Ready to shake things up and bounce back stronger than ever?
Tune in to the Reignite Resilience Podcast with Pam and Natalie! We're all about sharing real-life stories of people who've turned their toughest moments into their biggest wins.
Each episode is packed with:
Whether you're an entrepreneur chasing your dreams, an athlete pushing your limits, or just someone looking to level up in this crazy world, we've got your back!
Join us as we dive into conversations that'll light a fire in your belly and give you the tools to tackle whatever life throws your way. It's time to reignite your resilience, one episode at a time.
Ready to shake things up and bounce back stronger than ever?
Tune in to the Reignite Resilience Podcast with Pam and Natalie! We're all about sharing real-life stories of people who've turned their toughest moments into their biggest wins.
Each episode is packed with:
Whether you're an entrepreneur chasing your dreams, an athlete pushing your limits, or just someone looking to level up in this crazy world, we've got your back!
Join us as we dive into conversations that'll light a fire in your belly and give you the tools to tackle whatever life throws your way. It's time to reignite your resilience, one episode at a time.
What if the partner you needed most was the one everyone else overlooked? We sit down with veteran officer Chris Bingham to share the remarkable arc of his relationship with K9 Tambo—the “aloof” dog who wouldn’t bond—through seven years of elite detection work, a tough retirement, and a sudden cancer battle that forced split‑second choices and deeper courage.
Chris takes us inside the quiet craft of canine detection: how a handler learns to read breath, posture, and micro‑signals; when to guide and when to trust; and why the best teams communicate without words. We talk about the milestones that defined their run—presidential inaugurations, major sporting venues, thousands of searches—and the smaller moments that mattered more: a hesitant climb onto a hotel bed, a first nap at the foot, and the feeling of finally being seen. When a ligament tear ended Tambo’s working career, a new purpose emerged at home as he guarded Chris’s newborn son, dispelling myths about temperament and proving that service doesn’t stop with the badge.
Then everything changed. A playful chase with a backyard squirrel led to double CCL injuries and costly surgery, until Project K9 Hero stepped in to shoulder medical expenses and restore options. Honors followed—from MLB clubhouses to on‑field salutes—before a mid‑July emergency exposed a ruptured splenic mass and probable cancer. Chris walks us through the frantic vet visit, the moment Tambo looked truly afraid, and the decision to operate despite the odds. It’s a raw, human account of loyalty, resilience, and the communities that rise to help retired police dogs when they need it most.
What does it take to go from a life dimmed by control and doubt to a voice that fills pages and crosses state lines on two wheels? We sit with Teri as she walks us through the quiet tactics of emotional abuse—financial gatekeeping, isolation, and the slow erosion of self—and the practical steps that helped her leave for good. A single, measurable boundary around money became the hinge of a new life. Therapy rebuilt lost pillars: work, friendship, and agency. Allies showed up without pressure, offering presence over prescriptions and making room for a choice only she could make.
On the far side of fear, her creativity returned with force. Six weeks after leaving, 50,000 imperfect words spilled out, the first of many drafts that taught her hand to tell the truth. We talk about the craft of becoming an author: embracing messy first manuscripts, partnering with an editor, learning marketing as a skill, and publishing before perfect. Then the story moves to the road—3,102 miles of cycling that rewired identity from “I can’t” to “I did.” Big physical acts can anchor a new narrative in the body, and that proof changes everything.
Teri also shares a hard-won philosophy: throw out the bucket list. Pick the one dream that won’t leave you alone and do one concrete step today. That urgency sharpened after losing her husband Bruce to glioblastoma; because they rode when they could, the ride exists as a finished chapter, not a deferred wish. We close with where to find her work—podcasts that champion indie authors, new books and anthologies—and a toolkit for supporting friends in harmful relationships: reduce isolation, offer specific help, and hold space without judgment.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The co-hosts of this podcast are not medical professionals. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on this podcast. Reliance on any information provided by the podcast hosts or guests is solely at your own risk.
Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
Burnout can feel like a locked room; Teri Brown found the key on a tandem bicycle. After years in an emotionally abusive marriage, she rode 3,102 miles across the United States and came home with a bolder truth: the hardest part isn’t “can I do it?”—it’s “what do I want?” From that moment, the words flowed, and a novelist’s voice took shape.
