Podcasts about all the wiser

Brad Brown and his wife Melea moved their two kids to Paradise, CA in 2012 after a hospital chaplain position opened up for Brad bringing with it the promise of cutting-edge medicine that could help Melea treat her colon cancer. After a miraculous six-year battle (she was given a 1 month prognosis), Melea passed, leaving Brad to care for their kids along with an outpouring of support and love from his Paradise community. Only months later, the Camp Fire wildfire, the deadliest in California history, ripped through town, moving the length of a football field a second. When the hospital ran out of ambulances, Brad started loading patients into his minivan and quickly became stuck in gridlock surrounded by flames. After a harrowing escape and an emotional reunion with his kids, Brad chose to stay in Paradise where 91% of homes burned to the ground, in order to provide comfort to the community who stood by him in his darkest hours. In this episode, Brad shares his lessons on finding meaning and purpose amid tragedy and the key things that can help a community heal from trauma. Episode benefitting Maranatha Follow us on social media!Twitter: @allthewiserpodInstagram: @allthewiserpodcastFacebook: @allthewiserpodcastSign up for our newsletter via our websiteHave a story to share with us or feedback about an episode you heard? Email us at hello@allthewiserpodcast.comSign up for our newsletter to keep up with all the latest of All The Wiser See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our very first guest Matt Long used his one-for-one charity donation to help an autistic boy, Trey DelGrosso start a podcast. Kimi talks to Trey about becoming a public speaker, educating his peers about autism and how his motto "there is nothing wrong with me" helps him build his confidence every day. Check out his podcast Trey's Two Cents!A Little Wiser is our bi-weekly mini-episode of All The Wiser.Follow us on social media!Twitter: @allthewiserpodInstagram: @allthewiserpodcast Facebook: @allthewiserpodcastSign up for our newsletter via our websiteHave a story to share with us or feedback about an episode you heard? Email us at hello@allthewiserpodcast.comIf you like what you heard on today's show, please consider sharing this episode and giving us a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It helps other awesome people like you find our show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What makes for a memorable interview? Host of the All The Wiser podcast and award winning journalist Kimi Culp (Good Morning America, Oprah) speaks with New York Times best selling author and host of the hit podcast Family Secrets (over 11 million downloads!), Dani Shapiro, about the secret sauce of interviewing. You'll learn things like:1. How to make your guest feel at ease2. Why leading with your curiosity is more important than your next written question3. The key ingredients of a great interview4. How to approach asking deeply sensitive questions5. The art of being a good listener...and much more! If you are thinking of starting a podcast, or just curious about what happens behind the scenes, don't miss this conversation with an industry leader at the top of her craft! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you've listened to All The Wiser, you know that many of our guests have survived the unthinkable. You may have also noticed a common theme that comes up in these stories - MOMS! So many of our guests have shared that their moms were instrumental to their healing and recovery; moms who soothe, moms who encourage, moms who fight, moms who push forward, and moms who save lives. In this week's mini-episode of A Little Wiser, we are celebrating mothers, and Kimi gives her own mother a call to say Happy Mother's Day. Featuring Matt Pholson, Maya Amoils, BJ Miller, Kristen Gray, Matt Long and Kimi CulpProduced by Erica Gerard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our very own host, Kimi Culp, is interviewed by her friend and former Good Morning America colleague, Holly Gordon about a secret Kimi has kept for over twenty years: her diagnosis of bipolar disorder. In this revealing and highly personal conversation, Kimi describes how she experiences the highs and lows of a manic episode (while balancing a demanding career in journalism!), and why she decided to finally share her secret on All The Wiser. Benefiting Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former NFL football player Steve Gleason founded a charity, Team Gleason, helped create the largest ALS research project in history, has a congressional medal of honor, a law passed in his name and is the star of a Super Bowl commercial and film about his life. Most importantly, he is a proud father of two kids -- Rivers and Gray. Steve accomplished all of the above and more while unable to walk, talk, eat or breath on his own. Steve shared his story with ALL THE WISER while typing with his eyes. He recorded and banked his vocabulary to preserve his authentic voice which you will hear in his candid interview on finding his purpose, the pitfalls of being called a hero, his insecurities, hope for his children and the things he misses most about his life before ALS.   In Today’s Episode: Being told he will be dead in 2-3 years (3:58) Losing his ability to walk and talk  (5:54) A day in his life 8 years after being told he would not live (10:02) How to live a meaningful life with ALS (13:52) How ALS affects families (20:27) Why he believes technology saved his life  (22:42) A trip to space and changing the the future of ALS with virtual reality and artificial intelligence  (31:13) Wise Words: Would I spend all my time left, would I spend the time searching for ways to be cured, or would I try to do whatever I really wanted to check off the bucket list? (4:50) People with nothing left to lose have nowhere to go but up. (9:48) As someone who’s lost most of his physical abilities over the past 20 months, I can tell you that the anticipation of loss is worse than the actual loss itself. (15:06) ALS is a remorseless and humiliating disease.  It can annihilate families. Spouses become unrecognizable to each other, veiled in frustration, anger and shame.  Michel and me included, life begins to unravel into chaos as the person with ALS becomes more reliant on their spouse, and before anyone realizes it, frustration and resentment and shame end up clouding the entire relationship. (20:27) It’s really true for all relationships.  If you can’t communicate honestly and if you can’t have compassion for the other person’s pain, you have no relationship.  But ALS magnifies and intensifies that principle. Michel and I were in the low point. Our breaking point. Fortunately we found a way to thaw the ice, start communicating openly, and understand each other.  Things are very different than before I was diagnosed and we definitely struggle, but we’re in a good place. We communicate well and we’re a tightly forged team. (21:20) I’ve thought a lot about suffering, and I notice it doesn’t matter whether you are poor or wealthy, white or black, talented or untalented.  It doesn’t matter if you have ALS or not. Every human experiences suffering, and some people who have any type of chemical imbalance or mental illness, they suffer mightily to stay positive.  Every human experiences suffering. While I’m not saying we should complain all the time, it’s our most powerful tool as humans to share our pain and vulnerabilities with each other. (27:11) I rarely get caught up in the things that I cannot do.  I suppose that means that I’m either really stubborn or I like to think that if a person can find the way to live a fulfilling and meaningful life, things like walking around or talking far and away is less important to a person if they can feel they are making an impact in other ways. (28:13) Links Mentioned: Steve’s Charity: http://www.teamgleason.org/