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The Detour Podcast
by Sheila Shynski
“Every road is the ‘right’ one if you take the Detour moments in life and make it part of the journey. Conversations with fellow travelers who have had a Detour moment in life as well as those who love to create adventure through travel. Heartfelt lessons on the Human Journey mixed with practical advice for touring the world. One Part Human Experience, One Part Travel Experience. Take the Detour...Enjoy the Wander!
Episodes
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Rebecca & Beth | Hope Reunited: An Adoption Story 27 years in the Making
In her freshman year of college, Beth Cole found herself in a detour situation that would change her life forever. Fast-forward 27 years later, in the middle of a pandemic, Beth receives a call that the baby she had given up for adoption was searching for her. Through the help of...
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Lea | I Did Not Miss The Boat
Lea Tran is a dynamic speaker who experienced a harrowing journey of escaping Vietnamese communists to seek freedom in the late 70's. At just 16, Lea, her parents and siblings boarded a boat in hopes of a better life. After being raided by pirates 4 times and floating directionless with a broken...
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Gatton | More The Same Than Different
GATTON You're going to want to remember this name because in the very near future I predict you'll be saying " I heard him when..." This talented, heart-centered young man is going to make a huge impact in the world! I can see his name in lights. Wise beyond his 22 years, Gatton is a singer,...
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Debbie W. | I Love Jesus and My Gay Son
Debbie is a Christian mom of 4 boys. She grew up with a Christian Family, went to Christian school, married a Christian man and even won an award for Best Christian Testimony, three times! She and her husband were involved in ministry and they turned to the Bible and pointed their children to God...
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Stephanie | Author of Empty Spaces
Stephanie Leroux is a novice author with a love for writing fictional novels. Though she had a passion for making words dance on the page since college, she didn’t start to write seriously until she was encouraged to use her stories to touch readers’ lives. Her first book Empty Spaces came to her...
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Sandy | Havana
Virtual Travel Stop in...Havana, Cuba! Our guest Sandy tells us about her visit to Havana as a port of call during her belly dancing cruise. Lots of adventures ensue as we learn about the world famous Tropicana Night Club, the sights and sounds of Havana and the Cuban culture. Grab your mojitos &...
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Lisa | California
Another Virtual travel destination as we vacation with Lisa and her family through California. Enjoy this chat and let your mind wander & senses imagine a road trip that... Tastes like warm tortillas & delicious wine Feels surprisingly cool & not humid Smells like a walk through magnificent…
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Luanne | Buenos Aires Argentina
Our passports are on the shelf right now so let's do some Virtual Travelling! Our first stop is Buenos Aires, Argentina with our guest Luanne! Let your imagination explore as we chat about the sights to see, culture, people, food & more. Here's some hints to get your senses intrigued It tastes…
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Debbie | Our Journey with Guillian- Barre Syndrome
Debbie Franek, and her husband Andy, were very intentional in raising their 3 children. They made great effort to follow healthy habits, have great nutrition, use holistic healing & natural products, instill an appetite for learning, a strong faith and to be in service to others. When their...
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Tammy |Suicide Prevention and Education through the Bobby White Foundation
Suicide. It's a word that has a stigma. It's a word that's hard to say and talk about. But, for those who have been affected by it, it's a word that's even harder to live with, and that's why Tammy White has a mission. Through the Bobby White Foundation, she and her volunteers hope to change the...
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Marcia | S.A.W.P.A. Technique for Anxiety Control and Decision Making
Today's episode is recorded via ZOOM while we all #StayHome to combat the COVID 19 virus. Sheila talks with Marcia J. Kozera, MA, the President/CEO of LIVEFULL Consulting Company, about using her SAWPA strategy when trying to control anxiety and make tough decisions. Marcia used her education in...
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Tina | TalkingTruth About Addiction
Tina Levene is a motivational Speaker, an Author of 5 books, a Staff Development Trainer and advocate for youth. She has been a Christian Talk Radio and TV show Host as well as a clean Comedian. In today's episode, she shares the Truth about a past that is barely recognizable to her now. That…
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Rebekah | Finding my "Shiny" through Meditation
This episode is like The Karate Kid, Gremlins, and Eat, Pray, Love rolled into one. After a chance meeting with an "odd little Japanese man", Rebekah's life began to change in ways she could not understand. It sent her on a journey that would change everything about what she thought was possible...
