Whispers & Bricks
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsEveryone remembers where they were on that fateful day Sept 11th, 2001 in NYC when a terrorist attack shocked the world. I’m personally going to take you back WITH me to Tower One of the World Trade Center when shock, terror, flames, and chaos burst into the building. I was on the 78th-floor sky lobby when that first plane crashed into the building. It felt like a huge bomb had just exploded as I was blown right off my feet. All lights instantly went out. The elevators were engorged with flames while the building filled with smoke. On that day, 658 of my Cantor Fitzgerald co-workers—many of whom were also my friends—who were sitting at their desks were brutally murdered that day. I was one of the few lucky ones who survived, and my life totally changed instantly and it will never be the same.
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Find Out Who You Are Meant To Be Veronica Anderson
May 22, 2023 20:13 - 35 minutes - 80.5 MBVeronica Anderson was an Ophthalmologist who was married and taught Sunday school to the outside world she had the perfect but she was unhappy. In fact, she was clinically depressed and she had the idea that being a doctor was not her calling. She always knew she was naturally psychic when she started coaching people she realized she could use her natural gift to help people in their business and relationships. It was natural for her and once she started doing it she realized it was her cal...
Captain Charlie Plumb Never Quit
May 08, 2023 03:00 - 45 minutes - 103 MBCharlie Plumb always wanted to fly planes. As a little boy growing up on a farm in Kansas, he wasn't sure how he would be able to. The United States Naval Academy provided him with the opportunity. He reported to Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego where he flew the first adversarial flights in the development of what would be called The Navy Fighter Weapons School, currently known as “TOP GUN.” The next year, Plumb’s squadron the Aardvarks launched on the Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk...
Jen Crowe Tap Into Your Soul
May 02, 2023 20:57 - 38 minutes - 87.5 MBJen Crowe business Grow With Crowe is about succeeding at success through tapping into your soul purpose. Jen Crowe has had to deal without a lot of bricks from dealing with abuse as child abuse at the hands of her father, an abusive relationship, and being a single mom. Along the way she was very successful at business building her own dealership, State Farm agency and so much more. But she was never happy working long hours she missed spending time with her daughter and enjoying life. Th...
Lois Hollis Shame And Guilt Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin
April 03, 2023 22:53 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBLois Hollis is a helper she has always wanted to help people At 12 she started working as nursing aide and has a successful career in healthcare. When turned 50 she was hit with a brick her body was breaking down and doctors told her that she didn't have long to live. She had been through a lot of trauma and abuse as a child that she didn't realize had affected her body. Broken bones, a broken jaw, a fatty liver, and problems with her spine and kidney. She had to find a solution. She found...
Kelly Hopkins If You Don't Act Nothing Will Change
March 23, 2023 02:53 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBKelly Hopkins is a happiness coach using art to help others figure out what in their past is keeping them from being happy but she had to overcome many bricks early in her life to get there. From living in the projects to being raped at a young age, to dealing with her step-father who had a drug addiction, to running a daycare as a teenager. As an adult, she had a successful career as a social worker but after she adopted her daughter she realized she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom but co...
Yael Trusch You Can Have Wealth Without Compromising Your Values
March 23, 2023 02:50 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBYael Trusch called the Jewish Oprah is a coach for Jewish women helping women build careers that support their faith and values. She also hosts a very popular podcast called Jewish Money Matters. Yael describes her journey to embracing her faith and not even letting the demands of an MBA program get in the way. Not letting anything compromise her values and still succeeding. To run a business with her husband, to running into difficult times financially, to start her own business helping...
Susan Brown God Never Gives You More Than You Can Handle
March 23, 2023 02:48 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBSusan Brown is a coach, author, mother, and entrepreneur. While life is going well for now she has to overcome many bricks. She was bullied as a child, was homeless for six months lived in her car, attempted suicide, had to care for her mother who became paralyzed after an accident, suffered 3 miscarriages, and had depression. Through it, all her faith in god pulled her through. Her story reminds us that no matter what we do we are never too forgone for god's love to reach us and if he giv...