We dive deep into how Teri crafts character-driven fiction that feels timeless. She shows why people in the 1890s and people in 2025 share the same emotional DNA: grief, love, hunger, hope. You’ll hear the origin of Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, a Ukrainian family saga inspired by three pages of real events wrapped in eighty-two thousand words of imagination. Teri explains how she trades perfect, unbelievable protagonists for flawed, compelling humans, and why she’ll delete tens of thousands of words to protect a character’s voice.
Creativity lives in the margins of our lives, so we talk about widening those margins. Teri “storms” along the beach to clear mental noise, writes in long, intuitive bursts, and uses retreats and coffee shops to put distance between the page and the laundry buzzer. We face the guilt many of us—especially women—feel about putting art before chores, and we offer practical ways to build boundaries that honor your work. Then we pivot to play: Little Lola and Her Big Dream, a children’s story about a train who wants to be an astronaut. The twist? NASA later announced its lunar rail concept, turning Lola’s “impossible” dream into a near-future headline.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
Ready to stop white-knuckling your goals and actually feel grounded in them? We’re pulling back the curtain on a simple shift that changes everything: moving from performance to presence. When you drop out of the head noise and into embodied attention, your coaching lands, your pitch connects, and your energy stops leaking. That’s the heart of our Reignite Live 2026 experience in Loveland, Colorado—a full day designed to reset your nervous system, reclaim your focus, and turn intentions into action right when most resolutions start to wobble.
We walk through the real reasons January momentum fades and how day 22 becomes a critical inflection point for habit formation. Pam shares how she went from exhausted after sessions to energized by learning to coach from grounded presence, and how that same shift helped win a competitive listing against top agents. Natalie opens up about leaving the “alpha” leadership script, stepping onto big stages after renowned speakers, and using quick embodiment cues to steady her voice and deliver with clarity. This is practical mindset work for leaders, entrepreneurs, sales pros, and anyone who wants to be heard in rooms that matter.
Inside the event arc: Pam leads the journey from invisible to influential, guest speaker Rachel Jayne Groover guides embodiment practices that stabilize attention under pressure, and Natalie helps you craft a clean action plan with habit stacks that actually stick. Expect tangible tools, thoughtful reflection, and space to connect with people who care about growth as much as you do. If you’re craving less noise and more signal in 2026, this conversation lays the foundation—and the event gives you the reps to make it real.
Join us, bring a friend, and give your goals a second wind. Subscribe, share this episode with someone who needs a reset, and check the show notes for the Reignite Live 2026 registration link. Your year can still turn on a dime—ready to step into it?
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
Feeling depleted doesn’t mean you’re done; it means it’s time to borrow energy and build momentum. We sit down with Tom LeNoble to explore resilience you can use, starting with two simple levers: the energy of support and the energy of enjoyment. Let people help. Choose one small joy even on a hard day. Those choices create space to plant possibility after the storm, and that’s where real change takes root.
Tom shares the wisdom behind “planting possibilities”—shifting from grand leaps to baby steps that stack—while drawing on unforgettable moments with Maya Angelou and the Dalai Lama that anchor the power of presence. We dig into Opening Pathways, his podcast where tech CEOs and nonprofit leaders talk about AI, trust, values, and hope. The blend is intentional: AI is here to stay, and pairing it with human-centered leadership keeps it ethical, practical, and grounded. Along the way, we highlight nonprofits serving first‑gen students and menstrual equity, showing how small acts create ripples that outlast us.
You’ll also learn Tom’s philanthropic mindset—time, talent, and treasure—and why a smile can matter as much as a check when it’s given without expectation. We get tactical with manifestation that works in real life: name the goal, do the work, and release the timeline and exact form so opportunities can surprise you. For creators and leaders, Tom walks through the Haystack Method: you hold your own answers, and a coach helps you clear the hay to find the needle. If you’re battling writer’s block, capture ideas nonlinearly and sort later; three to four pages a day for 90 days can draft a book.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
What if the worst thing that happened to you became the seed of your next chapter? We sit down with Tom Lenoble—former leader at MCI, Walmart.com, Palm, and one of Facebook’s earliest operators—who later stared down life-threatening illness, walked with his brother through the early AIDS crisis, and built a life anchored in coaching, service, and purpose. His journey moves from a childhood “shack” to Silicon Valley boardrooms to hospital wards, revealing a pattern of action under pressure and a mindset he calls “terrible gifts.”
