YH26-32. Ruth Minnis the Calming Spirit

August 10, 2026August 5, 2026Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast Leave a comment

Your health is your choice with Sara Troy and her guest Ruth Minnis. On air from August 11th

I believe my calling is to bring healing and shine light into places where pain, fear, and darkness have taken hold. It has been the thread woven throughout my entire life and the work I was created to do.

Whether through massage therapy, Reiki, energy healing, intuitive guidance, sound, or simply holding compassionate space, my purpose is to help people reconnect with hope, awaken their innate capacity to heal, and remember that they are far more resilient and whole than they may believe.

Every session is an invitation to quiet the noise, restore balance, and rediscover the wisdom that already lives within them.

My life’s work has always been to carry light into dark places until others can see their own light again.

There is no greater privilege than witnessing someone leave feeling lighter, stronger, more peaceful, and deeply connected to themselves.

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Ruth Minnis is the founder of Ruth’s Healing Arts, where she has dedicated her life to helping others restore balance, discover hope, and reconnect with their authentic selves.

A Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master Teacher, and intuitive energy practitioner, Ruth weaves together therapeutic massage, Reiki, craniosacral therapy, reflexology, sound healing, aromatherapy, and other restorative modalities to create deeply personalized healing experiences.

Known for her compassionate heart, calming presence, and intuitive insight, Ruth believes true healing begins by addressing the whole person—body, mind, heart, and spirit.

Her passion is creating safe, nurturing spaces where people can release what no longer serves them, remember their inner wisdom, and move forward with greater peace, clarity, and purpose.

Above all, Ruth believes that every person carries within them the capacity for healing. Sometimes all they need is someone willing to hold the light until they can see it for themselves.

When she isn’t working with clients or teaching, Ruth can often be found exploring the beauty of nature, collecting stones and fossils along the Oregon coast, studying personal and spiritual growth, and continually deepening her understanding of the many ways healing unfolds.

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TSM26-31. David Kaye & Ella Coonen, Hearing Life Before Silence Falls

August 3, 2026August 1, 2026Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast Leave a comment

Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guests David Kaye and Elle. On air from August 4th

“Did you know wind makes sound?”

After being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and a rare genetic variation, Ella Coonen learned that she would eventually lose her hearing completely. In early 2025, she received her first hearing aids and, for the first time, heard the world as others do. Knowing time was limited, Ella created a bucket list of sounds she wished to experience for the first—and perhaps last—time. This film follows her moving journey to fill her heart with the beauty of sound while she still has the chance.

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Ella Coonen is a recent high school graduate living life with profound hearing loss and hypermobile
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. She has spent the last year going on a journey of sound discovery.
David Kaye is a filmmaker and longtime family friend of Ella and her mother. He has had films in
festivals throughout the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia. The Sound of a Bucket
List is his first feature.

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C26-30. Ilene Dillon, Emotional Realignment

July 27, 2026July 22, 2026Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Ilene Dillon. On air from July 28th

Emotional Realignment is about developing the ability to work with the emotions we feel the way they are designed to work for us. My investigation began 55 years ago when my husband decided to divorce me, leaving me with a 10 month old child. I was incredibly angry—and alone with a small child. I couldn’t subject her to the on-going anger I was spewing. I set out to find answers: “What Causes Anger? Why do we have anger? Does Anger have a purpose? Can we get rid of it?” There were NO answers (social scientists did not study emotions separately from psychiatric diagnoses, I discovered), After nine years, I had found answers, tried them for myself, then shared with my psychotherapy clients who volunteered to try them. What I discovered worked for all of us! That led me to discover an entire system for how emotions work, which I’ve been working with, teaching and sharing ever since. Published my book in 2019 (Emotions in Motion: Mastering Life’s Built-in Navigation System), which talks about 12 different emotions. I’ve also developed proprietary understandings and systems for “Outgrowing Manipulation” and “Parenting Consciously.” I’ve been sharing my discoveries with the world for 45 years. I’m now 83 years old, still writing, broadcasting, speaking and appearing on podcasts, spreading the word!

