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Empowered Conversations
by Precious Dee
Welcome to Empowered Conversations, a podcast where we dive into real, unfiltered conversations about life, health and career. I'm Precious Dee. This show is for people who are building lives on their own terms while managing real constraints – career pivots, health challenges, family expectations. People who refuse to wait for permission to live with purpose. We're talking honest chats, inspiring stories and motivation. Join us as we explore what it means to be empowered, and how we can support each other, one conversation at a time.
Episodes
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Somatic Healing and Nervous System Regulation – Leslie Draffin
Do you look capable on the outside—but feel anxious, reactive, and disconnected on the inside? Have you tried therapy, meditation, and mindset work—but still can't stop the spirals, feel safe in your body, or access your intuition? Leslie Draffin is a trauma-informed somatic practitioner and...
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Untangling Your Story: Why Your Past Still Matters – Michélle Konson
Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, "Why do I keep doing this? Why do I keep repeating the same patterns—the same fights, the same fears, the same feelings of not being enough?" Michélle Konson is a speaker, writer, Story Work guide, and the creator of the Untangling Your Story…
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Transformed by Grief, Not Defined by It: A Father's Story of Loss and Gratitude – Mark Stackpole
Today's conversation is a tender one. It's about loss—the kind of loss that changes you forever. It's about a father who lost his 22-year-old daughter to leukemia. And it's about what happens after—how a family navigates a new life, looking for joy and gratitude amidst heartbreak. Mark Stackpole...
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Some Dreams Are Worth Keeping: Living Well with Bipolar Disorder – Susan Johnson
What if a diagnosis didn't mean the end of your dreams—but the beginning of a different, deeper journey toward them? Susan Johnson graduated from Drake University with a B.A. in Sociology. Since her diagnosis of Bipolar 1 in 1995, Susan's true passion in life has been to help break the stigma of...
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From Scribbles to 38 Books: A Teen Author's Journey – Shanti Hershenson
What were you doing when you were twelve years old? For most of us, it was homework, maybe sports, maybe figuring out who we were. For today's guest, it was publishing her first novellas. Shanti Hershenson's first two novellas were published when she was in the sixth grade—although her writing...
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Transforming Conflict Into Intimacy – Valerie Greene
Have you ever found yourself in the same fight with your partner—over and over again? Or maybe you keep attracting the same unavailable person, just in a different body? Or you're successful in every area of your life except love? Valerie Greene is a master relationship mentor known for her...
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Creativity, Recovery, and a Life of Adventure – Dave Letterfly Knoderer
What happens when the thing that threatens to take everything from you becomes the doorway to your greatest purpose? Dave "Letterfly" Knoderer has spent more than fifty years as a creative—as an author, an artist, an award-winning entertainer, and an entrepreneur. His mission is to enhance the...
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The Prime Performance Process: How to Look Good, Feel Good, and Do Great Things – Rob Tracz
Have you ever felt like you're doing everything right—working hard, hustling, pushing—and still feeling stuck? Like the momentum you once had has disappeared, and no matter how hard you try, you can't get it back? Rob Tracz is a high-performance coach, speaker, and creator of the Prime…
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Why You're Finding Out About Food Recalls 3 Days Too Late (And How to Fix It) – Jordan Robinson
When was the last time you found out about a food recall? Was it from a headline you scrolled past three days too late—after you'd already fed it to your kids? Most people find out about food recalls from a headline they scroll past too late. That gap between a recall being issued and a family...
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A Place of Love & Light: Reconnecting with Your Inner Wisdom – Ellen Edmondson
Today, we're exploring something that touches every single one of us—the quiet pull inside that says there's more to life than what we're living. But how do we actually hear that voice? And more importantly, how do we learn to trust it? Ellen Edmondson is a multi-award-winning author, intuition...
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Religion Unburdened by Belief: Mapping Mysticism, Psychedelics, and Mental Health – Joshua Pritikin, PhD
What if the less you believe, the closer you get to genuine religious experience? Joshua Pritikin, PhD, is an Internal Family Systems Certified Practitioner and author of Religion Unburdened by Belief. He counsels individuals and couples in Oregon. Before that, he spent years on Wall Street...
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Bringing Stories to Life: Audiobooks, Acting, and Persistence – Kris Keppeler
Has anyone ever told you that you couldn't do something—that you didn't have the talent, the voice, the ability—and you believed them? Kris Keppeler was told at 13 that she'd never learn to sing. And she went on to sing in choirs, perform in musical theatre, and eventually become a professional...
