Make Life Less Difficult
"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.
Episodes
185 episodes since 2021
Vinay Kumar: The Cost of Reactivity
My guest today is Vinay Kumar.Vinay is an executive coach who partners with executive to accelerate their growth from the inside out. He’s also the co-author of Language and the Pursuit of Leadership Excellent: How Extraordinar...
September 17, 2024
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Episode 185
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1:05:44
Istvan Rab: The Upsides of the Unknown
My guest today is Istvan Rab.Istvan is a leader and consultant at a global management consulting firm, working with clients across the globe on strategy and innovation topics. While his interests and his job took him to many places in th...
September 12, 2024
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Episode 184
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1:12:00
Shawnette Rochelle: Self-Leadership is the Foundation (+ 3 years of Make Life Less Difficult!!)
Before I introduce my guest today, I want to take a moment to recognize this as the three-year anniversary of the Make Life Less Difficult podcast! What an amazing journey it has been! This started as an experiment and has grown int...
September 06, 2024
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Episode 183
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1:16:55
Alicia Rodriguez: The Shaman's Wife, A Mystical Journey of Surrender and Self-Discovery
My guest today is Alicia Rodriguez.Alicia is on a mission to help people connect – to their deeper, essential selves, to spirit, and to nature – so they can get clear, get bold and get ready to embrace limitless possibilities to forge p...
August 28, 2024
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Episode 182
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1:07:19
Max Palomeque: What Happens to Us vs. What Becomes of Us in Life
My guest today is Max Palomeque.Max is an executive coach and educator for the FBI, Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, Georgetown University, and many other clients. His company, Infourge Leadership brings his philosophy of co...
August 24, 2024
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Episode 181
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1:07:16
Sophie Cerella: Mountain Adventures, Intentional Living, & Autism
My guest today is Sophie Cerella.Sophie is a student at the International School in Como, Italy, where she lives with her family. Originally from the US, Sophie has lived in a number of places around the world because of her fathe...
August 21, 2024
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Episode 180
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45:56
Patrick Murphy: Trust the Process and Go Make a Healthy Mess!
My guest today is Patrick Murphy.Patrick Murphy is a leadership coach and facilitator based in Brooklyn, NY, and owner of Project Murphy, LLC. He is committed to bringing passion, joy, and contagious enthusiasm to leadership devel...
August 16, 2024
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Episode 179
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1:04:54
Ravi Ram: Disturbing our Equilibrium
My guest today is Ravi Ram.Ravi is the Vice-President of Enterprise and Executive Education at Springboard, an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most in-demand careers. Ravi also works as an i...
August 09, 2024
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Episode 178
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1:02:45
Cathy Carroll: Leading Family Business with Love and Logic
My guest today is Cathy Carroll.Cathy is the Founder and President of Legacy Onward, Inc., where she serves as a leadership coach for family business leaders. She is the author of the book, Hug of War: How to Lead a Family Business ...
August 02, 2024
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Episode 177
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1:03:20
Mikah Meyer & Dr. Larry Edwards: The Power of being a Mentor and Friend
My guests today are Mikah Meyer and Larry Edwards.Mikah is an avid outdoorsman who set a record of being the first person to visit all 419 National Park sites in the US in a single 3-year journey. He also made history by being the...
July 24, 2024
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Episode 176
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1:12:24
Alex Korb, PhD, Author, Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression
My guest today is Dr. Alex Korb, author of the book Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time.Dr. Korb is a neuroscientist, writer, and coach. He has studied the brain for...
July 16, 2024
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Episode 175
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1:27:11
Tom Finn: The Shift Effect (How small shifts can make huge impacts!)
My guest today is Tom Finn.Tom is a performance improvement consultant and coach for leaders and teams. He’s also the author of the newly published book, The Shift Effect: How Small Shifts Improve Leader Performance, and ...
July 10, 2024
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Episode 174
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1:17:49
Claire Uncapher: Finding and Healing Root Causes and the Subconscious
My guest today is Claire Uncapher.Claire is an intuitive and transformational life coach, energy healer, and speaker. She is on a mission to help people understand their symptoms don’t always mean there’s something wrong with them...
July 03, 2024
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Episode 173
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1:10:48
Kim Brundage: A chat about Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, Ph. D.
My guest today is Kim Brundage.Kim is an award-winning headshot and branding photographer on a mission to deliver a truly transformative experience that assures her clients feel nothing short of beautiful and confident, both on and off ...
June 26, 2024
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Episode 172
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1:02:42
Jaylee Kordosky & Jessica Cotton: Shenanigans Comedy Theatre
My guests today are Jaylee Kordosky and Jessica Cotton. I was introduced to Jaylee and Jessica through the thoughtfulness of Shannon Yzquiero-Cochran. Thank you, Shannon! I’m delighted to have this connection!Jessica...
June 18, 2024
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Episode 171
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53:07
Caitlin Avery: The Courage to Overcome, Make Amends, and Heal
My guest today is Caitlin Avery.Caitlin is an award-winning author, a triathlete, mountain biker, backpacker, black-diamond skier, and yoga enthusiast.I was honored to meet Caitlin through the kind introduction from Andrea Barto...
June 11, 2024
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Episode 170
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1:07:02
Natasha Smith: Finding the Positive Ingredients in EVERY ONE!
My guest today is Natasha Smith.I met Natasha through the kindness of Shannon Cochran-Yzquierdo. Thank you, Shannon! You are connected with so many amazing people and I’m honored to get to meet some of them!Natasha i...
June 04, 2024
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Episode 169
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1:19:52
Diana Buickel: Faith and Fortitude in the midst of Loss and Difficulty
My guest today is Diana Buikel.Diana is a world traveler, photography enthusiast, and a person with deep compassion, profound resilience, and a remarkable inner fortitude and faith.I was introduced to Diana by Shannon Cochran-Yz...
May 31, 2024
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Episode 168
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53:57
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 communica...
May 22, 2024
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Episode 167
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1:11:59
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. Th...
May 14, 2024
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Episode 166
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1:19:13
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...
May 01, 2024
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Episode 165
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56:12
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 persona...
April 23, 2024
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Episode 164
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1:10:39
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 i...
April 16, 2024
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Episode 163
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57:00
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...
April 09, 2024
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Episode 162
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1:07:31