Episodes

Bryon worked in industry doing computer systems research and development and in academia. Retiring early, he has applied his computer science mentality—an analytical, logical, and, ideally, open mind—to psychology, dreams, near-death experiences, philosophy, and religion, focusing on the Big Questions about life and reality. This effort has, so far, culminated in his book, titled “A Natural Afterlife Discovered”. Bryon shares this nugget of wisdom: if you have an idea, stick with it and don’t give up.

https://bryonehlmann.com

tags: Bryon Ehlmann, author, A Natural Afterlife Discovered, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Debra shares how, through determination and persistence, she enabled her career to transition from modeling, acting, marketing, company spokesperson to present day, where she is passionate to be a writer. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• celebrate everything
• take a risk
• be persistent
• celebrate our feelings, like sorry or despair
• allow yourself to have a meltdown

https://debraborchet.com

tags: Debra Borchert, author of historical fiction, Chateau de Verzat series, Her Own War, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Sophia’s parents divorced when she was 7 years old. She didn’t understand what happened. As she matured, Sophia was curious to find out what happened to the marriage. In the process of digging and sorting, she uncovered a deeper understanding of adult relationships and found resolution. Today, Sophia feels accepted and feels like she belongs. She is proud to be back home in Greece with family and friends.

• we can make peace and let go
• when we harbor a question that is personal, we should get persistent about identifying the underlying reason
• persistence and questioning is a good thing

https://sophiakouidougiles.com

tags: Sophia Kouidou-Giles, award winning author, child welfare, practitioner, educator, researcher and administrator, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com