From Dartmouth to Addiction to Legacy with Kenneth Miller

Design your legacy with confidence at www.designurlegacy.com! Are you ready to shape your legacy based on your values?  -Foster care. Not belonging. No one to call Mom. Foster Dad shot Foster Mom. Alcoholic foster father whose wife out-earned him. Hid from father due to fear, fear that could be cut like a knife. No sense of identity. Need to be liked. College drinking that turned to 20 years of addiction. Cutting when his world was a ‘façade’. Inability to say ‘no’. Fear of dying alone. Homelessness. Burglary. Armed robbery. Kidnapping. Prostitution. Prison. Situational ethics.In this episode, Angelina Carleton speaks with Dartsmouth graduate Ken Miller about forgiveness and living 21 years clean now. He share his story to “take away the power of the secret” so his honesty can set others free from their addiction of 'leaving this reality in all its different forms'. He speaks about how he knows how it feels to feel dirty, where there is not a shower long enough though he is free from shame today. Tune in to hear how love is not logical, the myths around healing and how Ken became ‘spiritually balanced’ in ‘being well’ for the design of his legacy.-Kenneth Miller, CFRE is the president and lead consultant for Denali FSP Fundraising & Grant Consultants, a fundraising and grant consulting firm located in Bellingham, WA. Raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Ken graduated from Bartlett HS in 1980, he then attended and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1984. Ken was awarded his Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) designation in 2016 and received his AFP Certified Master Trainer (CMT) certificate in 2017. In 2020, he was awarded the Outstanding Professional in Philanthropy by the AFP Alaska Chapter. Ken is a past member of the of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Global (AFP) board of directors, the African American Development Officers (AADO) board of directors, and the Men of Color in Development (MOCID) advisory board. He is also a member of both the America Grant Writers’ Association and Grant Professionals Association.-At Legacy Planning©, we work with accomplished entrepreneurs, wealth creators, and family stewards who are ready to turn their success into lasting significance.Our bespoke coaching and advisory practice helps you clarify what truly matters—beyond balance sheets and business exits. We guide you in aligning your values, wealth, relationships, and impact into a living legacy you can lead with confidence today, and pass on with purpose tomorrow. Whether you're navigating a personal transition, succession planning, or seeking deeper meaning after financial success, we provide the structure and space to ask life's most important question: What will you leave in the hearts and hands of others?Because legacy isn’t what you leave behind—It’s how you show up now.-Looking for a meaningful gift for the visionary in your life? Give the gift of clarity, purpose, and legacy with a personalized coaching session from Design Your Legacy©. Perfect for birthdays, milestones, or major life transitions—this gift card opens the door to deeper impact and intentional living. www.angelinacarleton.com/gift-cardBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/design-your-legacy-life-lessons--6631446/support.