Stories in Our Roots

#50. The way we view money and finances is one of the big beliefs we can inherit from the generations before us.  Rob Cook’s view of money and wealth came from his Grandpa Schmidt, through both observation and moments of purposeful teaching.  Not everyone has had such a positive money script to follow and Rob gives listeners ideas of what they can do to gently change that mindset.

In this episode Rob shares:

• How his grandfather shifted away from the scarcity mindset of his immigrant father
• Why a financial legacy is about more than money
• Two things you can do to move from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance

About Rob:

Rob Cook is a CPA and CFP whose mission in life is to help families build real, meaningful legacies. By day he serves his clients families as a wealth advisor helping his clients grow and protect their financial legacies. By night he is the host of the Contenders Wanted podcast. A show dedicated to showing the world that you can have meaningful success without sacrificing what is most important in life. Through Contenders Wanted Rob strives to help listeners go from Contender to Champion in their own lives, and, by doing so, begin creating their own meaningful legacies.
 
 Rob is above all a husband and father. He loves to compete in obstacle course races, volunteer at his church, learn something new or interesting, and enjoy movie nights with his family.

Connect with Rob:

Website          contenderswanted.com
Facebook        @ContendersWanted
LinkedIn          Rob Cook

Episode Sponsor:

 Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

#49. In this episode Lisa shares:

• Why family relationships are more than genetics
• Her experience as an adult learning about her birth families
• How she chose to respond to new information about her family which shifted her identity

About Lisa:

Lisa Zawrotny is the founder of Positively Productive Systems, host of the Positively Living Podcast, and a Productivity + Organizing Coach certified in time and stress management. She uses simplicity, self-awareness, and systems to help multi passionate creatives boost productivity, balance business and family, and avoid burnout. When she’s not sharing the wonders of decluttering and habits, she’s playing music, drinking iced coffee, and watching movies with her husband and kiddos, or reading while trapped under a cat.

Connect with Lisa:

Website          positivelyproductive.com
Facebook        @positivelyproductive
Instagram       @positively_lisa
Twitter             @positively_lisa
LinkedIn          Lisa Zawrotny

Listen to Lisa’s Positively Productive podcast at positivelyproductive.com/podcast/

Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

#48. In this episode Barbara shares:

• Her experience growing up overseas and in Hawaii and how that influenced her identity as an American
• How our perspective of events in our past and of the actions of others change as we get older
• Why the photo site Ponga is more like your living room and less like the town square of social media

About Barbara:

Barbara is a startup founder, passionate about visual communications and family stories. She traveled extensively as a child but had few opportunities to connect with her own extended family or get to know her home country here in the US. She loves culture and languages, is an avid networker and public speaker. She pays it forward in any way she can, actively supporting other startups — taking special care to support other women founders.

Connect with Barbara:

Website          ponga.com
Facebook        @pongapictures
Instagram       @pongapictures
Twitter             @ponga
LinkedIn          Barbara Tien

If you're already a Ponga member, guest of a member, or just Ponga-curious, we'd love to have you join us for our monthly Zoomin' sessions. For the next event, check out ponga.com/zoomin or explore our channel on Youtube at youtube.com/ponga.

Episode Sponsor:

 Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

# 47.  In this episode Ron shares:

• Why he decided to document the lives of his grandmother and her siblings
• What sources were invaluable to his research
• How his family research turned into a social history of the time and place in which they lived

About Ron:

Ron Seckinger is a native of Emanuel County, Georgia. After attending Duke University, he earned a doctorate in history from the University of Florida and a master's in public administration from Harvard University. After working as a university professor, a government analysis and senior executive, and a private-sector contractor, he retired in Arlington, Virginia, where he resides with his wife.

You can find his book, Emanuel’s Children: Stories of a Southern Family, for sale at Amazon.com

Episode Sponsor:

 Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

#46.  In this episode Sheena shares:

• Why learning about her paternal ancestors is important to her even though she does not have a good relationship with her father
• How her family discovered they had indigenous roots
• How she honors the memory of her ancestors

About Sheena:

Sheena’s ancestry on both sides was a mystery until she became an adult. She always wondered where her ancestors came from and was frequently asked what nationality she was. As the journey to discover her ancestors’ stories has progressed, their fascinating stories have come to life. Those stories have also given her a sense of her place in the world and has helped her have the courage to create her own destiny, in honor of them.

Connect with Sheena:

Facebook Page           @SacredLotusAwakening
Facebook Group        Goddess Soul Awakening

Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

#45.  Dana Humphrey shares how knowing her ancestry, both through the research her aunt has done and through DNA testing, has influenced how she feels in her neighborhood, helps her see where her love of freedom may have come from, and inspires her to pursue aspects that make her unique.

