Rodrigo talks us through the path he took to become a restaurateur in Vancouver, and the passion he required to get there.
I considered recording this episode in Spanish, but I don't want to do a disservice to my fellow Vancouverites. If you haven't eaten there yet, maybe after hearing Rodrigo's story, you will. I'd hate for you to miss out.
Enjoy!
@maizal_rmf
My guest is Christa Funk
Christa is a wife, mother, registered yoga instructor, and senior yoga master trainer. She is currently advancing her studies to become a Yoga Therapist.
Christa talks today about her epiphany, how she realized that everything is already perfect. Yes, everything. Every moment, and every one of us. She explains how she grew via the contributions of so many words of wisdom from people around her.
Her life journey includes her challenges, struggles, and doubts. All these excellent feelings built her up to be the amazing, ever-flourishing woman she is now.
Enjoy the episode!
https://www.wellnesswonders.ca
https://www.yogafit.com/ca/about-yogafit/team/master-trainers/
https://www.doterra.com/US/en/site/christadnorgren
My guest is Walter Wu.
Walter Wu is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who set records at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Paralympics. He won 14 medals before his retirement following the 2004 Athens Games.
Although he’s humble, Walter does have bragging rights beyond his medals. They include being a torchbearer, a member of the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and a BC Disabled Athlete of the Year. Since retirement from sporting competition, he’s spent time as a public speaker for local schools.
I was delighted to have Walter share his swimming story on the show. I found the amount of help an athlete needs to reach that level very interesting. He leaves nothing hidden, Walter’s story is filled with the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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My guest is John Davis.
John Davis, Stuntman, Fight Director, Speaker, Comedian, Podcaster, and Corporate Action Hero.
At 22 John had an awful accident while helping a friend move some heavy boxes. It wasn’t just bone that shattered, but his dream of becoming a stuntman. Despite the odds, he didn’t give up. His curiosity, tenacity, passion and creativity set his life back on track. Today John talks about his inner power and what he calls the Five Fs Formula. A method to help any of us be able to achieve what we dream of.
Let's listen to the incredibly gregarious and kind John Davis, and find out what a Corporate
Action Hero even is.
Enjoy!
To connect with John: https://www.corporateactionhero.com/
The Link for his 5F workbook https://www.corporateactionhero.com/gift.html
His Courses:
https://inneractionhero.podia.com/effective-communication-video-and-workbook/be8mw
https://inneractionhero.podia.com/inner-action-hero-self-confidence-course/be8mw
https://inneractionhero.podia.com/a/be8mw
My guest Mercedes Sanchez Garcia.
Born and raised in Spain, Mercedes subsequently lived in multiple countries where she picked up languages and other skills that led to her passions and careers. She is both an interior designer, and a multi-disciplined fitness instructor.
Today Mercedes takes us on her life’s journey. She’s always had a zest for a beautiful, active lifestyle. She also loves to cook and dance. She enjoys sharing her gifts with others and believes it’s important for us to accept ourselves and never give up on finding happiness in the paths that suit us.
Mercedes lives in Vancouver Canada with her French husband, her 2 teenagers, and Miela, her dog. All of them are multilingual, yes, the dog too.
Enjoy!
Webiste: https://mercevida.com/
@mercevida
My guest is Victoria Wieck.
Victoria is a world-renowned jewelry designer, author, podcaster, mother, wife, and a new grandmother.
She grew up in South Korea. In the 70 her father, seeking greater opportunities moved his family to the United States. Victoria shares the challenges faced moving to Los Angeles, new city, new culture and new languages. She talks about how she worked hard to obtain dream after dream. Her dedication and wise decisions led to successes, great pay, and more responsibilities. Eventually, she built her own business to enable her to prioritize her biggest value, family time.
Enjoy!
Check out Victoria's website. The information there is fantastic. Her jewelry is stunning.
Victoria’s Website: https://victoriawieck.com/
Listen to her Podcats she has fabulous guests. Her Podcast "Million Dollar Hobbie$:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/million-dollar-hobbies/id1544827540
My guest is Dorsey Ross.
Dorsey is a youth minister, speaker, author and podcaster. In today’s episode, Dorsey shares his story of love, persistence and overcoming challenges. He was born in the late 70s with a congenital disability known as Apert's Syndrome. When he was born, the doctors gave Dorsey's parents no hope for survival and advised them to put him into an institution. However, his parents believed that God would do great things in Dorsey's life. He grew up with his parents and the help of their church’s community support. Growing up was very difficult. He had to overcome years of harmful comments directed at him and 68 operations. His high school teachers told Dorsey that he would not make it to college. But despite all the odds being against him after years of hard work and perseverance, he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Youth Ministry.
He currently lives in Philadelphia with his 90-year-old father. Dorsey’s thick skin has made him strong, tenacious and given him his persevering character.
Enjoy!
To learn more from Dorsey:
Website: https://dorseyrossministries.com/
Podcats: Dorsey Ross Show
@dorsey.ross
My guest is Jenny Toh.
Until recently, Jenny Toh was a Malaysian and Singaporean lawyer. On the personal front, she felt complete. A supportive husband, three wonderful children, close-knit friends, and her church community. However, she felt that she was not living her life to its fullest potential. She was looking for a new purpose in her career.
Jenny shares her story of transitioning careers, her doubts and her leap of faith. It all began with an idea and then with a strong desire that wasn't going away. We discussed her challenges as a perfectionist, her impostor syndrome, and how her lawyering skills complement her as a fantastic coach to support others in their journeys of searching for purpose.
Enjoy!
How to Connect with Jenny:
@JennyToh
@riverlifecoahing
Website: https://www.riverlifecoaching.com/
My guest is Anne Round
Anne Round is a retired physiotherapist, a wife, a mother, a sailor, and an author. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Anne shares her journey to become a better human being with us via spiritual growth. She explains how it allowed her to appreciate and love herself more, evolving from controlling and limiting beliefs to knowing herself as love. Now she flows with and trusts in life. It gave her inspiration to write her book "Essences of Truth Inspirations for Loving Life.” Listen in to hear of her struggles with the book and Anne's steps to finally publish it.
"We are Love, Joy, Freedom and Peace."
Enjoy!
About the book:
Essences of Truth is a collection of 29 essays that can open us to new ways of thinking about life. Anne has embraced these philosophies over her lifetime, like sipping nectar from a flower to enhance her journey. The essence is to love everything just as it is and live life wholeheartedly from a contemplative perspective. We are inspired to love ourselves more and more regardless of what is appearing in our lives. A life that allows love to guide the way, peace to descend within, and joy to erupt into the world is a blessing for all of us.
