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Healthy Mind, Healthy LifeCourage to Begin Again: Redefining Success Through Service, Nature, and Meaning with Diane Gansauer
Sometimes life looks “right” on paper—but something inside quietly says, not anymore. In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Sayan, we explore what it takes to listen to that inner tug without panic, and how to choose meaning over momentum.
This conversation is for anyone at a crossroads—especially later in life—wondering if it’s too risky to change direction. Diane shares how she left a successful, technical career and stepped into service with grieving families, discovering that fulfillment isn’t a title… it’s alignment.
About the Guest:
Diane Gansauer is a form...
2026-02-2323 min
Healthy Mind, Healthy LifeCourage to Begin Again: Redefining Success Through Service, Nature, and Meaning with Diane Gansauer
Sometimes life looks “right” on paper—but something inside quietly says, not anymore. In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Sayan, we explore what it takes to listen to that inner tug without panic, and how to choose meaning over momentum.
This conversation is for anyone at a crossroads—especially later in life—wondering if it’s too risky to change direction. Diane shares how she left a successful, technical career and stepped into service with grieving families, discovering that fulfillment isn’t a title… it’s alignment.
About the Guest:
Diane Gansauer is a form...
2026-02-2323 min
The Soul Mirror PodcastNature, Grief & Resilience — How Long-Distance Hiking Shaped a Funeral Celebrant with Diane Gansauer
In this 30-minute conversation Tria talks with Diane Gansauer — funeral celebrant, long-distance hiker and author of The Way Points: From 400 Farewells to 3,000 Miles. Diane describes how wilderness and grief work have merged in her life: long stretches on the Continental Divide Trail became a laboratory for reflecting on the hundreds of life stories she’s honored. Listeners will hear practical wisdom about traveling lightly (physically and emotionally), cultivating resilience across decades, the spiritual clarity solitude in nature offers, and why aging can widen rather than narrow possibility. This episode is for anyone navigating loss, seeking meaning in midlife and beyo...
2025-11-0926 min
Coffin Talk#251 - Life Celebrant - Diane GansauerDiane Gansauer has completed more than 400 Celebrations of Life and memorial gatherings and she has also completed the Continental Divide Trail from the U.S. border with Mexico to the U.S. border with Canada. Defying stereotypes about people her age, she completed this 3,100-mile trail at the age of 67. She discusses the lessons she’s learned from both experiences in her book “The Waypoints: From 400 Farewells and 3,000 Miles.”Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to dis...
2025-11-0234 min
Take Back Retirement123: Making Your Own Story: Finding Meaning After 50 with Diane Gansauer "You don't build courage by avoiding what you're afraid of. You build courage by moving through it." -Diane Gansauer Our hosts, Stephanie McCullough and Kevin Gaines, explore an extraordinary midlife reinvention with Diane Gansauer, who traded a high-profile government position for one of the few full-time funeral celebrant roles in the United States. Her transformation proves that stepping away from prestige can lead to real personal fulfillment! "I became more effective and a happier person," Diane reflects on leaving her role as deputy director of a Colorado state agency overseeing multimillion-dollar conservation grants...
2025-10-3150 min
Deal By Me PodcastDeal By Me Podcast 293 interview with Diane GansauerDiane Gansauer left a "successful" career of 20 years for something very different. She shifted careers in her late 50s. She adopted a new approach to serving people, and she says that it made all the difference in her happiness and overall life fulfillment. ADOPTING A NEW APPROACH, INTERESTING!!Support the showThanks for listening to this podcast. Please consider supporting this podcast with a recurring donation through the link below. You may also make a one-time donation through PayPal at the following: paypal.me/jwsmith9450 or Cash App at the following: $JamesSmith5674.
2025-10-0924 min
Ordinary To Badass402 Fear, Persistence, and the Power of Writing Your Own Story-Badass DebriefThink courage means being fearless? Think again....In this Badass Debrief, Marie unpacks the boldest lessons from Diane Gansauer’s 3,100-mile solo hike at 61 years old—and shows how they translate into leadership moves you can use right now. From facing fear in grizzly country to realizing persistence beats speed, these are the truths that separate ordinary leaders from badass ones....✨ Theme: Resilience Stories + Mindset Breakthroughs...We’re talking about leading with courage even when fear tags along, letting go of emotional baggage that weighs you down, and refusing...
2025-09-2910 minOrdinary To Badass401 Travel Light, Live Bold: Lessons From the Continental DivideThink courage has an age limit? Think again....At 61 years old, Diane Gansauer set out to hike the entire Continental Divide Trail—3,100 miles of mountains, rivers, and grizzly country. Along the way, she didn’t just prove her grit on the trail—she rewrote her story, discovered the power of persistence, and reminded us all what it means to carry only what truly matters.✨ Theme: Resilience Stories + Mindset Breakthroughs...We’re talking about letting go of what weighs you down, finding courage in the messy middle, and realizing it’s never too la...
2025-09-2251 min
Hear Where You Belong3,100 Miles, 400 Farewells, and a Lifetime of Belonging — The Extraordinary Journey of Diane GansauerAt 67 years old, Diane Gansauer laced up her boots and finished walking 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Continental Divide. But this wasn’t just a hike—it was a journey of self-discovery, resilience, and redefining what it means to belong.In this deeply moving Hear Where You Belong episode, host Dea Irby sits down with Diane, a Master Life-Cycle Celebrant and interfaith minister who has honored over 400 lives through storytelling and ceremony. Diane shares how she transitioned from a high-powered conservation career—where she no longer felt she belonged—to guiding families through grief and celebrat...
2025-08-2642 min
Release Doubt, Reveal PurposeGod guided me through 3,000 miles of wilderness and 400 funerals with Diane GaunsauerSend us a textDiane Gansauer shares her extraordinary journey of transformation from a successful but unfulfilling career in wildlife conservation to becoming a funeral celebrant and long-distance hiker, discovering her true purpose along the way.• Leaving a 20-year executive career that looked perfect on paper but felt misaligned with her soul• Receiving a divine opportunity to establish a celebrant program for North America's largest funeral service provider• Hiking 3,000 miles from Mexico to Canada over seven years, starting at age 61• Finding deep spiritual connection in nature and seeing God's presence in both the wild...
2025-08-2153 min
Positive Talk Radio1,126 | 400 Farewells & 3,000 Miles: Diane Gansauer on Life, Loss & the Power of Sacred Ceremony
2025-07-211h 00
Famous Interviews with Joe DiminoAuthor & Long-Distance Hiker Diane Gansauer on Life Stories & the Continental Divide TrailWelcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Author, Life Story Professional, and Long-Distance Hiker Diane Gansauer. From her base in Colorado, Diane shares the extraordinary story of how, at the age of sixty-one, she set out to hike the entire Continental Divide Trail—a 3,100-mile journey from Mexico to Canada.Over seven years, Diane traversed rugged mountains, deep forests, and winding rivers—all while continuing her calling: officiating celebrations of life and honoring over 400 life stories through memorials and ceremonies. Her book, The Waypoints, beautifully weaves the wi...
2025-07-0328 min