Tyler is a suicide survivor and has experienced the anomalous trauma of sequential ruptured patellar tendons. His first book, The Maniac with No Knees, is an exciting memoir that follows his journey with undiagnosed bipolar disorder through an eclectic series of mania-driven misadventures He is currently working on a second book, a composite novel called The Fables of Frog City. Tyler has pivoted his platform from standing up for people with mental illness to standing up for everyone who is oppressed. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: people with mental illness need community, goals and medication bipolar disorder can give you creativity, curiosity and empathy it's liberating to be authentic https://www.tylerkania.com tags: Tyler Kania, rugby player, coach, cybersecurity salesman, cryptocurrency entrepreneur, stonemason, civil rights activist, independent journalist, writer, author, The Maniac with No Knees, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Marty shares her memoir, a story of being raised by a mother in protracted mourning from the loss of her parents in an airline disaster. It explores Marty's journey, from personal ways of coping as a child to the evolution of a mother-daughter relationship that matured over time. It is also about her longing to know her maternal grandmother and Marty's own delivery from darkness into light. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: writing is a path to healing using creative techniques with words and with the writing process is a good way to break through, when you're overwhelmed by the story and material thru the speculative writing, she imagined a relationship with her grandmother multi-generational trauma is real realizing the value of our ancestors' letters https://www.martyrossdolen.com tags: Marty Ross-Dolen, writer, author, retired child and adolescent psychiatrist, Always There, Always Gone, a daughter's search for truth, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Despite her ability of helping others with feelings of not being good enough, Kristine felt unable to help herself. She reflected back on her childhood and recognized that the feeling was shame, which often begins in childhood. During this interview, Kristine dives into shame and how we can move to a point of empowerment. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: once you can name something, you can understand it and you have power over it shame can come from what is missing shame is an adaption of survival we are not broken, we adapted stop repeating our shame talk learn self compassion, to soothe and comfort ourselves be vulnerable in very small ways we're never too old to heal the shame https://kristine-jensen.com tags: Kristine B. Jensen, Bruised Not Broken, Healing the shame of a troubled childhood, writer, author, licensed psychotherapist, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Suzanne shares her life journey of challenges and setbacks. She considers herself a positive person. This along with her perseverance, focus and good fortune enabled Suzanne to overcome the challenges. One of her gifts is her ability to break down complex subjects into simple terms. Suzanne translated her gift into her passion … writing. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: knowledge empowers people break down complicated subjects into small pieces never give up there is a future concentrate on things you like to do share your energy with others https://suzanneloebl.net https://suzanneloebl.substack.com/ tags: Suzanne Loebl, writer, author, Plunder and Survival: Stories of Theft, Loss, Recovery, and Migration of Nazi Uprooted Art, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Dr. Salvatore J. Forcina shares an amazing and inspirational story of love, struggle, success and life. When faced with repeated challenges and setbacks, he leaned on his positivity, balanced perspective, hope and determination. Salvatore shares his memoir "The American Doctor", which reinforces the spirit of working toward a better tomorrow and always believing in yourself. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: don't despair never give up https://salvatoreforcina.com tags: Dr. Salvatore J. Forcina, The American Doctor, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com