Dawnbreakers by The LifeBeats Project

Briana Johnson
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Dawnbreakers by The LifeBeats Project

You feel the fire. Your heart beats knowing you have a message of hope to share. But staying in your purpose and light every day can be hard and lonely. Dawnbreakers by The LifeBeats Project with host Briana Johnson-Hurst is a weekly podcast dedicated to providing tools, resources, and like-minded connection for men and women seeking to reenchant a disenchanted world. Each week, whether a conversation with a guest or a solocast, is dedicated to helping you, a Dawnbreaker, remain standing in your purpose and message as you daily seek to align with your Higher Power. For more information and show notes, visit https://www.thelifebeatsproject.com/podcasts/ To be a part of the community of The League of Dawnbreakers, visit https://www.thelifebeatsproject.com/events/

  1. 01/03/2023

    336: Wintering: Its Importance in Our Lives and its Role in My Second Divorce

    After 8 months, I have dusted off my microphone to share pieces with you about where I have been since May, what I am doing now, and what is to come for me and for you and me.   I speak of the importance of wintering in our lives and the role it is playing as I grieve and heal through my second divorce.  This will be the final episode of Season 3 but not of Dawnbreakers.  The future is is bright for you and me when my spring comes again. Show notes: Kim Christenson “Talky Word to Me”  “Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times” by Katherine May Dawna Markova quote   *some links may provide a “thank you” to me if you decide to purchase from them

    28 min

  2. 12/27/2022

    335: Thriving When We Have Questions & Uncertainty | with Andy Proctor of More Happy Life

    Friends this is one of my very favorite interviews. I am so honored to reshare from the LifeBeats Library a conversation with Dawnbreaker Andy Proctor of the podcast “More Happy Life” as he honored our community by sharing something he hadn’t shared publicly this fully.  I know he will be met with respect and love.  Andy shares his and his wife’s spiritual journey and the events that have led to them questioning everything they have believed, spurred by the hospitalization of his wife due to delusions and psychosis.  Andy lovingly describes what she experienced and their path of uncertainty but desire to believe in God.  He shares the questions that remain unanswered for him and what he is looking to understand.  Andy shares the importance of thriving and having meaningful experiences especially during these critical moments of uncertainty and what he is currently doing daily to foster having a happy life.   We also talk about the idea of loneliness and belonging as the antidote and what we can do to feel that in our lives.  Friends, I know that you’re going to just appreciate Andy’s vulnerability and honesty as you think of your own questions or periods of uncertainty in life. Listen and be inspired to think of and push through your questions understanding that you can still thrive in uncertainty, do those things that bring joy in your life despite the questions that you might have as you can move forward with a desire to know dedicating your time to finding the answers, and create meaningful connections with offline relationships. Show Notes: Andy’s website “More Happy Life” Andy’s podcast “More Happy Life” “The Happiness of Pursuit”

    55 min

  3. 12/20/2022

    334: Lifting Out of Depression and the War in Our Mind through Music and Anchoring to God | with Paul Cardall and Ellee Duke of The Worth of Souls Project

    Friends I am so honored to reshare a favorite story from the LifeBeats Library. I am so excited to welcome back Season 1 guest, musician Paul Cardall and introduce you to the phenomenally talented and impressively self-aware Ellee Duke.  Together along with many other artists they have produced an altruistic album called Worth of Souls with songs written for the express purpose of fighting depression, preventing suicide, and anchoring people to hope in a loving and merciful God, no matter who that God is.  Ellee shares her own story that inspired her to write the song “Life Me Out” that I spur on her to sing on the show!  She has such a glorious voice and message.  Ellee tells of following her gut and turning down the chance at American Idol to pursue her own path in Nashville as an artist only to experience one of her darkest experiences in her life upon moving there and finding herself alone.  She had lost the friendship of the one person who knew everything about her, sharing a bond that she thought was unbreakable.  She found herself depressed, locked in her room, and not eating.  She had wanted her dream so badly but never realized the cost that came with getting what she wanted.  It was these feelings that she drew upon to write “Lift Me Out” in which she turned to God to help lift her out of this “war in her mind” that she couldn’t find a way out of, that inner battle of the negative and positive thoughts that had paralyzed her, to find a confidence that would propel her forward in her career to find her footsteps she couldn’t find or see herself.  She shares her foundation for her impressive self-identity as her confidence in being a child of God and her supportive family who taught her that she could do this! Listen and be inspired to identify where your self-awareness comes from, to connect to your higher power and reach out for help during moments you just can’t see how to get out of, and to get out of the negative thoughts to focus on the life and people you have right in front of you. Show Notes: My LifeLine podcast – Process of Recalibration and obtaining & retaining a quiet mind Ellee’s song “Lift Me Out” Music Video Worth of Souls Project website and resources Ellee Duke’s website Ellee Duke’s YouTube and Instagram Paul Cardall’s website

    54 min

  4. 12/13/2022

    333: Examining the Voice that Fuels You: A Reveal on Shame, an Eating Disorder, a Diagnosis, and Not Fixing Others | with Rachel Nielson of 3 in 30 Podcast

    Friends I am so honored to reshare a favorite story from the LifeBeats Library. Dawnbreaker Rachel Nielson is the host of 3 in 30 podcast, a podcast for moms to give them 3 solid takeaways in 30 minutes.  Rachel shares her battle for having control in her life that lead to a decade long eating disorder emerging from dealing with the health decline and death of her mother at a young age to her battle with infertility.  She goes from one extreme of excessive running and starvation to lying to her husband to sneak away to eating multiple drive-thrus.  After fighting long and hard to bring children into her family, upon the arrival of her child she came to the realization that she was done treating herself like that and no longer wanted any hidden shame.  Rachel provides a fascinating insight into her own mind during that period of battling with her eating disorder as she moves through narrative therapy by personifying and giving a voice to it.  So compelling to hear how poorly we treat ourselves and helps us to identify and rid ourselves of any similar thoughts. Rachel shares how counseling and living true to who she actually was through living out her desires and passions helped turn around her negative thinking and need for control. Rachel then shares the next part of her chapter that she has never shared before, how she fears for a tailspin back into her eating disorder, how it has been placing a strain on her marriage, what she hopes will come from sharing it, and how we can support her.   In the spirit of sharing, I also reveal something about my divorce I have not since spoken of. Listen and be inspired to remove shame in your life by bringing things to the light, realize we don’t have to have the perfect plan to start making changes, and to support others by not trying to fix them but by loving them. Show Notes: Rachel’s podcast 3 in 30 Rachel’s Instagram feed  Rachel’s article “The Surprising Way I Confronted My Eating Disorder” Rachel’s podcast in which she read the narrative

    55 min

  5. 12/06/2022

    332: Taking Charge of Our Own Lives, the Power of the Individual, and Pressing on to Find a New Normal | with Jodi Orgill Brown

    Today I have the honor of bringing you another video podcast episode in the Stiry Studio with another inspiring and life conquering guest. Jodi Orgill Brown is a national speaker, non-profit consultant, and author whose life experiences have taught her the importance of the unique worth of each individual,  taking charge of our own lives, cherish each day and each relationship, as well as pressing on to find a new normal.  During her “white picket fence” time of life, she calls it, in which she had the husband, kids, schooling, certification, had her dream job, house, she began to have debilitating symptoms that revealed a brain stem tumor that her doctor told her he wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole.  After having her scans distributed throughout the world, the unique connections of one individual brought her to a doctor who saved her life.  Complications after multiple brain surgeries resulted in facial paralysis and a serious infection that nearly took her life and brought her to a place in which she had to make a decision to live and take charge of her own life.  After leaving the hospital she also left with the very same symptoms that brought her there, the nerve damage had been done and she found herself dealing with depression but once again found a determination to press on to find a new normal and be a part of the solution to help others dealing with depression by writing a book. Listen and be inspired to have gratitude for the every day things and people in your life, see the worth of each individual and the unique value they contribute, trust your inner voice and take charge of your own life, be a part of the solution, and to press on in new life circumstances and find your new normal. Show Notes: Jodi’s website Jodi’s social media: Facebook, Instagram Email Jodi: authorjodibrown@gmail.com Jodi’s books: “The Sun Still Shines: How a Brain Tumor Helped Me See the Light” and “Rise Above Depression: Encouragement and Tips From Those Who Do It Everyday”

    1h 7m

  6. 11/29/2022

    331: Leaning in with Courage, Opting out of Ghost Worries, and Knowing Your Best is Always Good Enough and You Are Going to be Ok | with Natalie Norton

    Friends I am so honored to reshare a favorite story from the LifeBeats Library.  On today’s show I have the absolute honor to bring you the guest that over the past years has been the most requested person that I interview.  The stars have finally aligned and she is with me today on the show.  You will instantly hear the warmth, humor, and passion in her voice and know why.  Natalie Norton is force in this world, she is a writer, photographer, speaker, and life consultant, and the energy behind her newly launched podcast “Show Up”.  Her story is as deep as the passion she has found in her calling to help others see & feel their inherent capacity & worth & to take ownership of that sacred responsibility that comes as a result as then help empower them to live in that highest purpose & potential in their own businesses and lives.  Sounds powerful?!  You better believe she is.  Today we speak to so much of that – leaning in with courage, opting out of ghost worries, and knowing your best is good enough and you are going to be ok – we do this through relating both of our stories, me struggling and making mistakes as a single mom but also being enough for myself and my children, and Natalie drawing upon her wealth of experiences from her own incredible story of years of loss and tragedy, losing her only sibling, then her son, then separation from 3 adopted children, then a mini-stroke, followed by the severe accident of another son.  Friends can you even imagine?!  Natalie is a testament that it is our response to difficulty that determines the quality of our lives. She knows that ⁣it can be really hard, but each of us has what it takes and we truly can find happiness & peace, no matter what life throws our way.⁣ Listen and be inspired to lean into life with courage no matter the circumstance, to opt out of those ghost worries that distort reality, to see the greatest gift of becoming self-aware is the trust we gain in ourselves, and to know that your best is always good enough and you are going to be okay. Show Notes: Natalie’s video “Show Up” Natalie’s Instagram feed Natalie’s Instagram post that shares a synopsis of her story Natalie’s blog

    1 hr

  7. 11/22/2022

    330: Learning that Kindness is a Strength and Not a Weakness, Especially When You Are Hurt by Others | with Nicole Breanne Shabada of Finding Sparkle, Chasing Light

    Friends I am so honored to reshare a favorite story from the LifeBeats Library, Dawnbreaker Nicole Breanne Shabada of Finding Sparkle, Chasing Light who shares her lifetime journey of finding a way to honor and celebrate her passion – people!  She also tells about the most devastating thing that has happened in her life and how it helped her to see that kindness is not a weakness, but the greatest strength you can possess and demonstrate to others.  Nicole shares how she grew up in chilly Canada dancing and the vulnerability which that taught her.  Her senior year in high school she created a montage of their dance trips & performances which was shown at their final recital.  Watching the emotional impact her video had on others – their eyes light up, the laughter, the tears – made her want to help people feel that again and again.  This sparked Nicole down a path, moving to LA and then to Toronto to get her degree in film, to then work in the TV world.  She soon discovered that it really was all about the people for her.  She began pursuing more of her photography but found that her clients were asking her questions about about starting a business and Nicole loved teaching them.  Nicole decided to fill the need herself for an affordable workshop for entrepreneurs to learn the basics of starting a business, and Bot Communications was born.  Nicole shares how she met a boy at the age of 19 who swept her up in a fairytale love story, whom she would marry at 23.  Nicole shares how she felt herself growing up with him, what his influence was in her starting her business, and what she was most grateful to him for.  She then tells of the series of events in 2016 in which she learned that he no longer wanted to be married to her and the 1 1/2 year long affair he had been having with someone Nicole knew.  Nicole was completely devastated and could not function.  Despite this devastation Nicole choose to treat him with kindness knowing that if she stopped being kind, he would have taken away something from her that made her her.  She had already lost of much of herself in all of this, so much of her identity and dignity, that if she stopped being kind, that would have been one more thing taken from her.  This led to her journey to understand that kindness is not a weakness but a strength.    That it takes more effort to be kind in hard situations than to not be.  From this experience Nicole has created a workshop for teen girls called Kind is Strong and a 7 day program for entrepreneurs called Find your Sparkle.  Listen and be inspired to face your world with more kindness – toward others, the planet, and yourself. Want to know if this episode it for you?  This episode is perfect for someone who has been affected by someone else’s choices and is looking to find the strength to respond in kindness.  It will give hope and comfort to those who may be going through relationship difficulties or a divorce.  It is inspiring for those who are seeking courage to be kind, even when its not easy. What is this episode about?   In this episode you will learn about: * how Nicole and I met * growing up in chilly Canada dancing and what she learned from it – discipline, vulnerability, teamwork, self-love * why she was cautious of her personal brand * why she is someone that other people open up to * how video recording her dance studio led to her decision to go to film school * how she discovered her passion – people * why she turned more to photography and then how did her business idea develop * what did her first workshop include * she favorite part of her workshops and how she is the only one that gets to witness it * what spurred her transition from a workshop of tangible skills to one of intangible skills * the boy she met when she was 19 and what drew her to him

    1h 2m

  8. 11/15/2022

    329: Being Audacious in Stepping Into What You Feel Pulled to do and Making Time for What is Most Important | with The Jurgys, Bryce and Nellie

    Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library.  On today’s podcast I am so excited to bring you such a fun and inspiring episode with two of your favorite people, well actually 3.  Nellie & Bryce Jurgensmeier also known to their YouTube and Instagram communities as The Jurgys joined me in the Stiry Studios along with their darling little girl Avalyn who makes her little self known to the world.   In the episode we explore stepping out of your comfort zone to embrace life, creating home wherever you are, the importance of revalidating your purpose, stepping into who we are meant to be, the necessity for pausing and making time for those most important relationships, and how it is a boss time to be a woman.  Nellie shares how having a cancer scare and a very powerful dream changed the trajectory of her life to step out of what was comfortable and embrace every moment.  Bryce and Nellie share that that led to the beginning of their video and YouTube journey and their desire to inspire others to get out and find adventure with their loved ones, knowing that life can change in an instant.  They share the struggles of maintaining their own relationship amidst being business partners and then becoming parents, and particularly after buying an RV to live in and travel the country to hide treasures and meet people along the way.   They share stories of wanting to return the RV, losing the relationship they had with one another, wanting to quit, and why they keep going and what they have done to grow strong together. Listen and be inspired to be audacious in stepping into who you are and what you are meant to be, foster quiet in a loud world, and find adventure and inspiration with those you love outside of your phone and comfort zone.  As well as what is coming up in The Jurgy’s next adventures. Show Notes: The Jurgys YouTube channel The Jurgys Instagram Feed The video podcast with The Jurgys

    49 min
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You feel the fire. Your heart beats knowing you have a message of hope to share. But staying in your purpose and light every day can be hard and lonely. Dawnbreakers by The LifeBeats Project with host Briana Johnson-Hurst is a weekly podcast dedicated to providing tools, resources, and like-minded connection for men and women seeking to reenchant a disenchanted world. Each week, whether a conversation with a guest or a solocast, is dedicated to helping you, a Dawnbreaker, remain standing in your purpose and message as you daily seek to align with your Higher Power. For more information and show notes, visit https://www.thelifebeatsproject.com/podcasts/ To be a part of the community of The League of Dawnbreakers, visit https://www.thelifebeatsproject.com/events/

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