Episodes

450 DJ Green

DJ’s former husband, Norm, changed her for a lifetime and gave her a deeper understanding about giving and receiving love. He helped her change the way she viewed the world with fascination and joy. Norm opened her eyes and heart with joy, courage and curiosity for the world. DJ shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

  • embrace the lessons
  • you don’t get time back, don’t waste it
  • give and receive love
  • put one foot in front of the other
  • can’t know how to do something, until we try it
  • craft a life that we love
  • strive to find it in nature
  • everything we want is one step outside of our comfort zones
  • try and be willing to fail

https://geologistwriter.com

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449 Holly LaBarbera

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

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448 Kay A. Oliver

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

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