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Make Life Less Difficult

271 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings

"What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?" - mary anne evansThis quote summarizes my life purpose. Life isn't easy. It's complex, filled with the unexpected, and sometimes really hard. While life is full of challenges, I believe there are myriad things we can do to help make life less difficult for each other.On this podcast we'll share stories, struggles, and successes that help us know we're not alone. And knowing we're not alone is one way to make life less difficult.

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Story Telling, Listening, & Eliciting with Adele Fedorak

April 05, 2022 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

My guest today is Adele Fedorak. I met Adele through Miranda Holder, a guest on episode 38, who I met through Brian Levenson, my guest on episode 27.  I love how the network and connections grow as we share our stories! Adele is a storyteller and works with her clients to help them increase their story intelligence.  If you aren’t sure what story intelligence is, keep listening – Adele explains it all.  And if you are convinced you aren’t a story teller, listen up for the importance of sto...

Adele Fedorak: Story Telling, Listening, & Eliciting

April 05, 2022 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

My guest today is Adele Fedorak. I met Adele through Miranda Holder, a guest on episode 38, who I met through Brian Levenson, my guest on episode 27.  I love how the network and connections grow as we share our stories! Adele is a storyteller and works with her clients to help them increase their story intelligence.  If you aren’t sure what story intelligence is, keep listening – Adele explains it all.  And if you are convinced you aren’t a story teller, listen up for the importance of sto...

Arianne Rice: Grief, sadness, and difficult times explored

April 01, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

My guest today is Arianne Rice.  Arianne is an Episcopal priest, Certified Daring Way Facilitator, and Leadership Coach.  She’s also a returning guest to the Make Life Less Difficult podcast! Our first conversation is captured on episode 17, so please listen there to hear more about Arianne and her journey. Since our first conversation, I’ve had it in mind to ask Arianne to come back and talk about some additional parts of her journey and now here we are.   Today we talk through some pre...

Grief, sadness, and difficult times explored with Arianne Rice

April 01, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

My guest today is Arianne Rice.  Arianne is an Episcopal priest, Certified Daring Way Facilitator, and Leadership Coach.  She’s also a returning guest to the Make Life Less Difficult podcast! Our first conversation is captured on episode 17, so please listen there to hear more about Arianne and her journey. Since our first conversation, I’ve had it in mind to ask Arianne to come back and talk about some additional parts of her journey and now here we are.   Today we talk through some pre...

Amygdala Hijacks, Simple Stories, and the Oscars with Grace Aduroja Kolker

March 29, 2022 03:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB

My guest today is Grace Aduroja Kolker.   I met Grace through Brian Levinson, my guest on episode 27.  Grace and I had a list of things we were looking forward to talking about and that was disrupted at the last minute.  In fact, we almost didn’t record a conversation at all, but then decided to go for it.  Here’s what happened: our scheduled call to record the podcast was the evening of the Oscars.  Grace logged into Zoom at the scheduled time which happened to be about 2 minutes after Wil...

Grace Aduroja Kolker: Amygdala Hijacks, Simple Stories, and the Oscars

March 29, 2022 03:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB

My guest today is Grace Aduroja Kolker.   I met Grace through Brian Levinson, my guest on episode 27.  Grace and I had a list of things we were looking forward to talking about and that was disrupted at the last minute.  In fact, we almost didn’t record a conversation at all, but then decided to go for it.  Here’s what happened: our scheduled call to record the podcast was the evening of the Oscars.  Grace logged into Zoom at the scheduled time which happened to be about 2 minutes after Wil...

Baking the World a Better Place with GG in Pokhara, Nepal

March 25, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

My guest today is GG.   GG runs an American Bakery in Pokhara, Nepal, a beautiful town in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountain Range.  I recently had the amazing experience of visiting Nepal for the first time.  For years, John and I have heard about Pokhara from our paragliding friends and acquaintances, and we were finally able to check it out ourselves. I went for two weeks of vacation and cleared my scheduled, not intending to have any work appointments or do any podcast recording. ...