How to Connect with Anne:
Website: https://anneround.wixsite.com/website
My guest Mike Acker
Mike is a former pastor, an executive coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of four books, including the bestselling Speak with No Fear.
Mike shares how his life was shaped via good, bad, and ugly circumstances. We can’t start Mike’s story without first talking about his parents. Listen in to hear how he learned things
from his family that he was unaware of, and how he adjusted to conquer life with confidence.
He lives with his wife and son in Alabama.
Enjoy a few nuggets of his wisdom.
Connect with Mike Acker and get his books: https://www.mikeacker.com/
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQR7cOMcSIbUILZhFvIlvA
My guest Jennifer M. Alemany
Formally in corporate human resources, Jennifer is now an author, a spiritualist and has been a Yogi for 12 years. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jennifer has a spicy mix of Latin American backgrounds (Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Cuba).
She shares her struggles as a young girl from a single mom living in Brooklyn. Jennifer was the first to graduate from college in her family. After college, she became a live-in nanny until she could figure out what was next. With the support of her mom’s wisdom, she then embarked on a 22-year human resources career in the academic and corporate worlds. After losing two of her loves, her mother and then her fiancé, she realized that she had also lost herself. Jennifer then started to write; it was a talent her elementary teachers had pointed out back then. Sitting by the pool, surrounded by nature, her first book Mark, My Love, came to life. It’s an honest, inspiring memoir, a journey of loss and anguish, but with another side within reach over the horizon.
Jennifer currently lives in New York, with her dog Leo Luna.
Let’s enjoy her story.
Connect with Jennifer Alemany and get her book https://jennifermalemany.com/
@jennifer.m.alemany
My guest Claudia Gutierrez
Claudia specializes in positive psychology through meditation and Reiki training, and as a Theta Healer Instructor. She lives in Cancun, Mexico.
She shares her story of transformation and her passion for human development. It all started with not feeling well, a doctor removing her thyroid, and the appearance of traumas and depression. Claudia talks about her drive to find an explanation for it all, her search for answers and solutions. She created a technique to help herself, and now assists others in healing wounds, being at peace with themselves, and finding their path of transformation.
Enjoy her story
To connect with Claudia: https://linktr.ee/ResetandBoost
@resetandboost
My guest is Francis Piche.
Francis is a keynote speaker, a coach, and the founder and CEO of Resilience Element. He is on a mission to share his revelation regarding resilience with the world. His story today is about his quest to follow his heart. Francis shares his choices, struggles, the lessons he learned, their costs, and where he is now. His passion now is to help reawaken people's inner power and raise their successes to support life and business results.
Enjoy!
Connect with Francis: https://www.francispiche.com/
Welcome to Episode #39
My guests Harry Derbitsky & Joe Fletcher
Harry Derbitsky is the President of ACT (Advanced Coaches Training), a coach and an author. He specializes in mental health and addiction as well as other related topics. His understanding comes from his teacher, Sydney Bank, who first articulated the Three Universal Principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought.
Joe Fletcher is one of the six (6) Mental Health Transformations group members and their communication manager. Each member has made a transformational shift from their mental distress and addiction to having a new life of wellbeing. They are now looking to spread their combined experiences.
Harry and Joe share how the Mental Health Transformations group was formed, and they explain the unique perspective for people suffering from mental health and struggling through recovery. Through their experiences, the group knows that it is possible to heal and experience the freedom of a healthy mental state, away from addiction and severe mental distress, by applying three Universal Principles: Mind, Consciousness and Thought.
Let's enjoy their stories.
Connect with Harry and Joe:
Website: acttraining.biz/mentalhealthtransformations
Harry Derbitsky (www.acttraining.biz) Books: Evolution of Addiction Recovery and Evolution of Addiction Recovery Re-opened. Email Joe: mentalhtjoe@gmail.com
My guest Joe Sherman, MD
Joe is a pediatrician, a coach, and a consultant. He started his journey as a pediatrician helping communities in Uganda and Bolivia. Despite his successes and adventures after his return to the US, Joe experienced profound burnout. He found it necessary to leave medicine temporarily to reflect on why he became a physician in the first place and whether he should return. Joe wrestled with his identity being defined by his profession rather than who he was deeper down. That journey took him where he is now, a coach and a consultant. Joe helps healthcare professionals find relief from burnout, rediscover the joy and fulfillment of practicing medicine, and achieve career longevity.
Let's enjoy his story.
Connect with Joe: https://joeshermanmd.com/
My guest Sam Thiara
Sam is an educator from Simon Fraser University here in Vancouver, Canada. He's a storyteller with two TedX presentations and an author of a few books, one of them being his incredible narrative, Lost and Found: Seeking the Past and Finding Myself.
Sam is sharing his quest to search for his identity on his journey to India to find his ancestral roots armed with little else than a faded photograph and determination. As he begins to piece together the puzzle of his history, Sam realizes he is piecing himself together, too.
Let's join him as he takes us on his journey.
"Everyone's life is an autobiography, make yours worth reading." - Sam
"Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary" Connect with Sam: http://sam-thiara.com/
His book: http://www.sam-thiara.com/mywriting/
My guest Chloe Doesburg
Chloe Doesburg is the co-founder and CEO of Driftscape, a mobile app company whose mission is to make local culture easier to discover. After co-founding the music mapping project Track Toronto, she learned of the enormous appetite and enthusiasm for location-specific media. She also learned of numerous initiatives creating rich, high-quality content related to their communities from unique perspectives. Chloe is here to share how she co-founded Driftscape to match fantastic and underutilized content in a user-friendly mobile app. The app helps users quickly find hidden gems nearby.
Let's hear how it all started. Enjoy!
Learn more, and download the Driftscape App - https://www.driftscape.com/
My guest Katherine Wehler.
Katherine Wehler is a Quantum Conscious Business and Soul Coach who assists in exploring, rediscovering, and empowering the soul’s highest self and true potential. She is also a Professional Astrologer with over 20 years of experience, A Human Design Reader, Original Akashic Record Keeper of the 23rd Dimension, and Host of The Soul (Re)Discovery Podcast.
Through her soul (re)discovery process, Katherine used metaphysical modalities to connect to her soul-self and, through this, unlocked a life of joy, love, freedom, and abundance.
Katherine takes us through her journey. A story she likes to share for self-healing and to enlighten others. She explains what she does and how it all started. And at the end, well, you have to listen until the end because she shares another talent.
Enjoy!
