Uplifting Episodes
1054
May 20, 2025
1,054 | From People Pleaser to Empowered Mom: Krista Hudson’s Journey to Authentic Living
1,054 | From People Pleaser to Empowered Mom: Krista Hudson’s Journey to Authentic Living Krista Hudson is a proud mom of three awesome kids, two dogs who think they run the house, and two parakeets who constantly remind everyone they are present. She’s married to her best friend and thrives in the beautiful chaos of family life. A recovering people pleaser, Krista is now living her most authentic life. After years of raising her kids and running a home daycare, she found her true calling in life coaching. Helping moms rediscover themselves, live fully, and model joy for their children brings her purpose and fulfillment. Krista is passionate about building a community where women support and uplift each other because motherhood wasn’t meant to be done alone. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, reading, and working out (often with a kid or dog nearby).Let’s make your brand unforgettable. -- Whether you need polished videos, eye-catching photos, crisp audio, custom scr…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Krista Hudson
1053
May 20, 2025
1,053 | David Chotka on Prayer, Faith, and Deepening Your Walk with God
1,053 | David Chotka on Prayer, Faith, and Deepening Your Walk with God David Chotka is an author (five books), a conference speaker, and a pastor for more than 30 years. He has travelled to 17 countries to speak to crowds large and small about how to deepen their spiritual disciplines. He has spoken cross-denominationally for his entire ministry. He served as the Chair of Alliance Pray! the national equipping team of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada for more than 20 years. Married to Elizabeth, he has two adult children. For a good time, he plays the piano and sings out loud, but only when no one is looking. -- Let’s make your brand unforgettable. Whether you need polished videos, eye-catching photos, crisp audio, custom scripts, or social media that actually connects, KM Media has the tools to help your business shine. We keep it professional, creative, and affordable! Check us out: https://www.kmmedia.pro/
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Dr. David Chotka
1047
May 1, 2025
1,047 | Therapist Kurt Warner on Mental Health, Disability, & Finding Victory in Every Fall
1,047 | Therapist Kurt Warner on Mental Health, Disability, & Finding Victory in Every Fall Kurt Warner is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist and has been practicing social work for eighteen years. He has a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a master’s degree in social work. He has been published in the academic journal Disability in Society. He was also a contributing writer in the book Same Time Next Week: True Stories of Working through Mental Illness. He previously served as vice president Mental Health Association of Cortland County and served on the board for the MHA for fourteen years. He is the author of Victory in Every Fall: The Antaeus Approach to Overcome Disabilities and False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio …
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Kurt Warner, LCSW
1025
April 10, 2025
1,025 | Dr. Beth J Sanborn’s Mission to Protect & Empower Youth
1,025 | Dr. Beth J Sanborn’s Mission to Protect & Empower Youth Dr. Beth J Sanborn is the School Safety Coordinator for Montgomery County (PA). Prior to that she joined the Lower Gwynedd Police force in 1997 and served as a Patrol Officer. In 2015, she served as her department’s first School Resource Officer (SRO) and assumed responsibility for all juvenile cases, earning her the rank of Juvenile Detective until August 2022. Beth proudly retired from policing in September 2023 when she assumed the role as School Safety Coordinator. She also serves as a Co-Chair with the Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth Citizens Advisory Committee; and volunteers for Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center. Beth sits on the executive board for PASRO, the Pennsylvania Association of School Resource Officers, and is an instructor for NASRO, the National Association of School Resource Officers. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Widener Universit…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Beth Joy Sanborn
1020
April 3, 2025
1,020 | Overcoming Adversity & Building Resilience: Rob Swymer’s Powerful Leadership Lessons
1,020 | Overcoming Adversity & Building Resilience: Rob Swymer’s Powerful Leadership Lessons Rob Swymer is a seasoned sales executive of over four decades who embodies a servant leadership mindset. He led his teams with empathy and applies the lessons learned from his best-selling book “Surrender to Your Adversity” which shows others how to build resilience and thrive, not only in business but in their personal lives as well. During his four-decade career, Rob has generated massive value for many of the Fortune 500 including; Home Depot, Bank of America, Dell, Morgan Stanley, Macy’s, Equifax, CSX, Fidelity Information Systems and most recently as Group Vice President of The United Kingdom and Ireland for Splunk. Rob retired from Corporate America in January 2024 and is now focused on giving back to the next generation. Known as a global mental health disruptor, Rob has been seen on Fox News, ExtraTV, MSN, CBS, NewsNation, NY Post and CW to name a few. Rob is a TEDx speaker…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Rob Swymer
1018
March 31, 2025
1,018 | La-Verne Parris on Empowering Caregivers & Finding Joy
1,018 | La-Verne Parris on Empowering Caregivers & Finding Joy La-Verne Parris, JD, MSc, MEd is an award-winning environmental justice, bioethics, and science educator; a certified life coach; and a self-taught illustrator. Her inspirational writing was featured in the health and happiness bestseller, The Wellness Code. Born in Jamaica but a consummate New Yorker, her humorous and heartbreaking experiences as a single, professional, woman of color—in the world’s most iconic city—shaped her most recent work, the Happiness Handbooks series. As a lifelong caregiver and creative, La-Verne’s resounding message: “Happiness is a choice” is the foundation of her proven dynamic system that propels caregivers to step into their highest selves and lead rich, fulfilling lives. Understanding the need for facilities to meet and exceed standards, La-Verne tailors her innovative system to transform their caregivers‘ mindsets and behaviors, ensuring that they thrive personally and professionall…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , La-Verne Parris
1015
March 31, 2025
1,015 | Music, Comedy & Mindful Masculinity: The Inspiring Journey of Scott Grace
1,015 | Music, Comedy & Mindful Masculinity: The Inspiring Journey of Scott Grace I'm Scott Grace, In 1985 I began writing and performing songs about the transformational process and became a recording artist and performer. Nine CD’s and three continents later, the traveling troubadour started writing books, including my latest, Mindful Masculinity - A Book for Men and the Women who Love Them. Along the way there have been some interesting side roads. My lifelong interest in comedy led me to performing stand up~opening for Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, and other comic legends. I also developed a wise and funny alter ego, the Spiritual Dr. Seuss, giving talks entirely in rhyme as if the good doctor himself was dispensing wit and wisdom to adults. I have been guest speaking at churches and conferences since 1993, weaving humor, music and poetry into my presentations. My coaching practice began in 1996. I find it thrilling to be able to support people all over the world while …
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Scott Grace
1013
March 25, 2025
1,013 | Unlearning, Writing & Going Viral: Tash Doherty on Breaking Norms & Chasing Dreams!
