Life Episodes

How to Find Yourself Again and Start Living Authentically with Dimple Bhatti | 1,684 Dimple Bhatti believes meaningful change begins when we reconnect with ourselves, listen more deeply, and give ourselves permission to create a life that genuinely feels like our own. As a therapeutic coach, author, and co-owner of Sage House Wellness in Miami, Dimple helps people navigate life's transitions, rediscover their sense of self, and create lasting personal growth through compassion, curiosity, and authentic connection. She is the #1 bestselling author of Things to Tell Your Daughter, a heartfelt collection of wisdom and life lessons inspired by the conversations and experiences she believes everyone deserves to carry through life. Through her writing and coaching, Dimple encourages people to embrace their individuality, release what no longer serves them, and recognize their ability to make meaningful changes at any stage of life. Her message is simple: it is never too late …

Dr. Daniel Zimet on Divorce Recovery and Rebuilding Your Identity | 1,679 Dr. Daniel Zimet believes life's biggest transitions are not just about what we lose, but about how we redefine ourselves and move forward with purpose. A licensed Psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant®, Dr. Zimet has spent more than 20 years helping individuals, couples, families, and athletes navigate relationships, identity, and major life changes through his private practice in Maryland. His expertise extends beyond the therapy room. A published researcher in sport, marriage, and life transitions, Dr. Zimet is also an accomplished competitive handball athlete with 43 national titles and a career-high ranking of third on the senior professional handball tour in 2018. His upcoming book, Divorce Like a Pro: What Elite Athletes' Retirement Can Teach Us About Loss, Identity, and Reinvention After Divorce, explores the surprising parallels between athletic retirement and divorce, off…

How to Trust God's Timing During Difficult Seasons with Sean Hayden | 1,676 Sean Hayden believes some of the most important growth happens in seasons when progress is difficult to see. A faith-driven entrepreneur, author, and former aerospace engineer, Sean spent years at Boeing working on NASA's Space Launch System and designing technology ranging from batteries and solar arrays to satellites and missiles. Eventually, he left aerospace to pursue work more closely connected to his faith, family, and entrepreneurial calling. Today, Sean runs Hayden SEO and Rocket Restoration Marketing, helping local service businesses grow through digital marketing while building life with his wife Brooke and their five children on a 150-acre farm in Kentucky. His book, Grow in the Dark: How to Trust God, Speak Life, and Protect Your Promise Before It Breaks Through, draws from his own experiences building businesses, raising a family, and trusting God through uncertain seasons. His messag…

Danute Debney Shaw on How to Make Better Decisions Beyond Logic | 1,673 Danute Debney Shaw believes better decisions begin when we learn to use more than logic alone. With more than 30 years of experience across management, organizational leadership, and law, Danute now focuses her work on Decision Strategy Innovation, helping individuals and organizations rethink how they approach decisions, thought processes, and problem-solving. Her approach brings together rational thinking, intuition, creativity, and emotional intelligence, recognizing that each can play an important role in how we perceive situations and determine what comes next. Danute is the owner and consultant of CelaPhontus LLC and the author of How The Tin Man Found His Brain: One Attorney's Path for Perceptual Development, which reflects her exploration of how expanding perception can influence both personal and professional decision-making. Her message is simple: when we expand the way we perceive a situa…

Dimple Bhatti on Finding Yourself and Creating a Life That Feels Like You | 1,672 Dimple Bhatti believes meaningful change begins when we reconnect with ourselves, listen more deeply, and give ourselves permission to create a life that genuinely feels like our own. A therapeutic coach, author, and co-owner of Sage House Wellness in Miami, Dimple helps people navigate life transitions, release what no longer serves them, and move forward with greater clarity and self-awareness. She is the #1 bestselling author of Things to Tell Your Daughter, a heartfelt collection of wisdom and life lessons inspired by the conversations, experiences, and truths she believes everyone should carry with them. Through her coaching, Dimple combines compassion, curiosity, and authentic connection to create a space where people feel heard and supported while discovering their own answers. Her message is simple: it is never too late to embrace who you are, make meaningful changes, and build a l…

[SPOTLIGHT FEATURE] Kenny Stoddart on Preparing Young Professionals | 1,670 Kenny Stoddart believes the transition from college to the professional world is not just a career shift. It is an identity shift that many young professionals are never taught how to navigate. As the founder of IronMind Elite, Kenny helps young professionals build the mental readiness, self-awareness, and confidence needed to succeed when the next step in life is no longer assigned to them. Through coaching focused on identity, leadership, communication, and personal development, Kenny helps young adults understand who they are beyond a degree, title, or achievement. His work gives them practical tools to handle pressure, make stronger decisions, communicate effectively, and take ownership of the direction of their lives. Rather than simply preparing young professionals for their next job, IronMind Elite helps prepare them for the person they need to become as they enter adulthood and build their …

