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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2026 · 49 MIN

Writer/Life Coach, Barbara Heller Turns An On Stage Panic Attack Into A Life Quest

from Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen · host Straw Hut Media

Barbara Heller talks about walking away from the perfect man just before her wedding and breaking down with a mid-life panic attack on stage and committing to being a Jew to find happiness and trying to live as a perfectionist and being an all or nothing person.  She discusses her one woman show and her ability to get people to explore their life stories through drama to understand who they really are.  She makes Jay explore his deepest fears on the show!  Bio:Barbara Heller is an award winning playwright, podcaster, documentarian, songwriter, 30 year curriculum writer and coach. You may have seen her in the past as a host on tv or heard her voice in blockbuster movies, TV shows and commercials, including Snatched, The Heat, The Arrival, Kung Fu Panda 3, Disney Jr.s’ Vampirina.  Pending on her schedule she can be hired to perform her Award winning One Woman Show, Cosmic Conversations which was performed in 6 countries including at the Edinburgh Fringe or to do a Creative Writing Workshop in your community! Subscribe to her award winning podcast See One Beautiful Soul  here. My mission is to inspire people to let go of their past and heal it through the re-telling of our stories through Inner-Child work and Artistic Expression.  When we gather in community, learn about our origin faiths, and encourage each other to get clear about our Spiritual Values, that is when we soar. May we dance, sing, meditate, pray, forgive past trauma, and thus mirror and heal one another, our families, our larger communities and cause beautiful ripple effects to reverberate and heal the whole world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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