Katherine runs a Business Mastermind for New Paradigm Leaders. Learn more here
To learn more about Katherine, please check out her website here
My guest Gramps Jeffrey
Gramps Jeffrey is the author of a few books, including the acclaimed business book "The Secrets of Retailing, or: How to Beat Walmart" and his most recent book "I Don't Want To Turn 3." He is also a contributor to The Huffington Post with over 100 published articles on how to help the nonprofit world.
Gramps Jeffrey has 4 kids and 6 grandchildren. He looks at how the kids are growing up through his baby-boomer eyes and tries to understand how the world has evolved since he was 3 years old. Gramps Jeffrey shares how he became a writer and the importance of the village on our kid's and grandkids' development and growth. Our conversation will be ordinary magic that most families would relate to. Jeffrey loves to read to his grandkids. It inspired him to write and publish his own children's book - "I Don't Want To Turn 3." The stars of this book are his 6 grandchildren Olivia, Jordan, Baker, Levi, Jackson and Grace. He lives in Arizona with his lovely wife.
This story fills my heart with joy, which is perfect for the holidays season.
Let's enjoy his story!
grampsjeffrey@gmail.com
My guest Andrew Campbell
Andrew is a musician, photographer, and videographer. He was born in Malaysia, lived in the UK, Canada, and Japan. His work has received awards in North America and Japan from Nikon, Frommer's Travel Guide, and Canadian Geographic Magazine. Architecture and portraiture are his primary interests; however, he enjoys the challenges that other genres of photography demand. He is here to share his artistic life journey.
His traits include flexibility and adaptability, and you'll hear how they've served him well. Ultimately he is a happy man because he has always followed his passions.
Let's enjoy his Story.
To connect with Andrew: https://www.acbcfoto.com/
@acbcfoto
My guest Ryan Harbuck
Ryan Harbuck is a teacher, swim coach, and author. Her first book, her memoirs called “When I grow up I want TO BE A CHAIR,” just came out this month. Check it out!
Ryan’s teenage years were challenging, including a paralyzing car accident and an alcoholic mother. She had to grow up quickly. She became a teacher and swim coach. She has been story-telling her whole life and has stitched all the stories together to produce her new book. Here, Ryan shares her life story, covering many exciting topics. Her accident, her life with a disability, family communication, pregnancy for someone paralyzed from the waist down, writing, and competing for the Paralympics. She teaches that anything is possible and that vulnerability is so critical. I think you will relate and connect with Ryan’s story.
Ryan, her husband Andrew, and their two young boys live in Denver, Colorado.
To connect with Ryan https://www.ryanraeharbuck.com/
@ryanraeharbuck
My guest Chancellor K. Jackson
Chancellor is an American football player, teacher and author. Chancellor wrote "14 Days in Beijing" following the traumatic experience of being arrested and detained there. He followed that up with "You Love, and You Learn," a romantic drama about his journey to gain emotional intelligence. We touch on his life story in this episode. His life story so far is interesting, engaging and pretty cool. I enjoyed listening to his unique and open view of the world through his experiences. Chancellor lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Follow Chancellor on Instagram & Twitter: @korlehj
To connect with Chancellor: https://linktr.ee/Korleh
My guest William "Bill" Cohen
Bill is a caregiving support consultant, a very interesting job. We tend to always talk about the patient, but tend to neglect to talk about the roles of caregivers. Who, just like patients, could feel alone and exhausted. Bill guides caregivers along on their caregiving journeys. He assists them in reducing the overwhelming stress that can come along with the job.
His creative and loving mother, Sheila, lost her home in Hurricane Katrina. Then, her health, artistic skills, and life were ravaged by Alzheimer's. Bill was her primary care partner for 10 years.
Today he shares how he turned his pain and personal loss due to his mother’s Alzheimer’s into passion and an “encore career”. We talk about managing care and practicing self-care and prevention. We talk about dementia, Alzheimer’s, their symptoms and treatments. And also things not to do for a person living with dementia.
Let’s enjoy his story!
Visit: https://cohencaregivingsupport.com/
Join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/billcohensupportgroup/?ref=share
https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamscohen/
My guest Joi Fisher-Griffin
Author and entrepreneur Joi R. Fisher-Griffin is an experienced educator, a passionate adoption advocate and a patron of the arts. After going through her own struggles as an adoptee, Joi wrote her memoir, Finding Joi: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Love. She shared her story so that she could help others who sit in silence about their struggles, and she continues to find ways to be open about adoption, with adults and young people. She is the author of two best-selling children’s adoption books Choosing Joi: An Adoptee’s Journey and Finding Belonging and Singing with Joi: There Are Lots of Different Ways to be a Family.
She believes adoptees, prospective adoptive parents, and adoptive and foster families can find resources and their community of support if WE all Stop Whispering and Let’s Talk Adoption. She is now serving as a Board of Directors with Miriam’s Heart. Joi believes Finding Joy is Possible!
Let’s enjoy her story.
To connect with Joi: www.FindingJoi.us
For all resources https://www.facebook.com/findingjoirenee/
Information for adoptive and foster families, prospective adoptive and foster parents, and anyone interested in serving. www.miriamshearts.org
My guest Marie Alessi
Marie Alessi is a mother to two boys, a bestselling author and speaker. After her husband passed from a brain aneurysm, she found and created her way back to Joy. She instinctively knew it was her only option when considering their young boys. Marie is a shining example of choosing love over fear and sadness. She has created a movement that approaches grief and loss differently than what society traditionally offers us. A movement interrupts the stigma of grief and spreads healing and hope into the world. This is now her purpose. She supports others in the journey of grief, because we will all experience it eventually. Life is there to be lived, to be happy. This is her story.
Let enjoy!
Connect with Marie: https://www.mariealessi.com/
Linked In www.linkedin.com/in/marie-alessi/
@loving.life.after.loss
My guest Shlomo Freund
Shlomo is a location-independent entrepreneur, author and public speaker. He loves travelling and has been fascinated by investments and finances since early. His primary residence is in Israel, but he usually takes workcations. Yes, that’s right, it’s a thing, he takes workcations. He picks a city, moves there with his family for a few months to work and enjoy the life of a local.
One of his businesses now is called “Free Financial Self.” He helps people organize their money to reach financial independence faster. Today Shlomo is sharing his story on how he combined finance and travel. If you are a remote worker or a digital nomad, his story could be of interest to you.
Lets' enjoy!