Tom shares how he set up Facebook’s early customer operations and crucial safety partnerships, why he left a dream job when a doctor said “six months,” and how he helped launch a buyers club to find treatments when none existed. He explains resilience as a muscle you train, gratitude as a practice built for hard days, and reinvention as a cycle: take a risk, use resilience, reshape your path. Through vivid stories—returning to work with nine T cells, funding experimental immunotherapy, and investing in underserved communities—Tom shows how evidence from our past trials can power our next move.
You’ll learn practical tools to navigate upheaval: time-boxed grief to honor emotions without getting stuck, an evidence list of moments you overcame, and small next steps that restore agency and identity. We also explore purpose as a performance enhancer—how service to others multiplies meaning and stamina when certainty disappears. If you’re craving a clear, human playbook for risk, resilience, and reinvention, this conversation will meet you where you are and point you forward.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
What if closing a door is the most courageous way to open yourself back up to purpose? We sit down with Erin to unpack a pivotal decision to let go of a salon, release the grind of proving, and choose an energy that sustains rather than scorches. The conversation journeys from survival mode as a young single mom to a mature practice of alignment: clear boundaries, honest self-inquiry, and rituals that create space for real leadership.
Erin walks us through the daily non-negotiables that became her anchor: long walks that regulate the nervous system, tapping (EFT) to move stuck loops of fear and grief, meditation for calm focus, and a simple “Who am I?” journaling practice that separates identity from output. We talk about the sneaky cost of overgiving—how rescuing others can erode your business, blur responsibility, and drain the very capacity you need to serve. Instead, she models clean leadership: respecting others’ choices, protecting your container, and choosing when and how to help without losing yourself.
We also explore the deeper layers of identity and generational healing. Erin shares how letting emotions move through the body brought surprising changes, from a newfound sense of safety to physical shifts and renewed creativity. With a clear, if evolving, vision—mentoring teams, finishing salon and spa software, and one day expanding again—she centers presence over performance and connection over control. The takeaway is practical and hopeful: claim fifteen minutes for yourself each day, and you’ll reclaim far more than time. You’ll reclaim choice, clarity, and the fire that fuels meaningful work.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
What if the bravest move isn’t to push harder, but to let go? We sit down with visionary salon owner and mentor Erin Mills to explore how profound loss reshaped her purpose, how she built spaces where clients and teams feel safe and seen, and why she’s choosing to close her first salon to protect her health, values, and future. Erin opens up about navigating a male-dominated industry—being asked for the “owner” or “husband” while she was standing right there—and the daily realities of gender bias in service work, from tip disparities to trust gaps. Her answer wasn’t bitterness; it was building a brand rooted in care, transformation, and nervous-system calm.
The conversation moves from inspiration to infrastructure. Erin shares how rapid growth to 55+ team members and seven figures in revenue exposed a hard truth: grit is not a business model. She breaks down the difference between momentum and maturity, how scaling too close to your first location can cannibalize focus, and why systems, standards, and pricing structures must come before expansion. When survival energy became the operating system, boundaries slipped, hiring compromised, and the mission strained. That’s when the decision emerged—close one location, consolidate, and rebuild on process, not personality.
We also talk about burnout that shows up in the body, the unraveling many high-capacity women experience, and the courage it takes to separate self-worth from outcomes. Erin offers practical insights on client experience, accountability, marketing habits, and leading through a down economy without abandoning your values. It’s a frank, hopeful roadmap for anyone who feels stretched thin by their own success and needs permission to choose alignment over ego.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
Fire often looks like numbers on a dashboard—until life forces you to measure heat a different way. Sarah joins us to share how selling her exam-prep company collided with a late pregnancy diagnosis: her daughter Meadow’s tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia. The celebration turned into a sprint through cardiology consults, oxygen monitors, and an unforgettable ICU stretch that included an emergency re-opening of Meadow’s chest and a brain bleed. It’s a raw, unflinching account of what it means to make the right decision when every option is bad and time is a luxury.
We talk candidly about identity under pressure. Sarah goes back to work six weeks postpartum, learning in real time which parts of leadership bend and which must break. She pushes back on being boxed in as “just a mom,” while discovering the power of a company designed to run without a single key person. Then the story pivots: advocacy becomes a throughline. With Conquering CHD, Sarah helps reauthorize the Congenital Heart Futures Act, championing long-term research and better outcomes as more children with CHD live into adulthood. We explore emerging innovations like transcatheter valve replacements that could reduce future open-heart surgeries and change the trajectory for thousands of families.
There’s another turn—one too many founders will recognize. After 18 years of misdiagnosed symptoms, Sarah receives an OCD diagnosis and enters intensive treatment. She explains why exposure and response prevention works when talk therapy can backfire, and how her definition of success shifted from revenue milestones to sustainable presence: being a steady parent, a clear-eyed advocate, and a writer building language for hard things. She previews her memoir and children’s series, including Meadow and Her Four Leaf Clover Heart, a tender reframing of rarity and resilience for young readers.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
What actually reignites a tired mind: more hustle or better design? We dig into the moments that drain us and the choices that light us back up, starting with Natalie’s behind-the-scenes look at a 13-hour reality-TV shoot and the mental gymnastics it demands. That raw, human story sets the tone for an episode about resilience that isn’t performative—it’s practical.
Our guest, Sarah Michelle Boes, MSN APRN FNP-BC, walks us through the unlikely rise of SMNP Reviews, a seven-figure brand built by solving the real problem nursing grads faced during COVID: anxiety and uncertainty, not just content gaps. She breaks down how a $15 review grew into sold-out live cohorts with a pass guarantee, why early word-of-mouth beats ads when the product truly works, and how hiring a coach plus two key team members unlocked her best ideas. We unpack the shift from creator-does-everything to leader-designs-experiences, the difference between time management and energy management, and the operational fixes that stop burnout before it starts.
Growth wasn’t tidy. Sarah shares the hard lessons from a costly “junk code” app, the strain of keywoman syndrome, and the decision to seek strategic partners without compromising values. She and her husband set a non-negotiable number, evaluated culture fit, walked away from a low offer, and ultimately exited on their terms—while preparing for a new season of life. Along the way, you’ll hear clear takeaways on building confidence into your product, guaranteeing outcomes you can control, and designing programs that reduce anxiety and increase mastery.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
Fire rarely reignites in a noisy room. We bring in a veteran divorce mediator to show how quiet skills—neutrality, boundaries, and deep listening—turn high-conflict standoffs into agreements people can live with. From personal triggers to client blowups, he walks us through the real work behind “staying neutral” and why it’s not a stance but a job: set expectations, shut down disrespect, and come prepared with options that honor both the numbers and the nerves.
You’ll hear why drama often spikes when there’s less to divide, how confidentiality protects everyone, and what it takes to read the iceberg beneath each demand. Instead of positional bargaining—my way versus yours—he uses interest-based negotiation to find the option no one named but both can accept. Think Thai food when the room is stuck on burger versus pizza. Along the way, small affirmations and clear math lessons become turning points. When people feel seen and understand the tradeoffs, the thunderstorm passes and progress starts.
We also talk about the circle around the couple. Friends and family can help most by asking “How can I help?” and then sitting with the answer, even if it’s silence. Presence beats advice. The mediator shares why he sometimes ends a case to protect the process, how he prepares between sessions to save clients time and money, and why service above self starts with local acts of care. If you’re navigating divorce, leading a team through conflict, or just trying to argue less and understand more, these tools will steady your next hard conversation.
Want more resources and a steady guide? Visit equitablemediation.com for checklists, videos, and a free call where available. If this conversation helped, follow Reignite Resilience, share this episode with a friend who needs it, and leave a quick review so others can find it too.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
A better divorce starts with better decisions. We sit down with Joe, a seasoned divorce mediator and finance pro, to unpack how couples can end a marriage without burning down their futures. Instead of letting a stranger define “fair,” Joe shows how to bring control back to the table: build a realistic budget, map parenting time with intention, and negotiate support and property division with eyes wide open.
We dig into the four pillars of divorce—parenting plan, child support, alimony, and property—and why three of them are really money conversations in disguise. Joe explains how courts of equity can feel unpredictable, how biases sneak into decisions, and why mediation gives you a faster, clearer path to outcomes you can actually live with. Along the way, we talk candidly about the emotional costs of litigation, the whisper network of friends who mean well but make things worse, and the power of seeing your numbers on paper before you fight over them.
What sets Joe’s approach apart is the blend of financial rigor and emotional coaching. His team keeps conversations calm, uses proven communication tools to stop unhelpful patterns, and helps both people focus on what will matter in ten years, not ten minutes. If you care about protecting your kids, preserving your wealth, and recovering your peace of mind, this conversation offers a practical roadmap from crisis to clarity.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
Fire fades. Momentum stays if you know how to rebuild it. In this episode, Dr. Christiana Schroeder shares a clear system for turning goals into action. Her STEP method—Simplify, Tell, Examine, Praise—helps you speak goals into existence, track small wins, and understand where real resilience comes from on both strong and weak days.