GG in Pokhara, Nepal: Baking the World a Better Place

March 25, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

My guest today is GG.   GG runs an American Bakery in Pokhara, Nepal, a beautiful town in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountain Range.  I recently had the amazing experience of visiting Nepal for the first time.  For years, John and I have heard about Pokhara from our paragliding friends and acquaintances, and we were finally able to check it out ourselves. I went for two weeks of vacation and cleared my scheduled, not intending to have any work appointments or do any podcast recording. ...

GG in Pokhara, Nepal: Baking the World a Better Place

March 25, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

My guest today is GG.   GG runs an American Bakery in Pokhara, Nepal, a beautiful town in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountain Range.  I recently had the amazing experience of visiting Nepal for the first time.  For years, John and I have heard about Pokhara from our paragliding friends and acquaintances, and we were finally able to check it out ourselves. I went for two weeks of vacation and cleared my scheduled, not intending to have any work appointments or do any podcast recording. ...

Loss, Miracles, and Faith with Mike Meydenbauer

March 18, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

My guest today is Mike Meydenbauer.   Mike is an executive coach focusing on helping leaders and teams stay ahead in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times. He works with leaders to help them remember their innate capability to lead with passion, make bold decisions, and develop the mindset to achieve the impossible. Mike’s father’s untimely death from cancer thrust him into a world of change and uncertainty at a very young age.  Out of this he found his sense of purpose in the...

Mike Meydenbauer: Loss, Miracles, and Faith

March 18, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

My guest today is Mike Meydenbauer.   Mike is an executive coach focusing on helping leaders and teams stay ahead in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times. He works with leaders to help them remember their innate capability to lead with passion, make bold decisions, and develop the mindset to achieve the impossible. Mike’s father’s untimely death from cancer thrust him into a world of change and uncertainty at a very young age.  Out of this he found his sense of purpose in the...

Plant Medicines & Psychedelics - Conversation with Russ Watts

March 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

My guest today is Russ Watts. Russ is a repeat guest on the Make Life Less Difficult podcast and if you haven’t heard his previous episodes, please check out Episodes 4 and 26.  You don’t want to miss his stories! In today’s podcast Russ and I have a conversation about plant medicines and psychedelics.  These elements are becoming more popular and part of mainstream conversations in large thanks to journalist and author, Michael Pollan, as well as the research of Johns Hopkins University. ...

Russ Watts: Plant Medicines & Psychedelics

March 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

My guest today is Russ Watts. Russ is a repeat guest on the Make Life Less Difficult podcast and if you haven’t heard his previous episodes, please check out Episodes 4 and 26.  You don’t want to miss his stories! In today’s podcast Russ and I have a conversation about plant medicines and psychedelics.  These elements are becoming more popular and part of mainstream conversations in large thanks to journalist and author, Michael Pollan, as well as the research of Johns Hopkins University. ...

Getting out of your own way with Chris Thyberg, Leadership Coach

March 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MB

My guest today is Chris Thyberg. Chris is the founder and principal of The Serving Way, a leadership coaching practice dedicated to partnering with experienced and emerging leaders in all sectors as they pursue great purposes for results that really matter. It is his calling and privilege to journey alongside clients as they develop new capacities to achieve exceptional performance and transformative action.  Chris has been traveling the serving way of leadership for more than 35 years as ...

Chris Thyberg: Getting out of your own way

March 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MB

My guest today is Chris Thyberg. Chris is the founder and principal of The Serving Way, a leadership coaching practice dedicated to partnering with experienced and emerging leaders in all sectors as they pursue great purposes for results that really matter. It is his calling and privilege to journey alongside clients as they develop new capacities to achieve exceptional performance and transformative action.  Chris has been traveling the serving way of leadership for more than 35 years as ...

Larry Center: Self-Awareness & Authenticity are the Keys to Effective Leadership

March 01, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

My guest today is Larry Center.  Larry served as the Assistant Dean for Continuing Legal Education at Georgetown University Law Center for over 30 years.  He’s now shifted to leadership coaching and brings a wealth of knowledge from his own leadership journey and development. In our conversation, Larry shares pieces of his journey that started with being born extremely prematurely.  He worked hard to teach his body coordination that didn’t come as naturally for him as his peers, much later...