Mike Schlappi Find Your Bullet
March 23, 2023 02:45 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBMike Schlappi had an ordinary childhood until at the age of 14 he and his friend were playing with his friend's dad's police gun and his friend accidentally shot him. That moment changed and shaped his life forever. He was paralyzed from the waist down but he did not let that hold him back. Always an athlete he joined a wheelchair basketball team, learned how to drive a car with adaptations, graduated from high school, received a degree in business, and graduated from business school. He ...
Bee Bloeser On A Misson To Save Lives
March 17, 2023 02:50 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBBae Bloeser as a minister's daughter had seen her father help people all her life and went to several countries to help people. She dreamed of going to Africa when she was 10 years old. She got her to wish when she followed her husband to help eradicate smallpox in Nigeria during a civil war. She had two small children who moved to Africa with them. Her son was 4 years old and her daughter was 18 months. She witnessed many atrocities and suffered traumas from soldiers going through her thi...
Michelle Kuei: Don't Let Your Size Determine Your Impact
February 28, 2023 21:01 - 32 minutes - 73.8 MBMichelle Keui faced a major brick as a child she was hit by a taxi which caused her to have to go through several surgeries. They did not work and Michelle had to use crutches to get around her growth was stunted at 4 feet. This brought a lot of challenges with it and affected her self-esteem. She had a hard time finding her place in the world. Another brick came when her family moved from Taiwan to New York she had to learn English and get used to a new culture. Despite all that, she ob...
Candace Mae Faith Guided Her Through The Bricks
February 27, 2023 05:34 - 25 minutes - 59.5 MBCandace Mae is a coach, speaker, author, mother, and grandmother. She has faced many bricks in her life one of them being her family. At the age of 7 she learned her father was a member of the Klu Klux Klan. Her mother on the hand valued education and taught her to love all races and religions. It was hard for her to deal with. She faced other bricks including her daughter getting Menanghitis at 10 months. Her faith helped her through all the bricks that she faced. She reminds us to be...
Carolyn Colleen Take Life 5 Minutes At A Time
February 23, 2023 03:18 - 27 minutes - 63.4 MBCarolyn is a successful businesswoman, a best-selling author, pursuing a PhD, a wife, and a mother of three. Life was not always great for her she faced many bricks in her childhood and life as a young adult. Her mother suffered from an undiagnosed mental illness making Carolyn's childhood chaotic, They moved every year, her mother was a hoarder so it was messy and Carolyn never felt loved. She was sexually assaulted at a young age. At 16 she attempted suicide but she heard whispers that ...
Josh Shea Recognizing You Have A Problem Is The Start Of Overcoming It
February 09, 2023 01:53 - 34 minutes - 80.1 MBin 2014, Joshua was a prominent magazine publisher, award-winning journalist, film festival founder, and politician in central Maine. He had a secret he was suffering from addiction to alcohol and porn. His job and family were suffering he finally admitted he had a problem and went to rehab. At the time he didn't realize he had an addiction to porn and how much it was affecting his life. He looked for literature on porn addiction and could not find a lot written on it and has written a fe...
Dan Hedgerich 6 Time Cancer Survivor
February 02, 2023 06:09 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MBDan Hedgerich has survived many bricks being diagnosed with multiple times, divorce, and thoughts of suicide and what helped him through was his mindset. Dan has a strong faith and also taught himself to change his behaviors that were not serving. He now has a coaching business to not only help people dealing with cancer but other diseases as well. He reminds us how important self-love is and being true to yourself.
Valerie Carter Don't Let Anything Get You Down
January 30, 2023 03:59 - 26 minutes - 61.7 MBValerie is a very strong woman, wife, mother, and grandmother though she has been through many bricks she doesn't let anything hold her down. She doesn't let her bricks define her. She is a business owns a non-profit and helps people every day. She reminds us to take time to care for ourselves when we go through bricks but to keep going. Don't let anyone else define who you are.
