Author: Sean

Laura shares about the importance of sustaining friendships during challenging times. As an author, she was able to establish to establish trust and rapport with her illustrator, Michael. Laura talks about the impact that Michael had on her life. Together, they collaborated on how to affect and create change. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• the importance of sustaining friendships, during times of stress
• sit with emotions, rather than brushing them away
• having an outlet can be helpful
• trust the creative instinct
• allow ourselves to go down roads and see where they go
• Quote “Make it work”

https://laurashovan.com

tags: author, novelist, educator, Pushcart, Prize-nominated, poet, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

As a child, Andre was diagnosed with ADHD. His parents helped him to channel his excess energy into creative things. He feels he has found his place in the motor sports world. Andre became the first Haitian American to win a race in the 50+ year history of the U.K. National Formula Ford Championship. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• there’s almost always a solution
• take a step back to see it
• stay calm

https://andrelafondracing.com

https://www.instagram.com/andre_lafond__

https://www.youtube.com/@andrelafond7474

https://www.facebook.com/Andre-Lafond-Racing-2625698814123422

tags: Andre, Lafond, Haitian, American, racing, car, motor, sports, driver, Jiu-Jitsu, mental, training, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

As a child of immigrants, Kamini wanted to belong and feel accepted. She developed people pleasing tendencies and perfectionism as a young age, as she did not wish to impose additional stress on her parents. Kamini realized that these were holding her back. So, through self-work and self-reflection, she has empowered herself. Kamini has made this work her life’s journey and today she empowers others, as a certified life coach. She shares the following nuggets of life journey:

• be present
• practice gratitude
• deepen the understanding of self
• pay attention to your false beliefs
• believe in yourself
• we matter

https://kaminiwood.com

tags: Kamini, Wood, certified, life, coach, Rise, Up, podcast, live, joy, your, way, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com