This is a podcast about human evolution – the personal kind. Join Host Beth Huddleston as she has conversations with people from all over the world and all walks of life who have lived through often challenging circumstances, learned and grown from them, and gone on to create something new for themselves and others.
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Rediscovering Her Authentic Self and a Daughter Given Up After a Secret Teenage Pregnancy
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Judy Liautaud is the author of two memoirs, the first titled “Sunlight on My Shadow: A Birth Mother’s Journey From Secrecy to Renewal,” and the second titled “South of Ordinary: A Moving Tale of Young Love and Self-Discovery.” She’s also the author and publisher of several children’s educational books through her publishing company City Creek Press…
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Finding Peace After Family Dysfunction, Abuse, and the Absence of a Legendary Filmmaker Father
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Nicca Ray is the author of “Ray by Ray: A Daughter’s Take on the Legend of Nicholas Ray,” a blend of memoir and biography about her famous father and the impact of his absence in her life. She is also the author of poetry collections titled “Back Seat Baby,” “Curve,” and “Go Go Go Girl.” Her second memoir, “Love and Cigarettes” is coming soon, and …
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Exploring Vietnamese-American Identity, Family Dynamics, and Two Vietnams
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Christina Vo is a Vietnamese-American writer and the author of two memoirs, one titled “The Veil Between Two Worlds,” and the other a dual memoir written with her father called, “My Vietnam, Your Vietnam.” In our interview, we discuss the differences in experiences and perspectives between her and her father, who fled post-war Vietnam in the 1970s;…
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Ron Jansen is a Marine combat veteran and the author of a memoir titled, “An Otherwise Healthy Person: A Marine’s Story of Going to Fallujah and Fighting to Come Home.” In our interview, he discusses his deployment to Fallujah during a time of intense fighting between the U.S. military and the Al Qaeda-backed insurgency, the challenges he faced whe…
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Healing From Family Violence and a Mother’s Murder
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Shelly Edwards Jorgensen is the author of a memoir titled "Beautiful Ashes: A True Story of Murder, Betrayal, and One Woman’s Search for Peace.” In the memoir and in our interview, Shelly talks about multiple traumas she experienced growing up, including living with an alcoholic, abusive father both before and after he murdered her mother; testifyi…
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Cultivating Wellness Through Native Culture
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Donell Barlow is a prolific author, having published a memoir called "Medicine Tracks,” two children’s books called “Bigfoot and Lightening Bug” and “Creature Teacher Yoga,” and a poetry book titled “Words Have No Meaning.” She is Yurok and an enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe, Otter Clan. She works with Native communities as a Research and Train…
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Healing from the Fallout of a Parent’s Attempted Suicide
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Amy Turner is a schoolteacher, former lawyer, and author of a memoir called “On the Ledge.” The memoir tells the story of her father’s attempted suicide when she was four years old, the hypervigilance and fear that then plagued her into adulthood, and how her own brush with death decades later unexpectedly led her on a path of healing and creativit…
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Embracing Positive Words and Deeds from Uganda to the US
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Gilbert Mfitundinda is the author of a book titled, “Life’s Lens: Looking Through the Eyes of a Compassion International Child” a memoir about his life growing up in extreme poverty in Uganda and later moving to the United States. He is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit called Love Restoration, an organization that provides education, nutrit…
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Forging into the Wilderness as an Environmental Scientist
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Michelle Schuman is a retired ecologist who specialized in wetland science and environmental policy in Alaska for more than four decades. Part of her work in Alaska included acting as a first responder at the Exxon oil spill, a major environmental disaster that occurred in 1989. She is also the author of a novel called “Jaquar Moon,” and a memoir t…
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Understanding, Surviving, and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse
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Randi Fine is a pioneer in the narcissistic abuse movement and a narcissistic abuse expert and coach. She is also a podcast host and the author of a book called “Close Encounters of the Worst Kind: The Narcissistic Abuse Survivor's Guide to Healing and Recovery” and a memoir titled “Cliffedge Road.” In our interview, Randi talks about narcissistic …
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From a Chaotic Upbringing to an Abundant, Compassionate Life
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Rick Evans is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, activist, veteran, and author of a book titled, “My Life for Yours,” a memoir about the challenges he's overcome in his life. In our interview, Rick discusses how he navigated the extreme hardships of his childhood, including his mother’s incarceration for murder when he was only six years old, an…
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Navigating Life as an Iraqi During and After the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
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My guest today is Lamees Al Ethari. Lamees holds a Ph.D. from the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo in Canada, where she teaches creative and academic writing and literature. Her publications include a poetry collection titled “From the Wounded Banks of the Tigris” and a memoir titled “Waiting for the Rain:…
