Anything But Routine

It's the end of summer and the end of “Anything But Routine”'s seventh season!  Hear the wrap-up, say goodbye, and find out when we'll be back!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Missy Barnes, who has spent the past 30 years working in one of the most noble professions there is: the teaching profession.   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Michele Yoder, whose battle with COVID-19 left her comatose and on a last-resort form of life-support called ECMO for nearly three months.  After her miraculous survival, she now lives with Long COVID and Severe Pulmonary Fibrosis and continues to actively work on her recovery.   #unroutineinspiration

On July 24, 2002, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania - only 10 months and 10 miles from the crash of United Flight 93 - another historical event unfolded that captured the world's attention.  This time, with the successful rescue of nine coal miners from the flooded Quecreek Mine, there was a happy ending.   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Audrey Marsh, an 80-year-old woman who has fought melanoma not once, not twice, but SIX times throughout her lifetime - and survived!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Becca Frola-Biss, whose love for sculpting and clay as a child ultimately led her to become a potter as an an adult  - and then to open her own ceramics studio!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Andi Palmar, whose nonprofit organization, Operation BeYoutiful, not only provides wigs to girls and women of all ages who need them, but makes a point of treating their sense of well-being, too!   #unroutineinspiration

Meet Karen Caffrey, an athletic, energetic, otherwise healthy woman who sustained her first heart attack at age 39, her second nearly ten years later, and shares what it's like to live with an invisible, little-understood condition called Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection.   #unroutineinspiration

In 1970, a castle appeared along the Lincoln Highway in rural Stoystown, Pennsylvania and quickly became a renowned, beloved landmark. Come hear the story of Kings & Queens Restaurant and Pub!   #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Kaylee Frederick, who, at the age of eighteen, became the youngest runner in history to complete what's known as “The World's Toughest Footrace” - the Badwater Ultramarathon!   #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

In 1943, a chance encounter on a train between a ten-year-old girl named Virginia and an American soldier named Peter spawned an unlikely friendship that encompassed an entire family.  Thanks to the Internet, Virginia's and Peter's descendants have taken up the torch and finished the story!   #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Today marks the Season 7 kickoff of “Anything But Routine”!  When I started this podcast in 2019, I'd recently moved into my love's century-old family farmhouse, launched a new career as a professional voice actor, and finished treatment for breast cancer.  What's changed since then?  What's stayed the same?  Catch up with me and find out!  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

It's “Anything But Routine's” first FULL summer season!  Eleven regular episodes are coming your way!  What inspirational stories will you be hearing this season?  Find out now!   #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Season 6 is in the books!  When will season 7 launch?  Tune in to find out what's coming!  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Cathy Caplener, a mental health advocate who has launched a simple but direct nationwide campaign that assures others of their worth - and which has actually saved lives!  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Anita Rummel, whose eldest daughter lost her battle with cancer and whose husband survived his, and who used her experience to rally her community to help others!  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Johnstown, Pennsylvania was built as a steel mill and coal mining town through the sweat and labor of immigrants determined to forge new lives - and not even a deadly explosion could stop them.  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Meryl Paskow, a survivor of the United States' first wave of COVID-19 infections, and who is slowly but surely rebuilding her life as a COVID “long hauler.”  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Heather, an eighteen-year-old girl from Maryland who has achieved the distinct honor of not only having earned the Gold Award in the Girl Scouts of the USA, but also becoming one of the first female Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of the USA!  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Gayle, a retiree from a career often portrayed in TV and the movies but not discussed much in real life: the field of professional household management!  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Javie, a cat dad whose fluffy orange cat named Kermit is a social media star, the central character of his own children's book series, and the inspiration for Javie's dream project: a café for both people and cats!  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