Barbara Legere Coping With A Mother's Grief
January 26, 2023 04:29 - 25 minutes - 57.9 MBBarbara Legeere faced one of the greatest tragedies any parent can go through the loss of a child. After a long of battle with drug addiction, he ended his life. After falling into the wrong crowd in high school who introduced him to drugs and then he was introduced to harder drugs like heroin. Barbara tried to help him as much as possible through many rehab programs but nothing helped. After he died she had to deal with her grief and the feeling that she could have done more but she did h...
Jeanne-Mari Retief A Place With No Judgment
January 12, 2023 05:30 - 21 minutes - 49.6 MBJeanne-Mari Retief is very ambitious she is BA, MBA, Ph.D., a law degree, and a very prestigious career. At the age of 35 she felt depressed she realized her painful past was something she had to deal with. From the trauma, she suffered when her family moved to South Africa to being sexually assaulted by her grandfather at a young age she had to deal with her past to overcome it. From her experience, she built an organization for professional women going through the same thing Figgy. Throu...
Deborah Driggs You Can't Run Away From Your Pain
January 09, 2023 06:52 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MBDeborah Driggs career was skyrocketing and she was featured in Playboy, she was in movies and television. All that success was masking her addiction to alcohol, addiction to fame, and trouble with relationships, which hid the trauma and neglect she experienced as a child. Growing up with a father that was addicted to alcohol and a mother that showed her little affection. She started drinking at a young age it wasn't until she hit rock bottom later in life when she lost her money, her childr...
Julie Cober You Are Meant To Thrive!
January 05, 2023 05:13 - 22 minutes - 51.7 MBJulie Cober had a successful career in HR but in 2019 she started to feel a shift in the industry more layoffs and more harassment issues. What she had always loved about her job helping other people have a job that they enjoyed she no longer had the time to do. She wanted to make a change. She thought about what she really liked about her job which was mentoring people. She decided to take a leap and start her own coaching business. While rocky at first due to covid. She now has a thrivin...
Anthony Pierre Change Your Mindset Can Change Everything
December 13, 2022 02:10 - 40 minutes - 93.1 MBAnthony Pierre's life was going well he had a successful real estate business, a beautiful wife and child, and life was good. His business was expanding when he was hit with a brick divorce and then the recession hit and his business started struggling. In the midst of all this, an old childhood friend asked for help he didn't realize he was getting caught in a crime and arrested. He went to jail but he didn't let these setbacks hold him back. While in jail he taught classes to other inmate...
Mike Konrad A True David and Goliath Story
December 09, 2022 05:25 - 39 minutes - 90.9 MBMike Konrad has a very successful business now but it wasn't always that way he had to overcome several times of adversity. His story teaches us that an entrepreneur or anyone that is following a dream must preserve, evolve, and keep going. It reminds us that you must all be willing to pivot and evolve your skills. That even when you are up against huge obstacles you can overcome them. It is truly inspiring you are not going to want to miss it!
Kathryn Burmeister Overcoming Addiction To The Status Quo
November 27, 2022 22:34 - 23 minutes - 53.9 MBKathryn an accomplished attorney, animal lover, and author of Addiction To The Status Quo. She shares her inspiring journey . Kathryn discusses the many bricks she has faced and how she overcame them. She outlines how she overcame the addiction to the status quo and why it is so important for everyone but especially professionals.
Dr. Pat Boulogne Health Is Wealth
November 24, 2022 06:41 - 31 minutes - 71.6 MBPat had an unconventional medical career but she has always been focused on one thing making sure she can help people live healthier lives. She found her purpose by accident. She was finishing up her residency and realized that so many patients were not getting better and doctors were not happy. She decided she did not want to become a doctor. Later she went to a chiropractor who made her feel better and she realized that is what she wanted to do. That led to her later going on to learn ac...
Tracey Livingston Howard Co-Founder Of Liv.Lit! Overcoming An Eating Disorder To Help Others
November 23, 2022 04:05 - 32 minutes - 73.4 MBTracey Livingston shares her journey of overcoming an eating disorder. She was the first in her family to graduate from college and she didn't have a lot of money. Facing so many bricks she developed bulimia and struggled in her classes. It took one of her professors noticing she was struggling for her to realize she needed to make a change. She started to learn about nutrition and how to heal herself. Since recovering from her eating disorder she has taken what she learned from that exper...