To connect with Shlomo: https://ffs.ck.page/5f5620c91
@freefinancialself
My guest Carline Crevecoeur
Carline is a Haitian American obstetrician, gynecologist, and now also an author. She immigrated to the US at the age of 5 and was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where she went into the medical field. After 20 years of medical service in New York and Pennsylvania, she gave up her career to raise and homeschool her five children. Carline was diagnosed with colon cancer and given 36 months to live. Eight years later, she's still very much alive. Following that battle, and now that her children are adults, she decided to write her memoir titled, Pressure Makes Diamonds: a journey from Homeschooling to the Ivy League - A Parenting Story. She is not only an author now but also the first black woman elected to a seat on the State College Area School District of Pennsylvania.
Carline is here to share why she wrote her memoirs and teach us some lessons along the way. I think you're going to like this awe-inspiring, resilient person.
Let's enjoy her story.
To connect with Carline: https://www.carlinecrevecoeur.com/
@crevey22
My guest is Tonia Cordi
Tonia Cordi is the owner of Time & Space Solutions. She helps people de-clutter and redesigns their lives, so they can slow down, reconnect to their values, and live out their days with purpose. This involves examining inner behavioural patterns that create the clutter and then learning how to organize life better. Tonia looks at deeper patterns and how they show up in their host's external world. Your space and how you spend your time mirror what's going on inside you.
I am delighted to have a fellow organizer on the show. Organized people are fantastic. Tonia is here to share how it started for her and how she helps others with her five-step process based on her experience with her clients. Her process encompasses intentions and values — everything from personal growth and sustainability to organizing and creating systems. She started her career as a teacher and, after 12 years, decided to follow her passion for helping people create spaces that match their ideal lives. Soon after starting this, she realized that while an organized space can be transformative, it was only the first step in making space grow and evolve. So Tonia applied her background in education, the arts, psychology, and some trial and error to create an integrated process for individuals to meet their intentions, goals, and values.
Let's enjoy her story.
Check out her website for your Clarity Call!
To connect with Tonia: https://www.timeandspacesolutions.com/blog
My guest is Eric Spitz
Eric is a production planner, marathon runner, and podcaster.
He’s here to explain how he combines his passions of running and travelling by running a marathon in each of the United States’ 50 states before he turns 40. He also plans to have a book written by then.
He is a member of the 50 States Marathon Club, and he’s already knocked 16 states off his list. Eric’s been writing about his experiences in each state on his Juxtaposed Journeys blog. Juxtaposed Journeys is also the name of his podcast, where he interviews other individuals who are following their life passions. This is an interesting story that offers new knowledge to the listener. Whether you’re a runner, thinking about starting to run, or are quite happy never having to run, ever, it makes no difference.
It was so much fun having Eric on the show.
Let’s enjoy his story.
To connect with Eric and maybe share your success story:
https://www.juxtaposedjourneys.com/
@juxtaposedjourneys
#50statemarathonclub
#garmin
#greendragonboston
#raiserace
My guest, Adelaide Campbell
Adelaide is a former actuary from Boston now living in Miami. Adelaide and her husband decided to move to Miami in the middle of the pandemic. Once they had settled, she was itching for change and feeling adventurous. So Adelaide resolved to take a big risk by quitting a stable, well-paid job and launching Kachaça Spirits, her brand of Brazil’s favourite spirit, cachaça.
This is her story and the story of how Kachaça Spirits was born. Adelaide offers nuggets of knowledge for anyone thinking of leaping their passion. She shares her challenges and her successes. All that cachaça talk made me dream of summer and having people over for caipirinhas, Brazil's national cocktail. This interview might tempt you to get a bottle if you are in the US. For the rest of us, we’ll need to wait a bit longer as she isn’t exporting yet.
Let’s enjoy her story.
Adelaide Kachaça Spirits:
https://www.kachacaspirits.com/
@kachacaspirits
Welcome to episode #56
My guest, Nicole Dauz
Nicole is a self-care advocate, caregiver coach, author and speaker who chooses happiness despite her circumstances.
Experience is her teacher as the mother of a neurotypical son and a daughter with a rare genetic disease and autism. She approaches self-care in a liberating fashion that gives us all permission to take time for ourselves.
She’s the founder of Selfcare4Caregivers and honours the role of the caregiver by helping them recognize their worth and their true gifts. She provides them with the tools and strategies needed to shift them from feeling stressed and overwhelmed to regaining control of their lives and feeling gratitude and joy. Her mission is to change the story around caregiving and celebrate the journey.
Let’s enjoy her story.
Nicole blogs regularly at nicoledauz.com
She published her first book, Self-care: From the Trenches…with Love, Humour & a Kick in the Pants, in November 2021.
@nicoledauz
Welcome to episode #57
My guest Tim Heale
Tim is a former British Army Officer. He started as an infantry soldier and worked his way to become a PSYOPS Operator. Tim has vast experience and was sent on seven different operational deployments.
He is a rugby fanatic and used to play scrum half, then also played American football for Milton Keynes Pioneers. He is an accomplished skier that competed several times at the British Telemark Championships. Tim is also a hang gliding instructor and an experienced sailor who has spent considerable time sailing around the British Isles with his wife and Artie, the ship's cat. And that's not all. He additionally has a podcast, "The Tim Heale" - Ordinary Peoples' Extraordinary Lives. The idea behind his podcast is a little like mine. To leave a legacy for future generations to know what life was like in our times.
As you can imagine, Tim has many stories to share. Today he talks about his last eight years in the Army as a Unit Welfare Officer for London Central Garrison. How his role functioned, and who he was helping.
Let's enjoy Tim's story.
To connect with Tim:
https://community.podpros.com/members/timheale
Tim & Daniela’s episode: TBD
My guest Ann Hince
Ann is an Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) expert, the author of A Pathway to Insight, and much more. In her book, she details her journey and breaks down the steps she took to attain what she calls Insight, or the ability to see within the body. Ann has developed the ability to sense inside her body and release physical tension stored in her connective tissue using the focus of her mind solely.
Ann wants us all to know that we have this incredible power; it means going further with practices that you are probably already doing. The key is practice.
Ann believes changing what is on our inside will change what we see on the outside so that we can change our personal and collective worlds.
I am fascinated by Ann's story, and I admire her immensely. Ann has a YouTube channel; see the link below. She is here to share her method in great detail. To me, the most critical aspect is her character. Her desire for growth, perseverance, and discipline. Her desire to change her life and even bone structure. We all want to change or improve, but very few are willing to put the effort toward greatness. Ann never doubted. She wanted a happier life, and she did the work.
Let's enjoy her story.