Ally Berthiaume on Turning Life Experiences Into a Powerful Memoir | 1,664 Alyssa “Ally” Berthiaume believes the most powerful memoirs do more than document what happened. They uncover the meaning within the experience and create something another person can carry into their own life. Known as The Memoir Coach, Ally helps courageous people write the memoir they wish they had while navigating the hardest chapters of their lives. Her work is centered on transforming lived experience into stories that offer connection, perspective, and meaning beyond the person writing them. An award-winning author, speaker, developmental editor, and memoir coach with an MFA in creative writing, Ally understands that knowing what happened is not the same as knowing how to tell the story. Writers must decide where the memoir truly begins, which moments belong, what can be left behind, and what deeper thread connects everything together. Through her coaching, Ally guides writers through the str…

William Cowan on Career Strategy, Leadership, and Navigating Change | 1,662 William Cowan believes a successful career is not simply defined by the positions you hold, but by how deliberately you navigate change, make consequential decisions, and continue creating value throughout your professional life. With more than 30 years of experience in senior management and executive advisory roles, William has built a career spanning corporate leadership, strategy, career management, consulting, broadcasting, and board governance. He has advised boards and chief executives around the world while also serving as CEO of several listed and privately held companies. His message is simple: a remarkable career does not happen by accident. It is shaped by the decisions you make, the transitions you navigate, and your willingness to approach each new chapter with clarity and purpose. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Enjoying the show? Support the conversation! 👉 Today’s guest: www.buildingawinnin…

How to Stop Living for Others and Start Living for Yourself with Courtney Freeman | 1,659 Courtney Freeman believes success means very little if the life you have built no longer feels like your own. Through her podcast, The Unbroken Blueprint, Courtney explores the emotional patterns and expectations that influence how people see themselves, navigate relationships, and make decisions. Her conversations examine identity, personal growth, emotional patterns, and what it means to create meaningful change without relying on burnout, constant striving, or abandoning yourself in the process. At the heart of her philosophy is a powerful distinction: there is a difference between creating a life that looks successful and creating one that actually fits. Courtney encourages people to examine the roles they have learned to perform, question what no longer feels authentic, and develop enough trust in themselves to make healthier choices, even when those choices are difficult. Her ap…

Susannah Robbins on Anxiety Relief, Overthinking, and Hypnosis | 1,656 Susannah Robbins believes anxiety does not have to control the way you think, feel, or move through your life. A Certified Master Hypnotist, IEMT Practitioner, author, and founder of MindShift Potentials, Susannah helps people struggling with chronic anxious thoughts, overthinking, fear, and self-doubt develop a greater sense of calm, confidence, and control. Her path into this work began close to home. After watching her daughter experience severe anxiety, Susannah became determined to find approaches that could help. That search eventually introduced them to hypnosis, and the meaningful changes she witnessed inspired Susannah to change the direction of her own life and train as a hypnotist. As her work with clients developed, Susannah recognized another important need. People needed practical tools they could reach for when anxiety appeared in everyday life, not only techniques used during a professio…

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Matt and Alexis on How Consistency Can Transform Your Life | 1,652 Matt and Alexis believe transforming your life is more possible than most people think, but motivation alone is rarely enough to make change last. As the founder of Firefli, Matt brings an entrepreneurial perspective to personal transformation, while Alexis, Firefli's Head of Marketing, brings her own understanding of what it takes to turn an idea or intention into consistent action. Together, they explore the relationship between motivation, discipline, and the small decisions that ultimately shape our lives. Their philosophy challenges the idea that meaningful transformation requires one dramatic breakthrough. Motivation can help someone begin, but consistency is what allows that initial spark to become progress. By continuing to show up even when excitement fades, people can gradually create new habits, strengthen their confidence, and move closer to the person they want to become. Through their work wit…

Olivia Marie Blain on Career Change and Finding Your Passion | 1.650 Olivia Marie Blain believes life is too short to stay stuck on a path that no longer feels like your own. A licensed School Counselor, entrepreneur, and member of the Menominee Nation, Olivia is building an education-focused business designed to help students and everyday people discover what genuinely excites them and explore how that passion can become meaningful, income-generating work. Her mission grew from her own experience of realizing that a traditional career path no longer aligned with the life she wanted to create. Rather than continuing simply because it felt familiar or expected, Olivia made the decision to walk away and pursue something that reflected her strengths, interests, and bigger vision for her future. Today, she combines her background in education and counseling with an entrepreneurial mindset to create educational tools and career exploration resources that help people recognize p…

Alan Gillanders on Consciousness, Spirituality, and the Nature of Reality | 1,649 Alan Gillanders believes some of life's most important questions begin where certainty ends. For more than 50 years, Alan has explored questions surrounding consciousness, reality, purpose, spirituality, and the nature of human existence. Rather than limiting his search to a single philosophy, his journey has taken him through Christianity, Vedic teachings, Buddhism, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, Hermeticism, and other spiritual traditions, alongside a deep personal interest in physics, neuroscience, and consciousness research. Alan's life has remained firmly grounded in the practical and creative world. He has worked as a technical advisor in engineering and mining, operated businesses, owned an art gallery in Western Australia, pursued oil painting and metal sculpture, and designed and built his first home himself. For Alan, spirituality is not about escaping everyday life. It is about ex…

Jeffrey Eisen on Spiritual Awakening and Finding Inner Peace | 1,628 Jeffrey Eisen believes that beneath the noise, fear, and pressures of everyday life, there is a deeper wisdom waiting to be heard. A Spiritual Life Coach, Energy Intuitive, and channeler of Shaltazar, Jeffrey helps people navigate anxiety, emotional overwhelm, spiritual awakening, and feelings of disconnection through a grounded approach to spirituality and conscious living. After years in the corporate world, Jeffrey experienced a profound spiritual awakening that changed the direction of his life and opened the doorway to the teachings of Shaltazar. Centered on healing, intuition, presence, self awareness, and personal growth, these teachings became the foundation of the work he now shares with people around the world. Today, Jeffrey offers private sessions, live events, guided meditations, podcasts, and an expanding collection of Shaltazar teachings. He is also the creator of the Wisdom of Shaltazar Or…

Jana Princ on Turning Personal Growth Into Real Change | 1,622 Jana Princ believes transformation is the bridge between knowing the life you want and becoming the person capable of creating it. A transformational coach, certified DreamBuilder® Coach, Life Mastery™ Consultant, and founder of Wellness·Balance·Harmony Inc., Jana helps people move beyond limitation, reconnect with possibility, and create lives that feel more joyful, purposeful, and authentically their own. Born and raised in Prague before building a new life in Canada, Jana experienced firsthand how profoundly our environment, beliefs, and inherited stories can shape what we believe is possible. That journey became a powerful metaphor for her life's work: helping others cross the distance between where they are and where they truly want to be. After years of pursuing knowledge through books, courses, and strategies, Jana discovered that information alone rarely creates transformation. Real change happens when …

Monique DeMonaco on Emotional Intelligence and Career Success | 1,616 Monique DeMonaco believes career success requires more than technical knowledge. It requires the emotional intelligence and human skills to communicate, adapt, and lead. As the founder of EQ Wize, Coach Monique is helping bridge the gap between education and employment by preparing emerging professionals with the skills today's workplaces demand. An internationally trained Life, Executive, and Career Coach with more than 20 years of experience, she specializes in emotional intelligence, communication, emotional regulation, critical thinking, and professional development. Through Emotional Intelligence and Brain Science based education and CPDSO accredited certifications, Monique helps young professionals understand what employers are truly looking for and develop the confidence and practical skills to become more hirable, promotable, and effective in the workplace. Her work also supports parents, graduat…

Jason Harris on Finding Hope and Healing Through Grief | 1,605 Jason Harris believes the way we say goodbye can become one of the most meaningful celebrations of a person's life. A speaker, author, certified celebrant, and grief support specialist, Jason has spent more than 35 years in ministry helping individuals and families navigate loss with compassion, hope, and humanity. His unique approach transforms traditional funeral services into heartfelt celebrations that honor a life well lived while creating space for healing, connection, and even laughter. Working alongside funeral homes throughout Texas, Jason encourages families to move beyond simply mourning a death and instead celebrate the stories, relationships, and moments that made their loved one unforgettable. He believes that laughter and tears are not opposites, but companions on the journey of grief, each playing an important role in the healing process. Beyond his work as a celebrant, Jason is passionate about…

