Whispers & Bricks

Donika Gunther has an inspiring story a teacher and mindset coach and teacher. She is the co-founder of mindfulness with a purpose. She immigrated to the United States from Albania for a better life for her and her family. She has overcome many bricks living in Albania during the war, immigrating to a new country, the tragic loss of her three brothers, and a divorce. Through it all, she has listened to whispers and keeps going teaching and helping others to have the confidence to follow their dreams. It is a remarkable story you don't want to miss!

Nidhi Belani shares her amazing story with us. She spent years trying to get a job with Singapore Airlines. She loved her job and `was really good at it. She had a brick thrown at her when she had an accident in the shower and could not return to her job. She listened to the whispers and created a new career for herself. She became an interview coach to help other people in their careers. She someone that never lets anything stop her. It is a story you don't want to miss!

Chana Studley has a remarkable story to share. She has had an amazingly interesting and successful career in Hollywood working on the sets of many notable films including The Flintstones movie and Babe In The City to name a few. Before she started her career during college and a few years after she was hit with three large bricks she was the victim of three muggings. She not only overcame those traumas but has listened to the whispers and used her experience to help others suffering from trauma and chronic pain. This is definitely a story you don't want to miss!

Part 2 of Harry's amazing story. He shares how he recovered from his physical and emotional pain. What he learned from his experience and the whispers that kept him going. It is an amazing story that you don't want to miss!

Allison Arnoff is a remarkable woman who never let any brick stop her. She had a successful tech career with 5 startups she worked for being acquired and two getting IPOs. She was one of the only women in her position in tech. She left her career to follow her dreams and start a coaching business for leaders in tech. She was a Division one swimmer and a triathlete. In 2020 she was on an easy bike ride and felt chest pains. She had to have open-heart surgery there were complications, she was in a coma for 6 days and had to learn how to walk again. She overcame those bricks and has started her business again. She shares her story and how she listened to the whispers to overcome all the bricks. She shares tips on how to make it through even the toughest bricks. It is remarkable and truly inspiring story you don't want to miss!

Tami Berry was a well-respected surgeon in Philadelphia. She had spent years of time, energy, and sacrifice to get to where she was. Until one day she realized what a big impact stress was having on her life. Stress went from something that fueled her to something that made her feel burned out. This was a huge brick for her. She tried to find resources to help her and couldn't find any so she decided to create her own. The whispers led her to combine her medical expertise and become a coach teaching other people what she learned about avoiding burnout. She shares her journey and tips on how to avoid burnout. It is an interesting story that should help anyone who struggles with stress and burnout. You don't want to miss it!

In part one of this two-part interview Harry Waizer a dear friend of mine shares his own harrowing story of being in the first tower when it was attacked on 9-11. He describes the huge bricks he faced, how he survived, how he got out of the building, healed both from his many physical injuries but also emotionally having lost most of his coworkers and friends. It is a heartbreaking and inspiring story that you don't want to miss!

Debby Montgomery Johnson accomplished women she was a paralegal, she had served in the air force as an intelligent officer who suddenly lost her husband. She was faced with the burden of grief and the task of running his business. She wanted to start dating but wasn't sure how to start she turned to online dating. She fell in love with a man with whom she had months of long conversations, she met his family and friends online and through that time sent him money. She would discover that the man she thought she was talking to wasn't the same person. She had been the victim of a fraud. She describes how it all happened, the bricks she faced in getting over the heartbreak, and the financial loss. How she listened to the whispers and turned this terrible experience into a way to help others who have gone through a similar experience and to prevent others from going through the same thing. She explains how common it is and how to prevent it from happening to you or someone you love. It is an important and interesting story you won't want to miss!

Bella Paige was an award-winning showjumper at the age of 15 with the Olympics in her sights when she started having debilitating headaches. She would later find out they were a symptom of multiple concussions she suffered during her career as a showjumper. Her symptoms made it hard for her to get out of bed much less pursue her love for show jumping. She shares her struggle, how she overcame the bricks she faced to graduate from University, and the whispers that helped her find a way to help others going through similar struggles. A truly inspiring story you don't want to miss!

This is the long-awaited second part of my interview with Trish. This part is all about what happened after. How I took the enormous brick that 9-11 threw at me, overcame it, and turned it in a way to help others