Story-Power

Sarah lives in Lehi, Utah and is a die hard fantasy nerd that can’t stop talking about dragons and anime. She’s trying to get through school by creating her own worlds and characters, and has written six novels. Her latest is YA Fantasy Romance Novel “Stone Cold” containing 308 pages of clean reading published through Morgan James in New York. She makes friends, but only with people who can stand her habit of constantly talking during movies to critique the plot, her memorization of the How to Train your Dragon wikipedia page, and a monologue explaining why Doctor Strange is obviously the best avenger.

Sarah’s Social Media: Website, Facebook, Instagram

  Stone Cold, Sarah Humpherys

Beyond the Darkness, Angie Fenimore

The Giver, Lois Lowry

Delirium, Lauren Oliver

Divergent Series, Veronica Roth

The Hunger Games Series, Suzanne Collins

Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series, Rick Riordan

Harry Potter Series, J.K. Rowling

Greek Mythology

Eragon Series, The Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini

Wings of Fire: Moon Rising, A Graphic Novel, Tui T. Sutherland

Three Dark Crowns, Kendare Blake

Encanto Deluxe Junior Novel, by Disney, Movie, (2021), Directors, Jaren Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith, Written by, Charise Castro Smith

A.D. Trosper, Raven Daughter Series, Dragon’s Call Series

Stacy Bennett, Corthan Legacy Series

Fledgling: A Novel, Octavia Butler

How to Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell

The Dragonriders of Pern, Anne McCaffery

The Wheel of Time: Eye of the World Book One, Robert Jordan

Foundation, Isaac Asimov

The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien

Moby Dick (Complete Unabridged Edition), Herman Melville

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

Skyward, Brandon Sanderson

Red Rising (Red Rising Series Book 1), Pierce Brown

Steelheart (The Reckoners Book 1), Brandon Sanderson

A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

Manga Japanese Graphic Novels available on Amazon

Dr. Strange (2016) Director, Scott Derrickson, Writer, Jon Spaihts, part of the MCU

Iron Man, (2008) Director, Jon Favreau, Writers, Mark Fergus and 7 others, First of the MCU

Spider Man (2017) Director, Tom Watts, Writer Jonathan Goldstein, Actor, Tom Holland Part of the MCU

Thor (2011) Director, Kenneth Branagh, Writers, Ashley Miller and 7 others, Part of the MCU

Sherlock (2010 – 2017) Multiple Directors, Created and written by Mark Gatiss

WandaVision (2021) Director Mark Shakman, Writers, Peter Cameron, MacKenzie Dohr, and 12 others

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) Director, Kari Skogland, Writers, Ed Brubaker, and 10 others

Hawkeye (2021) Directors, Bert, Bertie, Rhys Thomas, Writers, Erin Cancino, and 10 others

Loki (2021) Directors, Kate Herron, Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Writers, Michael Waldron, and 7 others

Black Widow (2021) Director Cate Shortland, Writers, Eric Pearson, and 2 others

Code Name Verity ,Elizabeth E. Wein

The Key To Rebecca,Ken Follett

The Six of Crows,Leigh Bardugo also, Shadow and Bone Trilogy

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Story-Power is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sagewoman.life/

Author, educator, and parent, Barbara Ann Mojica provides tools to inspire, entertain and educate youth.  History is the key to solving today’s problems.  Tired of being bombarded by social media noise? Accept the challenge. Be a truth-teller. 

Barbara Ann Mojica, M.A. S.A.S., S.D.A is a historian and retired educator. Her education career spans more than forty years serving as a teacher, special educator, principal, and school district administrator.

Using the whimsical Little Miss History character to narrate her book series, she makes learning history a fun-filled adventure. Barbara firmly believes, “If you don’t know your history, you don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Barbara’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest

Hudson Valley Tourism

Carole P. Roman, award winning author of over fifty children’s books 

James Patterson, Author and mentor

Clive Cussler, Author of his most continuous series about Dirk Pitt. He is also the founder of NUMA, a non-profit organization that dedicates itself to preserving maritime and navel history.

Jean M. Auel, Author of the Earth’s Children series, including The Clan of the Cave Bear.

