Truth and Double Daring

Diane and Dottie were both enthralled with Stephanie's stories of making a sustainable world governed by the values of making the best, most sustainable journey imaginable. Her travels--- past, present, and future--- to further her learning and support for indigenous tribes only begin to tell the stories of heartbreak, death, and life-long commitment. A powerful topic...

The topic of money normally creates a loaded conversation. For Dottie and Diane, however, this conversation ran the gamut, with lots of warmth, understanding, and listening. Money, judgment of oneself or others, and a sense of lack frequently go together. In this discussion we look at what money means, what visions we create around lack, and what they all mean to each of us. Questions such as "What do we value?" "What constitutes a sense of lack?" and so much more. Join us and ask yourself some of the same questions.

Patrice Tanaka, founder of Joyful Planet, LLC, has an absolutely appropriate name for her business.  After leaving her home state of Hawaii and arriving in NYC, Patrice became a highly successful award-winning entrepreneur in marketing and branding. She now has the best brand of all, with love and joy fitting so well together. She has recognized that joy in any company is a competitive advantage, and that the more employees, C Suite, and investors she can reach, the far better a business world we will have.  In supporting her commitment to share that love and joy, she calls on everyone with whom she works to identify their purpose and live in the authentic joy of knowing why they are here. Her middle name means "child of love" and it surely fits. 

As an experienced divorce attorney, Morghan Richardson has strong thoughts on what needs to happen for yourself and your family to come through a very difficult process whole in the best, most efficient, and most humane way. In this interview she shares the life lessons she has learned through her own divorce and that of the many clients she has worked with, what can keep a couple together, and how to go through a divorce with the least amount of pain possible. Morghan readily shares what she has learned about the power of clear and honest communication and how powerful it is in all circumstances. Whether you use mediation or decide to 'lawyer up', she can support you with her wisdom and experience. As a woman who has herself truly come out of divorce, via her clients she still deals with it daily, helping them undertake a clean, honest, assessment of how to stay whole, let go, and move on.

"I believe we each have the power and ability to go through trauma and come out whole." In this hour with Lisa, you hear first-hand the absolute power of the soul and the mind to come through incredible trauma and fly. As a child who was assaulted from a very young age, Lisa knew that someday she would be free. And once she was, she would bring many others with her into freedom. Lisa has created a program that supports rape and incest survivors through the normal stages of surviving to thriving. However, Lisa adds on another step: a final step for world transformation. It calls all those who work with her, or even hear her speak, to let their light shine so that others can begin to shine as well. It is what each of us is called to do, and Lisa is a pure example of this.   Listen to an inspiring and motivating hour that will leave you with the knowledge that anything is possible in the human spirit.

To say this is a powerful podcast would be a rash understatement. Brandon Peele shares his journey from an affluent but "soul-starved" upper class upbringing and receiving an MBA from Columbia University to living a life of purpose. To summarize a wonderful story, as with many, a journey of fast living and self-destructive behavior led him to seek a life that was fueled by purpose and equity. 

He sought out Purpose work, creating a program to initiate youth to adulthood and responsibility, and teaching/coaching in corporations as well as for so many others what it means to be an authentic man living on purpose. The discussion of balancing the archetypes of Warrior and Lover to present as a powerful and compassionate warrior was heart-warming and inspiring.

Who knows where his future will lead him but the House or Senate could certainly use a Global Purpose Caucus. I know one man who could represent us well in either segment of government and who would have my support every step of the way.

Spending an hour with Dr. Meg Haworth is an amazing journey into witnessing what the human form can endure and still come out shining. Dr. Meg shares her love of life, her willingness to go forward, and her humanity of understanding we all go forward, then back, and then forward again. She, however, did it in ways never imagined - lightening strike and all.

Adoption has many myths around it. While some adoptees want to find their birth family, others do not. Some adoptee parents want to be found; others do not. For Dottie, her birth father, when found, wanted nothing to do with her. He had a new life with three adult children and wanted to be left alone. Out of curiosity, Dottie joined ancestry.com in order to find out anything she could about him but realized that without birthdates, etc., there was no way to begin. Although ancestry.com had her DNA, she simply stopped looking. Miraculously, eleven years later her aunt, at eighty-four years young, decided to go on ancestry.com to search out relatives. Out of the blue Dottie was notified that someone with 14,763 identical markers was looking for her - and so a new, or continuing, story began, with three sisters, nineteen cousins, and one aunt and uncle to meet...

In speaking with or listening to Dr. Bridget you can easily get lost in all she has to say. Her history of abuse and her ability to turn everything around to support herself, her daughters, and all her clients is absolutely awe-inspiring. While giving a TedX talk, Bridget froze, walked off the stage, and 30 seconds later returned better than ever – an absolute demonstration of how she does life. She had it all together, blanked, left the stage, breathed, reviewed her materials, and returned. There is no problem she will not see through to the end. Healing and moving forward.

Do yourself a favor – listen in!

On the podcast this week we talk about a topic close to both our hearts: the power of friendship, specifically the enormous power of female friendship. We go deep into what true friendship really entails, how to authentically honor the friends we have, and how to set boundaries so we give our best and can be truly present with our friends. Join us for a soul-stirring hour of how being a best friend to someone else means, at its source, being the best friend to yourself.