Episodes

While serving during Operation Desert Storm and being attacked by enemy forces, Steven make himself a promise to chase his dream of writing. Following the wisdom of his grandfather, who taught him to “create his own sunshine”, he reinvented himself as a best selling author. Steven shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– words have power
– words can connect us
– create your own sunshine
– we’re never alone
– we’re all connected
– we have choices
– we own our thoughts, our emotions
– you have one life, make it a great one
– have the courage to ask for help
– reclaim your life
– take charge
be brave
– make a difference
– pay it forward

http://www.stevenmanchester.com 

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Once Mandy realized that fear of change was holding her back, she left her job and home of 20+ years to find herself. Her love of writing enabled her to rebrand herself as a published author. Mandy shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– you are worth it
– tell your story
– focus on yourself
– put yourself first
– live your life
– we are stronger than we imagined
– have respect for yourself
– take care of you
– don’t give up hope on your dreams
– sometimes we need to leave to find ourselves

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Megan helps grieving moms hold grief and joy together, because she doesn’t want them to suffer. She helps others navigate grief and loss. Megan speaks authentically about the loss of her 15 month daughter, Aria. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– hold space for grief and joy together
– be intentional
– get outside help
– learn to carry grief
– there’s hope for you
– don’t try to fix other’s grief
– we need to have the pain seen and feel validated in it
– the pain of loss can be long and deep
– we don’t have a guaranteed tomorrow
– learn to choose gratitude
– don’t put it off for tomorrow
– have compassion for yourself
– sit with where you are
– get curious about your thoughts and emotions without judgement

https://www.meganhillukka.com

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