Jen Lee Surviving A Robbery Abduction To Help Other Survivors Share Their Story
November 17, 2022 20:16 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MBJen Lee has an amazingly positive attitude she lets few things bother her but she has faced many bricks. A major brick was being the victim of a robbery and abduction. She was at her job as a manager of the store and a man held her, her co-workers, and customers at gunpoint. She details her harrowing experience and how she saved the other people involved from potential danger. She details what gave her the courage and how she handled the PTSD she suffered afterward. She has a podcast to he...
Ros McMaster Embrace Gratitude
November 15, 2022 03:08 - 35 minutes - 80.9 MBRos McMaster shares the many bricks that she faced in her life that led to her hearing the whispers. The whispers led her to not only a life that she loves but one where she is able to help so many people. She was in a toxic marriage for 30 years when her father was diagnosed with cancer this started her on her spiritual journey which gave her the courage to leave her marriage, explore her own demons and work on her healing. She later was diagnosed with cancer she had to have a hysterectom...
Mark Herschberg How Bullying Affected My Whole Life
November 10, 2022 04:54 - 28 minutes - 64.6 MBMark Herschberg could definitely be called an overachiever. He is the author of Career Toolkit and the creator of the app Brain Bump. He received a degree in electrical engineering, computer science, and a physics degree from MIT and a master's degree from MIT in electrical engineering and computer science. To go on to Harvard Business School. He has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at Startups and Fortune 500 companies with over a dozen patents under his name. Though ...
Peter Wright God Stepped In And Saved Me From Suicide
November 07, 2022 02:00 - 25 minutes - 59.2 MBPeter Wright had a great childhood in Rhodesia. As an adult, he had a thriving business but political turmoil in the country caused him to have to give up his home and move to South Africa. This wouldn't be the last time he would have to start a new business, give up his home, and move. He reached a low point after being hit with all of these bricks and briefly contemplated suicide but god intervened and prevented him from committing suicide. His story reminds us that no matter what you may...
Michelle Risa How Beating Cancer Changed My Life
November 03, 2022 06:54 - 27 minutes - 61.9 MBMichelle Risa is the CEO and founder of collaborative Solutions Inc. A worldwide executive speaker Michelle is presented at the World Economic Forum, Viacom, Forbes, Barclays, and TEDx in Manhattan, including a six-month program with the New York Stock Exchange. She's an award-winning co-author of conscious enter entrepreneurs, a radical new approach to purpose passion, and profit, and a TV show produced since 1998. Bringing positivity to an otherwise negative news environment. Michelle hol...
Tim McCarthy Find The Humor
August 09, 2022 05:09 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBTim McCarthy suffered from undiagnosed depression. In 2015 Tim was depressed, he felt disconnected from his friends, he was going through a divorce, and he was ready to end his life when his cat saved him. He ended out reaching out to his friends and family. He sought professional help and works towards better mental health every day. He now runs a podcast to help others going through mental health issues. He reminds us to find humor in life and find a circle to help us with whatever we ar...
Jessica Baladad Take Control Of Your Health
July 21, 2022 04:25 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBJessica Baladad's life was going well. She had a career she loved and enjoyed her life with her husband. When she found a lump in her breast, she told herself it couldn't be. Jessica was young, and she had just been to the doctor. It turned out her doctor had missed it, and she would find out it was cancer that her grandmother and aunts died from. She was terrified. She struggled to tell her family and friends who were by her side throughout the process. Jessica shares her journey with us. J...
Christy Powers Follow Your Intution
July 19, 2022 01:09 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBChristy Powers had a successful career and seemly a great life, but she wasn't feeling well. She felt exhausted, had brain fog, and wasn't feeling like herself. She went to several doctors who told her she was depressed until she was diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases. She was given medication and told there was nothing she could do about it. She refused to accept that. So she went on a search for answers and solutions. She started changing her diet, meditating, changing her lifestyle, a...
