Heather Vickery was living a seemingly idyllic life. She was married for over 10 years to her husband, they had three kids at the time, and everything seemed great. But then she discovered she was gay and she couldn’t hold it in anymore. In fact, she says it was harder to live with the status …
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056: Bobbi Booker: Growing Up as a Motherless Child
Award-winning journalist Bobbi Booker talks about having been raised as a motherless child. Although her father taught her never to disrespect her mother, Bobbi struggled with learning how not to be angry with her. Turns out, it was writing that helped her cope. As an adult, Bobbi finally began to heal and shares what realizations …
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050: Jacqui Letran: How This Refugee and Teen Mom Became a Mindset Mentor and Award-Winning Author
Author Jacqui Letran shares the story of her and her family narrowly escaping Vietnam amidst gunfire and then running out of drinking water while adrift at sea in their escape boat. She also talks about her struggle between living a traditional culture at home while trying to assimilate to American life as a teenager. And …
049: Katayoun Dowlatshahi: An Artist’s Transformational Journey–Conquering Sadness with Love
Born to a Persian father and British mother, public art installation artist Katayoun Dowlatshahi describes her journey as a young girl when she and her family left Iran in the summer of 1978 prior to the outbreak of the revolution. She also talks about assimilating to life in England, school-place bullying, depression, and how art …
048: Gabrielle Bergan: One Woman’s Journey From Darkness into the Light
Author Gabrielle Bergan talks about her memoir, Return to My Soul: My Journey from Darkness into the Light. She shares her years of struggle, including depression, an attempt at suicide, and her former belief that something was wrong with her. She explains she believes a part of it had to do with her relationship with …
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045: Megan Fenyoe: How this Air Force Veteran Learned to Say, “I Am Enough”
Megan Fenyoe is an Air Force Veteran, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Transformational Mindset Coach, Professional Speaker and now published Author. She tells the very personal story of how she struggled to come out of an abusive relationship. In the midst of her journey, she began writing her now published book, You Are Enough: 5 Steps …
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042: Lisa Nicks-Balthasar: Overcoming the Loss of her Husband to Helping Others Believe in Love Again
After losing her high-school sweetheart and husband of 27 years to brain cancer at the age of 42, Lisa Nicks-Balthasar shares her journey of overcoming loss, grief and the power of love. A part of her process of overcoming pain was to write her memoir, Believe!. Today, Lisa is a writer, speaker, and co-founder of …
041: Anna Seewald: From Losing Her Mom in a Catastrophic Earthquake at Age 13 to Becoming a Psychologist Helping Children and Parents
Psychologist Anna Seewald talks about how at 13 years old she survived a catastrophic earthquake. Tragically, her mother did not survive. She talks about how that horrific event shaped her, including her realizing she wouldn’t have as deep of understanding, compassion, and empathy today if she hadn’t gone through that devastating experience. Today, Anna is …
036: Marian Bacol-Uba: Survivor to Thriver
Marian Bacol-Uba is working on her first book, Survivor to Thriver. We talk about what inspired her to write it, including her journey of overcoming childhood sexual abuse and an overdose, which lead to a near-death experience that she says made her finally wake up and give her a second chance at life. Now Marian is …
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034: Luana Ribeira: My Husband Told me He’s Transgender
Formerly known as Eirian Cohen, Luana Ribeira says she has no regrets. Here she talks about the difficult time in her life when her husband of eight years announced he was transgender. As shocked as she was, she was supportive and they kept the family together, but eventually the marriage split. And then several months …
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