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The Release Exercise: How to Detach from Old Identities – Leo Dulay
Have you ever felt stuck—not because you lack motivation, but because you're trapped in an identity that no longer fits? Like you're living someone else's life, carrying past versions of yourself that you've outgrown? Leo Dulay is a transformational coach who specializes in helping people heal…
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The Agreeable Child: When Being "The Nice One" Becomes a Way of Disappearing – Bradley L. Gabbert
What happens when being "the nice one" becomes a way of disappearing? Bradley L. Gabbert is the author of The Agreeable Child: A Yogic Journey from Tragedy to Triumph—a memoir about childhood trauma, people-pleasing, finding your voice, and discovering that healing can begin decades after the...
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Leadership with a Servant's Heart: Developing Excellence and Influence – Dr. Kevin Wayne Johnson
What makes a great leader? Is it charisma? Vision? Decisiveness? Or is it something deeper—something that often gets overlooked in our culture's obsession with power and position? Dr. Kevin Wayne Johnson believes the answer is simple, yet profound: the heart of a servant. Dr. Johnson is the…
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What Men Don't Say Out Loud: Male Desire, Loneliness, and Fantasy – Pepper Kat
What do men say when no one else is listening? What do they desire, fear, and struggle to tell the people closest to them? Pepper Kat is a former television news producer turned adult-industry professional, podcast host, and founder of Design Your Dreamgirl®. As the host of the two-time...
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You're Not Under-Training, You're Under-Recovering – Dr. Steve McGough
Have you ever felt like you're doing everything right—training hard, sleeping enough, taking all the right supplements—and still feeling wrecked? Like your body just isn't recovering the way it should? Dr. Steve McGough is the co-founder of Women and Couples Wellness, inventor of the hi® massage...
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Is Poetry Dead? A Veteran's Mission to Bring Epic Poetry Back – Peter Gunn
Is poetry dead? In a world of short-form content, endless scrolling, and shrinking attention spans—does epic poetry still have a place? Peter Gunn says yes. And he's not just saying it—he's building it. Peter is a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran turned bodybuilder, guitarist, and myth-maker. He's…
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Making Friends Is a Real Social Problem: Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic – Gabor Kadas
When was the last time you made a new friend? Not a connection on social media. Not a colleague you chat with at work. A real friend—someone you can call when you're having a bad day, someone you can show up for, someone who shows up for you. If you're struggling to answer that question, you're…
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Predicting the Unpredictable: Wars, Hurricanes, and the Future – Eric Leigh-Pink
What if someone could see the world of tomorrow? What if they could warn us about the tragedies coming at our doorstep—not to frighten us, but to give us a chance to change course? Eric Leigh-Pink is a psychic who endlessly lives in the paranormal, predicting the world of tomorrow with the help…
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Ride4Rights: A Bike Protest Across America – Teddy Bloom
What would you do if you believed so strongly in something that you were willing to spend your entire life savings on it? Teddy Bloom spent the money he had saved to purchase his first home on a cross-country bicycle ride—a peaceful protest against the heightened polarization and divisiveness in...
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Becoming The Empress Lioness: Rising from Survival into Sovereignty – Karen R. F. Mitchell
Have you ever been the strong one? The one who holds everything together for everyone else—while quietly falling apart on the inside? The one who looks successful on the outside but is still learning how to heal on the inside? If so, today's conversation is for you. Karen R. F. Mitchell—also…
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Beneath the African Sun: A Fifty-Year Journey Through the Heart of Africa – Barry Maughan
adventure—when you pack up your life, put your family in a Volkswagen Kombi Bus, and drive eight thousand miles from Egypt to the southern tip of South Africa? That's exactly what Barry Maughan did. And he did it without GPS, without cell phones, without any of the modern electronic tethers that...
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Your Story Is Still Being Written: Write It on Purpose – Kristan Swan
She spent years coaching entrepreneurs and leaders to build successful businesses. Then she realized that talented, visionary people were held back because they didn't truly know themselves. And she was doing the exact same thing in her personal life. Kristan Swan is a life and spiritual guide...
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Is Your Way In Your Way? Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Imposter Syndrome – Cassandra Crawley Mayo
Have you ever felt like you were standing in your own way? Like there was something—some habit, some belief, some fear—that was keeping you from the life you knew you were meant to live? If so, you're not alone. Cassandra Crawley Mayo is an author, speaker, and mentor with over 25 years of...
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What Actually Heals Human Beings? – Dr. Fred Moss
What if everything you've been told about mental illness—about diagnosis, about medication, about being broken—was only part of the story? What if healing isn't about fixing what's wrong with you—but about remembering what's already right? Dr. Fred Moss is a psychiatrist, healer, speaker, and...
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Writing as Empowerment: Helping Women Turn Their Lives Into Legacy – Teresa Rodriguez
Have you ever felt like you have a story inside you—but you're not sure if anyone would want to read it? Or maybe you've wondered if your voice matters, if your experience is worth sharing, if you have anything to say that could actually help someone else? If so, you're not alone. Teresa…
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The Answers Are Already Inside You: Quantum Hypnosis and Inner Clarity – Ali Christos
What if I told you that the answers you've been searching for aren't outside of you, they're already inside you, waiting to be accessed? Ali Christos spent more than 15 years in business and real estate before a divorce, an encounter with mortality, and years of Vipassana meditation pulled the...
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Healing Hidden Bruises: Finding Hope After Domestic Abuse and Abortion Trauma – Arlene Lehmann
Some wounds are visible. Others are hidden—buried so deep that even the person carrying them may not have a name for them yet. Today's conversation is about those hidden bruises. Arlene Lehmann has spent more than 30 years helping women recover from domestic violence and abortion trauma. She has...
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How to Stay Politically Engaged Without Becoming Spiritually Owned – Brian Drinkwine
Have you ever felt like your faith and your politics have become tangled up in a way that doesn't feel right? Like the fear, the outrage, and the need to win have started to shape you more than the love, the grace, and the peace of Jesus? If so, you're not alone. Brian Drinkwine is a pastor,...
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The Art of Practice: How to Reclaim Your Creativity – Patrick Williams
Do you remember when you were a child—when creativity flowed as naturally as breathing? For most of us, somewhere along the way, we lost that. We were told to grow up, to be practical, to stop daydreaming. And we believed it. But here's the good news: creativity can't be lost. Misplaced…
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Letting Go of Perfectionism and Finding God in Everyday Life – Marcia McFarland West
What happens when you let go of the need to be perfect and start experiencing the presence of God in everyday life? Marcia McFarland West is the award-winning author of Perfect Glory: 21 Spiritual Insights for the 21st Century. Her book is a deeply personal guide to Christian spiritual growth,...
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Grief Education: What Nobody Tells You About Grieving – Lisa Rites
There's a conversation we all avoid. We don't know what to say. We're afraid of saying the wrong thing. So we say nothing at all. It's the conversation about grief. Lisa Rites spent over 40 years as a Respiratory Therapist before becoming a Certified Grief Educator, Certified Grief Coach, and...
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Breaking Cycles and Finding Your Way Back to Yourself – Angel Willard
What does it mean to come home—not to a place, but to yourself? Angel Willard is the author of Fighting to Come Home, a powerful memoir about trauma, survival, motherhood, incarceration, and the long journey toward healing. Her story is deeply personal—she's survived life-changing trauma, chronic...
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Rethinking Your Relationship with Work – Tony Tenaglier
Why do so many successful people feel like they're winning at work but losing themselves? Tony Tenaglier is an aerospace Quality Manager, PhD researcher in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, and host of two podcasts—Work Sucks, But I Like It and Yoga is a...
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A Warrior's Journey from Chaos to Purpose – Joe Gonzalez
What if I told you that someone knocked on heaven's door three times and was turned away each time? That's exactly what happened to Joe Gonzalez. Joe is a disabled Navy Seabee who has survived tragedy on and off the battlefield. He's battled depression, rage, PTSD, and addiction. He's sat with...
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Politics, Technology, and the Power of Listening – Elias Martin
What happened to respectful disagreement? When did we lose the ability to talk to people who think differently than we do? Elias Martin is a New York-based thinker, researcher, and history enthusiast who hosts the Politically High-Tech podcast . He explores the roots of America's increasing...
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The Art of Deep Conversation – Houston Pierce
What happens when you combine a mechanical engineer, a wedding DJ, a film critic, a podcast host, and someone who's worked as a tour guide, Uber driver, and janitor at an industrial bakery? You get someone with a lot of stories and an endless supply of questions. Houston Pierce is the host of…
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Cheers for a Good Life: Building a Life That Truly Matters – Kirana Sidin
There are moments in life that stop us in our tracks. Sometimes it's a crisis. Sometimes it's a quiet realization. And sometimes, it's a single word from someone we love. For Kirana Sidin, it was her youngest child calling her "jobless." That stung—not because it was entirely wrong, but because…
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See Us, Know Us: The Power of Storytelling and Disability Advocacy – Zazel-Chavah O'Gara and Jennifer Chassman Browne
What happens when the body you've always counted on starts to change? When the identity you've built feels like it's shifting beneath your feet? Jennifer Chassman Browne was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at just six years old. She was active, athletic, and full of life—and over time, her…
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Genuineness in Trauma Therapy – Dana Singer
what if the most important quality in a therapist isn't their credentials or their techniques—but their ability to be genuinely present in the room? Dana Singer is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and the owner of Trailhead Wellness. She specializes in trauma work, blending traditional...
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The Last Word in Marketing: Writing, Editing, and Finding Your Voice – Louise Harris
I've heard it said that "every person has a book in them"—but I think it's more accurate to say that every person has a story. The problem is, most people don't know what to do with it. Louise Harris has spent 30 years helping people find the words—whether they're writing a book, launching a...
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How Trauma Processing Is Different From Talking About It – Sally-Anne Haug
What if you looked fine on the outside—but didn't feel fine on the inside? What if you were capable, responsible, successful, and the person everyone else relied on—but underneath, you were running on anxiety, perfectionism, and an exhausting need to stay in control? Sally-Anne Haug is an EMDRIA...
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A Story of Purpose, Creativity, and Never Giving Up – Nancy Ensley
At some point in life, many of us start hearing messages about what we're supposed to do. Slow down. Be careful. Act your age. Nancy Ensley doesn't seem particularly interested in any of that. Nancy has lived many lives: nurse, educator, hospice specialist, consultant, mother, grandmother,...
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Polemics: Turning Political Chaos into Poetry and Prose – Andrea Ledew
If you've been paying attention to the news over the last decade, you know the feeling—the whiplash, the division, the constant sense that the ground is shifting beneath our feet. Andrea Ledew has done the opposite of tuning out. She's spent ten years chronicling it all—through poetry and prose....
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What Color Is Your Brain? Decoding Personalities for Better Relationships – Sheila Glazov
Do you ever wonder why some people are a pain in the neck and others are a song in your heart? Are you curious to know why some of your team members behave like gold medal winners and others function like aliens from another planet? Sheila Glazov is a best-selling author, award-winning…
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Thriving in the Middle of the Struggle – Jane Rogers
What do you do when your brain becomes your most unpredictable sidekick? Jane Rogers has spent more than three decades asking that question—and she's learned to laugh at the chaos, the cringe, and even the curveballs. Diagnosed with epilepsy at 13, Jane's life took a wild turn full of seizures,...
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Sales Is a Human Process, Not a High-Pressure Event – Klyn Elsbury
She was born with cystic fibrosis. Her life expectancy depended on how well she could negotiate for treatments that didn't exist yet. Today, she's one of the world's longest-living people with CF—and she's redefining how sales is taught, experienced, and executed. Klyn Elsbury is a sales...
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Turning Complex Learning into Engaging Experiences – Jackie Pelegrin
Have you ever sat through a training session or an online course that felt like watching paint dry? That's because information alone isn't learning. Learning happens when information is designed in a way that actually connects with people. Jackie Pelegrin is an award-winning instructional…
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Escaping the Hamster Wheel: How to Take Control of Your Finances Without Stress – Dwight Heck
Have you ever logged into your bank account hoping to see a zero balance—because that would actually be a relief compared to the overdraft? Dwight Heck knows what that feels like. As a single father of five, he spent years buried in financial stress, emotional exhaustion, and what he calls "quiet...
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Welcome to Empowered Conversations, a podcast where we dive into real, unfiltered conversations about life, health and career. I'm Precious Dee. This show is for people who are building lives on their own terms while managing real constraints – career pivots, health challenges, family expectations. People who refuse to wait for permission to live with purpose. We're talking honest chats, inspiring stories and motivation. Join us as we explore what it means to be empowered, and how we can support each other, one conversation at a time.
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