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Ep. 950 – Tell Me Sumthin' Good with Travis Patton Sr. (@TMGTelMeSumthin)
April 27, 2025

Ep. 950 – Tell Me Sumthin' Good with Travis Patton Sr. (@TMGTelMeSumthin)

“We all are living out our story. We don't all get to choose the manner in which our story begins; however, we do have the power to write what's on the pages.” – Travis Patton Sr.
Ep. 949 – The Singer Sisters with Sarah Marian Seltzer (@sarahmseltzer)
April 23, 2025

Ep. 949 – The Singer Sisters with Sarah Marian Seltzer (@sarahmseltzer)

“Writing is always there for you, even if life stops you from writing for a few days, weeks, or years. It's like yoga; you just have to get back on the mat.” – Sarah Seltzer
Ep. 948 – Writing for Wellness & Laughing Through the Chaos with Jennifer A. Johnson, RN
April 21, 2025

Ep. 948 – Writing for Wellness & Laughing Through the Chaos with Jennifer A. Johnson, RN

“Nurses are not heroes, we're not saints, we're not angels. We're just people trying to do a job, and that job just happens to revolve around probably the worst day in your life. So please, just be nice to your nurse.” – Jennifer A. Johnson, RN
Ep. 947 – Edgy Empathy with Tuula Costelloe
April 21, 2025

Ep. 947 – Edgy Empathy with Tuula Costelloe

“Every rejection gets you where you’re meant to be.” – Tuula Costelloe
Ep. 946 – How Stories Drive Impact and Inspire Action with Autumn Karen (@autumncarrying)
April 17, 2025

Ep. 946 – How Stories Drive Impact and Inspire Action with Autumn Karen (@autumncarrying)

"It's one of the things that people in both films and books woefully underestimate—the amount of time and effort. We can write a screenplay that's fantastic, we can write a book that's amazing, but that's just a third of it. Getting it out there to the world is a whole different thing." – Autumn Karen
Ep. 944 – From Comedy Central to Crafting Thrillers in "What She's Hiding" with Art Bell (@ArtBellwriter)
April 8, 2025

Ep. 944 – From Comedy Central to Crafting Thrillers in "What She's Hiding" with Art Bell (@ArtBellwriter)

“You owe the people you can see the best you can offer because you have to not only take care of yourself but also the people around you.” – Art Bell
Ep. 942 – Breathe. Write. Breathe. with Lisa Tener (@LisaTener)
April 6, 2025

Ep. 942 – Breathe. Write. Breathe. with Lisa Tener (@LisaTener)

“The things that are most challenging are those that also help us grow and expand and experience life more richly.” – Lisa Tener
Ep. 941 – South of the Yangtze with Flora Qian (@FloraQian)
April 3, 2025

Ep. 941 – South of the Yangtze with Flora Qian (@FloraQian)

“It often takes years to understand our feelings and those reasons when at a time we already have a gut feeling about it.” – Flora Qian
Ep. 940 – From Cheers to Chaos with Katie B. Happyy (@katiebhappyy)
April 1, 2025

Ep. 940 – From Cheers to Chaos with Katie B. Happyy (@katiebhappyy)

"I never wanted to take my inhales for granted because, you know, of the 8 billion people on earth, there's probably about 15 who stop breathing every second. We don't know when that last exhale is going to happen; we just know that every inhale we get is a gift." – Katie B. Happyy
Ep. 939 – Empathy, Hope, and the Power of Animal Connection with Melody Horrill
March 31, 2025

Ep. 939 – Empathy, Hope, and the Power of Animal Connection with Melody Horrill

“I believe that if you have a mission and a passion in life, the universe will conspire in some way to help you with that.” – Melody Horrill
Ep. 938 – How to Create a More Colorful and Fulfilling Life with Debbie R. Weiss
March 30, 2025

Ep. 938 – How to Create a More Colorful and Fulfilling Life with Debbie R. Weiss

“If you really want change in your life, you have to do the work.” – Debbie Weiss
Ep. 937 – How To Reclaim the Moment & Build A Better Now with Greg Bennick (@gregbennick)
March 28, 2025

Ep. 937 – How To Reclaim the Moment & Build A Better Now with Greg Bennick (@gregbennick)

“When we focus and create space for possibility, it’s up to you to figure out what to do with it.” – Greg Bennick
Ep. 936 – What the Bible Says About Clutter with Angie Hyche
March 25, 2025