1,013 | Unlearning, Writing & Going Viral: Tash Doherty on Breaking Norms & Chasing Dreams! Tash Doherty is a British-Irish-American writer and author. She is the creator of Misseducated, a blog, and podcast about unlearning and the female experience. She started writing her first novel, These Perfectly Careless Things, when she was 14 years old and self-published the book in September 2023 (finally achieving her childhood dream). These Perfectly Careless Things is a spicy, coming-of-age Young Adult novel set in London. Tash has also gone viral on TikTok for over-sharing her birth control experience. Tash graduated from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where she studied Business Analytics and Management. In other lives, she worked in analytics at Postmates and Vox Media and still does corporate consulting to pay them pesky bills. She lives in Mexico City. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positi…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Tash Doherty
1009
March 20, 2025
1,009 | Dancing with Legends: James Hibbard Shares Stories of Hollywood's Greatest Icons!
1,009 | Dancing with Legends: James Hibbard Shares Stories of Hollywood's Greatest Icons! I'm James, I started dancing at 8 yrs old in Boise, Idaho. Continued trying in Los Angeles when I was 14. From here I have worked steadily. I've met and worked withy idols including Gene Kelly, Gene Nelson, Donald O'Connor, Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore, Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Fred Astaire, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, and many more. I'm still dancing and teaching. Just this last Christmas my book, Can't Stop Dancing, was launched. It's on Amazon right now! Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.c…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , James Hibbard
1007
March 20, 2025
1,007 | Unlocking the Power of Prayer & Spiritual Growth with Dr. David Chotka!
1,007 | Unlocking the Power of Prayer & Spiritual Growth with Dr. David Chotka! David Chotka is an author (five books), a conference speaker, and a pastor for more than 30 years. He has travelled to 17 countries to speak to crowds large and small about how to deepen their spiritual disciplines. He has spoken cross-denominationally for his entire ministry. He served as the Chair of Alliance Pray! the national equipping team of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada for more than 20 years. Married to Elizabeth, he has two adult children. For a good time, he plays the piano and sings out loud, but only when no one is looking. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - h…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Dr. David Chotka
1004
March 20, 2025
1,004 | From Pain to Pages: Geena Hymer’s Journey of Healing Through Writing
1,004 | From Pain to Pages: Geena Hymer’s Journey of Healing Through Writing I'm Geena Hymer, I've had a passion for writing since the age of nine years old. Putting pen to paper and expressing the emotions and pain it didn't feel safe to share; writing became my best friend. Currently fulfilling a life long goal, I am working on my first in a series of planned memoirs to be published. The level of joy & pride this brings me is without measure. I've spent countless years working on healing the wounds that shaped me. A forever walking work in progress. I live a life of no regrets, only lessons learned. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pos…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Geena Hymer
996
March 20, 2025
996 | Unlock Your Power: Shelley Meche’tte on Confidence, Purpose & Breaking Generational Cycles!
996 | Unlock Your Power: Shelley Meche’tte on Confidence, Purpose & Breaking Generational Cycles! As a Certified Life Purpose Coach, Int’l Speaker and Self-awareness Expert, Shelley Meche’tte is extremely passionate and dedicated to the empowerment of women through strategized personal development and self awareness. She is the author of 70 Days of Happy: Life is BETTER When You Smile and PowHER Minds: Reflective Thoughts Designed for the Everyday PowHER Woman and her Legacies. She is also the founder of the women’s organization, The PowHERful Woman. Shelley speaks LIFE into women, challenging them to dig deep to uncover the layers of the person staring back at them in the mirror, while reminding them of the fact that they are MORE than just their “titles”. Shelley believes that broken women raise broken girls who become another generation of brokenness. Therefore, she offers practical tools to help women live a life of confidence, self-assurance and purpose! Support…
Guests: Shelley Meche'tte , Kevin McDonald
657
Nov. 29, 2023
657 | Empowerment in Action: Leadership Unleashed - Interview - Dana Parker
Dana Parker, is a Leadership and Empowerment Coach. As a coach with over a decade of experience, in coaching thousands of individuals all over the world, she has found a particular love and passion in empowering aspiring female leaders to step into being leaders in their personal, home, and work life. She uses her unique combination of intuition and personal development tools to give each individual she works with a power-filled experience in reconnecting with their empowered authentic selves. Dana has certifications in Goal setting, Belief breakthrough, and Executive life coaching. She is certified as a Hypnotist, NLP coach, mBit coach, and in Joe Vitales Mircales Coaching. Support our podcast show by: https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/ https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Dana Parker
436
March 3, 2023
436 | Pop Culture Passionistas - Interview - Amy & Nancy Harrington (feat. Holly Berry)!
We're huge pop culture fans. In fact, you could say it's our passion. Growing up, we developed a love of TV, movies, music, and food as well as a fascination with celebrity. This blog is where all our passions collide. Support our podcast show by: https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/ https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/positivetradio