Best Stacy Brookman Podcasts (2024)

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The Healing Power of Music 35:08

4+ y ago35:08

35:08

Music influences us in so many ways. Tim Ringgold uses music to help those struggling with addictions, pain, trauma, and stress to heal and recover. The beauty and power of music caresses our spirit in ways we can’t imagine! His story of how music touched his personal life is inspiring. The Healing Power of Music Tim Ringgold is Director of Sonic D…

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Let Your Voice Be a Lighthouse 32:47

5y ago32:47

32:47

“You never knew what was going to come. I think that had become normal for me.” Women who find themselves codependent in a toxic relationship, soon discover that they care more for their partner than themselves. Stephanie McPhail started her own business, Mind, Body, & Awakenings to educate and help facilitate recovery for women in toxic relationsh…

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The Other Side of Adversity 28:19

5y ago28:19

28:19

In one day, your whole world could crumble and everything you treasure could be lost. That is exactly what happened to Anna Seewald in Armenia, where an earthquake resulted in overwhelming tragedy. Although she struggled through adversity, she found healing through community bonds. Her philosophy: together, we could overcome anything. The Other Sid…

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A Tough Story Filled With Gold 24:02

5y ago24:02

24:02

“Now I am trusting myself. I trust my decisions. I stand by my decisions. I know what’s best now and I speak up now.” Melissa Pierce didn’t succumb when tragedy struck, she persevered through the pain and transformed into a stronger person because of it. She learned to accept herself as the person she had become. She moved on to write a book and sh…

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Navigate With Soul 26:08

5y ago26:08

26:08

Everyone goes through their own trials and tribulations but it’s about overcoming them through not only mental strength but vocally. To grow from your past and help others on their own journey. It only takes one spark to start a fire. Navigate With Soul Tough childhood: Jennifer Lynn McGraw and her sisters were victimized by abuse throughout their …

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Harmonious Clan: Resilient Kids 22:35

5y ago22:35

22:35

How to raise children with a sense of resilience? This week, we are joined again by Luiza Coscia, an engineer, author, and mother of five children with special needs. She discusses her strategies to raise out-of-the-box children with out-of-the-box strategies. Raising Resilient Kids Luiza Y. Coscia, author of Outcast to Outstanding: The Practical G…

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Harmonious Clan: Resilient Parents 28:27

5y ago28:27

28:27

“I’m not shy to say that they are just really, really quirky kids,” says Luiza Coscia, mother to five children with special needs, who she prefers to think of as out of the box children. After going to school to be an engineer, her life experience lead her to engineering out of the box solutions to help out of the box children like her own. One Har…

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Male Sexual Abuse Survivors – Shattering the Silence 30:24

5y ago30:24

30:24

Childhood sexual abuse leaves a lifelong scar. It is difficult for male survivors of sexual abuse to discuss the matter in public because of social stigma. So much so that many survivors keep on denying the reality. Cecil Murphey, speaker, blogger and author of books like ‘More than Surviving: Courageous Meditations for Men Hurting from Childhood A…

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Hug Everyone You Know 24:58

5+ y ago24:58

24:58

“I never thought I would be someone who needed so much support,” says Antoinette Truglio Martin, about reaching out to her support group after her cancer diagnosis. Antoinette was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer in 2007, and within five years it had metastasized to her vertebrae and became considered stage four. Now, she will live with cance…

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Never, Ever Give Up Hope 28:02

6+ y ago28:02

28:02

“You have to work at hoping for the positive,” says Carol Graham, host of the bi-weekly podcast Never Ever Give up Hope. She has survived the challenges of major illnesses, devastating personal losses and financial ruin more than once, yet has refused to become a victim. Her goal is to share hope with others and lessons on how to survive and thrive…

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The Poetry of Life 30:26

6+ y ago30:26

30:26

Any bonafide writer calls themselves a writer because they write. There’s really no other way of describing a writer than that. All you need to do to call yourself a writer is pick up the pen and begin to write. Highlights from the interview: Luis’ mother died when he was five and he was homeless for three years after that before being adopted into…

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Transforming Stigma 25:36

6+ y ago25:36

25:36

A mental health speaker just got real about his own mental health. Only 5% of people with chronic health conditions practice self-care says Mike Veny. “So statistically that’s zero. Basically, it’s a nonsense term that we throw around telling each other to do, but nobody’s doing it.” Mental Health is a Journey Highlights from the interview: Mike is…

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Adversity Be Damned, Hello Resilience 25:02

