Betty Jean Bell wanted to be an opera singer since she was 4. I mean, not just dream about it—she truly had a gift. She actually began performing when she was 8. She had steep ambitions and clearly knew what she wanted to do all her life. But then tragedy struck when she was about …
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053: Dr. Carmen Roman: How This Immigrant Grew up With No Electricity or Running Water, Fought for her Education, and Got a Doctorate in Psychology and Founded a Non-Profit
Dr. Carmen Roman shares with us today her journey of coming from a poor, but loving family in Mexico where there was no electricity and no running water. When it was time to go to middle school, it was expected she learn a trade to start making a living. However, Carmen secretly applied to attend …
052: Melanie Rodriguez: How This Author Learned to Deal With Reverse Ageism
Author of four books and a contributor to a couple more, Melanie Rodriguez discusses her experience with reverse ageism. You see, Melanie looks much younger than her true age. And, although looking young is great, there are some who have made assumptions about her–and sometimes it’s not always in a positive way. She also talks …
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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 …
046: Elizabeth Lewis: From Being Unexpectedly Widowed to Founding the Largest Singles Dating Group in Her City
Elizabeth Lewis is a dating and relationship coach. She’s the founder of Singles Meet Singles, the largest singles group in Louisville, Kentucky, and she’s the founder of Love and Laughter Life Coaching. Elizabeth also wrote the book, First Date Next Mate: Perspectives in Dating the “Next” Time Around. She talks about her journey of becoming …
044: Supna Shah: From 10 Years of Infertility to Having Triplets and Starting the First-Ever Parenting WebTV and Podcast Network
Supna Shah, the founder of WeGo Kids, tells the story of how she and her husband struggled through 10 years of infertility before Supna was able to get pregnant. And boy did she get pregnant—with triplets, no less! She describes the journey of going through some emotional and medical scares. A couple years after having …
043: Michelle Jackson: How This Student Went From Being in Debt, Supporting Two People on $9/Hour to Teaching Others How to Get Out of Their Debt
Today we’re talking with Michelle Jackson. She shares what she calls her “messy money story” of when she found herself supporting her and my mom after her mom lost her job. At that time, Michelle was in graduate school, working at Starbucks earning $9 an hour and got in loads of debt. Now, they both …
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 …