Self-Awareness & Authenticity are the Keys to Effective Leadership with Larry Center, PCC

March 01, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

My guest today is Larry Center.  Larry served as the Assistant Dean for Continuing Legal Education at Georgetown University Law Center for over 30 years.  He’s now shifted to leadership coaching and brings a wealth of knowledge from his own leadership journey and development. In our conversation, Larry shares pieces of his journey that started with being born extremely prematurely.  He worked hard to teach his body coordination that didn’t come as naturally for him as his peers, much later...

What it Costs to "Live the Dream" with Devon ONeil

February 22, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

My guest today is Devon ONeil.   I first met Devon through an article he wrote called, “What it Takes and Why it’s Worth it,” that was published in The Adventure Journal.   Devon shared his experience of moving to Colorado to pursue his dreams of living in the outdoors and having near-constant connection with nature and the sports he loves.  That wasn’t the part of the article that caught my attention… it was the part of his writing where he shared the sacrifices he and his family have mad...

Devon ONeil: What it Costs to "Live the Dream"

February 22, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

My guest today is Devon ONeil.   I first met Devon through an article he wrote called, “What it Takes and Why it’s Worth it,” that was published in The Adventure Journal.   Devon shared his experience of moving to Colorado to pursue his dreams of living in the outdoors and having near-constant connection with nature and the sports he loves.  That wasn’t the part of the article that caught my attention… it was the part of his writing where he shared the sacrifices he and his family have mad...

Professional Dancer to Doctor of Physical Therapy -- Elizabeth Tilstra, PT, DPT

February 18, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

My guest today is Elizabeth Tilstra.   Elizabeth describes herself as a perfectionist who found herself in the physically-demanding career of professional ballet, later becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy.  As a PT she is dedicated to working with people committed to being hard on their bodies – just as she was as a professional dancer. She works with clients from all backgrounds, but finds her passion is working with dancers and helping them care for themselves, keep their bodies strong...

Elizabeth Tilstra, PT, DPT: Professional Dancer to Doctor of Physical Therapy

February 18, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

My guest today is Elizabeth Tilstra.   Elizabeth describes herself as a perfectionist who found herself in the physically-demanding career of professional ballet, later becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy.  As a PT she is dedicated to working with people committed to being hard on their bodies – just as she was as a professional dancer. She works with clients from all backgrounds, but finds her passion is working with dancers and helping them care for themselves, keep their bodies strong...

Sarah Cole: Peacemaker or Peacekeeper?

February 15, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB

My guest today is my niece!  Sarah Cole joins me to discuss conflict and how we can make dealing with conflict a little less difficult. In Episode 16, I shared strategies for approaching and managing conflict based off the Thomas-Kilmann Model of Conflict Management.  After listening to this episode, Sarah reached out to me and asked me several questions including, how can someone who is a hardcore accommodator learn to be more assertive?  And what are the differences between a peacekeeper ...

Peacemaker or Peacekeeper? with Sarah Cole

February 15, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB

My guest today is my niece!  Sarah Cole joins me to discuss conflict and how we can make dealing with conflict a little less difficult. In Episode 16, I shared strategies for approaching and managing conflict based off the Thomas-Kilmann Model of Conflict Management.  After listening to this episode, Sarah reached out to me and asked me several questions including, how can someone who is a hardcore accommodator learn to be more assertive?  And what are the differences between a peacekeeper ...

Navigating Disability in Families with Kris Burbank, ACC

February 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

My guest today is Kris Burbank. Kris’s website begins with the phrase: Learn to Bloom.  Kris embodies this admonition in a deep way and helps others learn to bloom amidst the challenges of life.   As the proud mother of three grown children, including a son born four months premature with severe cerebral palsy, Kris loves working with parents to help them figure out how to make the most of their lives.  She helps parent navigate with joy, compassion, and humor (even when it’s messy!). Thr...

Kris Burbank: Navigating Disability in Families

February 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

My guest today is Kris Burbank. Kris’s website begins with the phrase: Learn to Bloom.  Kris embodies this admonition in a deep way and helps others learn to bloom amidst the challenges of life.   As the proud mother of three grown children, including a son born four months premature with severe cerebral palsy, Kris loves working with parents to help them figure out how to make the most of their lives.  She helps parent navigate with joy, compassion, and humor (even when it’s messy!). Thr...

Miranda Holder: Listening to our Bodies & Other Wisdom

February 04, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MB

My guest today is Miranda Holder. Miranda is a leadership coach who began her career as an endurance athlete.  At 25, while training for the US Olympic Rowing Team, she found out she had a congenital heart condition that abruptly ended her career as an athlete. She transitioned to coaching and served as the Head Coach for the Georgetown University’s Women’s Rowing Team but found herself burned out after about a decade.  Miranda transitioned and trained as a leadership coach at Georgetown. ...

Listening to our Bodies & Other Wisdom from Miranda Holder

February 04, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MB

My guest today is Miranda Holder. Miranda is a leadership coach who began her career as an endurance athlete.  At 25, while training for the US Olympic Rowing Team, she found out she had a congenital heart condition that abruptly ended her career as an athlete. She transitioned to coaching and served as the Head Coach for the Georgetown University’s Women’s Rowing Team but found herself burned out after about a decade.  Miranda transitioned and trained as a leadership coach at Georgetown. ...

Importance of MINDSET with Aaron Brown

January 28, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 42 MB

My guest today is Aaron Brown. Aaron has over two decades of experience in law enforcement, Army Special Operations, national security, and intelligence.  His work has taken him to challenging and remote places around the world.  And he has advised senior government officials on matters of national security and now consults in the private sector. I first met Aaron when we were living in Saudi Arabia.  He and his wife became fast friends of ours.  In the life of expats, some friends are fri...

Aaron Brown: Importance of MINDSET

January 28, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 42 MB

My guest today is Aaron Brown. Aaron has over two decades of experience in law enforcement, Army Special Operations, national security, and intelligence.  His work has taken him to challenging and remote places around the world.  And he has advised senior government officials on matters of national security and now consults in the private sector. I first met Aaron when we were living in Saudi Arabia.  He and his wife became fast friends of ours.  In the life of expats, some friends are fri...

Melina Cordero: Changing the Way We Work

January 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

My guest today is Melina Cordero. If you Google Melina Cordero, you’ll find page after page of Melina in the news, on podcasts, and highlighted in prestigious corporate publications for her quick rise in her firm, breaking glass ceilings and being the youngest executive ever in her position. On her own website, Melina describes herself as a “former box-ticking corporate exec who left it all to change the way we work.” For over a decade, Melina spent her time “sprinting between airports, b...

Changing the Way We Work with Melina Cordero

January 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

My guest today is Melina Cordero. If you Google Melina Cordero, you’ll find page after page of Melina in the news, on podcasts, and highlighted in prestigious corporate publications for her quick rise in her firm, breaking glass ceilings and being the youngest executive ever in her position. On her own website, Melina describes herself as a “former box-ticking corporate exec who left it all to change the way we work.” For over a decade, Melina spent her time “sprinting between airports, b...

Gavin McClurg, Red Bull X-Alps Pilot, Sailor, Adventurer & Seeker of Simplicity

January 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

My guest today is Gavin McClurg. It’s difficult to know how to introduce Gavin.  He’s had more adventures, close-calls, and epic expeditions than anyone I know.  He’s also one of the most driven and passionate humans out there.   I met Gavin through the paragliding community by listening to his podcast, Cloudbase Mayhem.  After learning to paraglide, I got the crazy idea to reach out to Gavin and pitch the idea of me being a guest on his podcast – a total newbie, but with some insights tha...

Gavin McClurg: Red Bull X-Alps Pilot, Sailor, Adventurer & Seeker of Simplicity

January 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

My guest today is Gavin McClurg. It’s difficult to know how to introduce Gavin.  He’s had more adventures, close-calls, and epic expeditions than anyone I know.  He’s also one of the most driven and passionate humans out there.   I met Gavin through the paragliding community by listening to his podcast, Cloudbase Mayhem.  After learning to paraglide, I got the crazy idea to reach out to Gavin and pitch the idea of me being a guest on his podcast – a total newbie, but with some insights tha...