6+ y ago25:02

25:02

Do you have enough adversity in your life to have an adversity bio? Sharon Roth-Lichtenfeld does! This founder of Good Grief Coaching has survived hardship and heartache amazingly well. Listen to the episode to discover how she finds peace and joy in the midst of very tough circumstances. Good Grief in Adversity Highlights from the interview: A lot…

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Faster Than Normal – ADHD Brain 24:38

6+ y ago24:38

24:38

Your brain on ADHD is a Lamborghini, you just need to know how to drive it! Peter Shankman has discovered how ADHD can be a gift and shares that wisdom in his book: Faster Than Normal. The Gift of ADHD Highlights from the interview: Peter came by his expertise with ADHD by growing up with it. But it was called sit-down-you’re-disrupting-the-class-d…

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Fostering Resilience Through Grief 31:04

6+ y ago31:04

31:04

Is it possible to foster resiliency in the direct aftermath of the pain and grief of infertility and miscarriage? Jeanette White has allowed her experiences to help her grow in areas she never imagined. She now reaches out to others to offer support. Listen to find out why she recommends the Memory Resolution Technique. Fostering Resiliency in the …

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Doing Storywork With Your Past 29:48

6+ y ago29:48

29:48

We are storied people. Rachael Anne Clinton helps us understand why discovering the stories that have shaped our past benefits our present and future. Find out why she believes everyone has known some heartache, but why you can’t enter the trauma olympics. Listen to her fascinating story… Your Storied Past Does Inform Your Present and Future Highli…

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Trauma and Shame in a Fallen World 24:26

6+ y ago24:26

24:26

According to Dr. Dan Allender, we all need to look at those trauma stories we’ve written off as already resolved and say “What more am I to learn and how can I engage these stories with kindness?” Realizing and Recovering from Trauma and Shame Highlights from the interview: The Allender Center of Abuse and Trauma addresses the heartbreaking reality…

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For You to See the Stars 26:08

6+ y ago26:08

26:08

“How did you get into my living room?” That’s what people ask country music singer/songwriter Radney Foster. His songs get to the heart of heartbreak, and life in general. But are his songs borne from experience? You bet! Radney Foster, Iconic Country Music Singer/Songwriter Highlights from the interview: Radney has written a book of short stories …

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On Being a Contemplative Writer 27:38

6+ y ago27:38

27:38

Both writing and the Christian tradition of contemplative prayer depend on us facing our fears and anxieties, and the path to healing is about going through our pain rather than numbing it or distracting ourselves from it. What does contemplation have to do with it? Ed has long struggled with anxiety from his parent’s contentious divorce and from v…

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Two Journeys to Manhood 25:14

7y ago25:14

25:14

Becoming a “man” isn’t a new idea – there are centuries of precedence. But it’s been pretty much forgotten – especially in terms of some sort of ceremony, some sort of moment. Developing Manhood From Boyhood Highlights from the interview: When does a boy become a man? If you’re a man and you’re reading this, there probably isn’t one moment you can …

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Write Your Own Comeback Story 27:26

7y ago27:26

27:26

“I am the courageous heart that passionately beats to empower the hurt, broken, and lost. I believe that people are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole,” says life coach Matt Gagnon. “And it’s never too late to write your own comeback story.” Time for Your Own Comeback Story Highlights from the interview: The day he officially became a life …

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Why Writing Builds Resiliency 26:02

7y ago26:02

26:02

Why worry twice? We can’t necessarily stop things, but we can stop freaking out about them. Dr. Kathy Gruver explains that the future always starts now. With every exhale we can make a more resilient choice. Resilient Rather than Freaking Out Highlights from the interview: Affirmations help to reduce stress – particularly if you handwrite them, bec…

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The Steep Side of the Mountain 27:04

7y ago27:04

27:04

Manny Wolfe believes that changing yourself will probably be the hardest thing you ever do…especially if you grew up in a cult in one of the most violent cities in America like he did. If you want to change, you have to take to it like a drowning man taking to a life preserver. Cult + Violence = Tough Childhood Highlights from the interview: Just b…

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A Rocky Road to Love 26:12

7y ago26:12

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Writing love letters to her seven failed relationships was cathartic and a learning experience for author Kamala Chambers. She made each letter, and it’s subsequent learned wisdom, into a chapter in her book Road to Love. Listen to discover how writing made her a better person. Writing Yourself Into a Better Person According to Kamala, writing has …

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Real Life Resilience Begins 9:22

7y ago9:22

9:22

Find Your Real Life Resilience In this special episode, I re-launch the Write of Your Life podcast as the Real Life Resilience podcast. I share why resilience is so important, and what this past year has held for me. Webster’s dictionary defines resilience as an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. Our lives are filled …

