Kia Ora and welcome to episode 44. This is Leisl’s story. Leisl was born in Australia. She’s lived in some remote places there and tells us about them. Then she moved to a few places in Canada and resides there now. Leisl is a writer, actor, mother, wife and criminal justice helper. Leisl shares her story about each of these, but mostly about her writing experience as a published author of four fantasy books. Leisl is positive and happy and by the end of this episode you’ll be in love with her as many are. Welcome and thanks for being here. Enjoy.

Kia Ora and welcome to episode forty three. In this episode I talk about my trip to NZ and how things have been going the last couple of months since Masaru came home. I have Masaru talk to us and then Dru talk to us about their perspective as well. I love this because it’s bringing in multiple stories into one event. I hope you enjoy this intimate episode with the three of us. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

Kia Ora and welcome to episode forty two with Whitley. Whitley has gone through so many things. It’s hard to know where to start. It’s a privilege to have her walk us through her story, from birth, to adoption, to integration and more. Whitley is determined and smart and has defeated the odds by her success in life. I’m excited for you to sit and get to know her a little better and be educated a little more on race as well as what we can do in the face of trauma and tragedy. I’m grateful to give her her story and hope you’ll come give her your time. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

Kia Ora and welcome to episode forty one with me. I havn’t talked about my story since April of last year! So I figured it was time to sit down and have a one on one about how these last few months have been since then. I go through my highlights of the last few months then dive a little deeper into some personal family things that we’re going through as of recent. I’m glad you’re here and hope you’ll come and listen and connect with me. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

Kia Ora. Welcome to episode 40 with Topher. Topher is a husband, father and battalion chief in Davis County, Utah. Topher sits down with me and talks about his story starting from firefighter, all the way to where he is now. He didn’t always want to be a firefighter and shares with us how this came to be. We’re so lucky to have people like Topher who are willing to fight fires and save lives in our areas. So come and listen to his story. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

Kia Ora and welcome to episode thirty nine. My mother is back for round two of her story. She was in the USA for this episode and so I got to sit with her face to face. It was epic and the better way to do it for sure. Mum shares with us her life from 12 years old to when she met my father. She wraps up a couple of lose ends from her first episode and then we dive into torture, sports, perverts and more. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did and learn more about the 60’s and 70’s way of living. It sounds like a hoot. Enjoy

Kia Ora and welcome to episode thirty eight. In this episode I introduce you to Dana. Dana and Jason were married young and had five children. They were best friends and worked like yin and yang together. Jason was a lover of the outdoors and mountain biked whenever he could. He was full of lots of ideas to make biking better, in the community. He started a website, then had a crazy idea to make a yearly challenge to bike around 230 miles of trails for ‘fun’. Jason’s life was cut short before he could put it out there himself. Dana and Jason’s friends decided to go for it and started what we know as the ‘Boise Trails Challenge’ in memory of Jason and it’s been going ever since. Jason’s presence is still felt around the Boise community and Dana shares with us what her life was like before and after Jason’s passing. Her insights are informative, raw, educational and emotional. I look forward to you being able to get to know Dana and her story and to learn from what she’s learned, being thrust into a life and situation that she never asked for or expected. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

Kia Ora and welcome to episode thirty seven. This episode I introduce you to my eldest son, Masaru. He just graduated in May of this year. So I have him sit down with me and talk about some of the ups and downs in his short life here. I love that I was able to capture a little of his story and be able to share it with you. Please come listen to his story and get to know us a little more. Ka kite ano au i a koutou.

Kia Ora and welcome to episode thirty six. Meet Ashlee. Ashlee was visited by detectives one night and told her husband had been shot twice and had died. The events that have unfolded in her life since then have been mind boggling. Ashlee shares with us her story of coming to grips with the tragedy and betrayal of that night and her path forward with healing and coming to grips with her new reality being a single mum with five kids. Ashlee teaches us how she’s been able to move forward. She’s published three books and has a blog about her path. She speaks publicly and has coaching available on her website. Sitting with Ashlee taught me a lot and I hope it does for you as well. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

Kia Ora and welcome to episode thirty five with me. In this episode I talk about a breakthrough therapy session I had with Kate and share it with you all. I talk a little about this long winter and the ups and downs with my seasonal depression with it. I also touch on parenting and how that’s going with my four kids and Dru by my side. It’s been a little tough. But we keep going right. I hope you can find comfort in this episode. I hope something can help you not feel alone, or maybe a little more educated or just supported more in your roles. Thanks for listening. Ka kite ano au i a koutou