Ep. 936 – What the Bible Says About Clutter with Angie Hyche

“An uncluttered life is an abundant life, and that seems very counterintuitive. We tend to think of abundance as a lot of whatever, and therefore we clutter up our lives. But truly, when we have a life that is not cluttered, we can really live the abundant life that we were designed to live.” – Angie Hyche
Ep. 932 – A Return to Radiance with Becca Powers
March 21, 2025

Ep. 932 – A Return to Radiance with Becca Powers

“I can't do tomorrow the same way I'm doing today.” – Becca Powers
Ep. 930 – How to Take Your Words From the Mental Stage to the Physical Page with Sarah Welch
March 16, 2025

Ep. 930 – How to Take Your Words From the Mental Stage to the Physical Page with Sarah Welch

“When you're taking on a new role as an actor, you do a lot of digging into what makes your character tick and what's not on the page that you need to know to bring that character to life. So, a lot of that translates to helping fiction authors create their own characters.” – Sarah Welch
Ep. 929 – Glory Through Pain with Christy Callahan (@ChristyCromwel1)
March 13, 2025

Ep. 929 – Glory Through Pain with Christy Callahan (@ChristyCromwel1)

“Failure is the number one way that I've become more successful.” – Christy Callahan
Ep. 928 – The Little Book of Big Dreams with Isa Adney (@IsaAdney)
March 13, 2025

Ep. 928 – The Little Book of Big Dreams with Isa Adney (@IsaAdney)

“Sometimes dreams can help us even in the darkest of times.” – Isa Adney
Ep. 924 – Awakening Through Yoga and Storytelling with Karuna (@LOKundalini)
Feb. 23, 2025

Ep. 924 – Awakening Through Yoga and Storytelling with Karuna (@LOKundalini)

“Voice is the most valued part of yoga. How you communicate and how you are received and heard as a student, as a teacher, as a divine human being. When your voice has not been heard, how does one open this channel? Yes, chanting for sure. Yet a deeper exploration has to be heard from within, a longing to be heard.” - Karuna
Ep. 922 – The Mentorship Edge with Deborah Heiser, PhD (@deborahheiser)
Feb. 15, 2025

Ep. 922 – The Mentorship Edge with Deborah Heiser, PhD (@deborahheiser)

“Most people think that mentors don't get anything out of it, but if you've ever given someone a gift that they've unwrapped and they have really loved it, it's exactly what they wanted and needed, the joy that you feel—that's what mentoring feels like.” – Dr. Deborah Heiser
Ep. 920 – The Surprisingly Simple Art of Getting It Done with Sam Bennett (@realsambennett)
Feb. 7, 2025

Ep. 920 – The Surprisingly Simple Art of Getting It Done with Sam Bennett (@realsambennett)

“If you write for 15 minutes a day, you can get out about 250 words. In 200 days, that's 50,000 words. That's a book. So, where were you 200 days ago?” – Sam Bennett
Ep. 919 – Spellbound No More with Judy Koons (@JudyKoons)
Feb. 2, 2025

Ep. 919 – Spellbound No More with Judy Koons (@JudyKoons)

“The stories can either bind us, or we can use them to create magic.” – Judy Koons
Ep. 916 – Love, Loss, and The Immigrant Experience with Anya Gillinson (@GillinsonAnya)
Jan. 21, 2025

Ep. 916 – Love, Loss, and The Immigrant Experience with Anya Gillinson (@GillinsonAnya)

“I owed it to people in my family who were phenomenal individuals and to my own sense of pride to finish this book.” – Anya Gillinson
Ep. 915 – Showering Your Way to Self-Love & Deeper Mindfulness with Jenny Garufi (@jennymannion)
Jan. 20, 2025

Ep. 915 – Showering Your Way to Self-Love & Deeper Mindfulness with Jenny Garufi (@jennymannion)

“Mindfulness doesn’t take much time, just that permission and willingness to take some time for yourself and love yourself enough to give yourself your own inspiration.” – Jenny Garufi
Ep. 908 – What it Takes to Lead in Today's Fast Paced World with Vanessa Judelman (@MosaicPD)
Dec. 12, 2024

Ep. 908 – What it Takes to Lead in Today's Fast Paced World with Vanessa Judelman (@MosaicPD)

“I always say to people who want to be an entrepreneur, go work for someone else first. Learn the ropes from them...and that's how I learned so much from other people, spending 15 years in corporate before I opened my own business.” – Vanessa Judelman