We talk about voice as more than tone. It’s your message, your work, and your purpose. Christiana walks through her journey from the runway to the TEDx stage. She talks about preparation, nerves, and what happens after the spotlight fades. Planning the “after” matters as much as the moment itself. Scheduling the next step keeps momentum and prevents the post-goal crash.
The conversation moves through vulnerability, leadership, and growth. Admitting what you don’t know builds trust faster than trying to look perfect. It’s how founders and students learn faster and lead better.
We cover the tools behind Step Into Your Voice, her coaching program built to turn reflection into results. You’ll also learn about a free superpower assessment that connects your strengths to your goals.
You will leave with steps to apply now:
• Simplify your goals
• Speak them out loud
• Examine progress with honesty
• Praise small wins
If you want to regain focus and keep moving forward, listen in. Follow the show, share it with someone who needs direction, and leave a review to share your next step.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
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Your spark hides under noise, routine, and goals that don’t fit anymore. In this episode, Dr. Christiana Schroeder, TEDx speaker, professor, and best-selling author, explains how small rituals help you rebuild focus and energy. She calls it Petite Practice—tiny, repeatable actions that move you forward every day.
Christiana shares lessons from her move from Germany to the U.S., where structure met hustle. She breaks down how to find your superpower by tracing your story’s roots, why health messages often fail to change behavior, and how better pricing and language drive adoption. Her process helps you act with clarity, save energy, and grow with intention.
We also discuss a short networking exercise that helps you move past small talk and form real connections fast. The conversation covers brand clarity, aligning with trends that matter, and finding confidence through work that fits who you are today.
You will leave with tools you can apply now:
• Micro-rituals that make planning productive
• Short scripts that sharpen your pitch and message
• A daily system to align action with purpose
If you want progress without burnout, this episode gives you the reset you need. Follow the show, share it with someone who needs direction, and leave a review to share which Petite Practice you will start first.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
Burnout is loud. Recovery is quiet and intentional. In this episode, author, coach, and veteran journalist John DeDakis shares how real resilience takes shape in workplaces and in life. We focus on practical ways leaders and teams build human-centered cultures that perform without exhaustion.
John outlines a simple vision for change: make space for life so attention returns to the present. Pair experienced employees with newer talent to exchange wisdom and skills. We discuss psychological safety, how ideas get lost in meetings, and what it means to credit voices in real time. The conversation goes deeper into immigrant grit, accent adaptation, and code switching—how it helps people survive and how organizations can lessen its hidden cost.
John also shares his journey with dyslexia, from shame to ownership. He explains how cognitive diversity drives stronger solutions when leaders value different ways of thinking.
Writing connects it all. Memoir heals. Journaling brings clarity. Storytelling turns pain into purpose. John gives insight into writing his memoir, mentoring authors, and teaching interviewing techniques that reveal truth.
You will leave with a plan for sustainable resilience:
• Protect time for recovery
• Build two-way mentorship
• Create inclusive meeting habits
• Use reflective writing to turn experience into growth
Follow the show, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help others find their way back to resilience.
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
What if your hardest seasons became the fuel for your most meaningful work? In this episode, journalist and novelist John DeDakis shares how loss, discipline, and truth shaped his purpose.
John’s path started at American Forces Network in Germany, where he interviewed Alfred Hitchcock. From there, he moved through local news and on to CNN, where the nonstop pace demanded a creative outlet. Fiction became that outlet. His first novel took ten years, fourteen rewrites, and thirty-nine agent queries. The lesson: cut weak subplots, find your genre through subtraction, and treat reflection as part of the writing process.
He speaks plainly about modern media. The press and the White House often work in tension. Speed often beats truth. Integrity in reporting is harder to maintain when accuracy loses to attention. Those same tensions shape his thriller Fake, where a reporter’s reputation is destroyed by a lie everyone can see.
The heart of the conversation is writing through pain. John shares how early trauma and the loss of his son became the foundation for honest and healing work. He explains how writing can process grief, rebuild focus, and restore meaning. Leaders and teams face the same truth—unresolved pain drains morale and performance.
