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Season 2

Healing From Family Violence and a Mother’s Murder
June 19, 2024

Healing From Family Violence and a Mother’s Murder

Shelly Edwards Jorgensen is the author of a memoir titled "Beautiful Ashes: A True Story of Murder, Betrayal, and One Woman’s Search for Peace.” In the memoir and in our interview, Shelly talks about multiple traumas she experienced growing up, including living with an alcoholic, abusive father bot…
Guest: Shelly Edwards Jorgensen
Cultivating Wellness Through Native Culture
June 12, 2024

Cultivating Wellness Through Native Culture

Donell Barlow is a prolific author, having published a memoir called "Medicine Tracks,” two children’s books called “Bigfoot and Lightening Bug” and “Creature Teacher Yoga,” and a poetry book titled “Words Have No Meaning.” She is Yurok and an enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe, Otter Clan. She wo…
Guest: Donell Barlow
Healing from the Fallout of a Parent’s Attempted Suicide
June 5, 2024

Healing from the Fallout of a Parent’s Attempted Suicide

Amy Turner is a schoolteacher, former lawyer, and author of a memoir called “On the Ledge.” The memoir tells the story of her father’s attempted suicide when she was four years old, the hypervigilance and fear that then plagued her into adulthood, and how her own brush with death decades later unex…
Guest: Amy Turner
Embracing Positive Words and Deeds from Uganda to the US
May 29, 2024

Embracing Positive Words and Deeds from Uganda to the US

Gilbert Mfitundinda is the author of a book titled, “Life’s Lens: Looking Through the Eyes of a Compassion International Child” a memoir about his life growing up in extreme poverty in Uganda and later moving to the United States. He is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit called Love Restorati…
Guest: Gilbert Mfitundinda
Forging into the Wilderness as an Environmental Scientist
May 22, 2024

Forging into the Wilderness as an Environmental Scientist

Michelle Schuman is a retired ecologist who specialized in wetland science and environmental policy in Alaska for more than four decades. Part of her work in Alaska included acting as a first responder at the Exxon oil spill,...
Guest: Michelle Schuman
Understanding, Surviving, and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse
May 15, 2024

Understanding, Surviving, and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse

Randi Fine is a pioneer in the narcissistic abuse movement and a narcissistic abuse expert and coach. She is also a podcast host and the author of a book called “Close Encounters of the Worst Kind: The Narcissistic Abuse Surv...
Guest: Randi Fine
From a Chaotic Upbringing to an Abundant, Compassionate Life
May 8, 2024

From a Chaotic Upbringing to an Abundant, Compassionate Life

Rick Evans is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, activist, veteran, and author of a book titled, “My Life for Yours,” a memoir about the challenges he's overcome in his life. In our interview, Rick discusses how he navigat...
Guest: Rick Evans
Navigating Life as an Iraqi During and After the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
May 1, 2024

Navigating Life as an Iraqi During and After the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

My guest today is Lamees Al Ethari. Lamees holds a Ph.D. from the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo in Canada, where she teaches creative and academic writing and literature. Her publ...
Guest: Lamees A Ethari
Surviving the Deaths of Two Children
April 24, 2024

Surviving the Deaths of Two Children

Susan Hutchinson is the author of a book called “Forever with Me,” a memoir about the lives and tragic deaths of not one but two of her daughters within a five-year time period. In our interview, Susan talks about her book, h...
Guest: Susan Hutchinson
An Inspired, Resilient Journey Through a Life with Crohn’s Disease
April 17, 2024

An Inspired, Resilient Journey Through a Life with Crohn’s Disease

Brad is the author of a book called “Lemon Belly: A Memoir of Resilience and Crohn’s Disease.” The book describes the inspired way in which he has tackled decades of serious health challenges due to Crohn’s Disease, including...
Guest: Brad Harris
Sustaining a Bold, Adventurous Spirit Despite Setbacks
April 10, 2024

Sustaining a Bold, Adventurous Spirit Despite Setbacks

Heather Bond is the author of a book called “Athena Rising,” a memoir about the extraordinary experiences she’s had in her life and how they ultimately led her on a path of self-discovery and transformation. She is also the f...
Guest: Heather Bond
Recovering From Anorexia and Creating a Nourishing Life
April 3, 2024

Recovering From Anorexia and Creating a Nourishing Life

Shani Raviv is the author of a book called “Being Ana: A Memoir of Anorexia Nervosa.” She is also the creator of “Journey Writing Circles,” a group healing experience in which women and teen girls journal, share, and connect....
Guest: Shani Raviv