Website: https://annhince.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTc4hb7ZKvih1LlRHK0cUjg
Her book: A Pathway to Insight
@ann.hince
My guest Andrew Hallam
Andrew is a personal finance journalist, speaker, and author of three books, Millionaire Teacher, Millionaire Expat, and Balance. His books are about how to invest and spend for happiness, health, and wealth. Andrew’s love of travel started when, at age 12, his parents encouraged him to take an educational trip to the Mediterranean. His early respect for money started not much later, probably because his parents expected him to pay for his college education.One day, sitting on a friend’s patio after finishing a bike race, he realized that travelling, swimming in tropical waters, riding his bike, meeting fascinating people, and working as little as possible was his life’s dream.
At 19, he met a mechanic who happened to be a millionaire and taught him that one doesn’t need a high-paying job to build wealth. The concept is to make money work hard for you instead of working hard for your money. So before his 20th birthday, he started to invest. By the time Andrew reached his late 30s, he had enough money to retire. He kept working, though, as he knew it gave him more options.
Twenty years later, he and his wife Pele are now living a nomadic life for the last eight years. He still works hard, but not as often. His love for travelling, swimming in tropical waters, riding his bike, and meeting fascinating people is now his reality.
This is his travel story. How it all started and where he has been.
Let’s enjoy his story.
My guest Kristen Donnelly
Kristen is an international empathy educator, a TEDx speaker, one of The Good Doctors of Abbey Research, and COO of their parent company. She has decades of experience helping people understand the different concepts that could change the world, and she unapologetically and passionately loves to share about it.
Kristen lives just outside Philadelphia with her husband, surrounded by piles of books, especially romance novels. She reads 300 to 400 books a year. Before our conversation, I watched her TEDx talk and I better understood where she was coming from. She is here to share how she became the passionate, intense, and talented woman she is today. I think you’ll find this conversation with Kristen to be enlightening.
Let's enjoy her story.
To connects with Krista:
@klndonnelly
Her TEDx:
My guest is Fred Rutma
Fred is a former college instructor, intermittent fasting coach, brain trauma and multiple deaths survivor. He just finished writing his medical trauma memoir "The Summer I Died Twenty Times" no one so far has had a story like Fred's. Even doctors don't believe it.
His story goes beyond resilience. Today he is sharing a few details about his experiences, deaths, brain traumas, attempts at recovery, repeated medical errors, defective pacemakers, and overcoming adversity. But he's leaving plenty for his book readers. During this process, he discovered a potent prophylactic medicinal tool, intermittent fasting. Fred narrates this with great Jewish humour. Fred told me, "if we are supposed to make lemonade out of life's lemons, then I am making the best lemonade ever produced."
Let's enjoy his story!
To connect with Fred:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrutman/
@repeatedlydf https://www.facebook.com/ShalomYosef
#pacemaker #fasting #trauma
My guest Angela Laws
Angela is the Community Manager at TrustedHousesitters, and she has a fascinating lifestyle. She is an expert at driving brand awareness and leveraging community spirit.
Angela encompasses the warmth and spirit of the pet-loving community's heart. After retiring at age 65, Angela joined TrustedHousesitters as a founding member of the platform and a full-time house and pet sitter herself. She chose to sell her permanent home and begin house and pet sitting full-time for eight years.
This episode is about her story since she started TrustedHousesitters, her lifestyle and what the company is all about. Angela is an advocate for her work and the house and pet sitting lifestyle. You can tell how much she loves what she does and how grateful she is to be able to follow her passions and find her purpose.
Angela has appeared on the famous BBC red sofa to discuss her retirement departure to pursue her passion. She has also featured in publications such as Virgin, The Telegraph and Financial Times as a guest author and interviewee. She received the 'Community Manager of the Year' Drum award in 2018. I am flattered she shared one of her many stories with us.
Let's enjoy her story!
How to connect with Angela and TrustedHousesitters:
Instagram @trustedhousesitters
Facebook @TrustedHousesitters
Twitter - Angela @TrustedAngela
Twitter - THS @Housesitting
Angela LinkedIn
Angela In the news...
BBC News - Why I left retirement
The Telegraph - Retirement in the modern age
Virgin - How young employees are helping to upskill digital Britain
My guest Amanda Penny
Amanda is a 17-year-old and the teen podcast host of "Amanda's World." She is not an ordinary teen; her life comes with struggles, but her dynamic, energetic and go-getter personality keeps her strong and resilient. She is entirely self-taught and directly produces and manages her podcast independently. When it comes to social media and podcasting, Amanda has a lot of experience. BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A STORY, Amanda is here with big future dreams to share her story about why she started her podcast.
Let's enjoy her story.
Amanda’s World: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amandas-world/id1549508971
My guest Filimon Maeza
Filimon is a 17-year-old high school student who hosts a teen mental health podcast called "The Brief Dive."
BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A STORY, Filimon has a story to share of when his parents told him that they were all moving. While it was not too far away, this was still going to be outside of Filimon's comfort zone. This experience taught Filimon the importance of the mind and how it can be used for either one's advantage or disadvantage. He believes that optimizing your mind for future success is vital.
Let's enjoy his story.
The Brief Drive: https://open.spotify.com/show/2cPd9uVZqjmEmM9VF0zuGg?si=3b741d87ed95426f
@thebriefdrive
My Guest, Dawn Barclay
Dawn is a woman of many talents with a flexible mindset that always likes to try new things. She shares her passion and love for travelling, and her immense creativity for writing characters brings her to the show today.
Dawn is an award-winning fiction and nonfiction author who provides professional content creation, editing, ghostwriting, and writes for special needs and family travel columns. Dawn has also travelled the world and loves to rescue dogs.
She has eight books under her belt as either author or anthology editor. Her romances include The Queen of Second Chances and Simple Tryst of Fate. Her award-winning psychological thrillers include Expired Listings and Saving Grace.
Dawn's upcoming book: Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse is essentially the ASD travel bible.
Let's enjoy Dawn's Story.
For Dawn's Books and Website:
http://www.dawnbarclayink.com/
Welcome to episode 66
My guest Kathleen Donnelly Israel
Kathleen is a young 70+-year-old widow. She's an artist who has come on to share her journey with us. For 17 years, Kathleen cared for her sick husband and took the time to study online with many enlightened thought leaders and healers. She hoped to heal herself from her childhood traumas and to find help dealing with the challenge of having a sick husband through spiritual philosophies.
After her husband passed, she decided to walk El Camino de Santiago (500 miles across northern Spain) on her own. While on the walk, she found herself, without having intended it, sharing her spiritual philosophies and learnings with those she met along the way.
Upon her return home, she deiced to write her book "Wisdom on the Camino: A Spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life."
Let's enjoy her story.
To connect with Kathleen:
https://www.wisdomonthecamino.com/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CR9MGD3
@artstrans4mu
@kathleen.d.israel
My guest Ryan Lindner
Ryan is a personal development specialist and author. He's worked as a behavioural coach all over the world. Ryan talks about how two sudden, unexplained cardiac arrests at a young age taught him how to prioritize his time and energy. This is Ryan's story, a message of self-acceptance.
In Ryan's book, "The Half-Known Life," he challenges the conventional thinking of success, identity, and personal change. Priorities change when time becomes precious.
Let's enjoy his story.
To connect with Ryan: http://www.RSLindner.com
@ryanlindnercoaching
@Ryanlindner
My guest James Heppner
James likes to think of himself as an artist of experience. His passion is to create transformational experiences for himself and others to explore what it means to be Fully Alive. He is a results coach and founder of the Weekly Wins and Losses podcast.
He helps people in their journey to embracing all of life - both wins and losses equally.
His life worked until it didn’t. Performing life instead of living nearly cost him his business, investments, children and marriage. He flip-flopped between being restless/bored and anxious/depressed. He has spent the last decade designing a life of gratitude not in spite of the losses he had to endure but rather because of the losses he has utilized well. This is James' story; let's enjoy it!
To connect with James
My guest Cheryl Ilov
Cheryl is an author, a physical therapist, a second-degree black belt in an ancient Japanese martial art called Ninpo Tai Jutsu, a dancer, a former chronic pain patient, a survivor, and the host of the Femininja Project podcast. Her Story is about how she turned her challenges and traumas into The Reluctant Ninja.
At 36, she was told that her chronic pain would never let her live the life she wanted. Feeling hopeless yet refusing to accept the doctor's prognosis, she began listening to her body and exploring other healing movement modalities, including Pilates. She discovered that there is an incredible amount of strength and power in each and every one of us, just waiting to be unleashed.
She has helped clients to recover from pain and injuries by integrating the science of physical therapy with the art of movement. She truly believes everyone can enjoy vibrant health and vitality at every stage of life.
Let's enjoy her Story.
Connect with Cheryl: www.cherylilov.com
Her books:
My guest Mike Thomson
Mike is an entrepreneur, matchmaker, sales professional, storyteller, father, and athlete with a natural curiosity about people. He lives in Toronto, Canada. He has been in the recruitment agency industry for fourteen years and launched SPARK at the end of 2021 to change how top talent can be attracted. He came to BEHAS to explain how he is on a mission to change the way organizations hire.
Let's imagine if companies still marketed products or services exclusively using flyers and coupons through the mail. That's how companies recruit with job descriptions that have not changed their style in decades. Interesting concept? Many of us have been thinking this way for a while, and I am glad Mike is here to share the mission.
Let's enjoy!
Connect with Mike: www.sparkrecruiting.ca
My guest Leigh Hearl
Leigh is a fiercely determined, energetic woman, author, TEDx Speaker, wife and mother. Like many others, Leigh lived through some trauma. She found a pivotal moment in her life to break the silence, which started with saying these six little words to a friend. "I need to tell you something." This was the very beginning of her healing journey. Now she is on a mission to help others break their silence, start their healing journey, and share their secrets safely in a truly unique way.
Laws silence some people. Some wish to protect the privacy of the ones they love. Others cannot bear the pressure and judgement of public life. For many, an echo of their fear, doubt or shame silences them. Leigh founded Meg Heart, a Social Enterprise committed to giving a voice to those who have been silenced and shedding light on critical societal issues. The voice of Meg Heart speaks for them.
Leigh is sharing her story with us. It's about a secret she kept hidden for many years for fear of judgment and to protect her children. Leigh believes in the power of real stories' ability to change the world. I couldn't agree more. This is another powerful story.
Let's enjoy!
She lives in Australia with her family.
Meg Heart's first book, Carbon Under Pressure, is a real and raw story about Rose. A mother wakes to a nightmare and is thrust into a race to save three lives.
Let's enjoy Leigh's story.
Send Audience To: https://megheart.com/books/
@leighhearl
My guest is José Ignacio Guzmán
José is a geoscientist and certified professional coach who balances his time in retirement between meditation, service, writing, and coaching. His story, "Murmurs of the Inner Voice," is about existential questions he had at a young age and how a book suggested by a stranger gave him the answers he needed and helped him awaken his life purpose. He shares how he overcame significant challenges and turned them into opportunities by listening and following his inner voice of intuition.
He helps professionals and executives pivot into their next chapter in life, whether it be retirement, a new career, or a business venture. He is one of the contributing authors of the best-selling anthology Turning Point Moments.
Let's enjoy!
To connect with José, you can join his Facebook community, "Successful Professionals Who Embrace Change" www.facebook.com/groups/390749646306305/
or
write to: jose@newshorescoaching.com
The book: Turning Points Moments
My guest Agape Garcia
October was first declared National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1989 in the USA. Since then, October has been a time to acknowledge domestic violence survivors and be a voice for its victims. Domestic violence is prevalent in every community and affects everyone regardless of age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality. Domestic violence can result in physical injury, psychological trauma, and even death. Physical violence is often accompanied by emotionally abusive and controlling behaviour as part of a much larger, systematic pattern of dominance and control. The devastating consequences of domestic violence can cross generations and last a lifetime.
Although there has been substantial progress in reducing domestic violence in the USA, an average of 20 people are physically abused by intimate partners every minute. This equates to more than 10 million abuse victims annually. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been physically abused by an intimate partner, and 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have been severely physically abused by an intimate partner. Millions of Americans live in daily, silent fear within their own homes. In addition, every year, millions of children are exposed to domestic violence. Domestic violence incidents affect every person within a home and can have long-lasting negative effects on children's emotional well-being and social and academic functioning.
Agape is the Executive Director of "Confronting Domestic Violence, Inc." Helping real-time victims with real-time resources! Be Your Incredible Self (BYIS) best describes Agape's tenacious attitude towards empowering herself and others. Over the past 35 years, Agape has navigated through domestic violence, privacy, safety, vulnerability, and the mindset to endure personal adverse events in life. Agape shares what Post-Traumatic Growth, or PTG, is, her own experience in the early days of her life and how it affected her as a human being. She also shares how she overcame a tumultuous childhood, a double attempted homicide while eight months pregnant, and the subsequent physical and emotional ordeal. Agape's journey demonstrates the possibility of the resilient human spirit and the importance of how our community can help us survive and thrive.
Her personal journey of post-traumatic growth has led Agape to dedicate her life to developing transformational programs, various forms of coaching, and certification courses and establishing a nonprofit to help real-time victims. Her commitment is to provide lifelong transformational habits that can restore your powerful internal sense of control. One of her personal statements, 'You don't live anywhere but in your head,' is why some of her laser-focus teachings are on aligning your mental and emotional belief system.
Agape's personal mission is to help lead others in transforming their survival of Domestic Violence (DV) into Post Traumatic Growth, and to mitigate the depletion of resources for real-time victims. Sharing her story is empowering so many others.
Let's enjoy Agape's story.
To Connect with Agape:
https://beyourincredibleself.com/
www.confrontingdomesticviolence.org
@beyourincredibleself
@A.Garcia
My Guest, Reece Koch
She is a young Canadian-Irish citizen passionate about the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and impact. Reece works in London as a consultant with Deloitte. I became curious about her when I stumbled onto her website, where she combines her resume, projects, achievements, blogs and travels. I love the concept; her style and love for travel resonated with me, and her site gave me many ideas to improve my website. Having her as a guest on BEHAS was the next natural step. Here is Reece, sharing her journey.
Let enjoy!
Her website: https://www.reecekoch.com/
My guest, Morgana Rae
Morgana is the international #1 best-selling author of Financial Alchemy: Twelve Months of Magic and Manifestation. A pioneer in personal development for over 28 years, Morgana writes, speaks, and coaches from a desire to empower idealistic entrepreneurs, artists, healers, and humanitarians. She is widely regarded as the world's leading relationship-with-money coach for her groundbreaking approach to love-centred wealth building.
Morgana's fans call her the Money Goddess because of the many documented stories of clients manifesting unexpected income within hours of changing their relationship with money.
Morgana is also 26 weddings deep into getting married 100 times in 100 countries to one man.
Connect with Morgana https://www.morganarae.com/
Take Morgana's free Money Love assessment https://DoesMoneyLoveYou.com
My guest Julianne Bosch
Julianne is a mother, wife, author, coach, and a well-travelled ex-pat. When she turned 50 and saw her children had grown up, Julianne realized that she needed to do something different and exciting to give herself a new purpose. She gathered all the memories and notes she'd collected while living in different countries and wrote her first book. It's called How A Mother Took Her First Step On The Moon - A Mother's Keepsake Journal, a collection of uplifting true stories and an empowering workbook for parents. Julianne is now working on book number two, How She Took Her First Step On the Moon - A Mother's Keepsake Journal of Interviews. It explores mothers' advice from around the world. Where her husband's work takes him, Julianne comes along. She has the best of both worlds: a hugely fulfilling job, and she gets to travel with her partner of 28 year
Let's enjoy her story.
To connect with Julianne: https://juliannebosch.com/
Julianne's book: How A Mother Took Her First Step On The Moon
My guest is Geralyn Ritter
Geralyn is the author of Bone by Bone: A Memoir of Trauma and Healing. It’s about her recovery from injuries in the 2015 Amtrak derailment. She is a frequent public speaker on the topics of personal and professional resilience, trauma recovery, the patient perspective on the opioid crisis, and the power of grace. She is also a recognized expert in healthcare policy and the executive vice president at Organon & Co. Geralyn is a mother of three young men and has been married for 24 years to her loving husband, Jonathan.
She is here to share her incredible story of physical and mental hardship in her journey to recovery after the 2015 Amtrak accident. Ultimately, this is a story of hope and survival against incredible odds that offers lessons in resilience for all of us at all levels, from the patient to the caregivers and people around us. Geralyn is vulnerable, authentic and shares the good, the bad and the ugly.
Geralyn has made it a priority to give back to the hospital community that saved her life. She lives in New Jersey, USA.
Let's enjoy her story.
To connect with Geralyn: www.GeralynRitter.com
My guest Pele Hallam-Young
Pele was born and grew up in rural Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. She never thought her life path would involve living and working overseas for more than 30 years. She has worked in Spain, Ecuador, Colombia, Hong Kong and Singapore and has travelled to more than 70 countries. She's been a full-time nomad for over eight years now. Pele is here to talk about various topics, including who she attributes her sense of adventure too, a few travel experiences, and her parents. Pele is glad her husband, Andrew Hallam, a Clever Nomad, shares her adventurous spirit. You can listen to his story in Episode #59.
Let's enjoy Pele's story.
My guest Kimberly Anne Bell
The amazing Kimberly joined me for this week's episode to share her self-love, acceptance, and healing journey. Kimberly is a survivor of a difficult childhood who has embraced her story and found her self-worth. She courageously faces her past and embarks on a journey of self-discovery to break the cycle of toxic relationships and reclaim her dignity. I learned:
1. How Kimberly discovered her own worth and the importance of self-love while on her journey of healing from trauma.
2. What resources and services she used to find the courage to break the generational taboos and seek help.
3. How Kimberly copes with the judgement of her story by others.
She now works to help others find their own self-worth and break the cycle of toxic relationships.
Let's enjoy Kimberly's story.
Kimberly's book: https://kimberlyannebell.com/
My guest David Richman
An entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist, David Richman uses the lessons learned in his life to enrich and inspire others. He is sharing his lessons learned, having been a sedentary, overweight smoker. David knew that he needed to focus not on what others wanted out of him but on what he wanted out of life. And how he became a writer and wrote his first two books.
During our conversation, he made me reflect as he shared many noteworthy points:
1 - The importance of sharing your story as it forms a deeper connection with others and oneself.
2 - The power of talking to your mind and changing one's perspective.
3 - The power of leading with curiosity.
4 - The mindset of 'I have to do something' vs 'I get to do something.'
Let's enjoy David's Story.
David's books:
Winning in the Middle of the Pack, David discusses how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined.
Cycle of Lives, David shares the interconnected stories of others overcoming obstacles—specifically cancer.
To learn more about David's story and mission david-richman.com
My guest is Andrea Lukac
Andrea is based in St Pölten, Austria, where she’s a Neuro-linguistic programming Trainer, Hypnosis Coach and Psychological Counsellor. Andrea believes in setting healthy boundaries and changing subconscious patterns for a better life. After studying economics, when Andrea entered the working world, she quickly noticed how unhappy she and other people around her were in their day-to-day lives. This awareness pushed her curiosity to try and live her life to the fullest and find her passion. Andrea looked into various methods and tools for help. Eventually, certified with extra tools and knowledge focusing on human behaviour, Andrea also assists others in overcoming fear, shame, and judgment by teaching them how to communicate their needs and wants effectively.
