Episodes

Go ahead and text me! Sonny Von Cleveland speaks openly and honestly about the horrific sexual abuse he suffered as a very young child. He ended up going to prison at a young age and found himself as a teenager among hardened criminals. How he got through this and how he found his way to making peace with his past and learning how to forgive -- well it's one amazing story and Sonny credits one prisoner in particular who was near Sonny when they were both in "the hole" (solitary confinement), wit...

Go ahead and text me! For author and screenwriter LL Kirchner, it's been a long journey to self-discovery and learning what works for her. Moved around a lot as a child, she coped by drinking and smoking at a young age. After a difficult divorce, she left her job in Qatar to go to an intensive yoga teacher training class in India. There, she quit smoking easily and learned a lot about Yoga and Hinduism. She wrote her first book -- American Lady Creature: (My) Change in the Middle East -- about b...

Go ahead and text me! JUST A REMINDER-- WE ARE ON SUMMER HOURS, SO EPISODES COME OUT EVERY OTHER WEEK. SEE YOU ON JULY 17th! Richard Conner was a runner and he did work out. But he wanted more when a friend mentioned running a Spartan race. Spartan races are super challenging obstacle courses that really test you! If you fail at an obstacle, you have to do 30 Burpees! But Richard knew he could do it and with the help of a coach, kept pushing himself until he was an accomplished obstacle course...

Go ahead and text me! Ahna came to the Akashic Records after she had been a successful marketing exec. She was the CEO of a marketing company and helping others build their businesses. But she had to close a business down and it broke her heart to do it, but it led to a stunning transformation that she refers to as a "Metaphysical Awakening." It was then that the Akashic Records were revealed to her. She began to access them and gained knowledge that helped her and others with their lives. Thi...

Go ahead and text me! In this very short mini episode I I get serious about my judging habit in the past and how I am working on it. Judging others can become a habit but it's not good for us. The problem is when you judge someone, you don't know that person's story. You sort of make them a 2 dimensional object and you rush to judge based on little information. Instead we can try to remember that everyone has reasons for their behavior, lots of human reasons for why they may not be at their be...

Go ahead and text me! Some people are just easy to talk to you and you could talk to them all day. For me, Sue is that person. She is really funny and has great insights. She was throwing out the idea of starting a podcast about "Nothing" and we thought we might try a few episodes on here. If you remember Seinfeld back in the day, they were pitching a series to NBC about "Nothing." Sue already has a great Facebook group called "Nuttin'" and it's really funny. In this episode, we start out with...

Go ahead and text me! We are back with Kreed Revere --who 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! I first interviewed her in Season 2, Episode 7 - check it out. 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. This time, we get to hear more about w...

Go ahead and text me! Most of us know how good it can feel to be out in nature, spending time on the beach, or walking in the woods. But now scientists are starting to quantify why. And all the recent studies agree -- taking time to be in nature can help both your physical and mental health. But how much "nature time" do you need to see benefits? When do you start to de-stress and lower your blood pressure for instance? I reference several studies in this episode, but most of them say around 20...

Go ahead and text me! I enjoyed talking to Sandy Cohen, host of the podcast "Inner Peace to Go," recently. Her energy is infectious and she has so much wisdom to share about research-backed methods to use to destress and restore inner peace! She brings those methods to her coaching practice, which specializes in helping overstressed people retool their worklife and find more balance and peace in their lives! She can be reached at: innerpeacetogo@gmail.com or on Instagram (youknowsandy) at: htt...

Go ahead and text me! This was a joy to record. Kathleen McDermott is a wise woman who has definitely been through some things and has grown and learned and now has made it her life's work to share what she has learned to help other women find their way through difficult times. Check out Kathleen's inspirational podcast -- Your Life, Your Way, and reach out to her at Kathleen McDermott KM Your Life Your Way Stress & Lifestyle Management Coach/Restorative Yoga Guide "Helping Women reduce stre...

Go ahead and text me! The Storied Human is almost a year old! Thanks to all of you and my wonderful podcast class and friends for helping to make it happen! Happy 2023 to all of you, thank you for listening! And I have a message about accepting change too. My short solo for you this time! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Check out my Facebook group -- The Storied Human. The Storied Human is on YouTube now-- check it out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIHYKJ0fBDIF7hzWCu7b396GMJU-2qb7h Have ...