The Storied Human (What is your Story?)
Humans have been telling each other stories since before writing. Around fires, looking up at the stars, human beings found comfort and connection through imagination and stories.
I'm Lynne Thompson -- Tech Writer, rising Voice Actor, and podcaster! I have always loved hearing people's stories, especially when they have overcome something, and then share it with the rest of us! So far the podcast has included stories on Overcoming Addiction, the Entrepreneur journey, Dealing with Mental Illness, Understanding Grief (and a few fairy tales thrown in there!).
There are plenty of spiritual moments humorous moments, and more. I have learned so much from my guests! Join me as I talk to real people with extraordinary stories! What is your story? I would love to hear it! Reach out to me at thestoriedhuman@gmail.com, or join our Facebook group!
Episodes
92 episodes
Season 2025 Episode 3. Diagnosed with a pituitary disease, Risa decided to take an epic bike ride: what she learned along the way
Risa August is not your average human. When faced with a devastating pituitary disease diagnosis, she pushed through to find herself again. One of the things she did was participate in a bike ride from Canada to Mexico!She publishe...
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Season 2025 Episode 1: Let Sean McMann teach you how to bust out of the corporate jungle!
Recruited right out of college to work at one of the largest data firms, Sean McMann embarked on an eight-year journey from new grad to consulting director. Privileged to see behind the curtain of some of the largest corporations today, he reco...
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Season 2025: Episode 2. Nonprofit worker Matt Kazdan explains how access to sustainable energy can help underprivileged populations
With a Master's degree in international affairs with a focus on international politics, Matt Kazdan could have headed to a think tank or Washington DC. But he chose instead to use his skills in policy-making and his understanding of internation...
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Season 2025 Episode 1: Let Sean McMann teach you how to bust out of the corporate jungle!
Recruited right out of college to work at one of the largest data firms, Sean McMann embarked on an eight-year journey from new grad to consulting director. Privileged to see behind the curtain of some of the largest corporations today, he reco...
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Season 5. Episode 8. Larry Jordan: From successful investment banker to spiritual seeker and teacher
Larry Jordan spent 25 years in investment banking, assisting companies, governments, and non-profit agencies in issuing over $10 billion of municipal bonds for capital projects and cash flows.In 2011, he quit his job and sold his house ...
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Season 5. Episode 7. Ten Words to Explore and Live By with Lauryn Axelrod, Monk and InterSpiritual Teacher
When Lauren first starts talking about her Ten Words, they sound simple enough: Attention, Acceptance, Benevolence, Creativity, e.g. -- but as you ponder them, they start to lead you down a path of self-enlightenment, They work together, and th...
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Season 5. Episode 7. Heart Transplant Recipient Jay Waddell's journey through health struggles and coming out on the other side
Jay Waddell is a retired executive, college professor, and life coach. who has fought several health battles in his life, the last one was heart failure and he had to get a heart transplant! He explains his approach and how he wasn't so willing...
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Season 5. Episode 6. Anika Pavel: From Iron Curtain Childhood to International Stardom and Author
ANIKA PAVEL was born Jarmila Kocvarova in Czechoslovakia. What was intended as a one-year stay in England turned her into a refugee when the Soviet Union invaded her homeland, writing a bloody end to the Prague Spring. She receive...
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Season 5: Episode 5 -- Jan Allen Ackley: From Appalachia to successful finance exec-- Lessons Learned
Jan Allen Ackley, author of "Searching for Change," shares his journey from growing up in impoverished rural Ohio to becoming a successful corporate finance executive. He highlights the impact of mentors who guided him and the transformative ex...
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Season 5. Episode 4. How Anabel Tonkovic left a corporate career and became an energy healer
Anabel's journey is a fascinating one. She left a successful career in corporate communications to pursue a career in energy healing using tools like Reiki, astrology, and sound. On the way, she reconnected with her ancestry and lineage and eve...
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Season 5. Episode 3 Whitney Ellis talks about being a money life coach and how you are enough
Whitney and I met in person at a networking group event and I just liked her and her spirit right away. She has a fascinating story about making a major career change after 12 years as a very successful TV producer in New York City. She realize...
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Special Solo Episode: Who were you at 8 years old? Is it time to bring some of her back?
One of my favorite exercises in the Cathy Heller Zoom meetings leading up to her Podcasting class that I took was she asked us all a question: "Who were you when you were 8 years old?" There were many cool answers in the meeting chat that...
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Season 5. Episode 2. How logical ex-lawyer Kristen Swinehart became "The Flying Medium"
She is an attorney. She worked in NYC booking comedians. She tried a bunch of things and ended up discovering that she is actually a medium. And she is a flight attendant, hence "The Flying Medium."Recently, she has discovered that she ...
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Season 5. Ep 1:Therese "Tee" Forton-Barnes teaches us easy ways to detox our homes and bodies!
Therese is a Healthy Home Advocate with Cancer Prevention in Mind; ownerof The Green Living Gurus, LLC and Tee’s Organics. Podcast Host of GreenLiving with Tee.She helps people make the switch from harmful chemicals to healthier alt...
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Season 5: Solo episode -- On banning books (facing people's fears)
This is a short one, about a subject I have been involved in here locally in my state. I noticed when I was at recent Board of Ed meeting that both sides of the book banning argument were hostile, overly emotional, polarizing. I wa...
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Season 4.Episode 15.Greg Lawrence on the power of psychedelic integration to heal trauma
Greg Lawrence had experimented with psychedelics such as psilocybin before and had some great insights. But afterwards, he found that his behaviors did not change and the effects did not "stick." It wasn't until he learned about psychedelic int...
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Season 4. Episode 14: Renzo del Castillo: From Peru to America, a poet's journney
Renzo's family was threatened when they lived in Peru by members of The Shining Path. Their lives were threatened repeatedly and even one of their nannies was found out to be a member of the terrorist organization. They had to leave everything ...
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Season 4. Episode 13: Susan Glenney: From Hospitality career to author who empowers women
Susan Glenney is a gentle soul whose story includes some horrific childhood trauma. She has made her way through that and teaches us a little about her methods in this interview. She started in the Hospitality field and was doing that wor...
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Season 4. Episode 12 How Deece Casillas went from high paid consultant to successful comedian
Deece always loved comedy, in fact he would fake being asleep in the floor while his parents fell asleep on the couch so that he could stay up and watch comedy on TV. Growing up in a California neighborhood better known for its gangs than...
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Season 4. Episode 11 -- Meet Trent Brock-- 3 time cancer survivor-- hear his incredible story of strength and resilience
Originally from the Deep South Louisiana, Trent considers himself a little rough-around-the-edges Southern gentleman! He’s a world traveler and small business international entrepreneur who introduced, owns and operates a kettle corn manu...
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Season 4. Episode 10 James Guzzetta on sudden loss and how he completely changed his life and work (includes interesting Spiritual Shamanic discussion)
As a man who switched up his whole life and career, James Guzzetta has an interesting story to share. He had whole careers in IT and later running medical device companies (CEO of 2 of them), but a sudden loss of his business partner and ...
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Episode 10
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Season 4. Episode 9. How Neurodivergent Spoken Word Artist Traci Neal helps the world
Talking with Spoken Word Artist Traci Neal is like breathing in a breath of fresh air. She is warm and full of energy. I listened to her spoken word poetry and it was the same, it pulses with a lifeforce that I believe is, as she claims, ...
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Season 4. Episode 8 -- Brittany Johnson shares how to stop sabotaging yourself
I can tell that Brittany is a great therapist, because she puts you at ease and is so easy to talk to! I learned a lot and enjoyed our interview.Brittany learned at an early age the positive benefits of setting intention and setting goa...
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Season 4. Episode 7. Finding your way back after Chronic Pain drastically changes your life
Deana Kiser was 29 years old, living in Boston, enjoying a successful HR career, seeing friends, working out, enjoying a busy social life and her new boyfriend when a sudden and seemingly minor incident on an exercise machine turned into a batt...
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Season 4. Episode 6. Talking with Sarah Moore, Women's Leadership Coach and Author of "Full of Herself"
Sarah T. Moore -- Women's Leadership CoachSpeaking with Sarah was like falling off a log. She puts you at ease right away and has so much wisdom to share. I can see that she must be a great coach!My favorite part of a stor...
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Episode 6
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