Episodes

  • speaking of lists

    speaking of lists
    Aug 28 2023
    Thirteen years after losing her father in a tragic car accident, Laura Carney’s brother discovered a list their father had made. The list included 60 things their father hoped to experience in his lifetime and Laura saw it as an invitation to live out her father’s dreams.
    At 25 years old, Laura embarked on a journey that would reveal so many things, starting with keeping her father’s memory alive. It took her five years and eleven months to complete the list and today she has made a list of her own.
    This podcast episode will inspire you to make your own list, and it will open your heart up to new ways of healing after losing a loved one.
    Sally Lou & Laura will discuss:
    · Losing a father
    · How writing heals
    · Connecting to loved ones who have passed
    · Grieving and its unexpected gifts
    · Living in the moment
    · Facing our fears
    · Distracted Driving Awareness
    · How loss unlocks growth
    · Being less afraid of death
    · Trusting ourselves
    Laura Carney is a writer and magazine copy editor in New York and has been published by the Washington Post, the Associated Press, Good Housekeeping, Maria Shriver’s The Sunday Paper, and many more news outlets.
    My Father’s List: How Living my Dad’s Dreams Set Me Free, published by Post Hill Press, is Laura’s first book. Her story is about how one woman, with the help of family, friends, and strangers, found the courage to go after her own dreams after realizing those of her beloved father Michael Carney.
    In honor of Laura’s father, whose mantra was “Nobody every dies if they create something,” please check out Michael Carney’s book The Why Generation In a Why Not World.
    For more about Laura Carney, please go to bylauracarney.com
    If you or someone you know is grieving and needs support, please visit The Memory Circle – a magnificent platform built by my dear friend and Chief Grief Officer Barri Leiner Grant.
    And please forgive my Jimmy Carter moment. If you listen you will know. Blessings to the Carter family.
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    51 mins
  • S3 Ep8: Speaking of Lists

    S3 Ep8: Speaking of Lists
    Aug 28 2023
    Thirteen years after losing her father in a tragic car accident, Laura Carney’s brother discovered a list their father had made. The list included 60 things their father hoped to experience in his lifetime and Laura saw it as an invitation to live out her father’s dreams. 

    At 25 years old, Laura embarked on a journey that would reveal so many things, starting with keeping her father’s memory alive. It took her five years and eleven months to complete the list and today she has made a list of her own.

    This podcast episode will inspire you to make your own list, and it will open your heart up to new ways of healing after losing a loved one.

    Sally Lou & Laura will discuss:
    • Losing a father
    • How writing heals
    • Connecting to loved ones who have passed
    • Grieving and its unexpected gifts
    • Living in the moment
    • Facing our fears
    • Distracted Driving Awareness
    • How loss unlocks growth
    • Being less afraid of death
    • Trusting ourselves

    Laura Carney is a writer and magazine copy editor in New York and has been published by the Washington Post, the Associated Press, Good Housekeeping, Maria Shriver’s The Sunday Paper, and many more news outlets. 

    My Father’s List: How Living my Dad’s Dreams Set Me Free, published by Post Hill Press, is Laura’s first book. Her story is about how one woman, with the help of family, friends, and strangers, found the courage to go after her own dreams after realizing those of her beloved father Michael Carney.

    In honor of Laura’s father, whose mantra was “Nobody every dies if they create something,” please check out Michael Carney’s book The Why Generation In a Why Not World. 

    For more about Laura Carney, please go to bylauracarney.com 

    If you or someone you know is grieving and needs support, please visit The Memory Circle – a magnificent platform built by my dear friend and Chief Grief Officer Barri Leiner Grant.

    And please forgive my Jimmy Carter moment. If you listen you will know. Blessings to the Carter family.

    TAGS:
    Thelovespeaksmethod, podcastersofinstagram, loss, grief, dreams, lists, myfatherslist, healing, perseverance, trust, distracteddrivingawareness, memoir, writer, love, family, brave, unexpectedgifts, growth, synchronicity, makeyourlist, lovespeaks, livinglovespeaks, speak, loveyourstory, youraudienceiswaiting, mybookspeak, womensupportingwomen, womenwriters, forgiveness, liveinthemoment  
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    51 mins
  • S3 Ep7: Speaking of Intuition

    S3 Ep7: Speaking of Intuition
    Nov 14 2022
    To most who know her, Kiersten Parsons Hathcock is a Shark Tank-winning, self-taught carpenter & furniture designer who defied the odds and built an internationally-known furniture company out of her garage. 

    But what most don't know is that at the age of 36, Kiersten suddenly started seeing and hearing spirits of dead children, some of whom were killed by predators. Her intuitive awakening led to partnerships with detectives around the country, a TEDX Talk, and a publishing deal for her recent memoir Little Voices.

    The coolest part of Kiersten’s story is not only were the spirits speaking to her about solving criminal cases and getting messages to their loved ones, the kids were also coming to save Kiersten’s life.

    Sally Lou & Kiersten discuss:
    • Trusting your intuition
    • Speaking with spirits
    • Practicing mediumship 
    • Healing a marriage
    • Recognizing & surviving an abusive relationship
    • Recognizing & surviving sexual abuse
    • Discovering repressed memories
    • Family Constellation 
    • Generational abuse
    • Helping spirits into the light
    • Finding gratitude
    • The National Institute for Law & Justice
    • Breaking the cycle of abuse

    I understand Kiersten’s story isn’t typical and some of you will be skeptical. I invite you to listen. I promise your heart will open and you will be inspired to turn up your own intuition, maybe not at Kiersten’s level!
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Speaking on Home

    Speaking on Home
    Sep 26 2022
    This episode is just me talking to you about my favorite word HOME. In this episode you will learn:
    · Why being at HOME with ourselves is a career asset
    · How to find your HOME story
    · How you are your most important audience
    · Speaker Tips #1 – connect with yourself first
    · Speaker Tip #2 – the better the audience the better the speaker
    · Speaker Tip #3 – Let the room determine the order of your talk not your script
    · Speaker Tip #4 – use live content
    · Speaker Tip #5 – make a mistake
    · How to know when you are humming
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    14 mins
  • S3 Ep6: Speaking of HOME

    S3 Ep6: Speaking of HOME
    Sep 25 2022
    This episode is just me talking to you about my favorite word HOME. In this episode you will learn:
    • Why being at HOME with ourselves is a career asset
    • How to find your HOME story
    • How you are your most important audience
    • Speaker Tips #1 – connect with yourself first
    • Speaker Tip #2 – the better the audience the better the speaker
    • Speaker Tip #3 – Let the room determine the order of your talk not your script
    • Speaker Tip #4 – use live content
    • Speaker Tip #5 – make a mistake
    • How to know when you are humming
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    14 mins
  • S3 Ep5: Speaking of Questions with Danielle Robay

    S3 Ep5: Speaking of Questions with Danielle Robay
    Aug 21 2022
    Are you looking to foster deeper connections, ignite new forms of intimacy, activate your curiosity, spark meaningful and memorable conversations, and unlock surprising stories? Did you know that all you have to do to achieve any one or all of these desires is simply to ask a really good question?

    Join me and journalist Danielle Robay, founder of Pretty Smart and the Pretty Smart podcast, host of E!’s While You Were Streaming, and creator of the Question Everything Card Deck, as we take time to talk about the power of meaningful questions.

    Sally Lou & Danielle will discuss:
    • Danielle’s dream job story
    • The power of surrendering
    • Why being interested is sexy
    • The power of questions
    • Lessons learned
    • Feeling seen
    • The Pretty Smart platform
    • The Pretty Smart podcast

    I invite you to follow Danielle, subscribe to the Pretty Smart podcast, and give yourself the gift of the Question Everything Card Deck so you can have a deeper connection with yourself, the people you love, and the people you want to get to know better!
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    32 mins
  • Speaking of Questions

    Speaking of Questions
    Aug 18 2022
    Are you looking to foster deeper connections, ignite new forms of intimacy, activate your curiosity, spark meaningful and memorable conversations, and unlock surprising stories? Did you know that all you have to do to achieve any one or all of these desires is simply to ask a really good question?
    Join me and journalist Danielle Robay, founder of Pretty Smart and the Pretty Smart podcast, host of E!’s While You Were Streaming, and creator of the Question Everything Card Deck, as we take time to talk about the power of meaningful questions.
    Sally Lou & Danielle will discuss:
    · Danielle’s dream job story
    · The power of surrendering
    · Why being interested is sexy
    · The power of questions
    · Lessons learned
    · Feeling seen
    · The Pretty Smart platform
    · The Pretty Smart podcast
    I invite you to follow Danielle, subscribe to the Pretty Smart podcast, and give yourself the gift of the Question Everything Card Deck so you can have a deeper connection with yourself, the people you love, and the people you want to get to know better!
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    32 mins
  • S3 Ep4: Speaking of Boundaries

    S3 Ep4: Speaking of Boundaries
    Jul 24 2022
    This is my first solo video episode and I think I love the format! I will be recording more of these when I have a story to tell that hits my heart. Because I want it to hit yours. This is a story about pushing boundaries and being kind. I hope it opens your heart up even wider than it already is. Enjoy.
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    10 mins