Practicing Balance: An Encouraging Words Episode
EPISODE 204E In this weird world we live in with a pandemic going on around us, restrictions on our movements coming and going, and too many terrible things happening and crowding the news, it can be really difficult to find balance in your life. I share my own experiences and what I’ve been doing to…
History and the Art of Storytelling: An Interview with Jeremy Dronfield
EPISODE 203I In today’s episode, we hear from Jeremy Dronfield, author of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz, and many other titles. Jeremy tells us how he got involved with writing this story, the research he did, how he had to work to convince the survivors to trust him with their story, and…
Understanding Life Through Story: An Interview with Susie Finkbeiner
EPISODE 202I Today’s guest is Susie Finkbeiner, author of the new novel, Stories That Bind Us. We have an interesting discussion on when writing can be a healthy escape for us, and when it’s an avoidance tactic keeping us from dealing with our own issues. Writing is a great way to process life, and we…
The Hidden Life of Us: An Encouraging Words Episode
EPISODE 201E I read this amazing book last year called The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben about how trees that are connected to each other can help and protect each other through their connections, and how a single tree off by itself doesn’t have the same protections. There are so many hidden things…
Building a Career: An Interview with Joanna Penn
EPISODE 200!! Today’s guest is the wonderful Joanna Penn, author, podcaster, speaker, and all-around lovely lady! When I asked myself who, in my wildest happy dreams, I would like to be a guest on my 200th episode, Joanna was my first thought. And lucky me, she said yes! 😀 I asked Joanna to start by…