Author Episodes

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Have you ever wondered how to cope and transform grief into something meaningful? Join us for an enriching conversation with the inspiring Annie Gudger, author of the powerful memoir, The Fifth Chamber. She vulnerably shares her j…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. JP McLean is a dynamic speak and engaging author. She began writing as a past-time, in an effort to write about an image that she had in her mind. She was once fearful that she would run out of ideas to write and diligently kept a…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. After reading an article in Buzzfeed about a person bringing in migrant workers into North Carolina, Author E.C. Hanes, paused… took notice and decided to learn more. As a resident of North Carolina and knowing that over 200,000 p…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Are you even a writer? I have asked this question so many times… as has (probably) every writer. Paulette Perhach's life started with financial disaster and the accidental death of her father when she was 17, she started started o…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Episode Summary What causes relationships to slowly break down—even when both people genuinely love each other? In this episode of In the Rising Podcast, Bettina Brown sits down with author and relationship coach Matthew Fray, aut…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Alison has been in the fitness industry for most of her life--a former athlete and competitor! She has also been an entrepreneur for over 20 years with a M...

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Award-winning author Gregory Erich Phillips writes stories with strong characters with lives that have their struggles and joys. Connect with Gregory Erich...

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Interested in becoming a first-time published author? Curious about the next steps? Well, my guest today, IS the resource to speak to on this subject. In today's podcast she shares the details about her latest book, and also about…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Armando Lucas Correa is a Cuban writer, journalist and editor who resides in New York. His first novel, The German Girl (Atria Books, Simon & Schuster), is an international bestseller that has been translated to fourteen langu…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Lisa Santiago McNeill has overcome childhood abuse and molestation, being a runaway at 13, dropping out of school at 16, using drugs and being used for her body to go on to a 20 year career at IBM, starting after-school program fo…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. In this episode of In the Rising Podcast, host Bettina Brown welcomes Wendy Sanford, author of "The Walls Between Us: A Memoir of Friendship Across Race and...

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. After reading Qian Julie Wang's story in Beautiful Country, I felt as though I was there with her- a silent observer on the wall or in her classroom. Qian Julie shares her story of a girl who moves to the Beautiful Country, as it …

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Sam Thiara is a TEDxSFU speaker and created the phrase ‘Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary’. That resonated with me- there are so many extraordinary events, and we can miss them if we see them just as ordinary. Taking e…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. In a year when racism has made headline news over and over again – how can we break down the walls to understand the life experiences of others who are not ...

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. In this episode of the podcast "How Miranda Oh Invites You to Hold Your Chin Up and Embrace Self-Confidence," Miranda Oh shares her personal journey of overcoming divorce and rebuilding her life. She reflects on the challenges she…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. In this episode, Ashley Michelle shares her powerful journey of triumph over trauma. Titled "Finding Strength Through Tragedy," the book focuses on the heal...

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Brach Goetz is just a cool lady! I had the opportunity to speak to her, about her 39 (soon to be 40) Children's Books that include real-life message in them. She also talked about her memoir: Searching for God in the Garbage, and …

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. Greetings! I had the fortune of interviewing a true world traveler and someone who is making HUGE impacts on our world by being an international teacher. If you are not sure on how to find resources on becoming an international te…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. What does it mean to have crippling anxiety and panic attacks? My guest today is K.C. Poitras. She knows this struggle first hand. She would struggle to leave the house, but with the strength and courage to ask for help, slowly le…

Send me a text message! Let me know your thoughts about the episode. You decide. You decide to walk forward on the dusty and dark path through tragedy. There is no guarantee for when the sunshine will penetrate your heart again. But, each step forward pulls you towards light. Shannon Dingle describ…