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Walter Rhein PodcastDiscussing Various Pathways to Publishing with Bestselling Author Libbie GrantHi Everyone,This was a fun conversation! Libbie Grant is a highly successful author who publishes under the pen name Olivia Hawker. She discusses how she started out self-publishing before breaking through with a major publishing deal. Libbie gives really practical information that will help writers as they navigate their own publication journey.We also expressed our mutual fondness for Watership Down :).I hope you enjoy this conversation!Thank you Ilona Goanos, Abstract J, S.L. Stallings, Peter Cox, C Wallis, and many others for tuning into my live video with...2025-05-151h 00
Pebble in Your Shoe PodcastOn Lowering Our Expectations with Poet, Jessica de Koninck S1 Ep. 10Jessica DeKoninck, 70 years old, is a mother, grandmother, retired attorney, poet, author, and long-time Montclair, New Jersey resident. At age 50, Jessica went back to
school for her M.F.A. from Stonecoast at the University of Southern Maine.
It took her years to call herself a poet, but a poet she is. A winner of the 2023 Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry
Contest, her work has been featured in the Writer’s Almanac and Verse Daily, and her poems,
reviews and articles have appeared in numerous publications.
She’s written a full-length poetry collection called “Cutting Room” (Terrapin B...2024-04-2851 minPebble in Your Shoe PodcastIt's a Beautiful Sober Life with Writer, Michele Maize S1 Ep. 9Michele Maize is a 46-year-old mother, wife, and sober traveler from Orange County, California. She struggled with addiction for many years of her life but is now over three years sober. Even though she failed many times, sobriety is now the most important thing in her life.
Without it, she wouldn’t be writing, traveling, and living the fulfilling life she does now. It took her many rock bottoms to get to this point. She’s a yoga enthusiast, eats plant-based, and travels whenever possible. She’s worked in different fields but has found writing in sobriety, and it...2024-04-2148 minPebble in Your Shoe PodcastThe Granny Who Stands on her Head: Ann Richardson S1 Ep. 8Author Ann Richardson, age 82, is American-born but has lived in London with her English husband since her mid-20s. They have two adult children and two teenage grandsons, with whom she is very much involved.
Ann has a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and has had a prestigious professional career as a Qualitative Researcher in health and social care.
In her later years, she has written four non-fiction books, which include “Wise Before Their Time,” “Life in a Hospice,” “Celebrating Grandmothers,” and lastly, “The Granny Who Stands on Her Head,” which is also the name of...2024-04-1456 minPebble in Your Shoe PodcastBadass Autism Mom, Podcaster, and Advocate: Rashidah Cartwright S1, Ep. 7Rashidah Cartwright is 45 years old and the proud mother of four beautiful children, two of whom are living with autism. Besides working a full-time job, Rashidah is also the host of a weekly podcast called “Autism for Badass Moms.” She started this podcast as a beacon of hope and
encouragement for autism moms to share their experiences, insights, and advice. Besides her podcast, Rashidah has over 18 years of service in the mental health and substance use profession, working with children, youth, and adults in hospitals, day programs, and outpatient services.
Rashidah is an acclaimed public spea...2024-04-0749 minPebble in Your Shoe PodcastThe Indomitable Spirit of Psychotherapist, Artist, and Writer Linda Hoenigsberg S1 Ep. 6Linda is 72 years old. While she grew up, lived, and worked in California, she moved to Montana almost thirty years ago. After being kicked out of high school, she returned to school at age 50 to pursue a dream career, becoming a psychotherapist at age 59. She survived a couple of bad marriages, a terrible fall, and the death of her only brother. A life-threatening brain tumor caused her to scale back her career but sent her to pursue another passion--art. Linda is a watercolor painter and is now learning surface pattern design. A mother of three adult children (as well as...2024-03-311h 03Pebble in Your Shoe PodcastLogic, Common Sense, and Compassion with Podcaster Mike Mauren from the Rational Boomer S1 Ep. 5Mike Mauren, 63 years old, is the Owner and CEO of the Rational Boomer.
He’s been a DJ, a traffic reporter, a production director, and almost any radio-related job. In retirement, he transitioned into talking about politics on TikTok, where he currently has 308,000 followers, plus 294,000 on YouTube and another 10,000 on Facebook. His message is that he’s one
of many rational boomers whose voices need to be heard.
He records a daily podcast where he talks about politics and the day's news. He also welcomes guests, but for this episode, he's the one being interviewed.
Mike has a wife who keep...2024-03-241h 05Pebble in Your Shoe PodcastNot Dead Yet with Psychotherapist and Clinical Director, Dr. Leslie Faerstein, S1 Ep. 4Dr. Leslie Faerstein, 73, knew from a young age that she never wanted to retire. She had a career and education plan, and she worked it!
She has a long history in nonprofit administration and mental health. In the mid-1980s, she founded and served as Executive Director of the first New York State licensed nonprofit mental health clinic specializing in Eating Disorders.
She has worked as executive director with other nonprofit start-ups in the areas of arts in healthcare, voluntarism for urban high school students, and supporting women 50+ in returning to the workforce after a hiatus.
Leslie is a...2024-03-1750 minPebble in Your Shoe PodcastA Journey of Discovery with Moon Child, Artist, and Herbalist Denise Stensland, S1 Ep. 3Denise Stensland was born a Moon Child in 1965 in New Jersey and is a mother of two AMAzinGly successful BeautiFULL humans. She's also a wife of 34 years and married her high school sweetheart (do the math...a lifetime together!)
She needs to do everything for everyone else and tends to leave her own needs to wait in the wings.
She finds GreaT joy in trying everything Art related once... usually buys the book and tools ...sometimes finishes the project.
Denise is creative and unique in whatever she sees along the way~ Her Mom was the...2024-03-1050 minPebble in Your Shoe PodcastCreating Ripples To Make Waves of Change with Entrepreneur Niki Fielding, S1 Ep. 2Niki Fielding is the founder and president of Digital Brand Expressions, based in Princeton, New Jersey, which provides high-level search engine optimization for large companies and pioneers search strategies for AI chatbots.
Not only does Niki enjoy her work at DBE, but she also cares a lot about transforming business culture to be more productive, less stressful, and more life-enhancing. This desire has resulted in her creating and publishing Niki's Notes for Compassionate Workplaces.
As you will hear, Niki's got a lot of energy and, at 65 years old, hasn't slowed down yet. She doesn't believe in the "R" word and...2024-03-0450 minPebble in Your Shoe PodcastThe Late in Life Writer with Author Neera Mahajan, S1 Ep. 1Neera Mahajan, 62 years old, hails from southeastern Australia and is an accomplished career woman and a later-in-life writer. In four years, Neera's written five books in English, even though English is not her native language. She founded a publication on Substack called, "Everything is a Book," which is a go-to source for writing
inspiration, information, and self-publishing books from your life.
Neera ghostwrites Business Stacks for non-fiction authors and coaches who are seeking to make a strategic launch for their online businesses.
She calls herself a multipotentialite because she enjoys so many passions...2024-02-2553 minPebble in Your Shoe PodcastPebble in Your Shoe Podcast (Trailer)2024-02-2300 min
Not Okay? It's Okay! PodcastSeason 2 Episode 1 Not Okay? Its's Okay! Spring Awakening Self Care IdeasKicking off our new season with a Spring Awakening & Self Care episode featuring our guests Certified Integrative Health & Wellness Coach Rada Blackwell & Ilona Goanos Certified Yoga Instructor. Listen for some amazing & practical tips on how to incorporate them into your daily life.2021-04-011h 04