The Pulitzer Prize, was founded in 1917 and covers fiction, music, photography, general non-fiction, poetry, drama, journalism and more. Those mentioned: The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck, Arrowsmith, Sinclair Lewis, The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway

Places Barbara has visited:

  The Soviet Union, (now Russia)

  Czechoslovakia

  Hungary  

  Poland

  The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy

  China

Other tourist locations mentioned:

  Scheveningen, Netherlands

  The Grand Canyon

  Niagara Falls

  The Taj Mahal

  The Louvre

  Museum of the American Revolution

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic, they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

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We’re all looking for more – more connections, more love, more understanding. And to laugh along the way. 

I’m the author of several book including Narican: The Cloaked Deception, a science fiction piece about the evolution of souls, and my most recent, Love in a Dying Town is a story about a single father raising his daughter in a dying factory town, showing her right from wrong, even as the world crumbles around them, even as parts of him do as well.

As a writer and as an individual I seek deeper truths that are often hidden in plain sight, or swept under society’s dirty rug.

I am also the host of the podcast – Den of Discussion

Douglas’ Social Media: Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Podcast: Den of Discussion 

Notes to Myself, Hugh Prather

C.S. Forester, or John Forester

Podcast Nature Narratives, Jonathan Bryam

Books by Herman Hesse

  Siddhartha: A Novel

  Demian: The Story of a Youth

  Steppenwolf: A Novel

  The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel

Douglas’ novels: Love in a Dying Town, Narican: The Cloaked Deception, coming soon: A Pebble in My Shoe 

On The Road, Jack Kerouac

Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller

Books by Richard Bach

  Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  One

  The Bridge Across Forever

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

British comedian, improviser, storyteller, actor, writer, musician as featured on Australia’s ABC and the UK’s BBC. Living in Nijmegen, NL, where he moved from Brisbane, AU, Steven has toured and performed in famous comedy clubs and festivals around the world alongside acts such as Stephen Carlin, Damien Power and Greg Shapiro. Since moving to The Netherlands, he has become a cast member, performer and teacher with Amsterdam’s easylaughs, is a regular on the English-language scene around mainland Europe and hosts the popular comedy night LYFAO in Nijmegen. He is one half of Tru2U, was a former performer and teacher with Eindhoven’s Chili Con Comedy and is the host of Real Power Talk, a comedy interview series launched in conjunction with the media company All Things Loud. 

Steven Morgan’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok

Story-Power episode 24, “Every Life is a Library”

David Sedaris, writer, actor

The Mezrab storytelling school in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Magic of Belle Isle (2012) Rob Reiner, Director, Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Madeline Carrol, Stars

Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story. You may have seen my Story-Power posts here. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about your favorite stories, come join me at either SageWoman.life, or patreon.com/StoryPower

Sean Tyler Foley is an accomplished film and stage performer and has been acting in film and television since he was 6 years old after his father passed away suddenly in a motor vehicle accident. He has appeared in productions including Freddy Vs Jason, Door to Door, Carrie, and the musical Ragtime. Tyler is passionate about helping others confidently take the stage and impact an audience with their stories. He is currently the Managing Director of Total Buy In and author of the #1 best-selling book The Power to Speak Naked.

Tyler is a father, husband, son, and performer, in that order. Some days he feels like he has dabbled in every industry on the planet, from oil and gas, to aviation, to film and television, but that diverse experience is what has made him so versatile!

Regardless of the industry or the titles he has held, what they all had in common was promoting and encouraging people to be heard and understood. The skills and resources he has garnered along the way have enabled him to become an entertaining professional speaker and a knowledgeable trainer, who inspires others to reach for their dreams.

With his distinct and direct style, Tyler is emerging as one of North America’s sought-after leaders in the field of public speaking for personal and professional development and would welcome the opportunity to be on your show and discuss the lessons he has learned and the grace he has discovered in each event of his life!

Sean Tyler Foley’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Book: The Power of Speaking Naked

Tony Robbins, Motivational Speaker Website

Les Brown, Motivational Speaker Website

Harv Eker, Business Speaker Website

Maren Ord Burnham, Feather Pen Fairy Tales, YouTube

Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Darmok”, (1991) Season 5, Episode 2

Michelle, Reiki Master, Crystal healer, Health and Vitality Coach, and more.

Brandie Sedore HeartMath Mentor/Coach @HeartMath

Gregg Braden, Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer

Willy Taylor, Drag Queen Mentor

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the author of How to Be Australian, and My Name Is Revenge. Her writing has been published widely. An award-winning speaker, she has a Master of Research in creative writing. Originally from Canada, she lived and worked in South Korea, Mexico and Peru before moving to Sydney, Australia. She lives with chronic illness. 

Ashley’s Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

  Books: My Name is Revenge, How to be an Australian

Armenian Genocide

Consequences of Denial by Aida Alayarian

German extermination of the Herero and Namaqua peoples of Western Africa

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Don’t Look Up, (2021, Netflix) Adam McKay, Director, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett

James and Ashley Stay at Home podcast on Apple

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Episode # 9 The Healing Power of Creativity with Karin Foxwell, Art Therapist

Sarah Sentilles, Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn’t Ours

David Husk Wanbli Weiden, Winter Counts

Wind River, (2017) Taylor Sheridan, Director, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, Gil Birmingham

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Shank, Cognitive Scientist

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

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Gina Clark is an artist, writer, and certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach who believes everyone — even the most logical people — can be creative with just a few small tweaks.

Kaizen-Muse uses small steps, mindfulness, and intuition to gradually build creative momentum without overwhelm. Gina is the founder of Gina Clark Creative, an online community that provides creative resources and coaching for people looking to ignite their creativity.

Gina especially loves to help her fellow left-brained creatives and analytical artists and believes that embracing your creativity is the ultimate act of self-care. Gina lives in Kenora, Ontario, Canada with her husband, 3 children, 2 cats, and a very active mini-Australian Shepherd.

Gina Clark’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest

Jill Badonsky The Muse Is In Website, Book, The 9 Modern Day Muses (And a Bodyguard) Third Edition

Dr. Robert Maurer, Ph.D, Amazon Author Page, Facebook

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Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

Lauren Hunter is a writer who loves exploring the big picture of the journey we are all on together. Her career spans more than two decades in public relations, content marketing, freelance writing, and publishing. She is married to her high school sweetheart, and they live in Northern California with their four children. She can be found online at https://laurenhunter.net.

Lauren’s website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest

Lauren’s books: Write Your Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide to Write Your Life Story Fast,

Leaving Christian Science: 10 Stories of New Faith in Jesus Christ

The Kingdom of Cults: The Definitive Work on the Subject, The Kingdom of the Occult, by Dr. Walter Martin

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, by Brené Brown

Combatting Cult Mind Control: The Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults, Steven Hassan, PhD, website

Rev.com, Where the human voice is understood

Toxic Faith, Steven Arterburn and Jack Felton

The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus, Lee Strobel

Nicene Creed, adopted in 325 by The First Council of Nicaea.

How to Write Your Own Life Story: The Classic Guide for the Nonprofessional Writer, Lois Daniel

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Lauren Hunter, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

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I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Emily McGill is a spiritual seeker, tarot reader, storytelling strategist, and a deep believer in the power of community.  After nearly a decade and a half working in entertainment in New York City as a Broadway and entertainment publicist and communications consultant, her path of self-exploration led to healing and evolution – and reading tarot cards professionally.  

Invited to read tarot for virtual Burning Man 2021 and Brooklyn’s dry speakeasy Club Curious, Emily has also been featured by The Tamron Hall Show, the NY Post, and Thrive Global.  She writes Playbill’s Broadway Horoscopes, and currently in development is her own deck, The Broadway Tarot.

Emily’s passions are unlocking the magic in others, amplifying marginalized voices, offering platforms for open dialogue, and creating meaningful experiences while cultivating community.  She is the co-founder of S.N.O.B. (Sunday Night on Broadway), a popup Broadway industry dance party, a founding member of PR collective Spiral5, and a co-author of S5’s signature course The Career Rebel’s Guide to Modern PR.  