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Sharon | EMPOWER to HEAL NOW
Sharon Kistler is a popular motivational speaker and effective Empower Life Coach and healer. She is passionate about helping others to heal emotions in order to remove blocks, behaviors and limiting beliefs that hold us back. As a EFT Emotional Freedom Practitioner and REIKI Master, she uses...
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Nicole | 16 y/o Loses 110lbs & Finds her Passion
Continuing with the Body, Mind & Spirit Series, we meet Nicole a 16 y/o who has lost more than 100 lbs! She was always a "chubby kid" that loved cookies and junk food, and loved to binge eat with her friends until she realized that her poor food choices were standing in the way of her goals and...
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Lisa | Wheelchair Fitness
As part of the Total Wellness: Body, Mind, & Spirit Series, we chat with Lisa Cunnard, who was born with spina bifida and is wheelchair bound. Although most of us do not have these same physical challenges, many will relate to her story nonetheless. Last year, after a struggle with health issues,...
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Dee | OMG...Dee's Gonna Lose It!
Could you ever imagine losing over 100 lbs? What it would take? How hard it would be to start and stay committed? How big of a mountain it would be to climb? As the first interview of 2020, and part of the Total Wellness: Mind, Body, & Spirit series, Deanne (Dee) Wilson shares her journey to do...
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2020 New Series Sneak Peek
We will continue on into 2020 with MORE AWESOME GUESTS! Listen to this sneak peek about what's coming up in the New Year on The Detour Podcast! CALL TO ACTION! Your first goal of 2020 should be.... to RATE, COMMENT & SHARE this Podcast! Seriously, if you have enjoyed the content, giving 5 stars...
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Bob & Sheila | Poland Should Be at the Top of Your Bucket List
Our host Sheila Shynski & her husband Bob share all the reasons you should put a visit to Poland at the top of your Travel Bucket List. They'll give you the tips and tricks they learned after visiting Krakow, Warsaw and other places in Poland. You'll learn ...how to get around ...what the Poles…
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Colleen | Cultivating Success through "Stages"
Colleen Kavanaugh, Your Gig Girl, is an Emcee, Speaker/Trainer & Event Specialist. Colleen has worked a variety of events and "Gigs" ranging from 20 to over 1000 attendees in different industries such as Entertainment, Experiential Marketing, and Business Meetings & Conferences. She has worked as...
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Liz | No Ordinary Liz: A Foster Care Hero
In Honor of National Adoption Month, Liz Sutherland joined us to tell her foster care story. Liz grew up with no identity. She has no memory of her first few years of life, outside of being dropped off at a stranger's house when she was a child. Liz and her siblings lived in an abusive home with…
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Stephanie | The Boy Who Couldn't Eat
Can you imagine receiving a diagnosis for your sick child that meant he would not be able to eat food? No food. No birthday cakes, no school snacks or pizza parties. No Halloween candy, Thanksgiving feast or Christmas cookies. Not even a regular sit down family meal. Can you imagine? At the age…
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Jenna & Mirelle | PART 2 A Surrogacy Baby Story
Mirelle & Reto, who live in Switzerland, tried for 8 long years to have a family. After multiple miscarriages, In Vitro Fertilization attempts, and countless doctor visits, they were told there was no hope that Mirelle could carry their child. They decided to adopt & when that fell through, too,...
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Jenna & Mirelle | PART 1 A Surrogacy Baby Story
Mirelle & Reto, who live in Switzerland, tried for 8 long years to have a family. After multiple miscarriages, In Vitro Fertilization attempts, and countless doctor visits, they were told there was no hope that Mirelle could carry their child. They decided to adopt & when that fell through, too,...