In this episode Dana also shares:

• Why her grandparents chose to move from Denmark to Canada after World War II
• How testing her DNA with 23andMe changed her perspective
• Ways she feels a connection with different female ancestors

About Dana:

Dana Humphrey is a Life Coach and Death Doula at www.danahumphrey.com. She is also an advisory beachhead for NZTE, owner of Whitegate PR, partner at the NYC Retails and Sales Pet Expo and she is "The Pet Lady." Humphrey is also a marketing course instructor for entrepreneurs and professor and enjoys life as a cat mama to Chance and Sassy and lives in Rockaway Park, on the beach in Queens, NY.

Connect with Dana:

Website          www.danahumphrey.com
Facebook        @danahumphreylifecoach
Instagram       @danakhumphrey
Twitter             @danakhumphrey
LinkedIn          Dana Humphrey

Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

#44.  Cassandra Lane began writing the story of Mary McGee and Burt Bridges as part of her Masters in Fine Arts degree, but as her life changed, so did the meaning of this project in her life. She found that “even within pain and tragedy, there are lessons.”

In this episode Cassandra shares:

• Why she felt compelled to research her family history
• Why you shouldn’t feel reluctant to imagine the lives of your ancestors
• How this project helped her find her voice

About Cassandra:

Cassandra Lane is the winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize, author of "We Are Bridges: A Memoir," and Editor-in-Chief of L.A. Parent Magazine. She previously worked as a newspaper staff reporter and received an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University LA.

Connect with Cassandra:

Website          www.cassandralane.net
Facebook        @CassandraLaneAuthor
Instagram       @CassandraLane71
Twitter             @casslanewrites
LinkedIn          Cassandra Lane

Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

#43.  What started as a collection of stale facts turned into an exploration that connected Amanda Arthur to herself, cousins, and aspects of history that otherwise would seem cold and distant.  In so many ways researching her family history has helped Amanda gain a deeper sense of her own identity and anchored her to the people and world around her.

In this episode Amanda shares:

• How she went to hating family history research to loving it
• How her ancestors gave her a sense of belonging when she moved from Michigan to Tennessee
• The ancestors who inspire her to be inventive in ways to improve life for herself and future generations

About Amanda:

Amanda Arthur is the founder of The Cool Girl’s Guide to Genealogy, a blog about the “cooler” side of genealogy. After starting her genealogy journey in high school, Amanda realized that she was younger than many of her colleagues and wanted to show others that history and research is not as stuffy as some might think. By using baking, traveling, and other interactive ideas, Amanda wants to show that researching is not just something to be done in libraries. Family history is a living, breathing adventure that can show we are all not that different and have much more in common than we might think.

Connect with Amanda:

Website          www.coolgirlgenealogy.com
Facebook        @CoolGenealogy
Instagram       @coolgirlgenealogy
Twitter             @CoolGenealogy
 
 Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

# 42.  Times of upheaval in our lives can create an opportunity to gain a better understand our identity and place in the world.  Peter shares how family history helped during a time of transition in his life, helps him be more curious about the places he visits, and gives him reasons to be grateful.

In this episode Peter shares:

How seeking a new sense of identity led him to his family history

The difference it makes when you visit parts of the world where your ancestors lived

How gratitude and family history work together

About Peter:

Peter is a public speaker and life coach who has travelled to 53 countries, climbed Kilimanjaro and has a passion for photographing wildlife around the world. He is also the author of Hunting Susan, a fast paced thriller that's based on his travels. He has spent the last 6 years exploring his family tree, including meeting many relatives for the first time.

Connect with Peter:

Website          www.petersewell.com and www.huntingsusan.com
Facebook        @peter.sewell.author
Instagram       @empower90_goals
LinkedIn         Peter Sewell
 
 Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's personalized coaching service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy

#41.  Researching and connecting with his ancestors affected Kael Sharman’s life in more ways than he expected. Knowing those stories helped him feel grounded and connected him to the greater historical narrative of Canada.

In this episode Kael shares:

• How researching his ancestors grounded him in a time of change
• The impact of colonialism on people who wanted a better life for their family
• Why he thinks studying family history has the power to heal nations

About Kael:

After 20 years of teaching, more than a decade of historical research, and several years of genealogical research, Kael Sharman has a message that is timely in the current context of growing social and political divisions: Know your family stories. Understand who you are, where you came from, and how you got here. in his Podcast Maple Family Treehouse, Kael shares his family stories, which include infidelity, heartbreak, love, violence, ethnic cleansing, religious miracles, and just plain survival. The driving force behind sharing his stories has been to understand how his family stories have changed how he walks around North America as an aging, white, working-class trans man. Understanding where he came from has brought a new complexity to his understanding of who he is, and his own privilege. Kael has also found pride and validation for those aspects of himself that have been traditionally aligned with marginalization or oppression. Kael claims, that kind of shift can happen if you frame your family stories in the larger narratives of settlement and colonization.

Connect with Kael:

Website          maplefamilytreehouse.squarespace.com
Facebook        @maplefamilytreehouse
Instagram       @maplefamilytreehouse
Twitter            @KaelSharman

Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's signature 1:1 service, Resilience in Your Roots.

Get a free workbook, "Release Limiting Beliefs by Understanding Your Family History " to help identify your beliefs, where they come from, and how to choose your beliefs moving forward.

Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy