Author: Sean

Holly teaches as an adjunct professor, runs her own psychotherapy practice and is the author of “All I Know”. She spends her days exploring relationships—learning what brings people together, keeps them together, and pulls them apart. She witnesses brave journeys of self-discovery and sees the difficult choices people are called upon to make, all of which she hopes brings truth to the characters she writes and the journeys they undertake. Holly shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• knowing the importance of friendship
• don’t give up, something will emerge
• keep trying
• the importance of friendships
• build a community
• give ourselves permission

https://hollyclabarbera.com

tags: Holly LaBarbera, writer, author, All I Know, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

When Kay was diagnosed with breast cancer, she lost her job and her medical insurance. She surrounded herself with supportive people. Kay took the leap, prepared and trusted herself to make the move to write novels. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• trust yourself
• believe in yourself
• surround ourselves with supportive people
• we get to choose who surrounds us
• go after our dreams
• to start being a writer or author, write a novela

https://kayaoliver.com

tags: Kay A. Oliver, award-winning author, Television Academy member, prominent figure in literature and entertainment, innate storyteller, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

In high school, Shaan was a good student who got As and Bs. However, he was a poor standardized test-taker. He had a lot of test anxiety, had no idea how to prepare for standardized exams, and received only an average score on his first SAT. After spending hundreds of hours studying for the SAT in high school, Shaan raised his SAT score 640 points from average to perfect, which changed his life! He created Prep Expert to help high school students achieve their own dreams. Shaan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• the most important attribute is our ability to come back from failure
• keep pivoting
• don’t give up

https://prepexpert.com

tags: Dr. Shaan Patel, Prep Expert, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com