Anna Sparks: "UNBOUND" reflections

January 11, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Anna Sparks returns for another great conversation exploring the book we read: Unbound, A Woman's Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak. Unbound is described as, "The ultimate guide to owning your power – and mastering how to use it.  Part manual, part manifesto for a woman of the pivot, Unbound  is a how-to guide to the impossible, the outrageous, the unimaginable--a field guide to living your wildest, best, and most satisfying life." - www.kasiaurbaniak.com This book!  It has revolutionized m...

"UNBOUND" reflections with Anna Sparks

January 11, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Anna Sparks returns for another great conversation exploring the book we read: Unbound, A Woman's Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak. Unbound is described as, "The ultimate guide to owning your power – and mastering how to use it.  Part manual, part manifesto for a woman of the pivot, Unbound  is a how-to guide to the impossible, the outrageous, the unimaginable--a field guide to living your wildest, best, and most satisfying life." - www.kasiaurbaniak.com This book!  It has revolutionized m...

Anna Sparks: "UNBOUND" reflections

January 11, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Anna Sparks returns for another great conversation exploring the book we read: Unbound, A Woman's Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak. Unbound is described as, "The ultimate guide to owning your power – and mastering how to use it.  Part manual, part manifesto for a woman of the pivot, Unbound  is a how-to guide to the impossible, the outrageous, the unimaginable--a field guide to living your wildest, best, and most satisfying life." - www.kasiaurbaniak.com This book!  It has revolutionized m...

Madeha Al Ajroush: Therapy as a Process of Self-Discovery

January 07, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

My guest today is Madeha Al Ajroush.   Madeha has been a dedicated psychotherapist for over 25 years.  She’s passionate about her work helping clients on their journey toward greater personal fulfillment. She describes therapy as an effective process of self-discover.  And creates a safe, respected place for people to explore their pasts, present, and futures. Madeha was mentioned on our podcast in Episode 9 with Evelyne Fallows.  Evelyne mentioned working with a therapist while she was l...

Conversation with Madeha Al Ajroush, Psychotherapist, Photographer, and more!

January 07, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

My guest today is Madeha Al Ajroush.   Madeha has been a dedicated psychotherapist for over 25 years.  She’s passionate about her work helping clients on their journey toward greater personal fulfillment. She describes therapy as an effective process of self-discover.  And creates a safe, respected place for people to explore their pasts, present, and futures. Madeha was mentioned on our podcast in Episode 9 with Evelyne Fallows.  Evelyne mentioned working with a therapist while she was l...

Therapy as a Process of Self-Discovery with Madeha Al Ajroush, Psychotherapist, Photographer, and more!

January 07, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

My guest today is Madeha Al Ajroush.   Madeha has been a dedicated psychotherapist for over 25 years.  She’s passionate about her work helping clients on their journey toward greater personal fulfillment. She describes therapy as an effective process of self-discover.  And creates a safe, respected place for people to explore their pasts, present, and futures. Madeha was mentioned on our podcast in Episode 9 with Evelyne Fallows.  Evelyne mentioned working with a therapist while she was l...

Exploring IMPERFECTION with Dr. Lisa Clark Diller

January 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MB

My guest today is Dr. Lisa Clark Diller.  Lisa is an historian of the early modern world and the chair of the History Department at Southern Adventist University.  Lisa is passionate about teaching because she believes that education expands the heart and mind and helps people better become who they were created to be.  It gives them the tools and perspectives and dispositions to be agents of change in their spheres of influence. Lisa is active in her community, a leader in her church, and ...

Dr. Lisa Clark Diller: Exploring IMPERFECTION

January 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MB

My guest today is Dr. Lisa Clark Diller.  Lisa is an historian of the early modern world and the chair of the History Department at Southern Adventist University.  Lisa is passionate about teaching because she believes that education expands the heart and mind and helps people better become who they were created to be.  It gives them the tools and perspectives and dispositions to be agents of change in their spheres of influence. Lisa is active in her community, a leader in her church, and ...

Making Peace with our Past with Nickie Foley, Early Years Teacher & Yoga Instructor

December 31, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

My guest today is Nickie Foley. Nickie and I met in January 2021 here in Sri Lanka.  We are both married to US Diplomats and the connection through the Foreign Service community is an immediate point of connection.  For Nickie and I, however, the first time we spent any time together in person it was on a 4-hour drive to a yoga retreat.  As I remember, there wasn't a minute of silence between us the entire 4 hours!  Nor on the 4-hour drive home a few days later! Nickie is an Early Years Te...

Nickie Foley: Making Peace with our Past

December 31, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

My guest today is Nickie Foley. Nickie and I met in January 2021 here in Sri Lanka.  We are both married to US Diplomats and the connection through the Foreign Service community is an immediate point of connection.  For Nickie and I, however, the first time we spent any time together in person it was on a 4-hour drive to a yoga retreat.  As I remember, there wasn't a minute of silence between us the entire 4 hours!  Nor on the 4-hour drive home a few days later! Nickie is an Early Years Te...

Conversation with Nickie Foley, Early Years Teacher & Yoga Instructor

December 31, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

My guest today is Nickie Foley. Nickie and I met in January 2021 here in Sri Lanka.  We are both married to US Diplomats and the connection through the Foreign Service community is an immediate point of connection.  For Nickie and I, however, the first time we spent any time together in person it was on a 4-hour drive to a yoga retreat.  As I remember, there wasn't a minute of silence between us the entire 4 hours!  Nor on the 4-hour drive home a few days later! Nickie is an Early Years Te...

Being the Bridge Makes Life Less Difficult with Melinda Grafton, Executive Coach & AF Veteran

December 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

My guest today is Melinda Grafton. Melinda is the founder and principal of 3D Renew.  She provides executive coaching, leadership development programs, and individualized wellness programs. Melinda's story includes leaving home at 12 years old, serving 26 years in the United States Air Force, journeying through injury and PTSD, and through it all always returning to her life purpose of helping others on their personal and professional journeys. Melinda works with senior executives, teams,...

Conversation with Melinda Grafton, Executive Coach & AF Veteran

December 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

My guest today is Melinda Grafton. Melinda is the founder and principal of 3D Renew.  She provides executive coaching, leadership development programs, and individualized wellness programs. Melinda's story includes leaving home at 12 years old, serving 26 years in the United States Air Force, journeying through injury and PTSD, and through it all always returning to her life purpose of helping others on their personal and professional journeys. Melinda works with senior executives, teams,...

Melinda Grafton: Being the Bridge Makes Life Less Difficult

December 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

My guest today is Melinda Grafton. Melinda is the founder and principal of 3D Renew.  She provides executive coaching, leadership development programs, and individualized wellness programs. Melinda's story includes leaving home at 12 years old, serving 26 years in the United States Air Force, journeying through injury and PTSD, and through it all always returning to her life purpose of helping others on their personal and professional journeys. Melinda works with senior executives, teams,...

Amanda Elo'Esh: "Healed people, heal people"

December 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

My guest today is Amanda Elo'Esh. Amanda is the founder and president of Living Wisdom Church, a dogma-free plant and energy medicine based community in the San Francisco Bay area. Amanda is a Spiritual Success Mentor who found and began using her spiritual gifts from an early age.  She has a masters in counseling psychology and expressive arts therapy.  She's an international speaker, teacher, an author, medicine woman, and more! I was introduced to Amanda through Dr. Matthew Gamble (Epi...

"Healed people, heal people" with Amanda Elo'Esh, Spiritual Success Mentor

December 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

My guest today is Amanda Elo'Esh. Amanda is the founder and president of Living Wisdom Church, a dogma-free plant and energy medicine based community in the San Francisco Bay area. Amanda is a Spiritual Success Mentor who found and began using her spiritual gifts from an early age.  She has a masters in counseling psychology and expressive arts therapy.  She's an international speaker, teacher, an author, medicine woman, and more! I was introduced to Amanda through Dr. Matthew Gamble (Epi...

Conversation with Amanda Elo'Esh, Spiritual Success Mentor and More!

December 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

My guest today is Amanda Elo'Esh. Amanda is the founder and president of Living Wisdom Church, a dogma-free plant and energy medicine based community in the San Francisco Bay area. Amanda is a Spiritual Success Mentor who found and began using her spiritual gifts from an early age.  She has a masters in counseling psychology and expressive arts therapy.  She's an international speaker, teacher, an author, medicine woman, and more! I was introduced to Amanda through Dr. Matthew Gamble (Epi...

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