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Clestine | Get "Souled Out" to Your Purpose
Clestine I. Herbert started out “following the money” to a career in Engineering. Just two years into that career, she quickly realized she was not on the right path. It took 6 more years of asking God to put her on a new detour toward her TRUE purpose. Now known as Clestine, the Purpose Coach…
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Brad & Jazzy | A Year Without Shelly
It's a year after we recorded "Shelly the Bellydancing Mama and her Fight with Breast Cancer"- the very first episode of this podcast. At the time of recording (Fall 2018), we didn't know that Shelly would be giving up her cancer-ridden body to move to Heaven just a month later. What was a friend...
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Maureen| BREAKING NEWS! You have Cancer.
Maureen Famiano has spent over 30 years as broadcast media specialist working as a reporter in NY & executive producer of morning entertainment television for Daytime on NBC-WFLA and Great Day Live on CBS-WSTP in the Tampa Bay Area. In addition to booking interviews, profiling celebrities,...
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Sara | Surviving the Killing Fields
Sara Im is an inspirational speaker & the author of the book How I Survived the Killing Fields, a story of Hope, Love and Determination. Sara shares her story of the fateful day when she was rounded up by the Khmer Rouge Communists, along with the whole Cambodian population. Sara endured four...
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Cynthia | How to Avoid Dying at an All-Inclusive Resort
Have you heard the awful stories on the news of Americans being killed, robbed & kidnapped while on vacation? At least 10 American citizens have died after an apparent sudden health issue in the Dominican Republic since June 2018! The FBI is investigating the very suspicious circumstances...
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Michelle | From Bad Habit to Sweet Success
Small business owner Michelle Palisi turned a $2 a day savings into “Chocolates By Michelle”. Her local sweet shop has been serving hand-dipped chocolate creations to the Tampa Bay Area for over 35 years! She shares her detour into chocolate making, what she’s learned by running a small business...
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Dorothy | A Detour towards TRUE Wellness
A prophetic warning by her mother on the night before her death to “Take care of yourself so you can take care of others” placed Dorothy on a Health Detour that includes beating breast cancer, a period of temporary paralysis, brain tumor scare despite “normal” test results. Dorothy has found a...
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Joe & Helena | You Should Write A Book!
Has anyone ever told you that you should write a book? Do you have a story written that the world needs to hear but you're unsure how to edit, publish and promote it? Joe and Helena Trangata, a husband and wife duo, share the nitty gritty of writing, editing, publishing, creating a cover,...
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Melanie | Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy
You start a diet or a change in lifestyle. This time I’m gonna do it! I’m ready, wiling and informed! I can do this!! Then about two weeks later, you start to slack, lose motivation, cheat on the diet. Why can’t I do the things I desperately WANT to do?? Sound familiar? Melanie Milletics tells us...
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Lauren | Life,Love, & Alzheimers
Lauren Dykovitz is a blogger, writer, & daughter to her mom Jerie, who has been living with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis for the past 9 years. Lauren shares her journey as a caregiver and all of the very real parts of loving someone living with Alzheimer’s. A must listen! Visit...
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Jackie | JR World Travel You Dont Know What You Dont Know!
Conversation with New Zealand native, World Explorer, Land & Sea Travel Consultant & Owner of JR World Travel, and future author...the notable Jackie Skelton! 😊 If you know Jackie, I’m sure you are thinking “oh I gotta listen to this!” and if you don’t already know her- you will definitely gain...
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Kim | Hot & Holy Sex
Kim Moore, a speaker & author who teaches us what she found when she went looking for SEX... in the Bible! Like many women, Kim was taught 2 things about sex-“wait until marriage & then don’t deprive each other.” The mixed messages of “Don’t Do It” & then “Make Sure You’re Doing It Well” left Kim...
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Vanessa | GOT Aliens?: A Modern Immigrant Adventure
It’s not a tabloid heading but the real-life story of Vanessa, a UK transplant, mom, wife of a male model(!) and owner of GOT jewelry. She shares her story of being a modern day US immigrant, a legal alien in a new land & the challenges it brings. Hear the detours of getting to America, starting…
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Sheila & Carmen: Long Lost Family Found with DNA Test Kits
The Popularity of DNA Testing kits for Genealogy has given rise to the discovery of unknown biological match ups. Sometimes, it amounts to more than finding distant 2nd cousins on Grandma's side. Family secrets, adoption details, and unanswered questions all get revealed when the genes match up!…
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Jayde| Little Travelers in a Big World
If travel with kids sounds like no vacation at all, you’ll definitely want to listen to this great conversation with Jayde Gray! Today’s episode focuses on navigating the world with little travelers. We share tips for Before, During & After to avoid pitfalls & meltdowns so you can actually relax…
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Kristine B| Fostering A New Life
What was supposed to be a relaxing first day of summer turned into a huge detour when Kristine suddenly became a widow. Hear the remarkable story of a single mother who decided to take this detour opportunity and become a blessing to others. In this episode, you'll hear how Kristine began a new...
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Jennifer| Travel with a Group or Travel Club
Conversation with Jennifer about travel with a group or travel club. Host Sheila & Guest Jennifer share Tips, Benefits, Pros, & Cons when considering this type of travel.
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Yodeling through Switzerland
Host Sheila and fellow traveler Lisa give the ins and outs of traveling in Switzerland! Tips on What to See, What to Bring, & How to Save in one of the most beautiful but more expensive destinations.
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Mona: Heart-led Multi-prenuer
Mona Giordano, Inspirational Speaker, Author & Coach and is self-described “multi-preneur” combining her gifts, experiences, & heart in multiple ways to help others on their journeys. Her Detour story is a true miracle. As you watch, you’ll hear how a liver transplant rerouted her path and saved...
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Madison Miller: SparkTheWay.org
Did you know 1 in 100 college students is a cancer survivor? When Madison Miller was diagnosed at age 20, she found herself part an often ignored demographic of cancer patients, those ages 18-39. Finding little support for herself, this detour ‘sparked the way’ toward a passion for helping other...
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10 Big Dont's for Healthy Travels
This episode is full of things you shouldn’t do(& the things you should) to stay healthy when traveling. Expert & common sense tips that will help you stay healthy and avoid a Detour to the hospital or clinic. Subscribe, Comment & Share! Visit theDetourPodcast on Facebook! For information or to...
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Kristine-Choose your own Detour
Sometimes Detour Moments are thrust upon us and give us no choice but to change. But did you know you can CHOOSE to have a Detour? You can seek out change without a catastrophe? Listen as Kristine tells about the decision she made with her husband to leave tropical paradise for adventure…
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Tina details how a trip to the Philippines changed her whole life!
Tina talks about how a trip to the Philippines changed her whole life when she brought home the best souvenir...a husband. Also how she works from home teaching kids in China!
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Jenna prayed for a raise to travel, gets PAID to travel
Jenna originally took the traditional college route and landed a great job hoping to save some money for travel. She then found the answer to her prayers did not come in a pay raise, but in a job CHANGE and an opportunity to get PAID to Travel! She encourages others to stop thinking about what…
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The JOY of Travel on 78 cruises
My Conversation with “Master” Traveller & Tough Cookie, Joy! She’s gone on 78 cruises and countless other trips...all over the world! This awesome lady shares Detour moments, travel tips, & a really cool Millennium story!
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Sheila & Bob: Our Story, Detours, Travels & this Podcast
You’ll definitely want to hear the Detour Moment(s) that led us to begin traveling and to the creation of this podcast. It includes our love story, medical scares, and even an offer to work for the mafia! Be sure to listen to the end for practical travel tips, too! Interact with fellow Travellers…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
“Every road is the ‘right’ one if you take the Detour moments in life and make it part of the journey. Conversations with fellow travelers who have had a Detour moment in life as well as those who love to create adventure through travel. Heartfelt lessons on the Human Journey mixed with practical advice for touring the world. One Part Human Experience, One Part Travel Experience. Take the Detour...Enjoy the Wander!
HOSTED BY
Sheila Shynski
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“Every road is the ‘right’ one if you take the Detour moments in life and make it part of the journey. Conversations with fellow travelers who have had a Detour moment in life as well as those who love to create adventure through travel. Heartfelt lessons on the Human Journey mixed with practical...
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