Joe Hall Don't Give Up On Your Dreams
July 13, 2022 00:48 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBJoe Hall shares his inspiring story from wall street banker to a movie producer. He walked away from a 17-year-old career at Goldman Sachs to pursue a lifelong passion for producing independent films. His first feature-length film The Road to Galena has just debuted. The goal of his film is to inspire others to follow their dreams. His story reminds us that it is never too late to follow our dreams. Now is the time.
Charles Matheus Don't Be Afraid To Ask For Help
July 07, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBCharles had a career that he liked helping youth and adults navigate through the wilderness but it was on a trip through the kern river he wasn't feeling the same he felt himself being short and feeling unfilled. He didn't know what it was until he found out that his partner was leaving him for another man. He was obviously crushed but he heard the whispers that told him to go to a therapist. This decision changed his life for the better. He was able to dig into things from his childhood ...
Lauren Lefkowitz Overcoming Chronic Pain
July 06, 2022 02:07 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBLauren had a very successful career in HR that she liked but she was hiding a secret. She was suffering from chronic pain that was undiagnosed. In order to hide it she worked harder. She basically just worked and slept. After finally getting some help with a diagnosis from the Mayo Clinic and suffering another medical brick of breaking both her shoulders. She started to hear the whispers that it was time for a change in her career. After going through extensive rehabilitation to be able to...
Lindsay Jewell Part 2 What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger
June 30, 2022 03:47 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBLindsay Jewell has faced many bricks in her life. Yet, she shares her journey with us. Her bravery in sharing her story is truly remarkable. Reminding us that no matter how many bricks life throws at us, we can overcome them. Part 2 is her struggle of trying to be a mom, dealing with her childhood trauma, and battling her addiction. Every step forward that she took, she was hit with a brick that set her back. Yet, she reminds us that keep trying even when life is tough. We hope her story hel...
Soneakqua White Finding Purpose Through Tradgedy
June 30, 2022 03:10 - 22 minutes - 21 MBSoneakqua White has suffered a few bricks in her life but one of the largest was the death of her oldest cousin at the age of 17. Her cousin was trying to flee an abusive relationship when she was killed. Soneakqua could have prevented it by helping her cousin. This experience made her change her major in college to physiology which ultimately would change her life. She is an author and the owner of cathartic coaching and consulting She helps her clients work through their issues with their...
Anissa Orsino Live Your Life Now
June 23, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBAnissa had a perfect life as a professional singer and a stay-at-home mom to her 2-year-old with a new baby on the way she couldn't complain when her entire life changed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She learned to live her life for the moment and she now helps other people live a life they. love. She reminds us to start living our life now!
Chad Osinga Back From The Dead
June 21, 2022 02:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBChad Osinga has faced a lot of bricks in his life. He had a troubled childhood growing up in a drug house, his mother died from an overdose, and he never met his father. He spent most of his childhood in the streets, dropped out of high school, and as an adult, joined the army to become a sniper, eventually training others, including the FBI. Life, unfortunately, continued to be complicated. After being medically retired from the army, he would suffer from PTSD. Suffering from addiction, ...
Gin Stephene How Intermittent Fasting Was The Key To Overcoming Obesity
June 15, 2022 23:36 - 23 minutes - 52.8 MBGin Stephene struggled with her weight on and off most of her life. She faced the biggest struggle with her weight after the birth of her second child. That is when she decided to try intermittent fasting, which not only helped her lose weight but her overall health. She now helps others learn how to do intermittent fasting the right way to lose weight and improve their health. She is best selling author of two excellent books on intermittent fasting. You won't want to miss it!
Anu Verma Overcoming PTSD
June 08, 2022 23:35 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBAnu shares her story. She suffered her brick at the age of 3. She had to deal with PTSD from then on. This caused a lot of turmoil in her life she learned to overcome. She now teaches others how to deal with trauma and live happier lives. Her story reminds us that there is no brick that can not be overcome but it is a constant journey that we must work on every day.
Rudy Salo Be True To Yourself
June 08, 2022 00:54 - 34 minutes - 79.6 MBRudy Salo is an infrastructure and finance lawyer passionate about improving transportation. He grew up in the 80s as a child of Jordanian immigrants. Due to the politics and current events of that time, he faced discrimination. He found an outlet for his frustration as a teenager through punk music. This later led to his passion for law. He went to Georgetown to pursue international law. He faced challenges in his first year of law and early in his career, but he preserved. He reminds us ...
Anu Verma Overcoming PTSD Overcoming PTSD
June 02, 2022 05:40 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBAnu shares her story. She suffered her brick at the age of 3. She had to deal with PTSD from then on. This caused a lot of turmoil in her life she learned to overcome. She now teaches others how to deal with trauma and live happier lives. Her story reminds us that there is no brick that can not be overcome but it is a constant journey that we must work on every day.
Jon McLernon Overcoming Trauma
May 19, 2022 06:50 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBJon has many bricks but he has used the bricks he has faced to help others find healthy ways to lose weight. From being brutally attacked in South Africa, To gaining over 3 hundred pounds, to learning how to deal with PTSD and rage. To lose weight and find his true calling of helping others do the same. His story reminds us that healing is a process but it can be done. It is process that we must go through to live happier and healthier lives.
Leah Marmulla Finding A Way To Live
May 12, 2022 05:25 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBLeah Marmulla has faced many bricks in her life. She grew up in an abusive family and felt like she was not noticed. She strived to be a good girl which caused her problems as an adult. She married young and found herself in a marriage that which she was striving to keep together that ultimately left her unhappy. She tried to commit suicide 3 times in her life. Luckily each attempt failed. After the third attempt, she realized she had to figure out how to really live her life. She now lives ...
Fred Rutman Finding A Solution
May 05, 2022 04:52 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBFred Rutman suffered from severe health problems, diabetes, and heart problems. In one summer, his heart stopped 20 times. He was given a pacemaker that failed. He eventually found a solution to increase his health through intermittent fasting. Learn more about his fantastic story. He reminds us that we can always find answers if we look outside the box.
Rachel Michelberg Diffcult Choices
May 03, 2022 05:41 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBRachel Michelberg had a normal life when her husband was in a plane crash. He survived but suffered extensive injuries including brain damage. She had two small children and wasn't sure how she would take care of her husband. She made a difficult choice and had him stay in a rehab center to heal instead of bringing him home. This was a very hard choice but was the right choice for her family. She still visited him and made sure he saw the kids and was a part of family celebrations. She st...
Joe Templin Learning To Adapt
April 30, 2022 04:58 - 35 minutes - 80.9 MBJoe Templin has had a very successful and varied career but one of the bricks he learned the most from was having a child with special needs. His son has Autism and both his sons have ADHD. Helping his sons navigate the world has taught him lessons that not only help his children deal with change but help his business clients deal with the unknown. He reminds us to not only embrace change but plan ahead for it. His story reminds us that no matter the bricks we face we can find ways to adapt ...
TJ Bell Go For What You Want
April 26, 2022 05:12 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBTJ Bell has faced a lot of bricks in his life growing up in a single-parent household. He suffered from alcoholism and drug abuse as a teenager and young adult. He was involved in street gangs and served time in jail, but he turned his life around for himself and his family. He is now sober and has his podcast to help others follow their dreams. He reminds us to go after our dreams and keep trying. His story reminds us that it is never too late to change your life.
Clarissa Burt You Are Only As Strong As You Are Fragile
April 12, 2022 03:23 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBClarisa Burt has had quite an impressive career in modeling, film, and television. She even won celebrity survivor in Italy. Life has not always been perfect for her. She faced bricks in her childhood and later on in her career. Early on in her life, she faced one of her most significant bricks as a child growing up in an abusive household with an alcoholic father. When she listened to the whispers and helped her mother, her sister and herself escape that house. She later would listen to...