With 20 Broadway credits, Emily has represented the Tony Award-winning productions of A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington, Memphis, Billy Elliot, and Disney’s The Lion King, plus Disney’s Aladdin, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock and CATS, George Takei’s Allegiance, This Is Our Youth, Rock of Ages, Ghost, Elf, and First Date. Since her theatrical start, she’s expanded out to other forms of entertainment, including music, film/TV/streaming, and worked with companies large and small (from Disney, HBO, and Amazon Studios, to boutique talent agencies, internet startups, non-profits, and string quartets. Plus male strippers. Yes, male strippers).

She is also a crazy plant lady and loves to cook.

Emily’s social media: Emily’s website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok

A Raisin in the Sun (2014) Kenny Leon, Director, Denzel Washington, Walter Lee Younger, Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Valerie Harper, (1939 – 2019) The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Billy Elliot: The Musical (Nov. 2008 – Jan. 2012 ) Stephen Daldry, Director, Music by Elton John

Memphis (Oct. 2009 – Aug. 2012) Christopher Ashley, Music by David Bryan

Ghost The Musical (April 2012 – Aug. 2012) Matthew Warchus, Director

First Date (Aug. 2013 – Jan. 2014) Bill Berry, Director

A Raisin in the Sun (2004) Kenny Leon, Director, Sean Combs, Walter Lee Younger, Royal Theatre

Fences (April 2010 – July 2010) Kenny Leon, Director, Denzel Washington, Tory Maxon, Viola Davis, Rose, Tory’s wife

Medicine Cards: The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals, Jamie Same and David Carson, Bear and Company, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Disney on Broadway, The Lion King, Aladdin

Story-Power podcast

Tarot of the Divine, Yoshi Yoshitani

Pippin First Broadway show (Oct. 1972 – June 1977)

Wicked, Original Elphaba, Idina Menzel, Joe Mantello, Director

Lincoln Center, New York City

42nd Street, (Aug. 1980 – Jan. 1989) Gower Champion, Director

Grand Hotel, Two hits for this title. Not sure which one Emily meant

Passion, Stephen Sondheim, Music and Lyrics, Book and Direction, James Lapine

Titanic (April 1997 – March 1999) Richard Jones, Director, Maury Yeston, Music and Lyrics, Book, Peter Stone

Violet, (April 2014 – Aug. 2014) Leigh Silverman, Director, Jeanine Tesori, Music, Brian Crawley, Lyrics and Book

Joseph Campbell,American mythologist, writer, lecturer

The Fountain Tarot, Written by Jason Gruhl, Art by Andi Todaro 

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, (2021) Brené Brown

Marie Forleo

Pam Grout, The Course in Miracles Experiment: A Starter Kit for Rewiring Your Mind (and Therefore the World)

S.N.O.B: Sunday Night on Broadway

Tina Turner: The Musical

The Pictorial Key to the Tarot Arthur Edward Waite, Author, Pamela Colman Smith, Designs

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

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This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Emily McGill, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

Patreon

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

Joseph Lalonde is an award-winning leadership blogger. He helps leaders understand how to use movies to improve their leadership skills and abilities.

Joseph has a unique way of teaching leadership. He found that many leadership training and teaching styles were boring. The way leadership is taught often takes away the fun of entertainment. Joseph believes leaders can learn from movies and that is what he has been doing for the last 10 years, using movies to teach leadership. He recently released his book, Reel Leadership, where he digs deeper into this topic and way of learning.

Joseph’s Website: jmlalonde.com, Book, Reel Leadership

Dr. Maria Church, Love Based Leadership, A Course in Leadership: 21 lessons on power, love and influence

Comic Con

Toastmasters, International

PodMatch A dating service for podcasters

Movie or Cinema Therapy

Marry Me (2022) Kat Coiro, Director

Stanley D. Williams, The Moral Premise

The Greatest Showman (2017) Michael Gracey, Director

Now, Voyager (1942) Irving Rapper, Director

Finding Nemo (2003) Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, Directors

Gregg Braden, Fractal Time, Website

Blacklight (2022) Mark Williams, Director

Brett McCracken

Baby Driver (2017) Edgar Wright, Director

Uncut Gems (2019) Benny and Josh Safdie

The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling

Run the Mile You’re In, Ryan Hall

Team World Vision

“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist

This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Joseph Lalonde, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.