Every life transition requires planning and introspection. Whether you plan to retire or begin any other major life transition, Marianne Oehser gives practical and insightful coaching. Marianne Oehser is a retirement consultant, a Certified Retirement Coach, and founder of Retire & Be Happy. Visit her online at RetireAndBeHappy.com. She is a seasoned expert committed to helping people …Read More
Author: Dr. Joel Ying, MD
Physician-Educator-Storyteller. Integrating the power of story into medicine, healing sessions, workshops, speaking and performance.
Prayer of St. Francis
Prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is dispair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy; O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much …Read More
#12: Home Funeral (Dennis Shuman)
“Is that even legal?” That was my first thought. In this interview, Dennis Shuman tells us how to care for our own dead at home. As a volunteer with the organization, Final Friends, he gives workshops on the history and legal details of home funeral. You might be wondering what home funeral has to do with …Read More
The danger of single story
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” ~ Chimamanada Ngozi Adichie Born in Nigeria, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells her story of facing the “single story” stereotype of Africa when she came to the …Read More
Story: Legacy of Love
Today’s story is called, “Legacy of Love.” It is the final story in a set of stories, and it gives the whole set its title. When I was gathering stories into a theme, I realized that all my stories were in some way about love, the many forms of love, and perhaps all stories at …Read More
What do you do when creativity stops?
“And then one day, the songs stopped coming, and while you’ve suffered from periods of writer’s block before, albeit briefly, this is something chronic. Day after day, you face a blank page, and nothing’s coming.” ~ Sting, Sing-Songwriter What do you do when creativity stops? Even a famous prolific singer-songwriter can run out of ideas. …Read More
Poem: “The Roar” by Kim Falone
The Roar ~ by Kim Falone He lies next to his wife A woman he half loves In a hotel room near an airport It could be any hotel near any airport He could be any man Who loves with half his heart Who shuffles like a shadow Who speaks in half truths And lives …Read More
#11: Love, Sex, & Intimacy (Ana of AnaSpeaks.com)
Interview by Dr. Joel Ying. “People of passion and purpose, doing interesting things, living the present moment.” LivingthePresentMoment.com/podcastshow Ana hosts “The Radio Show with Sex Appeal.” You can listen to her LIVE online radio show on Wednesdays at 9pm Eastern Time. You can even call in to join the conversation. Find her online at AnaSpeaks.com. Her …Read More
Biology of Story – Interactive Documentary
Biology of Story is “an interactive documentary about how we work with story and how story works with us.” The creator, Amnon Buchbinder, has created a website to navigate his short videos about storytelling at biologyofstory.com. With a background in screenwriting, he expands this project to include the many different mediums through which story …Read More
“Song of the Banana Man” by Evan Jones
Touris, white man, wipin his face, Met me in Golden Grove market place. He looked at m’ol’ clothes brown wid stain , An soaked right through wid de Portlan rain, He cas his eye, turn up his nose, He says, ‘You’re a beggar man, I suppose?’ On a recent podcast interview with Dr. Paul Jones, …Read More