Kate Kayaian is an author, speaker, and career strategist for high achievers who want to build lives of impact, purpose, and sustainable success.  A former professional cellist, Kate performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and recitalist in venues ranging from Boston’s Jordan Hall to leading European concert halls. She trained at the New England Conservatory of Music and held a fellowship with the New World Symphony Orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas.  She is the author of Beyond Potential, a practical guide for high performers navigating the next chapter of their professional lives, and the host of Tales from The Lane, a podcast exploring the hidden challenges and unexpected joys of success. As a sought-after speaker, Kate delivers keynotes and workshops on leadership presence, mindset transformation, and redefining what’s possible for high achievers across industries.

Her Website:  https://katekayaian.com/

Her Quarterly Retreat Planning Guide:  https://mailchi.mp/585d0fbc5a61/quarterly-retreat-planning-guide

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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Ryan is a professional speaker, mindset trainer, executive coach, best-selling author, and podcaster based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  He served 23 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel after forty-two months in combat and a leadership role as a Foreign Service Director.  Ryan’s passion is helping others. He is a recovery advocate who overcame alcohol addiction, and his personal journey informs a compassionate, accountable approach to coaching.  Today his mission is clear: to guide others toward faith, purpose, and transformation—cultivating confidence, restoring hope, and unlocking potential in leaders who are ready to live their best lives.

His website:  https://ourprotectordevelopment.com/

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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My guest today is Dr. Sheila K. Collins, author of the recently released The Art of Grieving: How Art and Artmaking Help Us Grieve and Live Our Best Lives. A grief advocate and international speaker, Dr. Collins brings both personal experience and professional expertise to her work. She has endured the loss of a son to AIDS and a daughter to breast cancer—losses she chronicled in her award-winning memoir, Warrior Mother: Fierce Love, Unbearable Loss and the Rituals that Heal.
With a 40-year career as a therapist, professor, and social worker and a background as a professional dancer, Dr. Collins has helped thousands transform life’s toughest challenges into post-traumatic growth. Her TEDx talk, When Death Threatens Someone We Love, offers a poignant perspective for those supporting loved ones through terminal illness.
She is also the author of Stillpoint: A Self-Care Playbook for Caregivers, now a popular online course for family and professional caregivers.
She currently directs the Wing & A Prayer Pittsburgh Players, an InterPlay-based performance troupe that helps individuals and organizations tell their stories in transforming ways.

Her Website:  https://sheilakcollins.com/

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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This is the place where authors know that every page... is a step forward. Let's move forward together, let's move forward today. Listen now.

Worldwide Successful Musician With 50 Million Listeners & 18,000 Radio Station Song Spins In Previous 13 Weeks In The United States Of America And Across The World Based On Official Industry Standard Digital Radio Tracker Reports  Hollywood Actor Having Written The Crux Of The Script For My Hollywood Movie GOD Myself And In The Process Of Recording The Movie Trailer For My Hollywood Movie GOD.  Published Worldwide Author Of My Book One Nation Under God Available On Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Apple iBooksRepublican Gary Barve For The 48th Presidency Of The United States Of America, Worldwide Successful Musician With 25 Million Listeners & 12000 Radio Station Song Spins, Hollywood Actor, Published Worldwide Author Of My Book One Nation Under God, Entrepreneur, Most Courageous One On The Planet On The Political Stage, Best Candidate Media Interview In The World, America First Patriot And Above All A Believer In JESUS CHRIST As LORD AND SAVIOR.  

His website:  https://youtube.com/@garybarveforusa?si=JDsG-3oTKFbRqYqc

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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Liza Jacob is a seasoned, sharp, and spectacularly listenable audiobook narrator. Liza brings a behind-the-scenes look at what actually makes an audiobook work—from performance choices to production standards. Listeners walk away with a sharper ear, smarter expectations, and fewer expensive mistakes. With 30+ titles under her belt and over 10 accents mastered, she brings cozy mysteries, romance, and fantasy to life with a voice that’s as dependable as it is delightful. 

For indie writers navigating audio, Liza demystifies the process and raises the bar. She helps listeners understand how voice, pacing, and performance directly impact reviews, retention, and long-term sales. With 30+ titles produced across romance, cozy mystery, fantasy, and speculative fiction, she works at the intersection of performance, production, and author intent. Translation: she knows where audiobooks succeed, where they quietly fail, and why.  What makes Liza especially valuable to independent writers is that she doesn’t just narrate books—she understands the ecosystem. She’s worked closely with producers, engineers, and authors, and she brings that insider perspective to authors who are often making high-stakes audio decisions without a clear roadmap. She helps writers see their work the way narrators, listeners, and platforms do—before the money is spent and the reviews are written.

