Episodes

Corky became the winter innkeeper of her beloved, La Finca Caribe, in Puerto Rico. Then, circumstances outside of her control introduces shifts in her life. Corky shares stories of trial and tribulations. She loves to tell stories, connect people and create things and spaces. Corky shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• celebrate authenticity
• be your real self
• strive to accept, find joy and move on
• invite the hard things in and make peace with them

https://www.corkyparker.com

https://www.instagram.com/corky_parker

https://www.facebook.com/corkyparkerwriter

tags: Corky, Parker, La Finca, Love, Loss, and, Laundry, on, a, Tiny, Puerto, Rican, Island, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Growing up, Kenneth’s mother was unable to care for him, due to her mental health. His mom struggled with stability, health and peace. By practicing a mindset of care, Kenneth is on a journey to decriminalize mental health and help others to make systematic changes in their changes. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• practice ‘trauma-informed approach’
• go into conversation with a mindset of care
• be open minded and open ended
• mental health affects everyone
• give ourselves grace
• recognize when something is beyond our ability or emotional capacity
• power of relationships matter
• strive to create a collective power to work to compel change
• find meaning out of our pain

https://www.amazon.com/born-into-crisis-kenneth-nixon-ebook/dp/B0BS7C57LT

tags: Kenneth, Nixon, Jr, Born, Into, Crisis, A, Memoir, mental, health, advocate, VOICE, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Liza and her husband decided to shake things by riding their bicycles across the country. This enabled them to choose to live in the moment and to find the beauty. Their journeys have become inspiration for others to follow their dreams. Liza shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• be present with what’s happening around you
• find the beauty
• people are amazing
• follow your dreams
• taking on a challenge is often a mind game
• the biggest challenge is between our own ears
• live in the moment
• be who you are
• learn to value yourself
• you have control
• live life in meaningful and connected ways
• life is joyful
• put joy first

https://www.lizamcquade.com

tags: Liza, McQuade, author, Spontaneous, Revolutions, Seeing, America, One, Pedal, at, a, Time, extraordinary, bicycle, adventure, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com