167 episodes
Make Life Less Difficult Lisa Tilstra
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- Society & Culture
"What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?" - mary anne evansThis quote summarizes my life purpose. Life isn't easy. It's complex, filled with the unexpected, and sometimes really hard. While life is full of challenges, I believe there are myriad things we can do to help make life less difficult for each other.On this podcast we'll share stories, struggles, and successes that help us know we're not alone. And knowing we're not alone is one way to make life less difficult.
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Neta Ein-Gil Glassberg: Creativity and the Ripple Effect
My guest today is Neta Ein-Gil Glassberg.Neta is a certified leadership coach and leverages her background as an experienced business development manager to help leaders and teams foster creative thinking, develop interpersonal communication strategies, and embrace diverse perspectives.Neta was born in Thailand to an Israeli diplomat. She’s lived in Singapore, the Philippines, Peru, and now, the US. As a third-culture kid, she learned to adapt to diverse environments, develop shar...
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Alorah Bliese: Existing on a Spectrum and Increasing the Visibility of the Queer Community
My guest today is Alorah Bliese.I met Alorah through Shannon Cochran-Yzquierdo, a well-known guest on the podcast, and I’m so grateful for the connection! Thank you, Shannon!Alorah is a queer, neurodivergent scientist. They work as an interdisciplinary researcher, specializing in molecular marine biology. As a bisexual+ and non-binary person that is cisgender and heterosexual passing, they have experienced harmful stereotypes and erasure in their personal and professional life. In...
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Andrea Barton, Author: The Godfather of Dance
My guest today is Andrea Barton.Andrea is the author of The Godfather of Dance, A Jade Riley Mystery. The second book in the series will be out in late 2024.I met Andrea through Nicole Webb who has been on my podcast and am so grateful for the connection!An electrical engineer turned career consultant, Andrea spent 12 years enjoying the exhilaration and dislocation of life as an expat spouse. With her husband and two sons, she lived in Nigeria, USA and Qatar before repatriating to Australia, ...
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Joan Fletcher: The Leadership Evolution
My guest today is Joan Fletcher.Joan is the founder of Winning Ways and as an executive leadership coach, she’s dedicated more than 30 years of her life to empowering high performing leaders and their teams to achieve remarkable personal and professional outcomes.I met Joan through a kind introduction made by Shannon Cochran-Yzquierdo, who’s been on my podcast several times, sharing her amazing stories. Thank you for this wonderful connection, Shannon!Joan is the author of The Leadershi...
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Bethany Cerella: Navigating Life as a Military Spouse
My guest today is Bethany Cerella.Bethany is a stay-at-home mother, Pilates instructor and lifelong learner. Growing up in a Navy family and later a military spouse, Bethany has spent half of her life outside the United States, living in South Korea, Australia, Germany, England and now in Italy. Bethany homeschooled her twins until they were ten, teaching her kids to read and taking them on “travel-school” camping adventures across Europe.Bethany studied studio art at Randolph-Macon Woman's C...
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4 Women Talking: Fitness, Health, Wellness, and Finding what works
Today’s conversation is a delight to share with you.It’s a conversation with four of us talking about health, fitness, nutrition, and the challenge of figuring out what makes it all a little less difficult.One of the things that makes this conversation unique is that my friend Hillery Midkiff is hosting and asking the questions. This entire conversation was originally Hillery’s idea, and she does a great job of leading us.Along with Hillery, Susie Csorsz Brown (who was my guest here on ...