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Get Your Mojo Back 25:10

8y ago25:10

25:10

Make changes to your body and mind to gain the confidence to pursue your passion and live your dreams. Debi Silber, The Mojo Coach, has led thousands of clients to “get their mojo back” and transform into their personal and professional best. Her real-life examples will spark your own ideas. Lifestory Toolkit: Qwerky Writer (Brought to you by Lifes…

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Stories From The Heart 26:32

8y ago26:32

26:32

What is your life theme? If you wrote a memoir, what would it be titled? Why should anyone write about their life? I posed these questions to participants at the Stories From The Heart Story Circle Conference. Their heartfelt answers provide a voyeur’s view into these women’s lives. Stories Shared at Story Circle Conference What drives a woman to s…

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The Bergen Protocol 25:14

8y ago25:14

25:14

Only by taking better care of yourself can you improve your overall wellbeing. It’s important that you take action for nothing will change until you do. Kevin Bergen walks us through the Bergen protocol to help us understand how to get unstuck in life through expansion writing. The Bergen Protocol and the Upward Spiral The aim of the Bergen protoco…

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A Knight With Mindfulness 27:57

8+ y ago27:57

27:57

“We keep going through the things that hurt us because we fail to let go of the old and make room for new things in our lives.” Michael Neeley, the author of The Art of Forgetting, emphasizes that some of the negative patterns in our lives are from actions that we take subconsciously, without much thought going into the process. Let Go…or Be Dragge…

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The Sociopath’s Wife 49:41

8+ y ago49:41

49:41

According to research, 4% of the population are sociopathic and she married into the club. In this powerful story, we discover that truth is often stranger than fiction. Stacy unwittingly fell in love and married a man who appeared to be loving, caring and all that she ever wanted. She was painfully wrong. Discovering the Sociopath’s Wife Stacy dis…

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Escaping the Narcissist – Let Me Reach 27:25

8+ y ago27:25

27:25

“It’s so hard for people who share children with narcissistic individuals because sadly, most people don’t understand what they need to do in a shared-custody situation”. Kim Saeed, a No Contact Coach, shares her story of suffering and survival from emotional abuse at the hands of a narcissist husband. Why is No Contact Important When You’re Involv…

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Writing Boosts Your Game 22:45

8+ y ago22:45

22:45

Journaling about his everyday golf game turned into a book opportunity for former professional golfer Tom O’Stasik. Along the way, he discovered that writing helped him get through the emotional challenges of life and process his thoughts. Golf Journal Turned Into Books O’Stasik was a professional golfer for 6 years. He started writing in a journal…

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Photos Tell Stories 29:13

8+ y ago29:13

29:13

“For me the end goal is always to help people tell a story with their photos. I realized in the process of helping my clients do that, if they couldn’t find their photos and they didn’t know where they were, they couldn’t even get to that next step.” Cathi Nelson founded The Association of Personal Photo Organizers which aims to help clients organi…

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Songwriter Series: Story Songs 26:58

8+ y ago26:58

26:58

“If someone else can see themselves that much in my songs, then I kinda owe it to myself to share it; even if maybe just three other people get a little bit of healing from it.” Shellee Coley a mother and singer-songwriter, continuously influences future artists in creating and molding music as a reflection of life and experiences. She shares the i…

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Songwriter Series: Be Yourself 23:54

8+ y ago23:54

23:54

“Stay yourself. I know that’s so cliché but it means something…be yourself, stay yourself. Look how you want to look, sing how you want to sing, write how you want to write and just make your music and follow your dreams. Because that’s why I’ve been doing and that what I’ll continue to do. And it has done a lot for me.” This is how 16-year old Mia…

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Songwriter Series: Shared Experience 21:20

8+ y ago21:20

21:20

You have to get past your ego and find your shared experience with people. The things we’re most afraid to show people are the things we have most in common. Since I’ve come to understand that I’ve been able to write towards this common ground and connect myself with people and create an environment full of shared understanding. And I really think …

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The Vomelette and Other Tales 24:21

8+ y ago24:21

24:21

“We have all of these weird urges or thoughts or ideas that don’t fit and you’re not allowed to say publicly. But if you can get that all out in not just a safe way, but a constructive way, you can use that to make something through stories,” says Author James Kennedy, creator of the 90 Second Newbery Award Film Festival. What’s a vomelette? You’ll…

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Scripting the Side Hustle 24:41

8+ y ago24:41

24:41

On day one of self-employment, Nick Loper’s website went down and his vision of hammocks and four hour work weeks disappeared. Google shut down his account and he realized the importance of diversification. Since then, he’s written about his side hustle life, chronicling his experiments for the world to see. Lifestory Toolkit: Pro Writing Aid, Free…

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Breaking Down the Walls of Wall Street 24:41

8+ y ago24:41

24:41

“Women have to put their foot forward and say I’m entitled. If I’m doing an equal job, I should have equal pay. For all the young women now who have never had to deal with these problems…I walked the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for you.” When Norma Yaeger acquired her New York Stock Exchange license in 1962, she didn’t know of any other wo…

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Loved This World, Pen In Hand 24:44

8+ y ago24:44

24:44

Ann expects to die with an open notebook in her hand. In fact, her tombstone inscription is already prepared: Loved This World, Pen In Hand. This poet and has been writing since the fifth grade. She believes writers live life twice, and that’s her favorite quote from Anais Nin. Listen as Ann shares how writing spurred her curiosity in life, and hel…

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Evernote Writing and Organizing Family Stories 26:56

8+ y ago26:56

26:56

Writer Kristi Willis started using Evernote by clipping and organizing her vast collection of recipes while watching football games. She shares some unique ways you can use Evernote (a virtual productivity tool) for all stages of writing, from sketching an outline of your idea, capturing audio notes and interviews, collecting research found on the …

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Storytelling as Currency for Human Connection 24:52

8+ y ago24:52

24:52

“I believe everyone has a story and that storytelling has the possibility of changing the world. It’s a high concept, I know. This doesn’t mean everyone will write a memoir or a piece of fiction. But, if we know how to read our stories we’re so much better off in articulating our purpose and knowing next steps. Sometimes, that purpose includes writ…

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Don’t Hold Your Life Story at Arm’s Length 23:42

8+ y ago23:42

23:42

Most people are trained to hold their own story at arm’s length. The goal of academic writing is to separate your own experience from what is objectively true. That lifelong training can make it very hard for people to write from their own heart and soul. The interesting thing is that when you get in the middle of a writing project, those lines sta…

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Is Your Pain for Public Consumption? 26:45

8+ y ago26:45

26:45

“Like many people, I’ve had a difficult childhood,” says Author Mary DeMuth. “One of the things I struggled with in telling my story openly was that I didn’t know if I was through it yet and in a way, I don’t feel like I’m 100% completely healed of that story. I also worried about what other people would think, particularly family members who are s…

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Can Truth Change With Time and Distance? 27:17

8+ y ago27:17

27:17

“The interesting thing that always strikes me when I write about emotional moments like this is just realizing that I’m very much writing about the experience as I experienced it, not necessarily as it was,” says Brett Gajda, host of Where There’s Smoke podcast. “What actually happened in the past is blended with our experience and our emotions. Wh…

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Writing: A Healing Tool for Trauma and Shame 28:00

8+ y ago28:00

28:00

Meg Worden spent 2 years in prison for conspiracy to sell the drug ecstasy. Problem was, she had already cleaned up her life and had a 2 month old baby when Federal agents knocked at her door with the indictment. Being able to tell her story is what liberated her from having to deal with the stigma of her situation. She wanted her son to live a lif…

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Family Stories and Google Cousin Bait 25:42

8+ y ago25:42

25:42

“I was the only 8 year old who was using her allowance to buy death certificates,” says Lisa Louise Cooke, author of The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox. She’s discovered that Google is ‘cousin bait’ because our family history is in each others’ attics and Google is the portal. Listen as Lisa also describes how to take the intensity out of your core f…

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Happiness Habits and the Four Tendencies 27:49

8+ y ago27:49

27:49

Happiness researcher Gretchen Rubin is interested in all facets of human nature. She shares her insights into the 8 Splendid Truths of Happiness, including “feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right in an atmosphere of growth.” Sometimes happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy, and sometimes we do things for our happiness that don’t actuall…

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Writing Trumps Trauma 26:50

8+ y ago26:50

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“There’s been much research about the healing effects of writing. What writing does is connect these two parts of the brain that normally don’t talk to each other. Every time someone says, ‘Oh, this is gonna sound crazy’ I know they’re about to say something profound and true,” says writing instructor Anais Salibian. Many studies have shown that it…

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You Don’t Have to be Blind to See 28:59

9y ago28:59

28:59

According to Steve Forbes, “Jim Stovall is one of the most remarkable and inspiring individuals of this age – or any age. His example of doing good and great things in the face of what others would consider to be debilitating challenges is uplifting and inspiring.” Despite losing his sight in his twenties, Jim Stovall has shown the world that you d…

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