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Susan Hutchinson is the author of a book called “Forever with Me,” a memoir about the lives and tragic deaths of not one but two of her daughters within a five-year time period. In our interview, Susan talks about her book, her grieving processes, and how she ultimately survived with the determination to keep living life to the fullest and the desi…
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An Inspired, Resilient Journey Through a Life with Crohn’s Disease
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Brad is the author of a book called “Lemon Belly: A Memoir of Resilience and Crohn’s Disease.” The book describes the inspired way in which he has tackled decades of serious health challenges due to Crohn’s Disease, including a year-long health crisis that nearly killed him. In our interview, Brad discusses his book, his life with a chronic illness…
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Sustaining a Bold, Adventurous Spirit Despite Setbacks
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Heather Bond is the author of a book called “Athena Rising,” a memoir about the extraordinary experiences she’s had in her life and how they ultimately led her on a path of self-discovery and transformation. She is also the founder of a group called Trekking Ambassadors, a team of international adventurers who provide solar lights and eyeglasses to…
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Recovering From Anorexia and Creating a Nourishing Life
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Shani Raviv is the author of a book called “Being Ana: A Memoir of Anorexia Nervosa.” She is also the creator of “Journey Writing Circles,” a group healing experience in which women and teen girls journal, share, and connect. In our interview, Shani discusses what it was like for her to live with anorexia for ten years of her life and how she was a…
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Kristin Joy Lavin on Love, Loss, and Signs from the Afterlife
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Kristin Joy Lavin is the author of “The Butterfly Promise,” a memoir about love, grief and the afterlife, particularly as they relate to her relationship with her beloved grandmother. She talks with Beth about her book, spirituality, messages and signs from the afterlife, and grieving the loss of the ones we love.…
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Latrea Russ on an Empowered Approach to Hardships and Disability Challenges
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Latrea Russ is an author, disability-empowerment coach, and speaker. Her most recent book is a memoir titled “It's Not What It Looks Like: I'm Not Doing That Anymore.” She talks with Beth about how she persevered through a difficult childhood and the challenges of living with a disability to live a purpose-driven, fulfilling life.…
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Laura Kendall on Life with a Prosthesis and Learning to Accept Herself
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Laura is the author of “My Prosthetic Life,” a memoir about her experiences growing up with a prosthetic arm due to a birth defect caused by her mother taking Thalidomide for morning sickness during her pregnancy. She joins Beth to discuss all the ways in which living with a physical difference affected her life and how she eventually learned to ac…
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Patricia Rodi is a mother, wife, cancer survivor, peer mentor, and author of the memoir, “What Comes After Cancer: A Memoir for Patients, Family, and Friends Dealing With Critical Illness.” She talks with Beth about surviving cancer and all the ways in which cancer has affected her life, including unexpected gifts and blessings she found along the …
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Paul Honeycutt on Embracing Authentic Self After Jehovah’s Witness Upbringing
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Paul Honeycutt is the CEO of The Creation Lab, a leadership-consulting business that seeks to bring an intuitive, heart-centered approach to leadership in the workplace. He joins Beth to discuss his childhood growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, how he came to terms with his homosexuality in the midst of his strict religious upbringing, and the ways …
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Aly Bird is a qualifying registered psychotherapist, coach, speaker, and author of the book, “Grief Ally: Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief.” She talks with Beth about grief, grief support, and the loss of her husband.By Beth Huddleston
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Momoko Uno on the Loss of a Parent During Covid Quarantine
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Momoko Uno is a doctor of integrative medicine, certified functional medicine practitioner, acupuncturist, board-certified Chinese herbalist, and author of the book “14 Days: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Quarantine Hell.” She talks with Beth about her medical career, how her confinement in Australia's hotel quarantine during Covid kept her from bein…
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Canine Nutritionist Maria Reich on Mental and Physical Pet Health
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Maria Reich is a certified canine nutritionist, co-owner of The Pet Health and Nutrition Center, and author of the book, “A Thousand Lifetimes: The Story of a Woman and Her Dog: Both Sides of the Tale.” She talks with Beth about her book, animal communication, pet health and nutrition, and all the ways we can best care for our pets.…
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Sorana Mitchell on Finding Joy After Struggle
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Sorana Mitchell is a mother, singer/songwriter, writer, poet and author of the memoir “Still Smiling.” She talks with Beth about the sudden loss of her beloved father when she was a child, a difficult relationship with her mother, surviving sexual abuse, living with bipolar disorder, and finding positivity and joy in the midst of it all.…
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