SecondWind with Joyce

Many people want to have a deeper understanding of the way God works through people. Understanding spiritual gifts and the way they show up is one way to learn more about God's work in the world. This episode tackles the topics of spiritual gifts and how to use your gifting to impact the world.

Blessed at a very early age with the gift of the Holy Spirit, Kathleen Bright found she had the gift of wisdom, faith, word of knowledge, healing, prophecy, and discerning of spirits. Within these gifts, she was also given the gifts of being intuitive, a medium, psychic, clairvoyant, clairaudient, clairsentient, and the ability to see auras, channel, and astral travel.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• How Kathleen began her spiritual journey sharing her gift as an intuitive
• What Kathleen defines as a spiritual journey
• The different spiritual gifts we are given from the Holy Spirit, and the ones we don't commonly talk about
• The personal transformation Kathleen experienced that led her to using her spiritual gifts
• How Kathleen experiences joy in her life

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Heather Creekmore writes and speaks hope to thousands of women each week inspiring them to stop comparing and start living. Her first book Compared to Who? encourages women to uncover the spiritual root of body image issues and find freedom. Her latest release, The Burden of Better, offers women a journey into the depths of God's grace to find a way off the treadmill of constant comparison.

Heather is on a mission to help women uncover the spiritual roots of their body image and comparison issues. Her podcast tackles these tough topics through the lens of the gospel. Heather is best recognized from her appearance as a contestant on the Netflix hit show, Nailed It --and her blue bake-fail of a cake was the icon for the show for several seasons.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• Heather's work and writing as a body image coach
• How the struggle with body image starts at a young age, and is getting younger and younger
• The spiritual aspect of struggling with body image
• How Heather coaches women who struggle with the size of their bodies
• The way dieting trends have changed over the years, leading to a "schizophrenic relationship with food."
• How body image issues impact men
• Information on Heather's podcast and two books, plus the new ones coming out
• Heather's joyful moment, and three tips to create more joy in your life.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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Kathy Sparrow is an award-winning author, ghostwriter, and publishing consultant who has mentored aspiring non-fiction, fiction, and poetry writers for over two decades. Known as a "behind-the-scenes secret weapon" to thought leaders, Kathy specializes in the areas of self-development, leadership, and memoir.

She's also an avid fly fisher and penned The Whispered Teachings of Grandmother Trout, touted as the feminine version of A River Runs Through It. She is co-author of the children's books, Stanky & Cece: Break the Rules (2022) and Stanky & Cece: Out of Control (2023).

She has ghostwritten books and blogs on the topics of banking, personal growth and development, memoir, and leadership, including The Precipice of Life: Leadership and Personal Growth Insights from a Mountaineer's Edge.

Kathy believes that our stories hold the power to heal and transform not only ourselves, but also our families, our communities, and the world. She's dedicated her life to holding space for those who wish to embrace their calling to write, share their wisdom with others, and guide aspiring writers through the writing and publishing process.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Taking the first step to overcoming your fear
• Background on her book, The Whispered Teachings of Grandmother Trout
• How to take the first step to begin writing
• How to schedule time for writing, but also time for inspiration
• The importance of building an author platform
• The moment that brought her joy and her tips to building more joy

Special offer for listeners: Schedule an exploratory call to learn more about Kathy's year-long writing program here.

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Longevity studies show that it's important to eat well, move your body, and manage stress. But what are the best ways to do that? This episode shares all the latest and greatest on aging well!

Patricia Greenberg is known as The Fitness Gourmet. She is an expert in all aspects of living life to the fullest at any age. As the creator of Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well, she consults, teaches, and hosts a weekly YouTube show, and speaks at seminars nationwide. She has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, and providing accurate health information to today's consumer. Passionate about wellness for life, Patricia completed 20 marathons and 115 half marathons, and loves the sport of tower climbing, having conquered buildings all over the country. Married with a grown daughter, in her downtime she is an avid reader and knitter.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• The latest science of aging well and longevity
• The best steps to take for wellness and longevity
• Ways to support balance as you age
• The importance of asking for help when you need it
• The most important inteventions for health that you can start today

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Shai Tubali is a believer in making deliberate drastic changes in life every now and then in order to keep the mind young - and to live several lifetimes in just one lifetime.

He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is an international teacher and author. Five years ago, he felt that spirituality wasn't enough to satisfy his intellectual passions. He completed a Master's Program in Philosophy and followed that up with a PhD in the Philosophy of Mysticism. He has dedicated many decades to developing medically proven methods of therapy and self-empowerment, which he details in this episode.

Shai's newest book, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Meditation is available now.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• The rising issue of screen addiction
• How prayer and meditation are the same practice
• The moment Shai discovered his greater purpose
• How meditation works in different ways to benefit us
• Tips to create more joy

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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Preslee Marshall is twenty-five years old with a story to tell. She had minor health issues prior to 2020, but from the start of the pandemic until now, she has been diagnosed with seven to eight conditions - all of which are either very chronic or have no cure. She experienced a diagnosis of fibromyalgia after spending years searching for answers to her health issues with no solution. She describes her experience as medical gaslighting, and writes about her story in this article.

Preslee lives in in Winnipeg, Manitoba. When she's not busy managing her business, Preslee is traveling the world and unlocking new opportunities for her future.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• The definition of gaslighting and how it applies to medical treatment
• Preslee's story experiencing many mystery symptoms and never any clear answers
• The importance of advocating for your health
• How to know you are being medically gaslit
• Populations of people who are more likely to face medical gaslighting
• What to do if you feel like you are being medically gaslighted

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Michelle Gladieux (Glad-ee-oh) is author of Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges. She is also President of Gladieux Consulting, a Midwest-based team known for top-notch design and presentation of seminars in communication and leadership topics around the U.S.