Her Website:  https://www.lizajacob.com/

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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Wendy Bower is an Author that infuses her fun-loving writing style with wisdom that changes perspectives and impacts hearts at the deepest level. She models transformation with vibrant storytelling, offering hope and showing gratitude as a natural outcome to an authentic love relationship with God.   Wendy says a love language she shares with God is the effect certain colors have on her - it's that powerful - which is why she intentionally wears bright colors and fun patterns to spread joy. She is the mother of two adult daughters she adores, is an avid lover of nature and the arts, and has a BA in communication from Messiah University.  This is her story.  

Her Website:  https://www.authorwendybower.com/

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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This is the place where authors know that every page... is a step forward. Let's move forward together, let's move forward today. Listen now.

Adele Royce has published novels including Camera Ready, Princess Smile, and For Position Only, which was a BookLife by Publishers Weekly Editor’s Pick, and Summer’s Blood, which received the coveted Kirkus starred review. An advertising and PR executive, Adele spent most of her career on the Las Vegas Strip, an experience that gave color to her latest novel, Slipper Girl. She is currently working on the sequel to Slipper Girl as well as Deadly Sins, a collection of short stories.  This is HER Story, Listen now. 

Her Website:  https://adeleroyce.com/

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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This is the place where authors know that every page... is a step forward. Let's move forward together, let's move forward today. Listen now.

Soreya James, in her own words:  I have worked for one of the wealthiest men on earth, made and lost everything several times over, navigated some of the darkest terrain a human can endure. Parented solo for twenty years, run over thirty global retreats, held people in their deepest pain and across the threshold of death. Faced three near-death experiences and learned how to be present with all of it."

Soreya James is the voice behind Metamorphosis — a spiritual rebel, trauma thriver and truth-teller with over 25 years of deep, embodied experience. She doesn’t do surface. She speaks what most won’t and guides the kind of transformation you feel in your bones. This is her story.  Listen now. 

Her Website:  http://www.soreyajames.com/

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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This is the place where authors know that every page... is a step forward. Let's move forward together, let's move forward today. Listen now.

My name is Theresa Evans. I am an author and recently published my first book Choosing to Die: A Daughter's Story of  Supporting Her Mother's End of Life Through Assisted Death. I look forward to talking with you about how we show up for someone at the end of their lives - regardless of how they choose to die.

As an ICU nurse, I witnessed death and dying on a regular basis. I considered it a privilege and an honor to be with someone when they died. And then my own mother chose a date with death after years of suffering at the hands of end stage heart failure and COPD.  My mother chose to die with MAiD (medical assistance in dying) on November 15, her 80th birthday. I spent three months with Mom and my sisters before she died. We supported her and each other during this tender time. 
The book gives a first-hand and personal perspective into the experience of navigating anticipatory grief - the emotional distress, anxiety, and mourning we experience before an expected, significant loss. This is about processing one's feelings of grief, sadness, and loss of future, while the person is still present. 

Her Website:  http://theresaeevans.com/

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

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This is the place where authors know that every page... is a step forward. Let's move forward together, let's move forward today. Listen now.

Today's guest is someone who's passionate about shaping young hearts through powerful stories. Kirsten Telan is the author of the children's book, 'A Tale of Two Dogs,' a story that teaches children about kindness, courage and the beauty of our differences. She's also the voice behind the blog, 'The Confetti Effect,' where she inspires people to lead with love, step outside their comfort zones and raise kids rooted in compassion and character through the nine 'fruit of the Spirit' attributes. Whether she's writing, speaking or creating playful tools like finger puppets to bring her stories to life, Kirsten is on a mission to help children and families grow together in heart and spirit. The goal of her children's book and blog is to encourage, educate, entertain and inspire.

Her website:  https://www.kirstennelsontelan.com/

Welcome to the Write Path Podcast, where being an author, an actual author, still matters. This isn't the place for the Chat GPT experts or the AI buffs to churn out soulless content with no heart.  This is the place where authors share their journeys, explore their creativity, examine the "Why?" behind it all and come together to celebrate each other. This is the podcast for authors, about authors, and by an author, where the truth still counts and words still have power. Join Us!  You have a story to tell!

Contact us on all our social media platforms and email us at [email protected]  

This is the place where authors know that every page... is a step forward. Let's move forward together, let's move forward today. Listen now.