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When Suzanne Beaumont saw an advertisement for a marathon that invited readers to “change their life,” she was 49 and not much of a runner. But something called to her and she started lacing up her trainers. Several months later she finished
Shirin Etessam was born in Iran and enjoyed a fairly happy and privileged childhood. When her parents immigrated to the US, after some initial struggles, she found her place in high school and began to flourish. She experienced success after
Life can be messy. Unexpected things happen, we may encounter issues or struggles, and, at times, things just get hard. No one enjoys the struggle, but as Patrick Ness reminds us - it is not about how we fall - it’s how we get back up. This is
Shasta Nelson’s brand is all about helping people connect authentically in real life. For over 15 years Shasta has facilitated, taught, and modeled how to build healthy relationships, and has written a few books about friendships along the way
One day, when she was a teenager spending the summer in Ireland, Libby DeLana took the bus into Dublin and was awed by the Book of Kells. Little did she know that moment would change her professional trajectory. Fast forward to several years la
As a young person, Maggie Kane had big plans to leave her hometown of Raleigh, NC, and find adventure in Italy. While she was lucky to get to Europe during college, it was a volunteer gig with a day shelter for people experiencing homelessness
Every February, around this time, approximately 8 billion small heart-shaped candies are created and exchanged. These candies bear messages of love and care, and are often used as gifts to express feelings for another person. In each episode
Please note that there’s some pretty salty language in this episode.Our conversation with political scientist Rachel Bitecofer was originally released on 8/31/22. Rachel has been a strong voice on saving our democracy and her new book, “Hit
So much of what we focus on in the podcast is about people’s lives and their journeys. Yet, so much of life is focused on the destination. When Josh Gerben was growing up, he was always more interested in where he was going, instead of where h
We all have a story. But often our stories live just in our minds or hearts, never making it out into the world. Sometimes we hold back because we don’t believe we have anything interesting or important to say, and other times it’s because we s
Even under the best of circumstances, happiness can be an elusive thing. And, right now the world does not feel to be in the best of circumstances and it is easy to perceive it as a dark place. When the clock ticked over to 2024, none of our p
If you believed anything was possible, what would you do? Tony Lillios comes from an immigrant family that somehow made things happen…whole family pitching in to start a small business on a greek island? No problem. Squishing 10 family membe
From the outside looking in, it would be easy to assume Michelle Simmons is invincible. She is an 18-time IronMan athlete (including 4 times at the world championships), has run countless half triathlons and has coached other athletes to triat
As a youngster, Danny Rosin received the dubious distinction of having the most demerits in the history of his school. Some might think that would have led to a somewhat bumpy life, but instead it laid the groundwork for Danny’s lifelong commit
It is an unfortunate fact of life: none of us will escape unscathed and all of us will encounter some difficulties throughout our life. It is part of the premise of The Perfectly Imperfect Journey - we will all have hardships, and tragedy and
There are all kinds of reasons Chris Hendricks could have a poor outlook: he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 4 and his doctor told him he would have a hard time in life; he was in and out of a wheelchair in middle and high school and s
Throughout her life, Ashleigh Parker would get whispers of wisdom that, in her younger days she would ignore. Her Dad, a well-respected attorney, was a great role model to her, but she had no interest in practicing law until the moment it becam
In the 2nd half of 2023, we have Beyonce and Taylor Swift selling out stadiums and Barbie filling seats in the movie theaters. It feels like we are at an inflection point: more success and empowerment for women as represented in these social a
Kim has been a “dabbler” most of her life…she started her career in software, but it didn’t give her much energy. She knew she had a passion for food and started looking for ways to become more immersed in that world. She worked at her local f
Trigger warning: this episode includes a discussion of eating disorders.When Trish Hegarty joined the cast of Survivor in 2014, it may have been her first experience in the Philippines, but she had already lived a lifetime of surviving famil
Serendipity is the unexpected, and often delightful, intersection of luck, coincidence, and opportunity. Chance events are happening all around us, we are often just too busy to notice. In this episode, Sherry and Anne talk about their own ex
Josh Izenberg started his college career with many interests and no solid idea of what he wanted to do after graduation. Along the way he fell in love with filmmaking and headed to LA to make his dreams of being a wildly successful filmmaker c
For the majority of her life, Dr. Maureen Aarons was a people pleaser, raised in a strict Catholic family where many decisions were presented as binary. Even her decision to go to medical school seemed like a choice: be a doctor, or become a
Ava LaShay grew up never quite knowing where he fit in. He was a mixed kid in a suburban, predominantly white town when he figured out he was gay. Surrounded by negative perceptions of gay people, he suppressed that part of his identity and ded
Marti Grimminck’s love of travel was cemented in her childhood growing up in New York and traveling with her parents. Her desire to connect was born out of this same love of travel; never missing an opportunity to meet someone new, Marti create
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