Passing Through Life Luanne Bole-Becker

Although job changes are the most obvious transitions that Dave Clements has experienced, his story covers a broad spectrum of life's twists and turns and how to maneuver them.Early on, Dave found himself counseling fellow employees how to brave those unexpected job changes by "riding the wave." (In fact, he has authored a book by that same title.) And Dave's penchant for constantly finding -- and creating -- new challenges eventually led him from management consulting into minist...

Tim Bradford has had his share of rough life transitions.A talented composer and musician, Tim's career was in full swing when the unthinkable happened. A persistent and unusual headache heralded health issues that would lead to a significant loss of hearing-- a death knell to his continuing full-time in the music field.Then, as fate would have it, Tim and his wife Kerry dealt with yet another unthinkable life transition. Hear the story of their unexpected pregnancy, and what happ...

Most of us experience a variety of job changes in our lives. But what happens when those jobs no longer satisfy? If you are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to create your own business, what might that look like? How do you know it's the right time? What are some of the typical pitfalls? And are there tips for success that others can learn from?Lorraine Schuchart had a dream job early on as the director of communications of a growing social ministry organizatio...

Transitions thrust us into new worlds.What's it like when that new world is an ocean away? And in a foreign country with another language and different cultural, religious, and political perspectives?Our podcast guest, Kevin Risner, was an English major whose love of the language led him in a variety of directions, one of which was to teach English to students in Istanbul, Turkey.Follow along as Kevin not only moves to a foreign country, but experiences transitions involved in evolving ...

If you've only been married five months and your wife is the one who gets diagnosed with breast cancer? Well, clearly your honeymoon is REALLY over.Even though cancer hits way too many of us, we are still shocked when it attacks someone particularly young and vibrant. Such was the case with Jennifer Merendino. Her husband Angelo is our guest this episode, recounting how he and his wife Jen dealt with her double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, and breast reconstruc...

It's one thing to strive and change to obtain a "dream job." It's quite another to have the clarity and courage to give up that dream job to pursue an atypical path, a stronger calling.Jody Adams-Fesco did just that when she chose to leave an illustrator job at American Greetings in Cleveland, Ohio, and move into Cook Forest, Pennsylvania, to help her mom run a historic 30-room lodge and nearby rustic cabins. Would her artistic skills translate into this whole new world? Wou...