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Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Life, Career Rewritten Season 2, Episode 1, Welcome Back!!Join Susie Balou as she returns from a "Half-Time Break," in Episode 1 of Season 2. In this episode Susie talks about the importance of story telling in discovering God's love for us, helping us find our identity and purpose, as well as helping to process difficulties that life throws our way.Sign up for her weekly emails, to receive updates, as well as the opportunity to have YOUR VOICE and Stories Heard also! https://colossal-producer-484.ck.page/fe5e6df36c I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit...2024-05-0726 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #32 Life, Career Rewritten, 2023 In the Rear-view Mirror!Join Susan in the final episode of Season 1, as she recaps highlights of spiritual lessons learned in 2023, and explores how to move forward in 2024 while still honoring past memories!I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2024-01-0129 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #31 Christmas 2023 & HopeWhile Christmas and other Holiday traditions can be a beautiful time full of family and friends, it can also be a difficult time for many. If you find yourself struggling this year, whether from chairs that are empty and Christmas presents that won't be under the tree, or there are other difficulties in your life making it hard to find the joy in the season, this podcast may be a help to you.Join Susan as she shares lessons learned on a journey from overwhelming loss to finding joy, peace, and hope this Christmas season.2023-12-2425 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode 30 Updates in Life, Career, and HopeJoin Susan as she discusses positive updates in her career, thoughts on next steps in her online business ventures, positive lessons learned throughout this year, as well as challenges of navigating the Holidays during the second year in the grief process.Susan is looking to feature others who have navigated various types of loss and discuss their lessons learned. Please reach out to her at SBaloumsnrn@sbalou.comI look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email l...2023-12-1617 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #29 Hope & Thankfulness in Year 2 of Grief!Join Susan for a quick discussion of how to find hope and thankfulness in spite of discovering that making it through the first year of grief does not automatically make "everything suddenly better!"I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-11-1611 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #28 Hope and Thankfulness Week 1 of November 2023, Life, Career, HOPE, RewrittenJoin Susan as she talks about continued hope, faith, and growth, learning how to walk a new path in life.I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-11-0724 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #27 Mindfulness and Moving Forward; Life, Career, Hope Rewritten!Back again for another episode, focusing on lessons learned. Never taking having income for my basic needs for granted againRemembering to reach out and focus on helping others who might be in needRemembering to smile and say "hi"Having GratitudeI look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-10-3119 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #26 Thankfulness, Rest, and Reframe When at a Crossroad!Explore the importance of mindset and focus at the crossroads in life!I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-10-1016 minLife, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #25 Faith Over Fear, Avoiding the Top 3 Mistakes I have Made Over This Year!"Have you ever found yourself in a situation that left you feeling overwhelmed or afraid? In this episode, I'll open up about my own experiences and share the top three mistakes I made over the past year. By listening in, you'll gain valuable insights to help you avoid making the same missteps.Moreover, we'll delve into a crucial aspect of navigating these challenging moments - how to reframe your fear and transform it into faith. Join me as we explore practical strategies and mindset shifts that can empower you to conquer adversity and embrace the future with...2023-09-1931 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #24, September 12, One Year Later!Join me as a take a look back on this year, since learning I was losing my job, and the winding paths I have been on since. https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-09-1222 minLife, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode 23 Speak Life in the Middle of the MessDo you ever feel overwhelmed in the middle of the mess? Join me for today's quick podcast where I look at what it means to Speak Life over the mess, in order to protect your mental wellbeing!I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-09-0512 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Speak Life!Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed and hopeless, struggling to speak in a positive and uplifting way? Join me in episode 22 as I share about lessons learned on a quick memorial trip for my husband this weekend. Lessons about realizing that time out to rest and recharge is helpful, but my wellbeing has a lot more to do with my thoughts, attitudes, and words that I speak, than it does on my location.I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly...2023-08-2923 minLife, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #21 Quick Words of Encouragement!This week is just a quick word of thanks for your kind encouragement throughout these last months!I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-08-2207 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #20 Part 2 Transforming Through Grief While Processing HealingWould you give up experiences with loved ones to avoid the pain of missing them later? Join me as I explore part 2 of navigating through the process of grief, learning to embrace the healing that comes from going THROUGH the necessary steps; understanding that I would not want to trade off memories with my loved one, to avoid the grief in the future!Reference:Wolfelt, Alan D. Ph.D. Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart. Companion Press, 2003.2023-08-1531 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #19 Part 1 Transforming Through Grief While Processing Healing!Are you or someone you know navigating through the middle of grief and loss of some sort? If so, this episode can help embrace resilience and healing. Join me for PART 1, as I review helpful lessons learned throughout these last nine months, from a great book, "Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart." Reference:Wolfelt, Alan D. Ph.D. Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart. Companion Press, 2003.2023-08-0830 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #18 Karlin Tapia: "Grief & Grace: Navigating Loss as a Survivor Leader!"This week's podcast episode continues on with the goal of navigating through the middle of grief and loss. Join me as I interview Karlin Tapia, Coach and Survivor Leader. Karlin draws from her own experiences and training to connect with survivors, helping them learn how to work through trauma and rediscover their voice; regaining control of their lives, empowering them to survive and thrive!If you would like to learn more about Karlin, reach out to her on Instagram @Karlin_tapia, or Karlin E. Tapia.I look forward to sharing weekly updates and i...2023-08-0133 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #17 Navigating the Journey of Loss: Embracing Progression Through "Normal" GriefHave you ever found yourself in a time of grief and loss where you wonder if your experience is "normal"? Maybe you or a loved one is traveling down this difficult journey at this very moment? Join me as I explore this topic, in my series on "The Middle; Learning What it Means to Journey From Who I Was to Who I am Becoming!"I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.co...2023-07-2533 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #16 Strategies in Life and Loss!Do you ever find yourself wondering if things will ever get better when faced with life's challenges? Join me as I get real about my struggle with loss, and I open up about lessons learned of the power of faith and relying on God's guidance to not just survive, but thrive.I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-07-1828 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #15 A Cautionary Tale & Lessons LearnedWelcome to Episode #15 where I check in and discuss lessons learned in life, as well as beginning my own online business.Email me at SBaloumsnrn@sbalou.com if you would like a more comprehensive list of the resources that I cover in today's episode!I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-07-1137 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #14 Shannon Pirie "Life in the Middle" Part 2Join me in Part 2 of this encouraging interview with Shannon Pirie, as she shares her message of faith, hope, and healing after suffering intense loss in her life.To connect with Shannon, you can find her on Instagram at @ShanpirieI look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-07-0432 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #13 Shannon Pirie: Life In The Middle Part 1Welcome to Episode #13. Join me today in Part 1 of 2 episodes, talking to Shannon Pirie, as she shares her story of hope in the middle of devastating upheaval. Shannon shares how faith and community helped sustain her, and encourage her to keep moving forward into a place of healing.To learn more about Shannon, connect with her on Instagram @shanpirie.Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! http...2023-06-2739 min
The Intuitive Strength Podcast75. A Personal Fitness Journey with Susan BalouIn this special episode, I sit down with Lifting Condifence alumni student Susan Balou, and she shares the unique fitness journey that ultimately led to her signing up for the Lifting Confidence program.
Susan shares:
Her background in fitness, exercise, and her struggles with her weight
Her powerful motivation for seeking coaching around getting stronger and exercise consistency
Why she ultimately decided to join Lifting Confidence and her initial thoughts about the program
Her biggest takeaways from Lifting Confidence
Her best advice for any woman just getting star...2023-06-2032 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #12 Juneteenth & JesusWelcome to Episode #12, the day after Juneteenth, where I explore the meaning of the Juneteenth Holiday, both in general and to family members. Join me in exploring how lessons learned can give us hope, individually and as a society. I invite you, whether you are faith based, or not, to listen to what I believe Jesus had to say about related topics. I look forward to sharing weekly updates and inspiration with you. Visit my website for more information. While you are there, subscribe to my weekly email list! https://susan-balou.squarespace.com/2023-06-2034 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #11 Deb Wycoff, "Turning the Page After Job Loss: Embracing Change and Finding a New Path"In today's episode, Deb Wycoff and I talk about her mixed emotions after losing her executive leadership role due to organizational downsizing. From looking forward to the idea of early retirement, to dealing with unexpected feelings of loss, Deb walks us through her journey of embracing change and discovering what life has to offer next!This is a great episode of hope for anyone who has either lost a job, or fears loss, as we talk about navigating this seemingly all too frequent life event. In addition to discussing learning how to turn the page on her car...2023-06-1432 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #10 "You Visited Me," With Patricia Harper PollardJoin me for this conversation with Patricia Harper Pollard as she shares the story of how she and her late husband Freeman founded a nonprofit ministry aimed at encouraging the incarcerated, especially youth. Be inspired along with me, as she shares her journey of healing by publishing his poetry and artwork in the devotional, "You Visited Me." Learn ways that you can help promote this cause, as the book launches this month. To purchase the book, visit https://youvisitedme.net, on the Real Prison Ministry site. I look forward to sharing weekly update...2023-06-0637 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #9 Brie Ogletree's Journey from Military Career to Online Fitness CoachJoin me this week as I talk to fellow copywriter, Brie Ogletree. Brie shares her experiences of becoming an online fitness coach after transitioning out of her military career. Her passion is training women to become more confident, while building strength through lifting. We also talk travel, podcasting, and the logistics of learning new online business skills! Brie will be launching her new fitness program soon. She can be found on Instagram @BrieOgletree. To receive a FREE training cheat sheet, go to https://iscoaching.fit click on the "Get My FREE Cheatsheet" button.2023-05-3049 minLife, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #8 Hope in the Middle, and a Little More Dr. SeussWhy is hope such an essential part of life? Join Susan Balou as she takes a look at hope from not only a spiritual perspective, but also from a scientific and psychological viewpoint. Listen as she describes how hope not only helps us with surviving life itself, but how it helps in other areas of our lives, including:Setting & achieving life goalsProtecting us from conditions such as chronic anxietyMotivating us in our day-to-day actionsFinally, enjoy just a few more words of Dr.Seuss inspired wisdom!2023-05-2331 minLife, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #7, Little Cats B, C, & A, and Life's Lessons Through the Difficult TimesWhat is your typical response to unexpected changes in life? Do you tend to grumble and complain, or have you learned to look at them as opportunities? Listen to Susan, with a little Dr. Seuss humor thrown in, as she shares her journey, and how she's learning to value the lessons and the journey, rather than begging to fast forward and get out of the painful spots quickly.Lessons such as:Paying attention to "new scenery" that she might not have seen if she was "traveling her normal path"Learning to wait on the processTrusting that God ...2023-05-1626 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #6 From Corporate Buyer to Successful EntrepreneurHave you ever wondered what would happen if you suddenly found yourself needing to pivot from a successful corporate position? Maybe that is exactly where you find yourself right now!Join me in this episode, as Kristin Engen shares her experiences as she transitioned from being a corporate buyer to becoming a successful entrepreneur. From coaching, to copywriting, Kristin has learned lessons in her journey to having her own online business, that you won't want to miss!Some of MY FAVORITE lessons shared:How to get out of your own wa...2023-05-0942 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #2 Learning From My Mistakes, So You Don’t Have to Recreate Your Own Wheel!Have you been thinking about starting your own online entrepreneur business, in the process of just beginning, or know someone is contemplating it?If you are anywhere in that process, you may be in the same place I was, not really knowing potential pitfalls!Whether you want to avoid unnecessary extra expenses, or making other costly mistakes, some of my lessons learned may help you have a less bumpy ride than mine has been!BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL FIND OUT About Some of My Le...2023-05-0235 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #3 Staying Healthy in the Middle of UpheavalDo you find yourself automatically reaching for cookies, crackers, chips, or extra dessert when you are under stress?Maybe you have found yourself packing on an extra 15…or 20…or…pounds in the middle of your most recent times of upheaval!Using food to calm your nerves or give you that momentary “high” will only add to the problems that you already have!BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL FIND OUT about my struggle with food addiction and the importance of not using food for comfort: My history...2023-05-0233 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #4 Stepping Into the Uncomfortable and Waiting in the Still Places!Have you ever found yourself feeling like you are being asked to step out of your comfortable space, and to learn to wait in stillness?When we are asked to stretch beyond our comfort zone, not immediately being rescued from painful situations, it can make us start to question “why?”!Being put in an unfamiliar position of having to rely on God, instead of one’s self can feel overwhelming. Learning how to sit still and listen, rather than running around in a state of panic can feel like one is being stretched being...2023-05-0225 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #1 Finding Hope in the Middle of Upheaval!What do YOU do when life’s pathway is suddenly filled with unexpected twists and turns?When you find yourself facing upheaval in life, you have a choice to make!You can either choose hope and faith, or you can choose fear, frustration, and despair!BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:How to choose faith and hope!How to give yourself permission to use change as an opportunity to “think outside of the box”How to recognize that maybe you have been given a gift!2023-05-0230 min
Life, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Episode #5, Five Stones, Five Loaves & Other Lessons in Faith as I Continue on My JourneyHave you ever found yourself needing to trust God with your future, or with your finances, or with your very survival?When we find our faith being stretched beyond our normal breaking point, learning how to wait even past that point can feel absolutely overwhelming!Whether we are revisiting Bible stories we grew up with as a child, or hearing them for the first time, lessons of other people who had their faith stretched can be an encouragement to keep moving forward on the path in front of us!2023-05-0230 minLife, Career Rewritten! Navigating the Twists & Turns of Life!Introducing The Life, Career Rewritten Podcast!Welcome. My name is Susan Balou. I look forward to sharing my new podcast Life, Career Rewritten! as it goes live Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023.I believe that learning from other people's experiences as they have navigated unexpected twists and turns in their life can help us explore healthy and productive. To reimagine our lives as we move along our own pathway.Join me as I take you on a journey to learn more, a journey of hope, maybe some new information along the way, and possibly even a chance to give y...2023-04-1901 min
The American Hanoverian Society PodcastThe North American Stallion Sport Test East - Jumper Stallions and MoreJoin us as we continue our coverage of the North American Stallion Sport Test East. Access to the testing location at Hilltop Farm were restricted due to COVID, so AHS Education Committee member Laura St Clair interviewed stallion owners by phone. The episode begins with Samantha Bielawski, who owns the stallion Coconut Macaroon aka Calisto (Cancara - James) along with Susan Martin. Christina Parker follows to tell us about her stallion, Obi Wan B (Nabab de Reve - Jus de Pomme) from Coruscant Stables. Beau Balou (Bon Balou - Calypso de Moyon) is featured next in our talk with ow...2022-02-2227 min