The Courageously Unconventional podcast is an exploration on how to create the courage to live a life that's true to you, rather than what others expect of you. In each episode, your host Lynn Grogan will help you tap into your own wisdom, creativity, and resourcefulness, so you can live your own courageous and unconventional life. Visit lynngrogan.com to learn more.
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The Reality Show Life Coach is the podcast for people who want to have fun combining their love of Reality TV with self-help. In each episode Certified Life Coach Lynn Grogan brings on a special guest to provide expert coaching advice the contestants (desperately) need. You might just find a few things along the way that are useful to you!
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Key To The Case is an independent unsolved true crime podcast covering unsolved homicides, disappearances, suspicious deaths, and more. Join Sam and Sean each Sunday as they discuss a new case.
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Making Work Fun is the podcast for anyone who wants to feel less stressed and more excited about their work. Maria and Natasha are life coaches with more than 25 years of combined corporate experience. In this podcast, they share what they have learned from the corporate world + the world of entrepreneurship and coaching. They tackle a wide range of work-related topics such as perfectionism, toxic positivity, money, burnout, rest, and much more, in order to help you have more fun in your wor ...
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The 3-Minute Shift to Make Decisions More Quickly
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Learning to make decisions quickly and confidently is essential for making the best use of our time. But for many of us, that's easier said than done. In today's episode I explore decision-making concepts from a book called Time Warrior by Steve Chandler. I share my own experience applying Chandler’s ideas, including how I tackled a big decision th…
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On August 18th, 1974, 67-year-old Ruth Dorsey deviated from her typical Sunday schedule when she failed to attend church. Ruth was last seen the day before by a gas station attendant in Lee County, Alabama. She told the attendant she was headed to pick up a family member, but Ruth was never seen again. Instagram Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Source…
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Feeling Overwhelmed by Change? Here are 5 Tips for Navigating It
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Change is an inevitable part of life, but navigating it can be challenging. In this episode, I share five tips to help you manage and embrace change. Acknowledge that a lot IS going on in your life. When you're making big changes—like moving or switching jobs—things are far from routine. It's natural for our brains and bodies to sound the alarm whe…
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On August 19th, 1996, 33-year-old Marcia Ryan left her home in Seaford, Victoria, Australia with her dog Ziggy. She was headed to Queensland to visit her parents but never arrived. A truck driver made the last confirmed sighting of Marcia as she walked along Princes Highway. What happened to Marcia and Ziggy Ryan? Instagram Email: keytothecase@gmai…
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Creating a Life of Travel, Freedom, and Intentionality with Heather Delaney
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This week on the Courageously Unconventional podcast, I’m thrilled to be joined by my friend, Heather Delaney! From the moment we met, Heather and I connected over our shared love for travel and nomadic living. If her name sounds familiar, it might be because you’ve heard her mentioned in my recent podcast conversation with her husband, David Delan…
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...by managing the sunk cost fallacy in your decision making
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Send us a Text Message. In this week's episode, Natasha and Maria talk about how the sunk cost fallacy impacts decision making and they share three concrete steps to avoid falling into that trap! Enjoy this week's conversation. To get in touch with Maria: Download the "Work Smarter, Not Harder" free workbook: restovergrind.com/save-time Book a free…
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On January 20th, 2012, radio DJ Stephon Edgerton was shot to death as he left work in Valdosta, Georgia. Stephon managed to call 911 and provide details about the shooter, but the case remains unsolved. Instagram Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Sources: https://www.walb.com/story/16571177/valdosta-dj-dies-after-shooting/ https://www.walb.com/story/17…
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Cultivating Courage, Even When You're Scared: A Conversation with Maria Stoyadinova
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This week I wanted to share a conversation I had on The Making Work Fun podcast with Maria Stoyadinova. Maria and I recorded this episode several months ago and when I listened back, I realized that it would be perfect for all of you. We talk about… How courage is NOT a character trait, but something that you can become skilled in creating (even wh…
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...by discovering what nourishes vs. what depletes your energy (w/ Jess Kaskov)
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Send us a Text Message. What are the things that nourish you emotionally and mentally, and what are the things that deplete you? This week Maria talks to Jessica Kaskov, author of book "Soul Salary," about the idea that taking inventory of the things that nourish and deplete us is the best starting point to living a life that is inspiring and joyfu…
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On August 2nd, 2017, 60-year-old Lori Lynn was found dead on her elderly mother's property in Girard, Ohio. Police initially treated her death as an accident, but autopsy results that came out months later revealed Lori's death was a homicide. Who killed Lori Lynn? Paige's Website: https://www.paigeledomstudio.com/ Sources: https://sites.google.com…
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Creating a Life That's NOT Centered Around Work with David Delaney
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This week on the Courageously Unconventional podcast, I'm joined by my friend, David Delaney! My husband and I met David and his wife Heather a little over a year ago, and we quickly bonded over our shared nomadic lifestyles. Since then we've caravanned in our RVs with the Delaneys in two countries and have spent endless hours enjoying being neighb…
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...by learning how to cultivate courage (w/ Lynn Grogan)
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Send us a Text Message. This week Maria talks to Lynn Grogan about how to cultivate courage in your life, how to start taking steps towards a different path (if that's something you want), and how coaching can help you in both of these endeavors. Lynn Grogan is a certified life coach who helps people break away from societal norms and live true to …
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In September 2006, 35-year-old single mom Tammy Grogan disappeared on a cruise. Investigators believe she was a victim of foul play, but they need more information to make an arrest. Who holds the key to the case? Instagram Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/881206561/?match=1&terms=Tammy%20Grogan https://www.ne…
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I just wanted to pop in here and say that I'm on a break this week for the podcast. I'll be back next week featuring my friend David Delaney, where we talk all about how to create a life that's NOT centered around work. So you're not going to want to miss that one! In the mean time, I'm off to Wisconsin to be with my family, but I'll be thinking of…
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Hot Pursuit: A True Crime Podcast Collaboration Part 2
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Welcome to Hot Pursuit, a summer true-crime collaboration, where we dive deep into the world of true crime. We’ve gathered many incredible true-crime podcasters to bring you a multi-part series that’s all about the heat of the chase. We'll explore cases where justice was relentlessly pursued, delve into crimes that occurred during the scorching sum…
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Hot Pursuit: A True Crime Podcast Collaboration Part 1
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Welcome to Hot Pursuit, a summer true-crime collaboration, where we dive deep into the world of true crime. We’ve gathered many incredible true-crime podcasters to bring you a multi-part series that’s all about the heat of the chase. We'll explore cases where justice was relentlessly pursued, delve into crimes that occurred during the scorching sum…
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...by remembering that stressful times are not forever
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Send us a Text Message. In this week's episode Maria & Natasha share practical tips and tools for navigating stressful periods of time at work. Enjoy the conversation everyone! To get in touch with Maria: Download the "Work Smarter, Not Harder" free workbook: restovergrind.com/save-time Book a free consult call: restovergrind.com/work-with-me Email…
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How to Live Vibrantly to 100 with Dr. Em Wong
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This week on the Courageously Unconventional podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Em Wong! Dr. Em is an integrative medicine doctor who teaches about brain care and does wellness coaching. She is an artist and author of iHeal Mag online. Her goal is to be healthy of mind and body at her 100th birthday party—and she wants to invite you along on the journey. I…
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...by finding joy in dating and relationships
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Send us a Text Message. This week, Natasha and Paige dive into finding joy in your relationships and dating life. Paige shares practical tools and ways to incorporate more ease into this area of your life. Enjoy the conversation! About Paige: Paige Dempsey is a certified Life and Relationship Coach whose passion is helping women have better relatio…
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On July 24th, 1997, 24-year-old Amy Wroe Bechtel disappeared while running in the Shoshone National Forest near Lander, Wyoming. Since 1997, many theories have emerged, but the question remains - what happened to Amy Wroe Bechtel? Email: keytothecase@gmail.com InstagramBy Key To The Case
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Fear-Setting: Questions to Help You Evaluate & Overcome Your Fears
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In this episode, I take you through a powerful exercise from Tim Ferriss called fear-setting. This exercise is meant to address your fears, reduce risks, and move forward towards what you want in life. You'll definitely want a journal or blank word document for this exercise! Get ready to confront your fears and take that next small step forward to…
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Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode, Natasha & Laura discuss how to use relationship skills to help us and others feel seen, supported, and kindly boundaried at work. Laura specializes in helping people connect better to themselves and their partners, and play their way to better intimacy. She uses experiential practices to enable indivi…
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Did you know you can just decide that you're going to change your life? Like right now? You don't need anyone's permission, you don't need an elaborate plan or fancy program, you don't need the perfect time. If there's something in your life that you want to be different, you can just decide right now that you want to do something about it. The key…
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...by learning how to create internal safety with Brig Johnson
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Send us a Text Message. Join Maria, Natasha & Brig Johnson for this interview where Brig shares why creating internal safety is so important and teaches practical steps on how to create it for yourself. This was a really fun and engaging conversation, we hope you enjoy it and take away some helpful tools to support you on your journey to making wor…
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On November 7th, 1996, Charlita Singleton and Cheryl Edwards were murdered at their place of employment near Richmond, Virginia. The case quickly grew cold and has remained unsolved for nearly 28 years. Who killed Charlita and Cheryl? Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Instagram Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/832970470/?match=1&terms=Cheryl%2…
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Are You Moving Toward Your Dreams or Escaping Your Problems?
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Consider the last few decisions you've made in your life. Were you going toward a future you were excited to live or was it more about escaping something you didn't want? It's natural to seek relief from negative experiences or situations, but this can lead to reactive choices. Part of living a fulfilling life means creating a vision for what you w…
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...by learning how to create connection through play
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Send us a Text Message. Join Natasha & Anna HeardinLondon on this week's episode where they talk about learning how to create connection with yourself and your body through play; finding the joy and fun in your body exactly as it is - and working with what we have now instead of an idealized view of what we think we should have. Anna HeardinLondon …
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On November 28th, 2003, 33-year-old Mont Highley IV headed to his family's hunting trailer in rural Alabama. He planned to hunt with his father the next day, but Mont was nowhere to be found when his father arrived. What happened to Mont Highley IV? Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/261506186/?match=1&terms=Mont%20Highley%20IV https://www.w…
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How much are you enjoying your life as it is today? In today's episode, I talk about how to enjoy your life more, even as you plan to make changes in your life. The reality is that if you don't know how to enjoy your life now, or at least SOME elements of your life now, you could change all the things in the world and still be unhappy. You'll learn…
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...we're celebrating 2 years of the podcast!
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Send us a Text Message. Join Maria & Natasha this week as they talk about celebrating two years of the Making Work Fun podcast! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has tuned in over the past two years - we're so grateful for all of our listeners and we so appreciate all of your continuous love and support! To get in touch with Maria: Download the…
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On November 21st, 2006, college student Jesse Ross disappeared while attending a Model United Nations Convention in Chicago, Illinois. He has never been heard from again. Where is Jesse Ross? Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Instagram Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/236355645/?match=1&terms=Jesse%20Ross https://www.newspapers.com/image/74683…
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You Don't Have to Burnout to Change Your Life: Priyanka Venugopal's Path from ObGyn to Entrepreneur
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This week on the Courageously Unconventional podcast, I'm joined by Priyanka Venugopal. I met Priyanka several years ago when I was working as a coach for physicians who wanted to lose weight. It was such a joy to coach her, and it has been SO fun and inspiring for me to watch her go from practicing as a physician to becoming an entrepreneur over t…
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...by navigating discomfort and change as a high achiever (w/ Sharon Kiely)
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Send us a Text Message. This week, Maria talks to Sharon Kiely - a career, executive and life coach for high achievers - about how black and white thinking can scare us out of making the changes we are craving, how to navigate impostor syndrome as a high achiever, and how approaching challenges can be so much easier if we do it with a playful minds…
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In August 1996, soon-to-be mom Fiona Pender vanished from her home in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland. A prime suspect emerged early in the investigation, but with a lack of evidence, the case remains unsolved. Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Instagram Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/723387067/?match=1&terms=Fiona%20pender%20missing https://…
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Letting Go of the Need to Justify Your Decisions
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In this episode of the Courageously Unconventional podcast, we explore why many of us feel compelled to justify our decisions and how this need can impact our mental and emotional well-being. Topics Discussed: The psychological and social factors driving the need to justify decisions Strategies to let go of the need to justify your decisions Creati…
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Answering listener questions about burnout (w/ Marissa McKool)
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Send us a Text Message. This week Maria and fellow burnout coach Marissa McKool answer listener questions about burnout and discuss about the ripple effects that burnout can have into all of the different areas The listener questions answered are: 1. If I can't leave my job or quit the thing that is creating my burnout, then what? (min 12) 2. I don…
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On June 4th, 2022, 19-year-old Rachel Hansen was killed in her Gilbert, Arizona apartment. Rachel called the police to report that a stranger shot her, but she later succumbed to her injury. Who killed Rachel Hansen? Rachel's Rescue: https://rachelsrescue2022.com/ Sources: https://www.azfamily.com/2022/06/05/19-year-old-woman-dies-after-being-shot-…
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This week I'm sharing my personal story about how I quit my job without another job lined up. Even though it was scary to not know what was next, it was by design. I wanted to free up mental space and energy to explore what I wanted to do with my life without immediately jumping into the next thing. I ultimately started my own coaching practice, bu…
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...what women are taught about money (special interview)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode is an interview that Natasha did with Marissa McKool on her podcast "Redefining Rest for Public Health Professionals" where they chatted about the power of your money mindset and how you can use your money mindset to create more security in your finances We hope you enjoy it! Marissa McKool, MPH is a form…
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On March 15th, 2019, 30-year-old Najah Ferrell failed to pick up her foster children from school in Avon, Indiana. Since Najah was a reliable parent, her family was alarmed right away. In the weeks and months that followed, several disturbing discoveries pointed to the grim reality that Najah was no longer alive. Who harmed Najah? And where is she?…
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BONUS episode - actions and strategies to actually get stuff done
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Send us a Text Message. Maria & Natasha are back this week sharing some processes, actionable steps and strategies that you can take in order to tackle your to do list and meet your goals. We hope you enjoy this week's conversation! To get in touch with Maria: Download the "Work Smarter, Not Harder" free workbook: restovergrind.com/save-time Book a…
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Radical Resilience: Naomi Rose's Unconventional Journey to Creating her Baking Boss Business
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This week on the Courageously Unconventional podcast, I'm joined by Naomi Rose. Naomi is a food business strategist and baking coach who helps people achieve baking success. She is the former owner of an award-winning café, bar, and bakery. She is now on a mission to help as many people as possible build successful baking businesses, as well as bec…
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...by learning how to create satisfaction in your life (w/ Kori Linn)
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Send us a Text Message. This week Maria talks to Kori Linn about how to cultivate satisfaction in your life and work (spoiler alert - accomplishing more is not what will help you feel satisfied!) Kori Linn is a Life & Career Coach and the host of the Satisfied AF podcast. Kori helps clients, listeners, and audiences feel more satisfied, get more do…
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On July 15th, 2006, 86-year-old Helen McPherson was brutally murdered in her Vero Beach, Florida home. The investigators struggled to establish a motive for Helen's murder. With physical evidence left at the scene, will advanced technology be the key to solving this case? Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Instagram Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/i…
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Crafting a New Career: Kricia Palmer on Leaving Medicine and Starting Over as an Interior Designer
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There are so many things I loved about my conversation with Kricia Palmer, but one standout is how open and vulnerable Kricia is about sharing what it was like to switch from medicine to interior design mid-career. She talks about feeling unhappy in medicine and being brutally honest with herself about that, and really listening to what she wanted …
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...by unpacking shame in parenting (Parenting Series Week 3 of 3)
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Send us a Text Message. Join Crystal and Natasha this week as they talk about why we need to unpacking and address shame in parenting styles. Crystal, The Parenting Coach is a Certified Life Coach and Canadian homeschooling mama who is travelling the world with her family of 6. She combines her background in Psychology with helpful mindset tools, s…
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On November 9th, 2022, retired farmer Bruce Benson disappeared. He was last seen by his son at his rural home in Cotton County, Oklahoma. There were indicators that Bruce never made it into his home after his son left, so where is Bruce Benson? Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Instagram Sources: https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/bruce-be…
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One of the reasons we don't pursue our dreams in life is that we shut them down before we even let ourselves have them. Why do we do this? When we don’t go after what we want, it’s often because we want to avoid potentially painful emotions or situations. Staying where we are means we get to feel in control. We don’t have to feel vulnerable, and we…
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...by embracing imperfection and self-compassion in parenting (Parenting Series Week 2 of 3)
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever found yourself amidst the chaos of parenting, where raising your voice seemed like the only way to be heard? On the podcast this week, Esther Mbabazi, joins Natasha to talk about how to have better communication with your children. She draws from her own transformative journey and shares what she learned along …
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On January 28th, 1993, a series of strange events began that ultimately led to the death of 39-year-old attorney and father, David Lewis. What happened to David Lewis? Email: keytothecase@gmail.com Instagram Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/589655486/?terms=Baffling%20trail%20stumps%20police&match=1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-help…
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