Best Transformationalstories Podcasts (2024)

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A childhood like mine 27:04

1y ago27:04

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"Maybe my story can be a tiny beam of light in a large, dark cave," says Anneke Lucas in the podcast that begins to tell her story, from her book QUEST FOR LOVE. "Elite pedophilia is the world’s best protected secret.By Anneke Lucas as voiced by Caitlin Hicks

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MeetingSebastian Unexplained Vertigo 15:42

1+ y ago15:42

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Your eyes cannot help but see what is here: the sight of someone like yourself And then you think: How can this be? Is that really all the time there is left? A chance encounter in the dark winter days of December 2022. A benevolent energy in a hospital room with snaking tubes and mystery signs, the face of a newborn and a lifetime of important peo…

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Feeling Unworthy? How to Undo Beliefs That are Keeping You Stuck 28:53

1+ y ago28:53

28:53

Are you feeling unworthy? Did you know that unworthiness comes from our set of beliefs and can be what’s keeping us stuck? In this episode, we talk about our belief system, what beliefs even are, how they impact our relationships, and what we can do to transform them. If you’ve been feeling stuck in unhealthy or hurtful patterns, let this be your s…

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Are you Living with an Unarmored Heart? 33:39

1+ y ago33:39

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Are you living with an unarmored heart? What does it even mean to have an armored heart? In this episode, I’m going to give you some signs that your heart may be closed and some signs that you may be living with an open heart. We will also talk about some different ways that we can practice opening our hearts so that we can begin to live more fully…

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AlwaysPackACandle 26:50

1+ y ago26:50

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Naïve but adventurous, twenty-two years young and fresh out of university, Public Health Nurse Marion McKinnon accepts an assignment for a four day, multi stop, two-hundred mile trip from Williams Lake to Anahim Lake into the vast Cariboo-Chilcotin country of British Columbia. It’s December and the first snow has fallen across the land. The year is…

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You Are The Mountain... Climbing Over Self-Sabotage 27:43

1+ y ago27:43

27:43

Are you the mountain? How do you climb over self-sabotage? This episode is inspired by a realization and breakthrough I’ve had in the last few weeks – the only thing that stands in my way, 99.99% of the time, is me – I'm the mountain. Learn the tools and techniques to beat self-sabotage. We talk about: [2:20] What is self sabotage and how it impact…

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Toxic Teachers. How Difficult Relationships Become Our Greatest Teachers. 31:18

1+ y ago31:18

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What or who are your toxic teachers? From toxic relationships to stepping onto your emotional path, how can you look at these opportunities to grow and evolve? Our most difficult relationships can become our greatest learning lessons. Is it an invitation for you to step on that path to emotional freedom, personal growth, and courage? How can you ta…

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Courage Will Walk You Through Fear 23:58

1+ y ago23:58

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How does courage walk you through fear? When we think of the hard emotions we face every day, there is a big dose of courage that gets us through to the other side – whether we realize it in the moment or not. In this episode, I share how courage show up in our day to day lives, and how we can use courage to face our fears and tap into our inner st…

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Anger Is a Burial Ground for Happiness 23:39

1+ y ago23:39

23:39

Anger is a burial ground for happiness. What do I mean by this? Anger is an emotion that has a lot of other feelings linked to it, and there’s a reason that it shows up in our lives. Feeling anger is necessary, as it redirects our emotions and helps us uncover the next level of our healing. In this episode, I’m sharing about where anger is rooted f…

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Letting Go…Surrendering Our Way to Emotional Freedom 30:41

1+ y ago30:41

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How can we surrender our way to emotional freedom? What does it really mean to let go? Why are we so resistant to change? Why do we cling to things, people, jobs, relationships, and material things? What are we so resistant to letting go of? Is it because we’re afraid of surrendering? Or afraid of the feeling behind when we do surrender? In this ep…

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If you are struggling emotionally, listen to this 23:24

1+ y ago23:24

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If you’re struggling emotionally, you want to listen to this episode. What are the five things you can do right now to shift and elevate your emotional awareness? In this episode, I cover the key parts to the NOBLE method, which helped me transform my life after my dark night of the soul moment. We talk about: [1:25] How the Noble One method starte…

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The ONE thing that could be keeping you stuck 27:51

1+ y ago27:51

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What’s the one thing that could be keeping you stuck? Sometimes we think it’s the stories we tell ourselves, when actually it can be the perfectionism we’re bound to due to our own limiting beliefs. We talk about: [2:25] Why perfectionism is holding us back [3:10] Developing perfectionism from childhood wounds [7:30] Signs you may be a perfectionis…

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Want ONE behavior tip for better relationships? WATCH THIS! 25:07

1+ y ago25:07

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Want one behavior tip for better relationships? You’ll want to watch this! Do you find yourself getting triggered by other people often? Or judging other people a lot without any reason to? It can be so irritating, and I feel like it’s a common theme these days. Today we're going to talk about what I think is one of the most noble behaviors or prac…

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Opinions - Why Trusting Your Own Builds Confidence 22:21

1+ y ago22:21

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Why do we care about the opinions of others? How come we ask for validation about things we’ve already decided on? In this episode, I’m sharing about why we look for the opinions of others and how trusting our own inner knowing allows us to build confidence. We talk about: [1:20] Why we should always question when we’re looking for approval from ot…

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The Night Shift 14:45

1+ y ago14:45

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A flight attendant with 25 years seniority works through the early pandemic. An essential worker with close family ties and lots of friends. Suddenly, her life is upended.By Caitlin Hicks (for Erin Em)

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Emotional Currency: Are You a Spender or an Investor? 22:03

1+ y ago22:03

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Are you tapped into your emotional currency? Do you use emotional awareness to acknowledge where you spend and invest your energy? In this episode, I’m sharing how to assess and protect your emotional currency, so that you can become aware of where your energy is going. We talk about: [1:30] Paying attention to where we invest our time and energy […

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WTF is a Dark Night of the Soul? A pre-party for your Spiritual Awakening 28:30

1+ y ago28:30

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WTF is a Dark Night of the Soul? Signs you may be going through a Spiritual Awakening. In this episode, I’m sharing what a Dark Night of the Soul is, how to recognize it, and suggestions to help yourself through it. We talk about: [2:40] What a Dark Night of the Soul is [6:05] My Dark Night of the Soul experience and what happened when I went throu…

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What a bunch of BS! What’s under our need to “Be Seen?” 17:40

1+ y ago17:40

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How do you navigate the noise and BS? When I started to think about BS, it came to me as the acronym for “being seen.” We all want to be seen and be heard, but why? What does it do within us? How does it make us feel validated? This is what we’re exploring in this episode. We talk about: [1:35] Is it BS or ‘being seen’? [3:50] Why we want to be see…

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How to Be More Authentic with Giving a Shit 16:19

2y ago16:19

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Do you ever catch yourself giving a shit about things you really don’t ACTUALLY give a shit about? In this episode, I’m sharing four ways to know if you actually give a shit about something and how to navigate it. We talk about: [2:20] Why we act like we give a shit [5:10] How to be more authentic in how we show up [7:55] Having better communicatio…

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“Oh Sh*t I just got triggered” - Navigating Emotional Disruptors 14:41

2y ago14:41

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What are emotional disruptors? How do you navigate them? In this episode, I share a story about how I was recently triggered and realized how quickly unhealed trauma came up to the surface. You will learn more about how to navigate emotional disruptors like this and tangible tips to help you cope. We talk about: [1:20] What emotional disruptors are…

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My Story of Aligning with my Noble Mission 23:20

2y ago23:20

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Welcome to the very first episode of the Noble Ones podcast. I thought the best place to start would be here, with you, to share about my journey and the catalyst moments that sparked my healing journey and guided me to the creation of Noble One. As you’ll hear, this podcast is about creating a community of people sharing their noble stories. We ta…

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Hate Change? How to Handle the Unknown 15:00

2y ago15:00

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What happens when things happen that derail and change our plans? How do we handle the moments we are suddenly standing in the unknown? In this episode, I share with you why it’s okay when things don’t go exactly as planned, and how to find the gift and the beauty in the moment we’re given. We talk about: [1:50] The original vision I had for my pod…

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The Face of My Grandparents Killer 20:12

2y ago20:12

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BC author Claudia Cornwall’s discovered almost 30 years ago that she was descended from family murdered in the Holocaust by a Waffen SS Sargent named Arlt. The remaining details were shrouded in the mystery of her grandparents’ last moments, one historical May day in a forest in Minsk. 80 years after their death, Cornwall received their executioner…

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31 days in 2022 16:33

2y ago16:33

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What happens to a robust 49-year old with Omicron in a BC hospital in 31 days? A Mother's account of her son's care in a British Columbia hospital between November 2021, and a few days before Christmas.By Lena's story narrated by Caitlin Hicks

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Nievelina, Mother of Twins 35:50

2y ago35:50

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At 19 weeks pregnant, a young Indigenous woman must make an excruciating decision - within hours - to save the lives of her unborn twins. "I remember being so afraid." This story has it all: fear, love, pain and alienation. Courage, community, and resilience. A generous, joyful storyteller.By Nievelina Carmona, presented by Caitlin Hicks

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I have been pregnant twice 18:50

2y ago18:50

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Forever changed by her two pregnancies, Amanda Snelson tells of the unpredictable and complicated process of 2 births. As part of the discussion around Women's Choice and Roe v Wade, Amanda's story introduces new considerations to the complex picture of individual soverignty over our bodies.

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My Mothers Story 21:45

2y ago21:45

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My Mother's Story is a project that encourages everyone to write the facts of their mothers’ lives. It's a series of anthologies begun by Marilyn Norry. This is the story of DORIS, told by her daughter, Colleen Winton. My Mother's Story: Gone Too Soon is the latest anthology in the series and is now available.…

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Cynthia Jones & The Union Steamship 19:51

2y ago19:51

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How would your life be different if you couldn't drive a car? If once a week, a steamship arrived at the dock with supplies to keep you going for the next week? If your husband and the father of your children came home on "The Daddy Boat" once a week? Cynthia Jones Meets The Union Steamship at 1 AM tells of a much simpler time on the Sunshine Coast…

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Wilderness Mother 16:24

2+ y ago16:24

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It’s 1980, two days from the summer solstice in the wild landscape of Northwestern British Columbia. Deanna and her husband, Jay Kawatski, tend their food garden carved out of the wilderness in the Ningunsaw Valley when Deanna realizes that their first child will be born very soon. The couple must hike difficult mountain & bog terrain through cloud…

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We Got One! 24:53

2+ y ago24:53

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We Got One! celebrates moments that, whatever else happens in life afterwards, we have, as artists, in those moments, all the meaning we will ever need. It marks the Cinderella achievement of having been chosen, of having hit the bulls-eye on the dartboard of current social and artistic reality. We can now stand on the world stage and beam our happ…

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Six Palm Trees 14:36

2+ y ago14:36

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Six Palm Trees is the journey of a family through the emotional landscape of their shared past. Annie Shea, the family clown, provides stand-up entertainment.Annie Shea, the family clown, provides stand-up entertainment. Annie Shea, the family clown, provides stand-up entertainment at a family reunion, where everyone has gathered to celebrate 24 ye…

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The Procedure 18:22

2+ y ago18:22

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High school graduate Teresa Feeney becomes pregnant from one encounter with a trusted priest Father Sully, who is leading a choir of students in a showcase of songs from the radical hippie production of HAIR. Annie Shea, herself from an enormous Catholic family where abortion is unthinkable, reluctantly becomes Teresa’s confidante. When Annie reali…

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Magdas Odyssey 26:33

3y ago26:33

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What if you suddenly discovered that you had a twin? A person who grew beside you in your mother’s womb, whose heart beat right next to your own for nine months. A person identical to yourself, born on the same day to the same mother. Suddenly, your questions are endless: Who are you? Where is she?By Deanna Barnhart Kawatski with Caitlin Hicks

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Mad Hatter 22:37

3y ago22:37

22:37

Your father - a threat to national security? Imagine when men in heavy boots came to your home, your garden, to claim him. An introduction to the story of a family, during World War II, living with the abrupt loss and the mystery of their father.By Amanda Hale with Caitlin Hicks

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GOING CRAZY 13:01

3y ago13:01

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"This morning, Lisa gave way to an anxiety she'd been stifling the past several weeks. She was afraid if she got behind the wheel of her red Toyota Tercel wagon, and drove onto the highway, she was going to give into the temptation she'd had lately to steer herself into a telephone pole."By Caitlin Hicks

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Esters Wedding 26:08

3y ago26:08

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Gramma Ester flies from Wisconsin to California to help with a big family wedding in 1976. Flowers, frozen turkey, chocolate groom's cake. Guests fill the church with summer: pastels and hats, ties and shiny shoes. The congregation murmuring, waits. And waits. If the music would just start to play, if the bride would just walk up the aisle on Daddy…

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My Big, Fat American Family @ Dinner '63 33:33

3y ago33:33

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A THEORY OF EXPANDED LOVE = a big Catholic family 1963 in Pasadena. Chapter 7 is set on a warm California night at an enormous event: dinner. Clashing are the noisy and urgent desires of each child in a sprawling group of sixteen. Everyone is famished. And then, there’s the guest. Who represents everything. God, Church, Community, Family. Everyone …

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Grammas 1st romance 14:59

3y ago14:59

14:59

Before Gramma Ester was Gramma, when she was just a little six- year-old girl, in first grade, she had a crush on a family friend named Walter Gaulke (who was 13 years older). She carried this secret hope in her heart for almost two decades before she could have the moment with her sweetheart that she wished for all her life. And yet that moment qu…

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Grandpa On Transport 18:57

3y ago18:57

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I ached for them, and for the nearby ultimate loss I anticipated feeling when they died. But I brushed it aside, because it wasn’t my issue right then. Far from it: we were on opposite trajectories and I was so excited about mine: getting ready to go into the world!By Caitlin Hicks

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A Womans Body 15:51

3y ago15:51

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What is it about this story? The benign nature of the tanning salon? The casual event of some man walking in the front door? The front-desk training, Be friendly, smile at the customers? What was so haunting?The kindness on her beautiful face? Or was it the closeness of his face right up against the cash machine? It was 1995. It happened in our sub…

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Sharky: Freakish Ordinary 16:06

3y ago16:06

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Sharky died on the same day the pope died, and two days after Terri Schaivo was finally allowed to. Even though, as the Dalai Lama says, we all suffer and are going to die someday, there never seems to be a good day to die. As we slid him out of a shoe box into a hastily-dug hole out in the daisy garden under a dark sky and a pelting spring rain, I…

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George Goes 4 a Walk 23:52

3y ago23:52

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And out of his comfortable life. It happens in an instant. A deafening clap assaults his ears. It takes a second, but George rallies. He can see he's the only one who has stepped into the intersection, so he must be the one. He puts his other foot forward.By Caitlin Hicks

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Me & Ted Hughes 1:23:36

3+ y ago1:23:36

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In 1983, I left my husband, my home, my friends, my family and my country to live with my lover, an artist from Toronto. In the months while waiting for his divorce to come through, we produced a show there, the first Canadian production of LETTERS HOME, by Rose Leiman Goldemberg. It was the story of Sylvia Plath's life from 1950 to 1963, when she …

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Niagara Daredevil2 18:18

3+ y ago18:18

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This story features Zoe, a 'spark plug' who works with her father at a used car dealership near Niagara Falls. On this fateful day, Lenny comes to the lot to buy a jalopy. Lenny and Zoe are on the same hockey team -- both dream of following in the wake of other daredevils, who made history trying to outwit the roaring strength of Niagara Falls. Who…

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SHEA FAMILY MOTORS 21:12

3+ y ago21:12

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It's June 15th, 1963 in Pasadena, California. Yesterday, school let out for the summer. Two weeks ago Pope John XXIII died; today, a Soviet astronaut was launched into space. But for the enormous Shea family, it's the Grand Opening of SHEA FAMILY MOTORS and everyone is there. From pimply John-the-Blimp to Baby Jude to a statue of the Blessed Mother…

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Lost at Disneyland 15:00

3+ y ago15:00

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"Can you imagine how many kids get left behind at Disneyland every year? There have to be a few of them. Among all those hundreds of cars in the parking lot, there's probably enough to form a club. Maybe the club could be called "The Left Behinds" or "Disney Orphans". How many of the stories could possibly have a happy ending? "The weird part is, w…

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Two Questions 16:03

3+ y ago16:03

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Once we understand the astounding lottery of our own existence, how can we acknowledge our infinite disappearance? A story of two lives lived, the music between, and the sound of a mother's voice.By Caitlin Hicks

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JOE NOV 25 16:11

3+ y ago16:11

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An everyday interaction with profound reverberations. An almost-missed opportunity. Life, circumstance, death. How do we find our meaning?By Sharon McInnes

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THEORY Chapter 20 LILY 19:11

3+ y ago19:11

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Annie Shea, 12 yrs old trapped in an enormous Catholic family in Pasadena, California in 1963. In this excerpt, Annie & her sisters Madcap & Clara visit Bee Bee. Just yesterday, Bee Bee gave birth to a baby girl, and was pressured to sign adoption papers. Now she desperately wants to see her newborn. Annie is sent to scout the nursery and meets a c…

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audiobook Theory chapter 1 17:39

3+ y ago17:39

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Chapter One of A THEORY OF EXPANDED LOVE, the award-winning debut novel written by Caitlin Hicks. Reviews here: https://www.caitlinhicks.com/wordpress/reviews-for-a-theory-of-expanded-love/By Caitlin Hicks

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