Episodes

Go ahead and text me! I cannot imagine not knowing you were pregnant and then SURPRISE you have a baby! But that is exactly what happened to Katie Feaster, a mom to 9 month old Noah, her surprise baby! Katie lived through what is called a "cryptic" pregnancy and considers herself and her son lucky to be healthy. Listen to her share with us what this experience taught her about her priorities in life and who she surrounds herself with. Katie has courage and honesty and reassures us that women c...

Go ahead and text me! What a story this is! A young woman is traded for riches by her family (she does consent, but under pressure), and rides off on a large white bear to a castle far away. During her tenure there, a mysterious visitor joins her at night to sleep at her side. Growing lonely at the castle, she asks her host if she might visit her family. While there, she breaks an oath she made to the bear about speaking in private with her mother (a no-no in fairy tales, you have to follow seem...

Go ahead and text me! Kreed Revere has a super successful podcast called "The Estranged Heart." She celebrated one year of the podcast on October 31st, when she hit 25,000 downloads! Clearly her work has resonated with people and she has helped a lot of people who find themselves estranged from a loved one. It is a deep and painful journey and people often feel isolated. She shares with us a little of her own journey and is honest about the tough work it takes to work through estrangement. The...

Go ahead and text me! Why a Fairy Tale? Because it's fun to be read to, fairy tales are enchanting and this one has special meaning to me. I used to act this story out under a small grove of trees during recess in 4th grade with my childhood friend Lisa (who I am still in touch with). We both liked living in our imaginations and could picture the scenes from the story quite vividly. As an adult, I appreciate that this story teaches endurance during times of unfairness. This and many other tale...

Go ahead and text me! In this short episode, I share my latest adventure with you and talk about how you can have your adventure too. Particularly if you think you are too old, I am here to tell you that you are not! There are lots of creative and fun things we can still explore and do in our later life -- or anytime! So ask yourself WHY NOT YOU? And WHY NOT NOW? Everything was NOT perfect and ready to go when I started -- I started "messy" when I tried to podcast. If we wait until the stars al...

Go ahead and text me! I learn so much from Christina! She delves into how she transitioned from the the biotech world to finally owning a thriving petcare business of her own. There are tidbits in our conversation about dog training tips about how to be with your dogs. Are you an entrepreneur waiting to happen? Listen to this and our other entrepreneur episodes for inspiration! Marketing exec opens her own Hungarian pastry shop: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875153/episodes/10742397 From Marketi...

Go ahead and text me! When we think about the enormity of climate change, it can make us feel small and that whatever we might do is insignificant. Not so says Patty Martin, climate change business consultant and host of The Disobedient Scientist podcast. She has ideas and lots of ways you can help the cause. She brings creativity and scientific knowledge to bear and distills it down to impactful ways businesses and individual people can make changes and help make things better and more sustai...

Go ahead and text me! Her story is inspiring -- she was getting burned out in her old career as a celebrity journalist --so she carved a new path for herself and now she does health and wellness coaching, is a health and well ness writer and is finishing up her Masters in Public Health! Sandy has taught me a bunch about cultivating mindfulness and more inner peace, and she has made it her mission to share her science-backed information with the world, particularly with stressed out career women ...

Go ahead and text me! David Russell and I had a hard time setting up our interview. He is visually impaired and only uses keyboard commands. I didn't fully understand this because he presents on social media as someone without a disability. So "just click on the video icon on Facebook Messenger" was not going to cut it and Zoom seemed out of reach too. We finally used a regular phone call and I recorded us using Zoom. The audio is not my usual high quality but I tried to make it work. David had...

Go ahead and text me! Susie and I met on a Facebook group that was part of a course we took on building email lists. We decided to do an interview and who knew there woud be so much to talk about? Susie's journey from very rational, skeptical health professional to someone with a more conscious and holistic approach did not happen overnight. It was through a series of experiences and because of her willingness to open herself to new points of view that she came to a place of acceptance of some a...

Go ahead and text me! In Part Two Susie and I delve into the importance of nature in healing and Susie shares a bit more about her future plans to offer the kind of complete health and wellness approach she now espouses, one which includes an integrative approach, with attention paid to a patient's spiritual life, their nutrition, their lifestyle. I loved talking with Susie, she offers a wealth of information! Some of the books she mentioned were: Dr. Amy Robbins Life Death and the Space Betwe...

Go ahead and text me! Annemarie is a love, full of inspiring and interesting stories! She is a health and wellness expert, has run several businesses in the past, including 6 day spas, dabbled in the insurance industry, and currently is a multi-lingual tour guide specializing in San Diego California. Always supportive, always insightful, it's no wonder I adore talking to her! Hear her thoughts on healing from Regrets and how some famous people stayed productive in their later years. Contact Ann...

Go ahead and text me! Show Notes This episode is small and based on an article I wrote for Medium.com: https://lynnethompson574.medium.com/do-you-have-regrets-i-know-i-do-79aa77e6fb32 I have been working on letting some of my regrets go and am putting together a mini-workshop that I will present for free in August. If you would like to learn how to let your regrets go, join me! As always, thank you so much for listening! Check out my Facebook group -- The Storied Human. Have a story? DM me on...

Go ahead and text me! Show Notes Still recovering from Covid here, but I wanted to share something I left out of my two episodes on Grief -- Anger at the person who died. It's rather common and yet we don't talk about it much and people feel guilty when they feel angry -- it's a normal part of what some people go through. For more good info: https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/talkabout/articles/anger-in-grief/253186 For even more on Grief -- see the two short episodes (both under 20 mins) --Episod...

Go ahead and text me! SHOW NOTES My brother (my younger brother who is way taller than I am ) has a successful business selling handmade, customized home arcade games that let you play 35,000 separate games! The games and the business are pretty cool, but so is the story! Listen as Jack talks a little bit how he got to be where he is now and what it took. Really interesting stuff. His business is: https;//arcadesrfun.com He likes self-help books and recommends "Who Moved My Cheese." by Spencer...

Go ahead and text me! Rose Holbrook is an inspiration. She shares her story warts and all in the hope that someone out there will hear something that helps them. Rose has devoted her life to healing people through yoga and is currently in a program to become a yoga therapist. She also loves to share Vedic astrology (the Eastern complement to Western astrology) with her clients and help them find their unique path through their life. Rose has battled addiction and speaks honestly about it. Her wi...

Go ahead and text me! How do you build your leadership skills? How do you cope with the ups and downs of today's sometimes shaky career landscape? Bob can help you learn how! With humor and plenty of creativity, Dr. Bob Nolley breaks it down for us. I learned a bunch talking to him and I hope you do too! Not many people have the variety of jobs that Bob has had. But he made it all work and recommends that people looking for work be willing to "paste together" several part-time jobs for a short ...

Go ahead and text me! What the heck is a kurtosh? It is a a traditional Hungarian street food that is pastry perfection. Why have we never heard of it? Because it's hard to make and hard to keep fresh. It's an old-fashioned baked good like your Grandma used to make (if she was Hungarian!). Nicole Shaw fell in love with the street food pastry kurtosh, also called a "Chimney cake," when her husband's job took their family to Budapest for four years and she decided to learn how to make it, not an ...

Go ahead and text me! I loved talking to Heather-- so many good insights and tips for feeling our best in these challenging times. I learn so much from her and am reminded of so much when I listen to her podcast "Templates for Life" and when I read her instagram posts about practical things we can do to feel our best. She is a compassionate counselor, cheerful person, and so helpful! She made me so comfortable and inspired so many thoughts for me that I ended up cutting SO much of what I talked...

Go ahead and text me! Ok, where do I start? Not only is she beautiful outside, she is gorgeous inside, truly a lovely soul, someone who is loving and supportive. The kind of person whose energy you love to be around! She is compassionate and kind, and those qualities often come from having endured some hardship in ones life, and Tara certainly has. But the story of how she moved through it, and the resulting spiritual gains and overall knowledge she received is so inspiring. Tara is unafraid to...

Go ahead and text me! From looking at us, you would have never guessed it -- my father was a successful pilot, we went to church, my parents were young and attractive. The world was our oyster right? Nope. We struggled with stuff, and some of it was passed on from previous generations. My mother did not get the help she needed after her difficult childhood (grandmother's schizophrenia) and had to suffer her depression by herself. Later, she sought help and got better. Our legacy was mental ill...

Go ahead and text me! I cringe a little when I see the extremely positive and overwhelming praise for all mothers being thrown around on social media on Mother's Day. Find out why in this short solo episode based on a new article I posted on Medium.com. Not all mothers are created equal. It's just the truth. Bless you if you had a great mom as I did. Hugs if you didn't. https://lynnethompson574.medium.com/mothers-day-the-good-the-bad-and-ugly-950bee505b0d (Medium article) https://osteopathic...

Go ahead and text me! In this shorter solo episode, I introduce some of the main points covered in this small but powerful book. Using simple illustrations and lessons to work through, Dr. Jampolsky helps readers work through fear and start practicing approaching the world with Love. His wise yet simple words are inspirational. And they have stood the test of time. I first read this small book in the late 1980s. I re-read it recently and was delighted to find that it is still very relevant and h...

Go ahead and text me! In this lively episode, three old friends get to reminisce and dish about what it was like way back when in telecom (specifically Bell Labs, AT&T, and Lucent) and how the environment nurtured women. There were a few bumps in the road as men learned how to be comfortable with women in the workforce and what was and was not acceptable. The three friends also share their take on what can help young job seekers or those new to the job market after a number of years. What are th...