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I’m a “Recovered Angry Person,” something I became as a result of my quest to get in charge of anger that spewed from me for nearly two years back in 1971. Already licensed as a Clinical Social Worker and Marriage and Family Counselor, I developed an understanding of what emotions are, what they’re for, and how they work, which I’ve been teaching to myself and thousands of others for the last 45 years. For 27 years I was an International Professional Speaker (NSA member), for 15 years a podcaster (Full Power Living and Building Conscious Families), and now for 54 years a therapist/Counselor/Coach—still working! I published “Emotions in Motion: Mastering Life’s Built-in Navigation System” in 2019 and am currently writing “Outgrowing Manipulation.” Through collaborative books I’m also a nine-time Amazon best-selling author. In April/May of 2026 I spoke at the “Soul Treat” Conference of The Wellness Universe, speaking about “Outgrowing Manipulation.” And for Hawk’s Nest parents (a private school in Jupiter, Florida) I gave a series of talks on “Parenting Consciously,” “Life Tasks for Children’s First Nine Years of Life,” and “Protecting Self-Love.” My husband, neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Fink, died in 2016. In 2017 I sold our home, bought a 24 foot RV and have been roaming North American in that van ever since. I’m mother of 6 adult “children”—2 birth, one adopted, three step—and grandmother of 5. Since 2017 I treated a breast cancer for a year, attempting to heal it (I didn’t heal it; but it did not grow—at all—and was surgically removed without chemo or radiation). I also traveled to Jordan, Egypt, Japan, Viet Nam and Cambodia in 2021 and 2022. I’m an organic veggie/fruit gardener (when I stay in one place long enough), and am an alternative medicine person who, at age 83, takes no prescribed drugs and has only had a cold/flu twice in the past 11 years.

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C26-30. Laura Doman & Self Reinvention

July 27, 2026July 26, 2026Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Laura Doman. On air from July 28th

For years, I thought success meant climbing the corporate ladder and checking all the right boxes. Although I had a successful career, something inside me kept whispering that there was more I was meant to do. In my fifties, I made the terrifying decision to reinvent myself, becoming a professional actor, voice actor, and eventually a communication coach. What I discovered wasn’t just a new career. It was my authentic voice and the confidence to finally become the person I was always meant to be. Today, I help others communicate with greater trust, confidence, and authenticity because I’ve learned that reinvention isn’t about becoming someone new; it’s about having the courage to become who you’ve been all along. My hope is that anyone listening who feels “too old,” “too late,” or “too comfortable” will realize that their next chapter may be their most meaningful one yet.

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Laura Doman knows firsthand that life doesn’t always unfold according to plan — and that’s often where the best stories begin. After building a successful career in corporate sales and leadership, she made the bold decision to pursue acting, eventually becoming a professional film, television, commercial, and voice actor. Along the way, she discovered that the skills actors use to build genuine human connection could transform the way professionals communicate. Today, Laura helps executives, entrepreneurs, speakers, and business leaders become more believable, trustworthy, and influential, both on camera and in person. Her work is built on one simple belief: it’s never too late to reinvent yourself, and the life you’re meant to live often begins just beyond the one you’ve outgrown.

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RG26-29. Mike Canfield ED– Trouble? Take It On

July 20, 2026July 15, 2026Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Raising Our Gifted Children with Sara Troy and her guest Mike Canfield. On air from July 21st

My passion is helping children and families navigate life’s challenges in ways that build hope, resilience, and healthy relationships. Through stories, coloring books, and practical skill-building activities, I translate complex concepts such as emotions, behavior, trauma, and personal responsibility into language that children can understand and use. By bringing adults and children together through storytelling and creative activities, I create opportunities for meaningful conversations that strengthen connections and support positive growth. My work is designed to help families recognize that problems do not define who they are, and that with support, practice, and encouragement, every child and family has the ability to overcome challenges and build a brighter future.

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My journey began in 1983 when my wife Beth and I became house parents for teenage boys who needed stability, guidance, and a place to belong. What started as a commitment to care for a few young people grew into a lifelong mission of supporting children and families facing adversity. Over the years, I served as a Child and Family Therapist, became a Washington State Aggression Replacement Training Trainer and Consultant, and took on leadership roles advocating for foster, adoptive, kinship, and biological families throughout Washington State. These experiences taught me that lasting change happens through relationships, practical skills, and the belief that every person has strengths that can be developed.

Today, as the Executive Director of Family Success Northwest, I continue that mission by creating trainings, conferences, books, and resources that help families build stronger connections and healthier futures. Behind the professional titles, I am a husband, caregiver, mentor, author, and lifelong learner who believes that people grow best when they feel understood, supported, and empowered. My work is deeply personal because it is rooted in decades of walking alongside children, parents, and caregivers as they navigate life’s challenges and discover their own resilience and potential.

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