What if burnout wasn't the end—but the beginning of your most authentic life? After ten years in the classroom, Ryan Hennessey realized he was running on fumes. A powerful moment at a heart-led business retreat cracked something open in him and gave him the clarity he’d been chasing. He didn’t…
What if one letter could pull you back from the edge? Michael Allison is a U.S. Marine Combat Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and resilience coach — but before any of that, he was a survivor. A survivor of childhood abuse, war, grief, and the kind of silence that can swallow…
Some moments split your life in two. There’s the before. And then the after. Donna Kendrick knows that feeling in her bones. The day her husband died, she was left with three young kids, a brand-new house, and a future she hadn’t planned for. No time to fall apart. No…
What do you do when your life changes in an instant? When Donna Kendrick lost her husband to suicide, she was left standing at a painful crossroads – three young kids, a new house, and a future she could no longer picture. But by the light of a backyard bonfire,…
We all have a “before” – a version of ourselves that existed before the loss, before the diagnosis, before the breakup, before the shift. And sometimes, we miss that version of ourselves more than we know how to say. This short reflection is a reminder that it’s okay to feel…
Sometimes the most profound endings happen in the most ordinary places. In this week's episode of The Life Shift, money coach Mikelann Valterra shares the moment her marriage ended with a simple handshake across a table at their favorite sushi restaurant. www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com/191
At 17, Miron Pingasov made the difficult decision to walk away from professional racing - a sport he'd been dedicated to since age 5. Sometimes the most powerful life shifts occur when we dare to walk away, even from something we've invested years in. www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com/190
Can one quiet moment change everything you thought your future would be? When Mikelann Valterra sat across from her husband at their favorite sushi spot, she didn’t plan to end her marriage with a handshake. But that one act, quiet and deeply human, cracked open the life she had built…
What do you do when the dream you’ve chased your entire life suddenly stops feeling right? By the age of 17, Miron Pingasov had raced at 150 mph, broken bones, lost a close friend on the track, and watched his childhood passion for racing turn into something more political than…
What if the story you believed your whole life wasn’t the whole truth? In this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, writer and mental health advocate Lisa Sugarman shares the moment that changed everything — learning 35 years after her father's death that he had died by suicide. What followed…
What if the thing you’ve been trying to fix wasn’t broken to begin with? In this emotional and eye-opening episode, Jennifer Celeste Briggs shares her journey of parenting a child with special needs – and the moment she gave herself permission to stop striving and start loving. From early diagnoses…
After a decade as a dedicated middle school teacher, Ryan Hennessey realized something wasn’t right. Burnout had crept in slowly, and despite still loving his students, the system no longer supported who he was becoming. A moment of clarity at a heart-led retreat changed everything — and gave him the…
This is episode 9 of my other podcast: It’s Okay If… Permission Slips for Mental Health, Self-Acceptance, and Growth (https://its-okay-if.captivate.fm/) --- Doing nothing can feel uncomfortable, especially when you care deeply about your work, your goals, or the people you're showing up for. But sometimes, pushing through becomes too much.…
When Donna Kendrick lost her husband suddenly, everything changed. Left to raise three children on her own, Donna made a vow not to let this tragedy define her. In this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, she shares how she navigated widowhood, chose to rebuild, and ultimately created a new…
Rebuilding your life after divorce is never easy. Especially when it starts in your childhood bedroom at 40. In this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, money coach and author Mikelann Valterra shares how one quiet moment at a sushi restaurant changed everything. One handshake ended her marriage and launched…
Miron Pingasov spent most of his young life chasing a single goal — to become a top-tier professional race car driver. By age 17, he was racing at 150 mph and living the dream. But after the tragic loss of a teammate and a growing sense that the sport he…
Doing nothing can feel uncomfortable – especially when you care deeply about your work, your goals, or the people you're showing up for. But sometimes, pushing through becomes too much. This short reflection is a reminder that rest isn’t laziness. Taking a break isn’t a failure. Pausing doesn’t mean you’ve…
You can change the way you see the world by leaning in. Adam Erwin shares how one convo on a plane taught him the power of listening deeply & learning before judging. Everyone carries a story. Some great. Some heavy. All worth discovering. Listen now: www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com/189
What if we treated everyone like they were stage four of something? We’re all carrying something we can’t always see. In this episode, I talk with author and storyteller Adam Erwin about what happens when we slow down and choose to lean in, to really see people instead of scanning…
Jealousy can feel uncomfortable – even shameful. But it's also human. You might feel it when someone else gets the opportunity you’ve been dreaming of, or when their joy highlights something you still deeply want. This short reflection offers a compassionate reminder: jealousy doesn’t make you bad or ungrateful. It…
Some feelings show up without warning – and without a name. You’re not sad, not exactly anxious, not even sure what’s wrong… but something feels off. And when you can’t explain it, the urge to fix it gets louder. This short reflection is a reminder that not every emotion needs…
