23-29. Venting Frustration.

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Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from July 18th

Can you sense my frustration and disappointment, and is it completely understandable? I have been nurturing this dream of creating a book for “Our Forgotten Children” for years, and it’s a noble cause. I have extended invitations to people I’ve interviewed, offering them a chance to participate for free and even promising that the proceeds will go to their charities. Yet, the silence from their end is disheartening. It’s natural to question their lack of response. Are they not interested in the book, the work involved, or is it something to do with me? These doubts can indeed shake one’s confidence and make one question the viability of the dream. I’ve got a publisher lined up, but I need the authors to produce the content. They had expressed interest initially, but now their silence is deafening.

Yes, I’m venting. Yes, I’m confused. And yes, I’m disappointed. But does this mean the end of the book? Or is it just another detour on this journey? Sometimes, it’s necessary to take a step back, reassess the situation, redirect our efforts, or even re-invite potential participants. It’s not easy, but it’s part of the process.

Indeed, we all encounter roadblocks in various aspects of our lives, be it work or daily routines. These challenges often prompt us to question our actions and decisions. Am I doing this right? Should I even be doing this at all? For me, the book is the right path, but I’m left wondering if I’ve invited the right people. Wearing all the hats can be overwhelming, especially when you’re passionate about the cause. This project is a fundraiser for organizations that serve our children, and while I can’t afford to pay anyone, I wish I could find someone who shares this passion and would love to embark on this journey with me. I have a publisher lined up, and to cover her costs, I’ll be organizing a fundraiser. It’s a lot to manage, but I believe in the cause and the impact this book can have.

So it leaves me with the option to invite different people to embark on this journey, both as the author and someone who wishes to help me by wearing a hat that is wobblily on my heard, yet fits them perfectly.

I will take a few days to ponder, and then, reach out to some new people working with children and see where it goes. Thats is what we have to do, right! pivot how ever frustrating it can be, go with the flow.

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 IG23-29. Suzanne Anderson “Walking your Path”

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Ignite Your Heart and Soul with Sara Troy nd her guest Suzanne Anderson, on air from July 18th

 Suzanne Anderson recently released her new book You Make Your Path By Walking: A Transformational Field Guide Through Trauma and Loss on June 13, 2023, published by She Writes Press.

When her beloved husband took his life, and with it her life as she knew it, Suzanne Anderson faced a choice: would she be broken down and defeated, or broken open and transformed? Part memoir, part guidebook, You Make Your Path By Walking accompanies readers on their own journeys through the barren landscape of trauma and grief, offering comfort, guidance, and inspiration to make meaning out of loss. Whether you are going through a personal dark night or struggling with these uncertain and disruptive global times, this book offers a proven pathway to allow the breaking down to be the breaking open into a whole new way of living, loving, and leading.

Drawing from her years of exploration into the development of human potential and the personal, shattering journey of loss, Suzanne guides you to make your own path through the darkest of times—and to become a light in the world that others can look to in their own times of need.

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SuzanneAnderson, MA, is the founder of The Mysterial Woman, a psychologist, author,coach, leadership consultant, and transformational teacher. Her pioneering work inguiding others to awaken their full Feminine and Masculine strengths combines insightsand practices from ancient wisdom, depth psychology, and modern neuroscience. Shehas dedicated the past thirty years to decodingan embodied, integral, and acceleratedarchetypal pathway to unlock the next level of our innate potential. Combining hergraduate studies in women’s developmental psychology together with her decades as aleadership consultant,Suzannewisely guides women to awaken to the next level ofconsciousness and leadership capacity, making the changes in themselves they want toshape in the world. She facilitates global online programs, workshops, and retreats, andis the coauthor of the triple award-winning bookThe Way of the Mysterial Woman:Upgrading How You Live, Love, and Lead.Just as she and her co-author had completed the first draft of their book and were readyto launch new programs, her beloved husband committed suicide. Within a few monthseverything she had held most precious was cleaved away like a giant iceberg falling intothe sea–and she was standing on the edge of a very new life. She experienced how TheWay of the Mysterial Woman held up, and this transformational journey cemented hercommitment to making this pathway available to as many people as possible. Her newbook,You Make your Path by Walking: A Transformational Field Guide ThroughTrauma and Lossdescribes how her shattering breaking apart was also a profoundbreaking through to a deeper experience of her true nature. Due out in June, 2023.Originally from Canada,Suzannenow lives in Seattle, WA. To learn moreaboutSuzanneand her work, please visit MysterialWoman.com.

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TSM23.29. Allison Ockenden’s DNA Jewellery and Keepsakes.

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On September 18th 2015, I had the biggest life changing event happen to me and my family to date. I lost not only my best friend and fiancé, the man my children saw as Dad, I lost my future. I was forced to not only say goodbye to the man I loved but to be the one to give the official words to turn off the life support machines keeping him alive.


Once I discovered DNA jewellery and keepsakes I knew this was my purpose in life. To ensure no other families have the same regret of not having something to hold onto after losing someone taken too early. While we focus on loss we also celebrate the good times too.

Every aspect of my business is in memory and honour of Manny, I launched TTA on the anniversary of his passing to celebrate him and how even in his passing, he is supporting our family and is a part of our lives daily. The name coming from a saying he’d repeat over and over that it’s how long  he’d love me and until he took his last breath, he kept that promise and now I live everyday keeping up my end.

Unlike many other DNA artisans, I ensure I cater for all moments in life, turning all of life’s memories into keepsakes you can hold, I do tend to be more drawn to loss, especially the loss of loved ones because that’s why I started my business.

At the time of Manny’s passing I had no idea this industry existed, my goal now is to never hear another person say “I wish I knew you existed when….” And only hear “thank god I knew” to help families during all stages of life.

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Today Tomorrow & Always was officially launched by accredited artisan and mother of four, Allison Ockenden in Manny’s honour – letting him live on in her heart and hands as she crafts each precious and entirely unique keepsake. 

Today Tomorrow & Always was created with the vision of helping others celebrate life, love and loss. Cherishing births, relationships and marriages as well as commemorating the life of lost loved ones by creating memories you can hold and admire.

Allison’s goal is to create a priceless mementos to represent any memory you have from times throughout your life, because life holds so many precious moments that deserve to be re lived again and again.

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TSM23-29. Mindy Scheier designing for the Differently-Abled

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Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Mindy Scheirer, on air from July 18th

Before starting the Runway of Dreams Foundation in 2014, Mindy spent 20 years working in fashion as a designer for the INC collection and as a stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue.   Mindy was inspired to start Runway of Dreams after her son Oliver, who has Muscular Dystrophy, dreamed of wearing jeans like everyone else. After using her design skills to adapt jeans that met his needs and increased his confidence, she went on to conduct extensive research as to the modifications required to mainstream clothing to meet the needs of the largest minority in our world- people with disabilities.

In 2016, Mindy partnered with Tommy Hilfiger to make fashion history creating the first mainstream adaptive clothing line in the market. Runway of Dreams was founded on the basis that clothing is a basic human need.  The foundation develops, delivers, and supports initiatives providing a platform to broaden the reach of mainstream adaptive clothing and promote people with disabilities (PWDs) in the fashion industry.  The 2022, the Runway of Dreams fashion show was recognized as one of the top seven NYFW shows by Forbes, highlighting the latest designs from the Adaptive category featuring brands such as Kohl’s, Target, JCPenney, Zappos.com and Tommy Hilfiger.  

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Due to the overwhelming amount of requests Mindy received at Runway of Dreams from a multitude of brands and industries for connection to PWDs, in 2019, Mindy created GAMUT Management. GAMUT is a trailblazing consulting and talent management company that represents people with disabilities (PWDs), across the fashion, lifestyle, and entertainment industries.

GAMUT exists to lead brand’s towards doing better, more inclusive business, helping to engage with, and develop new products for PWDs.  GAMUT works with a diverse range of clients including Adidas, Victoria’s Secret, Footlocker, Kohls & QVC. disabilities.

Mindy has been featured in ?Newsweek’s ? “The Creative Class of 2019: Innovators,” and ?People magazine’s “Heroes Among Us: Making the Fashion Industry More Inclusive”.  She has also been featured in USA Today, Parents Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vogue Business, WWD, NBC’s Today, ABC’s Good Morning America & The View, Access, CNBC, Forbes, and Fox News Channel.