If you want to reconnect with your purpose, finish your story, or bring meaning to hard experiences, this episode gives you practical direction. Follow the show, share it with someone who needs perspective, and leave a review to help others find it.
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A blinding light. A mountain watching. A tree she had chosen long before. Holly Porter’s near-death experience did not end in the hospital. Through guided hypnosis, she revisited what she could not explain and uncovered one sentence that changed her life: love them where they’re at. That shift removed judgment, eased grief, and redefined how she works, heals, and connects.
We explore the line between dreams, nightmares, and real out-of-body experiences. Holly explains how hypnosis helps the body lead while the mind stays aware, turning years of therapy into hours of insight. These experiences shaped her book, Near Death Shift, and redirected her nonprofit from despair to purpose. Her new mission centers on helping women lead with clarity and conviction.
Healing took structure. Holly tracked her progress like data: fatigue levels, pain cycles, and stress triggers. She built daily habits around rest, hydration, supplements, and a 5 a.m. hyperbaric routine that restored her lungs. A new pulmonologist later confirmed what her own discipline had shown—wellness grows when you create room for recovery.
She closes with her SHIFT framework: surrender, hope, intuition, faith, and transformation. It is a guide for growth without trauma as the teacher.
If you want to trade judgment for grace and urgency for sustainable progress, listen in. Then subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review with the insight you plan to apply.
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A new guest. A clear sky. One question that matters. How do you reignite your fire when life blows it out?
Holly Porter is a CEO, retreat leader, and survivor of a 70-day battle with COVID. She shares her story from intubation and isolation to clarity and purpose. She returned with direction, firm boundaries, and a mission that reshaped her work and her life.
In the ICU, she lost all five senses. She describes the silence, the sameness of masked faces, and the rare moments of contact that kept her connected. She recounts an out-of-body experience in a “Stadium of Light” and a meeting with ancestors who told her one word: fight. From that moment, she received two instructions. Start a nonprofit called Adventure Bucket Wish. Decline a business partnership that did not align.
Her return brought hard years. Legal issues. Family conflict. Emotional strain. Holly explains how hypnosis, community, and reflection helped her rebuild. She learned to say no, to draw lines, and to turn her pain into service.
If you are a founder, leader, or caregiver facing burnout, you will hear clear lessons.
This is a story of resilience, leadership, and faith in your own path. Follow the show. Share it with someone who needs strength. Leave a review so others can find hope too.
About Holly:
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We share the messy, honest journey from podcast to book series and why The Quiet Gift exists: to turn quiet struggles into usable wisdom and help people feel seen. We talk dyslexia, shame, resilience, and how leaders and parents can support neurodiversity with simple, human choices.
• scrapping the first 64 pages to find the right form
• choosing a fable with journal prompts for reflection
• the red journal motif and series continuity
• dyslexia as a quiet gift and source of resilience
• the shame of feeling invisible and how to name it
• leading neurodiverse teams with empathy and clarity
• memory, edits, and telling vulnerable stories well
• audiobook plans, timelines, and what’s next in the series
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC
When Natalie found herself frozen at the sight of a simple form asking about her relationship status, she didn't expect the visceral reaction that followed. "That's rude," she thought, refusing to check the "divorced" box that suddenly felt like an unwanted label being forced upon her identity.
This moment of unexpected triggering opens a profound conversation with divorce coach Madison Hedlund about how our bodies process emotional trauma and significant life transitions. Madison explains that these physical reactions aren't just normal—they're valuable messengers about our emotional state that deserve attention rather than suppression.
"Awareness is the first step to shifting anything," Madisen shares, introducing listeners to somatic approaches that honor our body's natural responses. She guides us through the process of safely experiencing difficult emotions within our "window of tolerance," gradually expanding our capacity to move through grief, anger, and shame without becoming overwhelmed or disconnected.
The conversation transcends typical divorce discussions by addressing the societal stigma that compounds emotional pain. Madisen challenges listeners to release the impossible task of controlling others' perceptions and instead develop unwavering self-trust. "I had to get so much more concerned with what I knew to be true about myself," she reflects, describing her own journey through divorce judgment.
For those supporting someone through divorce, Madisen offers revolutionary advice: stop saying "let me know what you need" and start taking concrete action. Send the gift card, drop off dinner, or simply invite them to join your everyday activities. Her "Loved Ones Guide" provides comprehensive resources for friends and family who want to show up meaningfully during this critical time.
Ready to explore your own healing journey? Connect with Madison at better
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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC