Stories Episodes

“I promised myself during that moment when I wasn't really sure if I was going to make it or not. I thought to myself, you know, if I make this out alive, then I have to write a book about it.” – Dr. Momoko Uno

“When you ignore your heart, you get yourself in trouble. If you listen to your heart, it will lead you to where you're supposed to be.” – Susan Glenney

“What I learned about myself was that I could actually do it.” – Beth Pellino-Dudzic

"Trust that you are worthy to be seen." – Dr. Nicole Janz

“When things are in your head, you're thinking about them. You know, you come to conclusions about things, but when it's outside of you and you're looking at it, it becomes more objective.” – Dana Diaz

“People always get impressed by the feat of writing a book, but they don't think about the love of it. Love can make it less daunting.” – Itua Uduebo

“Being forced to talk to other people allowed me to find this other part of myself that I didn't know existed.” – Kirsten Rudberg

"I started to behave like the person that I needed to become to be my future self, and that was someone of greater confidence." – Emily Jaenson

“Once I was clear on my purpose, my writer's purpose, and what the goal is for this book, everything fell into place.” – Jean Burgess, PhD

“That experience of being an outsider and someone that doesn't fit in is like the key to absolute success and making it in life if you know how to channel it.” – Haleh Rabizadeh Resnick

"I distinctly remember at one point, I wasn't really praying in a dedicated prayer space, but I said, 'Alright, God, I don't think I have a story, but you called me to this, so let me just start writing and see what comes out.'" – Amy Vogel

“If this is the next 30 years of your life, is this enough?” – Genevieve Piturro

“Slow down and appreciate every single moment and every interaction you have.” – Dr. Michelle Maidenberg

“You're not going to be happy every single day, but it's part of the human experience and it makes life meaningful." – Megan Conner

“Everyone really has the ability to be their healthiest and their happiest. And it can be enjoyable to get there.” – Deborah Charnes

“Think of how many jobs the internet created that didn't exist 30 years ago. Web designer…there's so many jobs now, and it's going to be the same with AI, there are going to be so many different jobs developed to merge with and move forward with AI that, I mean, we haven't even conceptualized because we don't know all the possibilities that there are for this technology.” – Richard Rosser

"You don't know who needs to hear what you've written." – Stephanie Feger

Anything that you wouldn't say to your best friend, stop saying it to yourself.

"Storytelling helps the data go down." – Park Howell

" When you're eating for emotional reasons, you're eating because you're escaping how you feel." – Molly Zemek

"Everything happens for a reason, and everything will make sense at some point, because everything you're going through, good or bad, serves you in the end." – Christine Michaelis

“For her to stand out that much, to be mentioned in mostly a patriarchal view of that time, she had to be exceptional. She had to be courageous and strong and intelligent and dynamic to make an impression on these people that have lasted for 2,000 years.” - Donna D. Conrad

"As human beings, it's our responsibility to help each other. It's not a choice, it's a responsibility.” – Dr. Amani Ballour

“We have to be wise when we have dreams that are important to us.” – Charlotte Friborg