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This is a podcast about human evolution – the personal kind. Join Host Beth Huddleston as she has conversations with people from all over the world and all walks of life who have lived through often challenging circumstances, learned and grown from them, and gone on to create something new for themselves and others.
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S3E6 Exploring Identity After American-Indian Transracial Adoption
Susan Devan Harness is the author of Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption, a memoir describing her experience as a transracial adoptee removed from her American Indian home and adopted…
S3E5 Shining Light on Profound Aspects of the Mexican-American Experience
Reyna Grande is an award-winning novelist and memoirist. She is the author of the bestselling memoirs, The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home, where she writes about her life before and…
S3E4 Rediscovering Her Authentic Self and a Daughter Given Up After a Secret Teenage Pregnancy
Judy Liautaud is the author of two memoirs, the first titled “Sunlight on My Shadow: A Birth Mother’s Journey From Secrecy to Renewal,” and the second titled “South of Ordinary: A Moving Tale of…
S3E3 Finding Peace After Family Dysfunction, Abuse, and the Absence of a Legendary Filmmaker Father
Nicca Ray is the author of “Ray by Ray: A Daughter’s Take on the Legend of Nicholas Ray,” a blend of memoir and biography about her famous father and the impact of his absence in her life. She is…
S3E2 Exploring Vietnamese-American Identity, Family Dynamics, and Two Vietnams
Christina Vo is a Vietnamese-American writer and the author of two memoirs, one titled “The Veil Between Two Worlds,” and the other a dual memoir written with her father called, “My Vietnam, Your…
S3E1 Surviving Combat and Internal Battles
Ron Jansen is a Marine combat veteran and the author of a memoir titled, “An Otherwise Healthy Person: A Marine’s Story of Going to Fallujah and Fighting to Come Home.” In our interview, he discusses…
S2E12 Healing From Family Violence and a Mother’s Murder
Shelly Edwards Jorgensen is the author of a memoir titled "Beautiful Ashes: A True Story of Murder, Betrayal, and One Woman’s Search for Peace.” In the memoir and in our interview, Shelly talks about…
S2E11 Cultivating Wellness Through Native Culture
Donell Barlow is a prolific author, having published a memoir called "Medicine Tracks,” two children’s books called “Bigfoot and Lightening Bug” and “Creature Teacher Yoga,” and a poetry book titled…
S2E10 Healing from the Fallout of a Parent’s Attempted Suicide
Amy Turner is a schoolteacher, former lawyer, and author of a memoir called “On the Ledge.” The memoir tells the story of her father’s attempted suicide when she was four years old, the…
S2E9 Embracing Positive Words and Deeds from Uganda to the US
Gilbert Mfitundinda is the author of a book titled, “Life’s Lens: Looking Through the Eyes of a Compassion International Child” a memoir about his life growing up in extreme poverty in Uganda and…
S2E8 Forging into the Wilderness as an Environmental Scientist
Michelle Schuman is a retired ecologist who specialized in wetland science and environmental policy in Alaska for more than four decades. Part of her work in Alaska included acting as a first…
S2E7 Understanding, Surviving, and Healing from Narcissistic Abuse
Randi Fine is a pioneer in the narcissistic abuse movement and a narcissistic abuse expert and coach. She is also a podcast host and the author of a book called “Close Encounters of the Worst Kind:…
S2E6 From a Chaotic Upbringing to an Abundant, Compassionate Life
Rick Evans is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, activist, veteran, and author of a book titled, “My Life for Yours,” a memoir about the challenges he's overcome in his life. In our interview,…
S2E5 Navigating Life as an Iraqi During and After the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
My guest today is Lamees Al Ethari. Lamees holds a Ph.D. from the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo in Canada, where she teaches creative and academic…
S2E4 Surviving the Deaths of Two Children
Susan Hutchinson is the author of a book called “Forever with Me,” a memoir about the lives and tragic deaths of not one but two of her daughters within a five-year time period. In our interview,…
S2E3 An Inspired, Resilient Journey Through a Life with Crohn’s Disease
Brad is the author of a book called “Lemon Belly: A Memoir of Resilience and Crohn’s Disease.” The book describes the inspired way in which he has tackled decades of serious health challenges due to…
S2E2 Sustaining a Bold, Adventurous Spirit Despite Setbacks
Heather Bond is the author of a book called “Athena Rising,” a memoir about the extraordinary experiences she’s had in her life and how they ultimately led her on a path of self-discovery and…
S2E1 Recovering From Anorexia and Creating a Nourishing Life
Shani Raviv is the author of a book called “Being Ana: A Memoir of Anorexia Nervosa.” She is also the creator of “Journey Writing Circles,” a group healing experience in which women and teen girls…
S1E10 Kristin Joy Lavin on Love, Loss, and Signs from the Afterlife
Kristin Joy Lavin is the author of “The Butterfly Promise,” a memoir about love, grief and the afterlife, particularly as they relate to her relationship with her beloved grandmother. She talks with…
S1E9 Latrea Russ on an Empowered Approach to Hardships and Disability Challenges
Latrea Russ is an author, disability-empowerment coach, and speaker. Her most recent book is a memoir titled “It's Not What It Looks Like: I'm Not Doing That Anymore.” She talks with Beth about how…
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