We've got cats!  We've got courage!  We've got community!  Season 6 of "Anything But Routine" starts Tuesday, June 13 - hear what it's all about!  #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Season 5 has come to an end! Listen to the wrap-up and learn what's coming next! #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Susan Parsel-Armagost, a creative retiree who is open to adventures of all kinds and, in recent years, has embraced two new arts: glass fusion and the bongo drums! #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Judi Wagner Fox, a woman whose sister and husband both lost their respective battles with cancer and who has channeled the emotional lessons of her experiences into a podcast to help support others! #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Johnstown, Pennsylvania is a small town whose history is rooted in producing steel and mining coal - and which, in the 1800s, also served as a regional depot for escaped slaves traveling the Underground Railroad. #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Darci Sanner, who has devoted much of her life to working with honeybees the environment and now lives in Hawaii, studying queen-rearing with one of the largest queen bee producers in the world! #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Emma Greenfield, cofounder of Tenerife Horse Sanctuary in the Canary Islands, who has helped to create a “freegan,” fully sustainable community that rescues animals of all kinds and has found fun, creative ways to draw attention to their cause! #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Angela Miller, a 34-year-old mom who details her journey from drug addiction to recovery! #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Gina Morgenweck, a lightning-strike survivor who is now battling Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer - and thriving! #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Valerie Reid, founder of Whispering Willows Senior Dog Sanctuary, who decided to fill a much-needed void by creating a warm, loving hospice facility for senior dogs! #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Caitlin Joseph, a social media influencer and podcaster who uses her hobby of planning and her life as a mom to encourage others to embrace themselves and do what they can to make the world better! #unroutineinspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Horses and honeybees. Breast cancer and bongo drums. Positivity and inspiration from the Canary Islands to the Hawaiian islands. Season 5 of “Anything But Routine” begins Tuesday, June 14 and is the longest and most different season yet - hear what's coming! #unroutineinspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Season 4 of "Anything But Routine" is over! Find out when season 5 will begin and how YOU can make episode suggestions for the upcoming season! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Janelle Heiserman, a breast cancer survivor who, only one year after a double mastectomy and chemotherapy, began training to run the Boston Marathon! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet George Lucas, a Johnstown, Pennsylvania on-air radio personality who always loved music, got into radio in college, and ultimately combined the two to form his lifelong career! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Animal rescues encompass more than creatures with soft fur and cute paws! Meet theaquariumgirl, an Instagramer who has taken up the cause of rescuing and promoting proper care of betta fish. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Susan Thomas, who was diagnosed three years ago with a rare form of cancer and refuses to let it keep her down! She's undergoing treatment while continuing to live a normal life and, as she puts it, letting the cancer "come along for the ride." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet LIndsay Lehman, who followed her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse - and who graduated from nursing school and entered the nursing field at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Jill Gontkovic, a Johnstown, PA native who loves her hometown and everything it has to offer. She's an active part of the creative arts community as a singer and strives to help others as a yoga instructor, and she marvels at the enrichment both of these opportunities have brought to her life - proving that you don't have to go far away to find your place in the world! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Season 4 has arrived! Hear some surprising "Anything But Routine" statistics and learn what's been going on with me over the past two years as we prepare for a brand-new season of interesting and inspiring stories! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

It's back! Only one more week till the season 4 premiere episode of "Anything But Routine!" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

It's been awhile! Where have I been and what have I been doing? And best of all, what's coming up for "Anything But Routine"? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

What's next for "Anything But Routine"? What's changing? What's staying the same? Find out now! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Season three has come to an end! Find out what happened behind the scenes this season, and learn what's happening next with season four! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization committed to honoring those who gave their lives for their country by celebrating Christmas with them each year - and, in doing so, ensuring that younger generations understand the significance of those sacrifices. Listen now to learn the origin of WAA and the many ways YOU can participate in their mission. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Adriann White, a woman who was laid off from a company for whom she'd worked for nearly two decades - and whose stress-management hobby unexpectedly turned into a fulfilling second career! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Founded more than 120 years ago in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Cascade Park was once called "the most beautiful pleasure resort in Western Pennsylvania," with thousands of visitors riding the rides and picnicking near its beautiful waterfall each year. Now a refurbished and thriving nature park, remnants of Cascade Park's past remain and remind visitors of its storied history and cherished place within New Castle's community. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Cheryl Mollé, a breast cancer survivor who, after her diagnosis, discovered that the support groups she joined tended to forget that laughter is often the best medicine. She decided to start her own Facebook breast cancer support group called "Finding Humor After Breast Cancer," which focuses solely on humor. Today, thousands of breast cancer patients and survivors around the world visit the group daily to support one another through jokes, memes, and sometimes irreverent stories that give them the fortitude to keep fighting. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Barb Hunt, a woman who has spent much of her life volunteering and now serves as director of the Franklin Street United Methodist Church food pantry in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The food pantry feeds more than 400 people in the Johnstown area on a monthly basis, and even more than that during the holiday season. "Anything But Routine" has adopted this organization as our "Helping For The Holidays" mission. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message

Meet Jon Potter, a Pittsburgh, PA resident whose decision to spend a single year performing good deeds for others ultimately became his lifestyle. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-gindlesperger/message