Stories that Empower

Laurel's dad was battling cancer.  She left her career as an attorney to run her father's business.  She shares her advice of self care, sitting in silence to listen to our inner voice/intuition and to surround ourselves with positive people.

Dermot experienced the loss of his spouse. He learned to create something new to focus on and to take him out of that zone. This helped him to create separation from his loss. Dermot Breen retired as Deputy Chief Executive from the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland in 2016 following the death of his wife, Jacqui, due to ovarian cancer. In 2015 he completed a 1000km walk round the Ulster Way in Northern Ireland and in 2016 he completed a 1000km across the North Coast of Spain following the Camino Del Norte. Both walks were in memory of his wife and also to raise funds for cancer research. To date he has raised over £30,000 (over $40,000). His first book, 'The Edge: Walking The Ulster Way With My Angels & Demons' was published in 2017 and he has just completed writing his second, which is based on his Camino experiences. He is a keen walker and surfer and currently resides in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with his 24 year old daughter. He also has a 26 year old son living in Berlin. https://www.facebook.com/1000k4j tags: stories that empower, stories, story, that, empower, storiesthatempower, podcast, hope, inspiration, inspire, inspiring, lift up, light, motivate, motivation, motivating, loss, heal, healing, coping, dealing, trust, Sean, Dermot, Breen, 1000k4j, Ireland, Jacqui, ovarian, cancer, 1000km, Ulster, Way, Northern, Ireland, Spain, Camino, Del, Norte, The Edge, Walking, Ulster, Way, Angels, Demons, walker, surfer, Belfast, Northern, Ireland

Dermot experienced the loss of his spouse. He learned to create something new to focus on and to take him out of that zone. This helped him to create separation from his loss.

Matthew reminds us to cherish and be thankful for the little things in life. We should strive to transform what's happening to us into tools that we use in the future. Also, we should find ways to connect to people. Matthew "Levee" Chavez is the creator of Subway Therapy, an ongoing immersive project in the subway stations of New York City that has been awarded the Municipal Art Society's 2017 Brendan Gill Prize. A believer in the therapeutic power of communication, he has worked in the field of education in a variety of different roles, including at a magnet school for students with autism. He lives in Brooklyn. https://www.instagram.com/subwaytherapy/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/subwaytherapy/ http://www.subwaytherapy.com/ tags: stories that empower, stories, story, that, empower, storiesthatempower, podcast, hope, inspiration, inspire, inspiring, lift up, light, dark, motivate, motivation, motivating, Sean, matthew, chavez, matthew chavez, levee, subway, therapy, subwaytherapy, new york, communication

Matthew reminds us to cherish and be thankful for the little things in life.  We should strive to transform what's happening to us into tools that we use in the future.  Also, we should find ways to connect to people.

Joe encourages us to see the world from the perspective of others. He reminds us that people don't buy things that are cheap. They buy things that they want/need and that solve their problems. Joe Kashurba grew the freelance web design business that he started in high school into a digital agency with a virtual team and clients around the world. He went from building $300 websites to building $30,000 websites and managing 6-figure digital advertising budgets for some of the largest manufacturing and construction companies. Joe now advises and mentors other freelance web designers and digital agency owners on how to develop and scale their businesses. http://joekashurba.com/ https://www.facebook.com/joekashurba https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-kashurba-8b664519/ tags: dark, empower, hope, inspiration, inspire, joe, joekashurba, kashurba, lift, light, motivate, motivation, podcast, sean, stories, storiesthatempower, story, that, up, freelance, web, design, website, advertising, digital, business

Joe encourages us to see the world from the perspective of others.  He reminds us that people don't buy things that are cheap.  They buy things that they want/need and that solve their problems.

When difficulties happen, Tricia believes that it is not an end, but rather a beginning. Also, if our map changes, we should trust and believe where we are being led. In addition to working in the entertainment industry, Tricia Brouk applies her expertise as a director and writer for film, television and theater to the art of Big Talks and Keynotes. She nurtures speakers using the same techniques she does with actors by guiding them to become their most vulnerable selves in order to truly connect with their audience. She offers speakers a new point of view on what a Big Talk can be and how to achieve their goal, and often times, their dream, of taking a Big stage. She's the Executive Producer of TEDxLincolnSquare has worked on Black Box on ABC, The Affair on Showtime, Rescue Me on Fox, and received a Golden Thumb award from Roger Ebert for her work John Turturro's Romance and Cigarettes, where she worked closely with James Gandolfini and Kate Winslet. The series she directed, Sublets, won Best Comedy at the Vancouver Web-Festival, The I Love New York Award at The New York Web Fest and Official Selection at The LA Web Festival. She's written two musicals, a play, a sitcom pilot, and is currently writing a show called Mothers and Daughters based on interviews she's had with women from the ages of 12-90. You can listen to Tricia's podcast The Big Talk on iTunes where she interviews people who talk for a living. [email protected] @yourbigtalk on Twitter @Triciabrouk on Facebook https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciabrouk/ tags: stories that empower, stories, story, that, empower, storiesthatempower, podcast, hope, inspiration, inspire, inspiring, lift up, light, dark, motivate, motivation, motivating, Sean, Tricia, Brouk, Tricia Brouk, thebigtalknyc.com, yourbigtalk, triciabrouk, entertainment, director, writer, film, television, theater, speaker, actor, big, talk, tedxlincolnsquare, golden, thumb, award, john, turtorro, james, gandolfini, kate, winslet, sublets, musical, sitcom, mothers and daughters

When difficulties happen, Tricia believes that it is not an end, but rather a beginning.  Also, if our map changes, we should trust and believe where we are being led.

Akshay overcame drug addiction, PTSD from fighting the war in Iraq with the US Marines and alcoholism that pushed him to the brink of suicide. He has since explored the most hostile, and awe-inspiring environments on the planet, started a nonprofit foundation and built a business helping people live limitless lifestyles. Combining his life experience with years of research in science and spirituality, he wrote a book called "Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear Into Health, Wealth and Happiness." Of the book, The Dalai Lama said "Fearvana inspires us to look beyond our own agonizing experiences and find the positive side of our lives." www.fearvana.com [email protected] tags: stories that empower, stories, story, that, empower, storiesthatempower, podcast, hope, inspiration, inspire, inspiring, lift up, light, dark, motivate, motivation, motivating, Sean, Akshay, Nanavati, akshay nanavati, fearvana, fear, vana, ptsd, alcoholism, drug, addiction