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
200 episodes
Celebrating 200 Episodes of Make Life Less Difficult!
Hey Friends! It's episode 200! I can hardly believe it! I'm so incredibly grateful for this journey, for all of my guests, and for all of my listeners! I love doing this podcast, having these conversations, and am a bett...
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Episode 200
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35:32
Wencke Meteling, PhD: Learning from Equine Partners
My guest today is Dr. Wencke Meteling.Wencke is a leadership coach with a unique blend of passion, creativity, and energy that uplifts everyone around her. Wencke draws from an impressive background—spanning continents and disciplines—to...
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Episode 199
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1:08:47
4 Women Talking: Employment as Expat Spouses
Welcome to an episode that’s a bit different. Today, there are four of us talking and sharing experiences from the perspective of Foreign Service life – mainly as spouses and one contractor. If you happened to listen to episo...
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Episode 198
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1:03:22
Mary Seals: The Difficulty of Shifting Beliefs and Faith
My guest today is Mary Seals. Mary is an Administrative Assistance for the non-profit, Capitalize for Good. She has a degree in psychology, is a fellow Foreign Service spouse, an accomplished dog trainer, and mother of 4 won...
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Episode 197
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1:17:54
Kerri & Steve Boone: Grief, Loss, and Gratitude
My guests today are Kerri and Steve Boone.Kerri is a registered nurse and a certified health coach, and Steve is the CEO of Wilkins Medical Group. They live in east Tennessee.My connection with Kerri and Steve is through the...
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Episode 196
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1:15:45
Tony Cerella: The Instincts of Making Life Less Difficult and Other Musings
My guest today is Tony Cerella. If that name sounds familiar to you, let me tell you there’s a twist to this. The Tony who joins me today is the son of the Tony who has joined me previously and shared about his journey of re...
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Episode 195
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54:44
Teresa Ramos: The Importance of Playful Curiosity
My guest today is Teresa Ramos.Teresa is a seasoned leader with a diverse career spanning over 23 years in executive roles at top tech companies like British Telecom, Vodafone, Telefónica, and Siemens Group. She has driven digital transf...
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Episode 194
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1:01:05
Dr. Britt Yamamoto: Digging into the Soil of Leadership
My guest today is Dr. Britt Yamamoto.I’m also delighted to share that the host of today’s conversation is my friend, Russ Watts. This is Russ’s second time hosting a conversation here and I hope you’ll encourage him to do more!...
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Episode 193
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1:15:13
Nadine Keller: Weaving Together Grief and Gratitude
My guest today is Nadine Keller.Nadine is the founder and president of Precision Sales Coaching & Training. She works to help ambitious women entrepreneurs who have hit a revenue plateau increase their revenue in record time!&n...
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Episode 192
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1:00:50
Morgan Adams: Transform Your Sleep!
My guest today is Morgan Adams.Morgan is a transformative holistic sleep coach who empowers women to conquer their battle with sleepless nights, without reliance on sleep medications. With her powerful sleep toolkit, Morgan not only ens...
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Episode 191
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1:06:32
Kamini Wood: Live Joy Your Way!
My guest today is Kamini Wood.Kamini is a certified life coach and best-selling author, who is passionate about empowering individuals to reclaim their self-worth and become resilient leaders of their own lives. As the CEO and Founder of...
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Episode 190
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1:00:00
Lorca Smetana: Choosing Love in the Midst of Grief and Loss
My guest today is Lorca Smetana.Lorca is a resilience expert, teacher, and speaker with a deep passion for helping individuals and communities rise from trauma and challenges. Lorca’s unique approach combines her personal experience surv...
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Episode 189
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1:15:04
Silvia Iaia: Finding Freedom through Goals, Intention, and Fun!
My guest today is Silvia Iaia.Silvia is an executive coach and an incredibly inspiring woman. We first met through her husband, Felipe, and the world of real estate investing. Silvia is the founder of Be Executive, t...
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Episode 188
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1:14:45
Alicia Ford: Stories from US Women Diplomats around the Globe
My guest today is Alicia Ford.Alicia is a seasoned US diplomat with more than 17 years at the U.S. Department of State. She has experience serving domestically and overseas in over a dozen different consular and management roles. She is...
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Episode 187
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48:14
Nane Bittencourt: Living and Thriving in New Countries, New Languages
My guest today is Nane Bittencourt.Nane is a leadership coach with a mission to empower leaders to achieve their full potential. Nane is originally from Brazil and now lives in the US. With over eight years of coaching leade...
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Episode 186
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1:05:26
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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Episode 176
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1:12:24