Claiming Your Voice

Kari was adopted from South Korea to California. She is minister, mom, and advocate for social justice. In this conversation she talks about how taking time to connect with her ancestors gives her comfort and how gratitude is a powerful force in everyday living.

In this episode, author Kathleen Branigan talks about her book Into the Flow: A Journey to Freedom by Trying It All. After a series of deaths in her family, Kathleen began questioning life which led her on a spiritual journey. She posits that we are magic divine beings and that we are trying to find our true selves.

kathleenbranigan.com

#KathleenBranigan #SpiritualExperience #LifeJourney #Identity #LifeFulfillment #Awakening #Enlightenment

Listen to this inspiring story by Kim Deardorff. Abandoned as an infant, Kim was adopted into an American family where he suffered emotional abuse. Rising above his circumstances, he became a sound engineer and worked on projects for some of the most well known companies. Kim has been a clinician for Kawai pianos, spoken to mass audiences, and has worked with top recording artists. Kim is in the process of writing his memoir that will be available this fall.

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Author Carolyn McConnell joins me to discuss her book, Motherhood Discounted: Care Work in America Before and After Roe. This publication covers the topic of motherhood as an overlooked form of work, history of the treatment of women, and the mistreatment of children. Please share this episode with others who are advocates for women and children.

Isaac Biver is an award winning guitarist at the age of 20. In this episode he shares his story of being a Korean adoptee and how music has shaped his life. As the author of his own story he shares his enthusiasm for life through his music. You can learn more about Isaac at https://www.facebook.com/isaacbivermusic/#

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Sensitive topics are discussed.

My guest Hung Ly sits down with me for a conversation about how Operation Baby Lift brought him to the United States where he grew up in rural Minnesota. He survived physical and s@xual abuse in his adoptive family and was the target of racism in school. His life took a drastic turn when his wife of 20 years was killed by a drunk driver. Since then he has opened a holistic healing center, Inner Sense Consortium. where he does sound healing, somatic breath work, and Native American flute lessons.

Learn more about Hung Ly's business!

https://innersenseconsortium.com/

#OperationBabyLift #VietnamWar #VietnameseAdoptee #AbuseSurvivor #SuicideIdeation #SoundHealing #BreathWork

Ron Sirchie joins me for a conversation about reverse speech. In this episode he shares reversals of public figures who have been featured in recent media stories. Do we really talk in reverse? You decide!

#RonSirchie #ReverseSpeech # DavidOates #BackwardMasking #SubliminalMessages #HeartLanguage #Subconscious

In the episode, I'm joined by Blair Naujok the founder of Korean Image Archive. He inherited pictures of post war South Korea that were taken by his grandfather. During the time that Blair lived in South Korea, he was able to find the places in the photographs and soon after began to digitize the images. This is soon to be one of the largest archives of photos preserving the history of Korea.

https://www.koreanimage.com/

#KoreanHistory #KoreanPhotography #KoreanPhotoArchive

Ron Carter has just released his album, A Place Called Peace, which has been 40 years in the making. Drawing on his personal lived experience and his journey of faith, this collection of songs brings heartfelt lyrics with a positive message. In this interview Ron talks about some of the most challenging times in his life, from the near death of his newborn daughter, to job loss, and reinventing his career.

Find this new album on Spotify, Apple itunes, Amazon, Pandora!

#RonCarter #APlaceCalledPeace #InspirationalMusic #PositveMusic #Faith

https://ronwcarter.hearnow.com/

In this episode, I'm joined by Maida Korte the author of Gutted: How An Old House Remodeled Me. Maida talks about her life as a designer living in the big city and then how she and her husband decided to retreat to rural living.

#Author #MaidaKorte #PersonalTransformation #SelfAwareness

https://maidakorte.com/