Michelle provides executive coaching and facilitates strategic planning for clients in diverse industries, in governments, at nonprofits, and in academia. She has 18 years of collegiate teaching experience at three universities in her home state of Indiana, accepting her first adjunct faculty position at age 23. Her students (whether in introductory public speaking or graduate-level organizational psychology courses) benefitted from her deep commitment to helping others grow as communicators. She has worked as a Corporate Human Resources and Training Director in the cold storage, robotics, and construction industries and enjoys visiting conferences as a keynote speaker and workshop presenter.

She's served on several boards of directors including the National Public Radio affiliate in her hometown for more than a dozen years. Michelle has mentored thousands of people and her positive effect on those she advises is evident even after just one interaction. Her clients and friends are delighted that she's finally documented some of her best tips (AKA "Pro Moves") in Communicate with Courage. Please visit her company website, Gladieux Consulting, to learn more about Michelle.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Michelle's new book, Communicate with Courage, and the intent behind it
• Michelle's passion for communication and how it developed at a young age
• How to approach fear of communication with courage
• The four hidden challenges of communication
• Michelle's joyful moments

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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Trauma impacts everyone, so it is important to be able to have honest conversations about it in order to heal.

Randall Bell, PhD, is a sociologist and economist who specializes in disaster recovery projects. Dr. Bell has consulted in more tragedies around the world than anyone. He was retained for the World Trade Center, Flight 93, Sandy Hook, BP Oil Spill, Hurricane Katrina, the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test sites, the Northridge earthquake, OJ Simpson, Jon Benet Ramsey, Heaven's Gate, and hundreds of other cases.

Dr. Bell's investigations have taken him to 50 states and seven continents. In every case, Dr. Bell observed the emotional consequences and how some fared better than others. He was inspired to put his unique research skills to work and study the cycle of trauma.

Dr. Bell is the author of MeWeDoBe and the founder of Core IQ, a nonprofit educational foundation that provides free online training on life skills. He is certified through the Insight Prison Project to facilitate group discussions with victims and offenders at San Quentin Prison.

In his new book Post-Traumatic Thriving, Dr. Bell lays out the academic research and speaks freely about his trauma of being born with a congenital heart defect.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Dr. Bell's definition of trauma and his defining moment
• The importance of having difficult conversations
• His new book, Post-Traumatic Thriving, and the need for better discussions on trauma
• How some people are more resilient to trauma than others
• How to get through trauma without bitterness and anger addiction
• Dr. Bell's work with trauma victims
• Three tips to create more joy in your life, in spite of trauma

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Toby Dorr joins SecondWind for the second time to share more inspiration from her life lessons after aiding in a prison escape and landing in prison herself.

Having never had so much as a traffic ticket, Toby Dorr shattered her mold of perfection by helping a convicted murderer, a trainer in her prison dog program, escape in a dog crate from Lansing Correctional Facility. Her story is a lesson in perspective. Instead of focusing on everything she lost, Dorr made a conscious choice to use her twenty-seven months in prison as a period to reflect on her life, heal emotional wounds, plot a course for the future, and embrace the sisterhood of women she encountered behind bars.

Far from easy, her prison sentence was gut-wrenching and devastating. But a pivoting revelation during a stay in suicide watch gave her purpose and direction. Through her memoir, Living with Conviction: Unexpected Sisterhood, Healing, and Redemption in the Wake of Life-Altering Choices, Dorr takes readers through all of the heart-pounding, tear-jerking, heartbreaking, eye-opening experiences that touch the most primal human need, the need to be significant.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Background on Toby and her work as a trainer in the prison dog program
• How Toby got involved with a prison inmate and helped him escape
• Toby's turning point and what she learned from her time in prison
• The launch of Toby's new podcast and her seminars on shame
• How dark places are blessings in disguise
• Steps to creating more joy

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

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Bill C. Potts is a five-time cancer survivor currently living with incurable cancer. He has written a book similar to What to Expect When You're Expecting - but for cancer. His book, Up for the Fight, How to Advocate for Yourself as You Battle Cancer, was inspired by a suggestion from the Mayo Clinic to turn his pain into purpose and to help others who are in the cancer club. Bill is the father of twin girls and a son. Married 32 years to his amazing wife Kim, Bill is a family man, entrepreneur and marketing executive.

Bill works hard to live a healthy, active lifestyle, including a healthy diet, exercise, prayer, and connecting with nature. He is an IRONMAN athlete, has run the Boston Marathon, and even Run Up the Empire State building. Bill has been limited in his activities for over two years due to his fight with cancer and his severely damaged immune system, caused by the chemotherapy. He has adapted by meeting friends outside whenever possible, recently taking up outdoor pickleball for socialization. The cancer journey has changed Bill's perspective on life and how he lives life in many positive ways. He is grateful to be alive and hopeful treatments will improve enough to someday cure his cancer.

Bill wrote the book while undergoing chemotherapy with the help of Page Two Publishing. The book gives him a purpose in his life as he tries to live a life of significance. It is available in audiobook form worldwide and wherever books are sold. The book and its mission are supported by the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson, and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. The book is already making a positive difference in the lives of cancer patients - with amazing testimonials being received often.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Bill's journey with experiencing cancer five times
• The importance of advocating for yourself and getting a second opinion
• Bill's defining moment in his cancer journey
• Why Bill decided to write a book for those enduring cancer treatments
• How he protects his immune health and adapts to life with a weakened system
• A moment that brough Bill joy
• Three tips to creating more joy in your life, even during a cancer diagnosis

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