Dustin Shepherd on Helping Veterans Navigate Life After Service | 1,591 Dustin Shepherd believes the greatest act of leadership is making the path easier for someone else to walk. A retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major with 29 years of service, Dustin Shepherd spent his military career leading through some of the most demanding environments imaginable. Multiple combat deployments taught him that leadership is measured not by authority, but by the ability to guide people through uncertainty, hardship, and change. After facing his own personal struggles and the devastating loss of fellow Soldiers, Dustin realized that many people who want help never receive it because they do not know where to begin. That insight inspired him to found TOA, an organization dedicated to connecting individuals with the right resources, support, and guidance when they need it most. Rather than creating another program, Dustin focused on building a bridge, one that brings clarity to complex systems a…

Tori Jenae on Aligning Your Life from the Inside Out | 1,588 Tori Jenae helps high achievers transform their lives by changing the patterns beneath their success. A Transformational Life Strategist with a background in psychology, human resources, functional medicine, nervous system science, Energy Psychology, and spiritual development, Tori takes a deeply holistic approach to personal growth. Her work reaches beyond performance, helping clients create lasting change across every area of life, from identity and relationships to health, family, and business. Tori's approach is rooted in lived experience. Raised in an environment marked by addiction and trauma, she rebuilt her life through resilience, personal responsibility, and unwavering commitment to growth. Since 2010, she has helped individuals around the world do the same, guiding them beyond survival into lives defined by purpose, clarity, and alignment. Known for creating profound, long term transformation, Tori's c…

Donald Williams on Success Beyond Your Circumstances | 1,571 Donald Williams is living proof that your beginnings do not define your destination. Raised in a South Carolina mill town by generations of cotton mill workers, Donald grew up in a family where hard work, faith, and resilience were abundant, even when opportunity was not. Determined to change the trajectory of future generations, he became the first in his family to graduate from a major university, later earning three degrees from Clemson University, including a Doctor of Education. Over the course of his career, Donald has taught more than 5,000 students and spent 14 years with the Department of Defense Education Activity, helping schools across the United States and Asia strengthen leadership, improve educational outcomes, and make better decisions through research and data. As co-author of Born of Nothing: From White Trash and Lintheads to Purpose Across Generations, Donald shares a deeply personal story of f…

Sarah Collins on Stop Waiting and Start Living | 1,570 Sarah Collins helps people stop waiting for life to begin and start living the one they already have. After more than 20 years as a civil engineer, Sarah realized that achievement alone could not create lasting fulfillment. Her own journey through depression, overthinking, and the search for meaning led her to a deeper understanding of presence, self-awareness, and what it truly means to live fully. Today, as an intuitive life coach and the creator of Living Fully with Sarah, she helps people move beyond limiting beliefs, emotional suffering, and the endless pursuit of "someday." Through honest conversations, mindfulness, and self-inquiry, she guides clients toward greater clarity, self trust, and a more authentic way of living. Sarah's message is simple yet transformative: peace is not something we find in the future. It is something we learn to experience in the present, one moment at a time. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━…

Jenny White on Medical Thriller Writing from Real Experience | 1,567 Jenny White knows that the most compelling medical stories are often the ones that happen behind hospital doors. A former registered nurse, healthcare executive, and medical thriller author, Jenny spent more than 30 years working in intensive care, trauma, public health, and long term care before surviving a life threatening brain tumor that forced her to rebuild her life from the ground up. That experience inspired a new calling. Through her bestselling medical thriller series, beginning with The Triggering Scent, Jenny draws on decades of frontline healthcare experience to reveal the ethical dilemmas, burnout, and human realities rarely seen in fiction, all through the eyes of a nurse. A survivor of cancer, abuse, and brain surgery, Jenny believes even life's greatest challenges can become the foundation for stories that educate, inspire, and create lasting impact. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Enjoying the…

Dr Kenneth Markowitz on Rebuilding Life After Addiction | 1,552 Dr. Kenneth Markowitz understands addiction from both sides of the conversation, as a physician who treated patients for nearly two decades and as someone who faced his own battle with addiction. A former pediatrician and now an addiction recovery coach, Kenneth brings a rare combination of medical expertise, clinical experience, and lived recovery to the people he serves. After pornography addiction unexpectedly derailed a successful medical career, he was forced to confront the very challenges he had spent years helping others navigate. That experience became the catalyst for a new calling. Today, Kenneth helps individuals struggling with both chemical and behavioral addictions move beyond shame, isolation, and self destructive patterns toward lasting recovery and personal freedom. Drawing from his background in medicine, psychology, and his own recovery journey, he offers a deeply personalized approach that…