All I Know

In this episode of All I Know, my Mom, Mary, and I will take you on a journey to the Gila Wilderness. In April of 2015, we adventured to the place where my Granddad's plane went down in May of 1954 and revisited a moment that changed the trajectory of my Mom's life. What comes at the end of this conversation is part of why I think storytelling is so important. Listen in, and catch all the light you can!

In this epsiode, you'll meet Josie.  She healed her own broken heart after surviving a number of pregnancy losses, including a daughter - stillborn, at full term.  Part of her healing came through the accidental finding (of what the scientific community calls) "flow" using a watercolor set.  This conversation changed the way I think about most of the things I do each day - especially those that are mundane and repetitive.  This is a connection you don't want to miss!  Listen in, and catch all the light you can!

Photo Credit: @amyandersonart

In this episode of All I Know, you'll meet Francis.  Francis immigrated to the United States from the Phillipines in his childhood, and walks us through his experience coming to the U.S.  He also shares how other events from his growing up years have shaped the path of his life, from falling in love with fashion, to being gay, and wrestling the demons he "inherited" from his childhood.  Listen in, and catch all the light you can!

PS - Please forgive our ambient noise, like traffic, birds, and windchimes!  Our conversation was held on an early summer afternoon in the design studio where Francis works.  We opened the outside door to beckon a breeze, and ended up adding a "soundtrack" to our chat.

In this episode of "All I Know," you'll meet Bonnie. She walks us through the impact her experiences in childhood had on her development, on how that shaping played out into her adulthood. Bonnie has wisdom to share in how we nurture our relationships with ourselves, and discusses how a run to Scotland began to help her heal, and as she put it, to "go into the fires of my own soul." If ever you have felt weary and wanted rescue to arrive, Bonnie will meet you there!

In this episode, you will meet Sarah - a great overcomer. She invites us all into a deeper understanding of what it can be like to navigate the world differently abled because of cerebral palsy. Additionally, Sarah wades into her experience of pursuing her passion and will offer a spark to those of us who may feel stuck in our own pursuits of the things that make life worth living.

In the second of this 2-part series, hear what Taylor had to say about how she has managed to heal and find light in the aftermath of a shooting at her high school when she was 15 years old. (Listeners who have histories with gun violence will want to listen with caution, as this story may be especially triggering.) How can one find light in a situation this dark? Hear what Taylor has to say. Photo Credit: Olesja Allen

In this episode of All I Know, Taylor recounts her experience as a survivor of a shooting at her school when she was 15 years old. (As such, listeners who have experienced gun violence should listen with caution, as this episode may be especially triggering.) There are not enough of the right words to "tee up" this story, so listen in and see what can be learned from Taylor's lived experience in one of the darkest experiences a human being can have. "It's so important that we start having conversations about trauma, sbout mental health, about healing." Photo Credit: Olesja Allen

Rounding the bend on these stories of heartbreak, Episode 3 brings this story to a close. If you haven't already, be sure to listen to the previous two episodes before diving into this one! Part 3's artwork pictures Jen in a faraway land... The first time she'd gone to visit The Albanian, they went north to the border of Kosovo to explore. Here, Jen stands atop an abandoned bomb shelter constructed during the war in Kosovo.

The story continues! Jen and Producer Jess conduct the "post mortem" on lost relationships. In the artwork associated with this episode, Jen is pictured in the same time period as the second heartbreak. If you haven't already, you should listen first to Season 2, Episode 1!