Let’s enjoy her story.
To connect with Andrea: andrealukac.coaching@gmail.com
My guest is Grant Tate.
Grant is a servant leader, transformational coach, author, and business consultant who helps people learn how to thrive in our chaotic world.
Grant is here to share his story of struggles to find himself despite his success in the corporate world. He was conflicted, disillusioned, and alone. Grant searched for meaning while navigating new challenges, cultures, and rapid societal changes across two continents, where he eventually found a new path to transformation. His experiences over these years inspired him to write his first book, "Hand on the Shoulder: Finding Freedom in the Confluence of Love and Career." This is his journey through the joys and absurdities of work life and the struggle to find a balance between personal ambition and the human need for love.
Grant lives in Charlottesville, VA, with his wife, Ancolien.
Let's enjoy his story.
My guest is Ashlee Dozier
Ashlee is a Florida entrepreneur with a love for travel and business. In 2016, after a decade-long career in public health and having exited an abusive relationship, she set out on a four-month solo backpacking trip around the world. Along the way, she discovered the luxurious world of Egyptian fragrances. She built a business from the ground up, Anuket Luxury Apothecary, to share her passion with those looking for a natural alternative to traditional colognes and perfumes.
In her episode, she shares her travel experiences, lessons on entrepreneurship, and her challenges and achievements. Ashlee also talks about her belief that there’s enough success available in the world for all of us to achieve it. She shares how she enjoys collaborating with other small businesses via Anuket.
All her exotic fragrance oils are imported from Egypt and hand-bottled in Florida.
Let’s Enjoy her story.
My guest is Tina De Luca.
Tina is the founder of INLIGHTIN ENERGY. She provides intuitive reading services and guidance for individuals and groups.
Her story began when she had a near-death experience at age 5. She shares how she discovered her abilities and answers many other questions my curiosity came up with. Tina believes that her esoteric family, mentors, and all of her life’s circumstances have contributed to her psychic abilities.
She utilizes her gifts and in-depth knowledge of Numerology and the Cards to counsel toward clarity, comfort, and confirmation. Her readings encompass the past, present, and future.
Tina De Luca is a native of Alberta, Canada and has lived and travelled in many diverse cities worldwide.
Let’s enjoy her story.
tina@inlightinenergy.com
My guest is Benjamin Davidson
Benjamin is a psychological professional with over 20 years of experience in mental health, practicing outside of licensed services. He is not a counsellor, psychologist, or therapist. He offers eclectic dream analysis and edits historical dream literature, all for entertainment and educational purposes.
He is here to share his story of becoming Benjamin, The Dream Wizard, an interpreter of people's dreams. Benjamin is a fellow podcaster with extensive physiology, philosophy, and archetypes knowledge. He touches on many interesting points, including his neurodiverse brain and education. It was fun to spend time in Benjamin's world. You'll agree that he is a clever and jolly man.
Let's enjoy his story.
To connect with Benjamin: https://lnkd.in/gnejDcAr
My guest is Chris Donaldson
This is a coming-of-age road trip like no other.
Chris Donaldson is an adventurous man with a motivation that drove him to embark on a journey of self-discovery. He left Belfast in 1979. He originally planned a 10k-mile motorcycle ride to Australia but didn’t make it. The Iranian revolution stopped him and forced him to take a detour. That took him to the peaks of The Andes, and he upped his mileage to 50k before returning to Belfast.
Chris is the author of ”Going the Wrong Way,” which chronicles a worldwide voyage of self-discovery and brings the reader in to share his experiences.
Forty-two years later, Chris is again on a ride to Australia on the same Moto Guzzi Le Mans. He decided to finally complete the journey with an old friend, Liam Lavery and is making the journey in stages as they both have wives, children, and jobs. They will continue to the Americas to complete the round-the-world voyage if all goes well.
This is his story; let’s enjoy it!
My guest Lily Woi
This is the story of Lily, a self-proclaimed extroverted introvert who spent years figuring out who the hell she was. Always yearning for connection but yet constantly wanting solitude. Not fully fitting in but not excluded either. Often feeling like she didn’t belong and spent years struggling to find her voice, passion, and identity. She thought starting her career in corporate consulting in another country and culture could wipe clean all her insecurities and start fresh with confidence. She was wrong. If anything, it amplified.
Despite all that, she became unapologetically authentic & empowered in her career in a quiet and confident way.
Lily Woi, formerly a corporate consultant, is now a coach for corporate leaders and professionals. She accelerates their career progression and helps them fall back in love with their professions.
She is on a mission to help others unleash their success and superpowers to flourish in their uniqueness.
Let’s enjoy her story.
To connect with LiIy:
Welcome to Episode #88
Art Costello isn’t only sharing his astounding story; he’s also offering wisdom on how to shed limiting beliefs by focusing on how to expect vs what to expect.
There is one thing that drives Art, and that is the passion for expectations. As a visionary mindset expert, author and counsellor, Art hones the expectations of people who have perhaps lost their joy, are feeling anxious or depressed, or can’t seem to connect to their life’s purpose. He is devoted to helping people from all walks of life connect their expectations with their achievements. Using his life experiences and training, he has created a powerful program, Expectation Therapy, that will guide the user through their current inhibited belief patterns into their optimal creative mind.
Art’s background includes serving as a Marine in Vietnam, playing college and semi-professional baseball, completing a degree in psychology, working as a talent scout in the entertainment industry, and being an entrepreneur and counsellor. Art is also the host of the popular podcast Shower Epiphanies. He currently lives in Austin, Texas.
Let’s enjoy his story.
T connect with Art:
https://www.expectationacademy.com/
https://www.theartofexpectation.com/who-is-expectation-therapy-for
Cathi Rae, in 2017 walked away from a professional career that was making her miserable. She took on the role of a domestic cleaner instead. This gave her time and energy to do what she loved. That is poetry, writing, and other creative outlets. She studied for an MA in creative writing. Cathi, via Instagram, is now challenging the invisibility of older women in fashion, celebrating preloved styles and mindful consumption. She is currently working on a Ph.D. on the poetry of marginalization.
Cathi is a widely published poet and a spoken word artist. Her collection "Your cleaner hates you & other poems" (Soulful Publishing) is available via Amazon. She also performs and teaches creative writing throughout the UK.
Let’s enjoy his story.
To connect & follow with Cathi:
Welcome to Episode #90
