25-37. Healing Beyond Hate

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from September 16th

With the shooting of Charlie Kirk this week, along with other assassinations that have already scarred this year, we must ask ourselves: what path are we truly traveling? Our society has become steeped in hate, where violence is used as an excuse to silence or punish those we disagree with. The film Civil War (on Netflix) starkly illustrates how quickly America could unravel under such escalation, and how hate, even in rhetoric—burns everything in its path.

How does turning on one another ever help us heal the pain or address the weight of injustice?
How does fueling hate, rhetoric, and division create bridges or invite real solutions?

When those in power spread discord and hate, they stir people into a frenzy. And in that frenzy, reason is lost, logic is twisted, and empathy and compassion vanish, replaced by fear and rage. Division has never healed a wound; it only makes the scar deeper.

We must pause and create space to reassess our accountability, our choices, our words, and our interactions. We need to own them, hold ourselves responsible, and from that place, ignite self-love that naturally radiates outward, touching everyone in our world. That self-love, and the love of life itself, becomes a force that works for all, healing wounds, softening divisions, and opening the door to true solutions.

True strength comes not from silencing others, but from listening even when it is hard. We can choose to rise above the noise, to be the voice of calm in a storm of chaos. Every act of love, no matter how small, is a ripple that pushes back against hate.

Take stock of your inner dialogue, where is it truly coming from? Is it rooted in trauma, fear, loss, a sense of unworthiness, or anger? We must heal those wounds, find ways to release that inner pain, and move forward into the light of illumination, wisdom, and self-love.

Because when we tend to our own hearts, we weaken the grip of hate. When we choose compassion over retaliation, we build bridges instead of walls. And when we honor our shared humanity, we become the antidote to the chaos.

The path forward isn’t found in louder arguments or deeper divides. It is found in each of us choosing to rise, to love, and to lead with the quiet strength of understanding. That is how we heal, not just ourselves, but the world around us.

Lack-itude versus Gratitude
When we dwell on what we lack, we feed the pain, the fear, and the sense of being less than. But when we choose gratitude, no matter how small the blessing, we shift the energy. Gratitude nourishes hope, strengthens resilience, and reminds us of the abundance already present in our lives. What we feed will grow; let it be gratitude, not lack.

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25-36. Colour Me Alive

September 8, 2025September 6, 2025Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from September 9th

My son-in-law recently colorized old photographs of my mother and father, and in doing so, it felt as if he had brought them back to life. Both were just 27 years old in these images, and seeing them this way gave me a deeper glimpse into who they were at that moment in time.

Before meeting my father, my mother had been married and had a daughter, my half-sister. She met my father after her divorce, when my sister was six years old, and he apparently proposed to her on the spot.

My brother arrived first, and I came along five years later. Yet, our parents I knew were not quite the same as the radiant couple in these photos. I want to remember them like this, happy, in love, carefree, and embracing life together.

Sadly, that happiness was not to last. My father, a squadron leader and fighter pilot during the war, carried the heavy burden of trauma with no counsel or support to help him heal. He never did find that healing, and died at the age of 45 years old. My mother, too, endured a difficult path, from a life of luxury in India to one of poverty in London, and as the seventh child, she faced her own hardships. Her first marriage had been dreadful and frightening, leaving scars she never spoke of. They both survived their pasts in silence, but those unspoken wounds inevitably wove themselves into the fabric of their marriage.

We all have a photograph tucked away somewhere that captures a happy moment, a memory that lights us up from within. These are the images we should carry in our hearts, holding onto that feeling, so it’s never lost. At the same time, we must remember not to let the hardships of life turn into unspoken wounds. If pain is never voiced or faced, it can quietly weave itself into our days, shaping our lives in ways we never intended.

For me, it’s the newly colorized images of my parents at twenty-seven, radiant and in love. I choose to carry that memory in my heart, letting it remind me of the beauty they once shared. Life, of course, brought them struggles, as it does for us all. But I’ve learned that if we speak of our pain, face it, and let it go, it doesn’t have to define us. Unspoken wounds can quietly shape our lives, but when we give them voice, we free ourselves to live fully and keep our hearts open to joy.

Here’s to keeping the beauty alive in our hearts, no matter what the years may bring.

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IG25-34. Laila Woozeer is Not Quite White

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Ignite your heart and soul with Sara Troy and her guest Laila Woozeer, on air from August 26th

Laila Woozeer, author of the memoir, Not Quite White. Neither here, nor there; neither one, nor the other. What does it feel like to be an indescribable shade somewhere in between? Can you even exist in a binary world that seems so black-and-white? Why is there no easy way to describe someone who is a Welsh-French-Scottish-American-Indian-Mauritian?
Laila Woozeer, a mixed-race 28-year-old London-born writer and musician, shares a personal story of growing up in a rural white village in North Wales. Laila takes readers on a funny, vivid, and profoundly moving journey of discovering one’s own identity and belonging through her travels between Mauritius, the US and the UK, to make sense of the world and one’s place within it.

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This is the real-life story of Laila Woozeer trying desperately to understand how to exist, how to survive, and what it might mean to thrive. From childhood memories of self-discovery to an identity crisis of adolescence, to a misunderstood existence in adult life, Not Quite White charts Laila’s struggle to finally find a meaningful place in the world.

Laila Woozeer is a writer, musician, and performer, born and based in London. Laila’s work has been published in the Guardian, Mashable, and Stylist. Notable projects include producing and directing the award-winning contemporary music performance collective WOLF PACK and authoring the blog TAPE PARADE. Not Quite White is Laila’s first book.

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BB25-34. Damien Ross, “Fast-Track to Mortgage Freedom”

August 25, 2025April 7, 2026Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Building Your Business with Sara Troy and her guest Damien Ross, on air from August 26th

My passion for mortgage brokering comes from seeing too many families burdened by debt longer than they need to be. I believe everyone deserves the freedom and peace of mind that comes from being mortgage-free early, with a financial plan that builds lasting wealth. My mission is to guide people—whether first-time buyers or long-time homeowners—toward smart strategies that not only pay off their mortgage faster but set them up for a secure, comfortable future they can pass on to the next generation.

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I grew up with two older brothers and incredible parents who taught me the value of hard work from a young age. I’ve been self-employed for most of my life, and I’ve always loved the hustle of running a business—looking ahead, setting goals, and achieving them.

My path to becoming a mortgage broker is a longer story, but the short version is this: I’ve always been drawn to real estate, and in my other businesses I genuinely enjoyed the numbers side—keeping the books in the black and making sure things ran efficiently. Over time, I realized that mortgage brokering combined my love for real estate, numbers, and helping people reach their goals. The more I learned about the profession, the more I knew it was the perfect fit.

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AK25-33. William Huhn’s “Bachelor Holiday”

August 18, 2025August 17, 2025Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

An Authors Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest William Huhn, on air from August 19th

William Huhn’s Bachelor Holiday is a bittersweet, multi-dimensional journey through memory, mystery, and metamorphosis—where past loves, philosophical obsessions, and shifting weather unfold in language as supple as it is dazzling. In a wonderfully natural idiom, Huhn emerges as something like the Ovid of our time, observing and tenderly participating in the quiet miracles that transpire all around us, if only our eyes were as keen as his. Here, ‘stuff’ rests confidently beside a ‘dew-pearled spring,’ and four-line poems pulse with the same vitality as seven-page meditations. Bachelor Holiday is a collection that leaves me not only grateful, but almost glad to be alive in this strange and beautiful havoc of a century.”

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William Huhn is a critically acclaimed, award-winning writer of poetry and narrative essays.

Huhn, the grandson of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Henrietta Seiberling, graduated from Vassar College with a degree in chemistry. He works for a testing and certification company, overseeing its East Coast laboratories. But despite the science side to him, he is really a creative artist at heart.

He studied classical violin from age five and then took up old-time fiddle. He played fiddle across Europe after graduating from college, hoping to raise enough funds to live as a poet. He wrote much poetry during that period and others, many examples of which were published in journals and magazines.

Now, years later, his debut poetry collection was released. Bachelor Holiday, which has been praised by Midwest Book Reviews, Literary Titan, and by notable award-winning writers. Kirkus Reviews gave it a starred review and the book was a finalist at American Book Fest’s 2024 Book Award for Poetry. It also was the winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for Poetry.

He’s had numerous narrative essays published in American Literary Review, Sport Literate, Pembroke, Rosebud, and other publications. Eight of these essays were listed as “Notable Essay” in The Best American Essays series. His writings received two honorable mentions in the New Millennium Award (for nonfiction) and twice he received Pushcart Prize nominations for nonfiction.

His poetry has been published in Verse Daily, The Carolina Quarterly, Talking River Review, 34^th Parallel, San Pedro River Review, Grey Sparrow Journal, Blue Moon Literary and Art Review, and elsewhere. BlazeVOX, his book publisher, is among the most prestigious independent literary presses in the nation.

Born in Bryn Mawr, and raised in Devon, Pennsylvania, he also lived in Southern California and New York. He resides in a suburb of New York City with his wife and two young children.

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