An inspiring ?TED ?Talk speaker, Mindy has received numerous awards including Arc’s Catalyst Award for “Marketing Influencer of the Year”, Citrin Cooperman’s “Women at the Wheel Leadership Excellence Award”, the Association of Image Consultants “International Bravo Award” and Enable Inc.’s “Michael Graves Award for Creativity and Persistence”.  Mindy has also been given the honor of ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange in recognition for her innovative work in the Adaptive space towards raising awareness and driving change for people with disabilities. 

Mindy studied Fashion Design with a dual program at the University of Vermont and Fashion Institute of Technology.

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23-28. Are you being Awesome?

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Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from July 11th

We often forget to give ourselves the credit we deserve. We’re so quick to focus on our flaws, our mistakes, our shortcomings. But what about our strengths, our talents, our unique abilities? Each one of us is a masterpiece, a blend of beauty and imperfection. We’re “flawsome,” as you put it, and that’s something to celebrate!

Are you acknowledging your own awesomeness? Are you embracing your unique gifts? If not, then it’s high time you do! Maybe you’re still on that journey of self-discovery, still peeling back the layers of who you truly are. And that’s perfectly fine. The important thing is that you’re on that journey, that you’re seeking to understand yourself better.

But remember, it’s not about living up to someone else’s expectations or standards. It’s not about becoming who others think you should be. It’s about discovering your own essence, your own truth. It’s about living authentically, embracing your individuality, and celebrating your unique self. So go ahead, discover your gifts, embrace your flawsomeness, and celebrate who you truly are!

Embarking on the journey of self-discovery, of understanding who we are and our purpose in life, is indeed a challenging path. It’s like navigating a road filled with twists and turns, bumps and potholes. But it’s through these challenges, these bumps in the road, that we truly discover our strength, our resilience, our capabilities.

Every bump, every obstacle, is an opportunity for growth. They test our mettle, push us to our limits, and force us to dig deep within ourselves. And it’s in these moments of struggle that we discover just how strong we really are, how skilled we are, and how resilient we are.

So yes, the journey can be tough, but it’s worth it. Because with every challenge we overcome, we become a little stronger, a little wiser, a little more resilient. And ultimately, we become more in tune with who we are and what we’re here to do. So embrace the bumps, celebrate the victories, and keep pushing forward. Because you’re stronger, more skilled, and more resilient than you think.

You know, it’s a funny thing, this journey of self-discovery. It’s like a dance, really. You take a step forward, then a step back, you twirl around a bit, and sometimes you even stumble. But that’s all part of the dance, isn’t it? It’s in those stumbles, those missteps, that we truly find our rhythm.

I started my dance quite late, at the age of 57, when I found my groove in podcasting. And what a dance it’s been! I’ve had the privilege of sharing and hearing so many incredible stories on my network over the past decade. Stories that make you laugh, make you cry, make you think. Stories that show the beauty of the human spirit, the resilience of the human heart.

And through these stories, I’ve not only seen the beauty in others but also discovered the beauty within myself. I’m not doing this for the applause or the accolades. No, I’m doing this for the sheer joy of the dance, for the illumination that comes from each story, for the liberation they bring.

Every step of our journey, every role we’ve played, every experience we’ve had, prepares us for what’s next. At 57, I was ready to step into the world of podcasting, not in spite of, but because of everything I had done before.

I’ve been a restaurateur, serving up meals and memories. I’ve been a dancer, expressing emotions and stories through movement. I’ve worked in retail, understanding the nuances of people’s needs and wants. I’ve been a DJ, setting the rhythm for people’s celebrations. I’ve been a mother and a wife, nurturing and supporting my loved ones. I’ve been a promoter, championing causes and people. I’ve been a coach, guiding others on their journeys.

Each of these roles has been a dance in itself, a unique rhythm, a distinct tune. And they’ve all prepared me for this dance of podcasting, a dance that liberates and illuminates. Each story I share, each voice I amplify, is a step in this dance. And it’s a dance I’m grateful to be part of.

So here’s to the dance of life, the dance of self-discovery, the dance of sharing and connecting. May we all find our rhythm, embrace our tune, and dance with all our heart.

So, let’s keep dancing, shall we? Let’s keep sharing these stories, keep illuminating the world with our experiences. Because each of your story’s is a step in our dance, a note in our symphony, a stroke in our masterpiece. And together, we’re creating something truly beautiful.

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