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Episodes

July 27, 2022

Episode 37: Pursuing Good Enough with NICU doc Dr. Susan Landers

Dr. Susan Landers is a neonatologist who worked full-time in the NICU for over thirty years and raised three children to young adulthood. She achieved many academic and professional accomplishments, and she encountered chall…
Guest: Susan Landers
July 20, 2022

Episode 36: Pursuing Open Conversations With Teens with Cai Graham

Cai Graham is a Parenting & Teen Mentor, Podcaster, International Speaker and Amazon #1 bestselling author of The Teen Toolbox™. Her mission is to help parents to support their children so that together we can build a mental…
Guest: Cai Graham
July 13, 2022

Episode 35: Pursuing Mental Toughness with Clifford Starks

Clifford Starks is a Coach and Consulting looking to help entrepreneurs get their time back by focusing on what they love and delegating out what they don’t. So that they can live in their greatest truth and create impact th…
July 6, 2022

Episode 34: Pursuing Justice with Rachel Bruno

Rachel is a Nashville based author, and advocate for parents that have been falsely accused in the child welfare system. Her book Fractured Hope: A Mother's Fight for Justice has been featured in top podcasts such as the Je…
Guest: Rachel Bruno
June 29, 2022

Episode 33: Pursuing Soul Care with Kelly Skinner

Kelly Skinner is the founder of Soul Care, a day retreat center in Urbana, Illinois that provides resources to nurture the soul, space for stillness, and a community to support spiritual growth for people of all faiths and n…
Guest: Kelly Skinner
June 22, 2022

Episode 32: Pursuing Health In The Real World with Chris Janke

Chris Janke has a fitness trainer and founder of the Health In The Real World Podcast. He's the author of five books. He's the father of four kids under age 10, and lives in San Jose, California. Follow Chris on YouTube Chec…
Guest: Chris Janke
June 15, 2022

Episode 31: Pursuing Healthy Foster-Parenting and Step-Parenting with Debbie Ausburn

A social worker turned lawyer, Debbie Ausburn has spent decades raising other people’s children as a foster parent and stepparent. Her children have taught her that, even though she was their Plan B parent, she could forge s…
June 8, 2022

Episode 30: Pursuing a Miracle with Kaj Smit

Kaj Smit is a 19 year-old guy from the Netherlands. This is the story of how he went from a fit young man to a vegetable in mere hours. He shares his incredible story and the lessons he learned along the way. Connect with Ka…
Guest: Kaj Smit
June 1, 2022

Episode 29: Pursuing An Examined Life with Dr. Gwendolyn Dolske

Gwendolyn Dolske PhD is a professor in the Philosophy Department at Cal Poly Pomona. She is the author of academic essays and the book Tips From The Professor A Guide to College Success. She teaches Philosophy of Sex and L…
May 25, 2022

Episode 28: Pursuing Humor In Mid-Life and When Your Kid Goes To College with Sharon Brecher

Today, I am so thrilled to introduce you to Sharon Brecher. If you are in midlife and you are sending kids to college, or if you're a woman in midlife and are experiencing those lovely symptoms that come along with midlife, …
May 18, 2022

Episode 27: Thriving After Cancer with Amor Traceski

Amor Traceski is a two-time cancer survivor, motivational speaker, life coach, and author of The Cancer Patient's Reference Manual: Been There, Done That: Practical Tips and Wisdom From Cancer Survivors For Cancer Patients.…
May 11, 2022

Episode 26: Pursuing Vitality When Your Body Hurts with Terry Tucker

Terry Tucker is an international podcast guest on the topics of motivation, self-development, and mental health. He has been a college basketball player, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, a SWAT Team Hostage N…
May 4, 2022

Episode 25: Pursuing Finding Your Voice with Joyfully Cricket

Joyfully Cricket began her journey of transformation at the age of 20 when she experienced a personal tragedy. She made the choice to allow this tragedy to propel her into a life of spiritual and personal growth, to make mea…
April 27, 2022

Bonus Episode: Jonny McCoy's Story (Accompanies Episode 24)

This is the episode that contains Jonny's story. It accompanies episode 24. This story documents abuse suffered over the first decades of his life from those who should have been protecting him. Support the show (https://www…
April 27, 2022

Episode 24: Pursuing Mental Health with Jonny McCoy

In October 2009, I witnessed a suicide while being unlawfully detained in a jail cell in Columbia, S.C. Although my case garnered national attention and I won the lawsuit against my wrongdoers, my mental health plummeted. As…
April 20, 2022

Episode 23: Pursuing Calm When You Feel Anxiety

Jenna has been a therapist specializing in OCD and anxiety + related conditions since 2008. She's always been an anxious child and adult but knew from an early age that challenging herself was better than giving in to fear. …
April 13, 2022

Episode 22: Pursuing Peace While Parenting (or any time)

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April 6, 2022

Episode 21: Pursuing Your Story with Perry Power

Perry Power is a storyteller, author, coach, and charity co-founder. Ranking up 2.3M likes and 125k followers on TikTok, Perry's message of helping sexually abused survivors break their silence speaks to the hearts of many a…
March 30, 2022

Episode 20: Pursuing Healthy and Happy Habits

Jason Harwood has worked with hundreds of small businesses around the world. His input on happier habits has helped many achieve not only a higher level of productivity but a greater sense of happiness in their lives. With h…
March 23, 2022

Episode 19: Pursuing a LEGACY

“Curator of a Bigger Vision Within,” Mark Smith specializes in speaking from his personal experience of trials and tribulations in life. His desire to chronicle CHOICES and share the “journey” of his life, resonates with eve…
March 16, 2022

Episode 18: Pursuing Health When It Seems Too Hard

David Hernandez is passionate, inspiring, and motivated. He believes that each of us was designed to live a life of purpose. He truly cares about people and wants them to get results, so that they can live the life they want…
March 9, 2022

Episode 17: Pursuing College Savings For Kids

Brad Baldridge is a College Funding Specialist who has helped thousands of families plan and save for college with smart and proven strategies to save time, money, and stress. As a financial expert, blogger, and host of the …
March 2, 2022

Episode 16: Pursuing Light When You Can't See

Kevin Lowe believes everything in this life happens for a reason and a good reason at that. And this is true, even after losing his ability to see. Fueled by a strong desire to ignite a sense of hope and optimism into the wo…
Feb. 23, 2022

Episode 14: Pursuing Better

Brian coaches lots of leaders. With clarity and confidence, Brian’s clients lean into their strengths and become even more fruitful. Serving as the Executive Director for Coach Approach, Brian now leads the charge in helping…
Guest: Brian Miller