Five Word Life Story

Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.Today's guest is Jessica Snow. Jessica's bright creativity and magical voice have made her a beloved meditation guide in her hometown of Los Angeles. Since 2012, she has guided hundreds of events with many thousands of people, written four books, and created a deep library of more than 130 original audio meditations (which people have pressed play on over 115,000 times!!!) and created a counter-cultural space for thinking and dreaming on Substack. Jessica’s main aim is always the same - to reunite us with the wellspring of divinity and magic that exists in us all. Her art is our magic-filled experience.Connect with Jessica:Her website: youaremagicla.comSubscribe to her Substack newsletter: jessicasnow.substack.comJessica's Five Word Life Story: Californian, Nature-lover, Magic-maker, Magnetic, Radiant.  Date: September 27, 2024Things/people mentioned:Brooke Forry's 5WLS episodeJen Ata's 5WLS episodeJeremy Hartwell's 5WLS episodeTara Lenich's 5WLS episodeWhitney Howard's 5WLS episodeVipassana MeditationThe Art of Living by S.N. GoenkaFive Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary ReaSubscribe to Hillary's newsletter, The Speak Up.Learn more about working 1-on-1 with Hillary.Email Hillary: hello [at] tellmeastory [dot] infoThis podcast (and its host/producer) is social media-free. Word of mouth is our best friend. If you loved this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends.

Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.Today's guest is Brooke Forry. Brooke Forry is a graphic designer, entrepreneur, and podcaster who loves seeking new creative pursuits. In 2010, Brooke co-founded Curious & Co. Creative, a boutique branding design firm where she is still the Creative Director, creating striking visual brands that help small businesses stand out from the crowd. In 2019, combining her design background with her lifelong love of stationery and planners, Brooke spearheaded the launch of the Balance Bound Planner, a line of paper products that help busy people get organized and prioritize self-care. Brooke also co-hosts the Good Enough-ish podcast with professional organizer Amanda Jefferson where — using their different perspectives, strengths, and experiences as busy entrepreneurs & moms — the two friends share tips, deep thoughts, and laughs as they attempt to manage the juggle of life’s ISH and find joy along the way.Connect with Brooke:IG: @curiousandco / @balanceboundplanner / @goodenough.ishWeb: www.curiousandcompany.com  / www.balancebound.co  / www.goodenoughish.comBrooke's Five Word Life Story: Sensitive, Intuitive, Expressive, Creative. Collaborative.Date: September 27, 2024Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary ReaSubscribe to Hillary's newsletter, The Speak Up.Learn more about working 1-on-1 with Hillary.Email Hillary: hello [at] tellmeastory [dot] infoThis podcast (and its host/producer) is social media-free. Word of mouth is our best friend. If you loved this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends.

Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.Today's guest is Elise Hu. Elise is a Los-Angeles based journalist, podcast host and author who spent more than a decade at NPR, as a correspondent and host, and worked as a television correspondent for VICE News Tonight. Today, she’s the host of TED Talks Daily, one of the world’s most listened-to podcasts, and a co-host of Forever35, a women’s focused show about the ways we take care of ourselves. As an international correspondent, she reported from more than a dozen countries and opened NPR’s first-ever Seoul bureau in 2015. Her experiences in Seoul inspired her debut non-fiction book, Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital. Prior to NPR, Elise helped found the nonprofit digital startup, The Texas Tribune, and spent more than a decade as a television news reporter. She’s an alum of the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Journalism school, the co-founder of the podcast production company Reasonable Volume, and a mom of three daughters.Elise's website: elisehu.com, Elise's Instagram: @elisewhoElise's TikTok @whoeliseBuy Elise's book.Elise's Five Word Life Story: Seeker, Connector, Giver, Receiver, Creative.Date: September 12, 2024Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary ReaSubscribe to Hillary's newsletter, The Speak Up.Learn more about working 1-on-1 with Hillary.Email Hillary: hello [at] tellmeastory [dot] infoThis podcast (and its host/producer) is social media-free. Word of mouth is our best friend. If you loved this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends.

Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.Today's guest is Jen Ata. Jen is a longtime healer, teacher and creator of Tidal Heart Healing. A lover of the Divine, she moves through the world with compassion and aliveness as her guides. Her work witnesses others find their healing in love and connection to Spirit, assisting to remove any energies and stories no longer serving. Also a mother and activist she weaves these together in her journey as a human moving towards liberation.Jen's website: www.tidalheart.comJen's Instagram: @tidalhearthealingJen's Five Word Life Story: Love, Wildness, Silence, Community, LiberationDate: August 23, 2024Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary ReaSubscribe to Hillary's newsletter, The Speak Up.Learn more about working 1-on-1 with Hillary.Email Hillary: hello [at] tellmeastory [dot] infoThis podcast (and its host/producer) is social media-free. Word of mouth is our best friend. If you loved this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends.

Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.Today's guest is Liz Femi. Liz is a Nigerian-American writer, a 2024 Pushcart Prize winner in poetry, and a 2025 Sundance Episodic Virtual Lab fellow. An avid storyteller, Liz wrote and performed Take Me To The Poorhouse, which earned a Duende Distinction and an NAACP Theatre Award nomination. A recipient of Writeability’s Right to Write Award, her work has been published or is forthcoming in Michigan Quarterly, Good River Review, Wild Roof Journal, Stone Poetry Quarterly, West Trade Review and elsewhere.Liz's website: www.lizfemi.comLiz's Instagram: @lizfemiLiz's Five Word Life Story: Bold, Adventure, Experiments, Soft, Re-foundationDate: September 6, 2024Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary ReaLearn more about working with Hillary 1:1 to reclaim your voice and renew your sense of self. Subscribe to Hillary's newsletter, The Speak Up.Email Hillary: hello [at] tellmeastory [dot] infoThis podcast (and its host/producer) is social media-free. Word of mouth is our best friend. If you loved this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends.

Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.This is a bonus episode where Hillary shares the audio from her Creative Mornings PHL talk from July 26, 2024.Watch the video version of Hillary's talkLearn more about Creative Mornings here: https://creativemornings.comAttend a Creative Mornings PHL talk Learn more about Andrew Gormley - videographer and filmmaker: https://www.andrewgormley.comMusic in this episode is courtesy of Epidemic Sound.Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary ReaSubscribe to Hillary's newsletter, The Speak Up.Contact Hillary.This podcast (and its host/producer) is social media-free. Word of mouth is our best friend. If you loved this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends.

Welcome to Episode 8 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.Today's guest is Whitney Howard. Whitney is a seeker, teacher, mentor, entrepreneur, creative free spirit, twenty-year veteran of corporate America, evolutionary astrologer, music nerd, devotee of the natural world, and gratefully sober human being. Her current focus is being fully alive, grounded, and present. When she grows up, she aspires to write books for a living, become an amazing surfer, and sing in a rock and roll band. She is a Leo Sun, Virgo Moon, Scorpio Rising and she was born in 1976, the year of the Dragon. She lives in Los Angeles with her partner and two bonus daughters.Learn more about Whitney here: https://www.starlandalchemy.comFollow Whitney on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/starlandalchemy/Whitney's Five Word Life Story: Grateful, Alive, Family, Safe, VisioningDate: June 28, 2024Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary ReaSubscribe to Hillary's newsletter, The Speak Up.Contact Hillary.This podcast (and its host/producer) is social media-free. Word of mouth is our best friend. If you loved this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends.

Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.Today's guest is R. Eric Thomas. R. Eric Thomas is a best-selling author, playwright, and screenwriter. He also writes the syndicated advice column Asking Eric in over 100 newspapers nationwide.Learn more about R. Eric Thomas and his work here: https://rericthomas.com/Read and subscribe to Eric's newsletter: https://letter.rericthomas.comEric's Five Word Life Story: Joyful, Philadelphia, Writer, Questioning, ThoughtfullDate: June 14, 2024Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary ReaSubscribe to Hillary's newsletter, The Speak Up.Contact Hillary.This podcast (and its host/producer) is social media-free. Word of mouth is our best friend. If you loved this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends.