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"What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?" - mary anne evansThis quote summarizes my life purpose. Life isn't easy. It's complex, filled with the unexpected, and sometimes really hard. While life is full of challenges, I believe there are myriad things we can do to help make life less difficult for each other.On this podcast we'll share stories, struggles, and successes that help us know we're not alone. And knowing we're not alone is one way to make life less difficult.
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My guest today is Ziad Hamdan. Ziad, also known as The Luck Coach, is a creator & a connector. He uses his multidimensional skills to create & manage ecosystems and lead people into heart-based actions that benefit the collective. He’s a multilingual traveler speaking 5 languages, having worked in more than 15 countries in Europe, Africa & the Middle East, leveraging his multicultural experience & creative mind to think globally and act locally, anticipate trends, embrace chan...
My guest today is Graham Segroves. Graham is a leadership learning strategist and ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) with deep expertise in leadership development - including manager development, executive coaching, and assessment across global organizations. He helps leaders and their teams thrive with positive impact amid complexity and change. Graham works to break silos with courage to integrate meaningful solutions that create improvement for people and systems. As a leader, Graham h...
My guest today is Sava Riaskoff. Sava is a Performance & Wellbeing Coach, TEDxSpeaker, and Associate Professor at the ESADE MBA in Barcelona. Over the past seven years, he’s worked with leaders and next-gen talent through 1:1 coaching, in-company trainings, and immersive retreats in Europe and Patagonia. His work is deeply shaped by his own journey — from following a path that looked right on paper but left him quietly burning out, to being forced to face some of the hard questions we ten...
Today’s conversation is with Dr. Camille Neyhouser— a leadership coach, storyteller, and systems thinker with a deep curiosity for human transformation. Camille began her career with 15 years in the international nonprofit sector before transitioning into full-time coaching. She’s now spent the last five years guiding individuals, teams, and organizations through meaningful change — helping them navigate complexity with clarity and compassion. But Camille isn’t just a coach. She’s a weaver ...
My guest today is Carla Caturia. Carla helps high-performing teens cultivate emotional intelligence, perform at their peak performance, and shift their mindset to thrive academically, socially, and in extracurriculars without sacrificing their passions, while encouraging parents to promote independence and reduce stress and anxiety in their relationships with their teens. With over 20 years in academia, Dr. Carla has served as a middle school teacher, high school assistant principal, and coll...
My guest today is Laura Baringer. Laura is a returning guest, the Founder of Purpose Built by Laura, a Business Strategist, Coach, and so much more. Laura believes anyone can start a business — but you should love the business you build. She helps entrepreneurs and business owners grow businesses that are sustainable, profitable, and deeply aligned with their values. Before founding Purpose Built by Laura, Laura spent 15+ years leading nonprofit initiatives across gender, tech, and publ...
My guests today are Ben and Trudie Larrabee. Ben and Trudie are husband and wife, artist and muse, friends, lovers, and inspirations to so many! In our conversation we talk about what it means to be artist and muse. We hear stories of how they came to partner in their business, Ben Larabee Photography. And we hear about the journey behind their recently published book, Trudie: A Portrait. In this amazing collection, Ben Larrabee presents portraits of his wife, Trudie,...
My guest today is Kyle Dietrich. Kyle is the founder of Grounded Idealist and co-organizer of the Coaching Collaborative, a powerful initiative supporting tens of thousands of displaced public servants with coaching, career transition support, and deep innovation work designed to empower changemakers to continue serving. Grounded Idealist has mobilized nearly 3,000 credentialed coaches and offered over 20,000 hours of pro bono coaching to workers in transition since February 2025. Kyle ...
My guests today are Sue Callaghan and Roberta Miceli. Sue & Roberta are leadership coaches and facilitators of the program, Designing Your Life. Here's what they say about the Designing Your Life workshops: Do you ever find yourself 'stuck' at work? Feeling overwhelmed? Wanting more meaning from your life? This eight week Designing Your (Work) Life* small group helps you reclaim meaning, find joy in your life and "try stuff!" You will gain strategies and design thinking tools to ...
My guest today is Sharoya Ham. Sharoya is a mother of three and wife of one! She's also a behavior change specialist and parent coach. She created Embrace Behavior Change to help families strengthen their relationships. Her goal is for parents to spend less time focusing on problems and more time enjoying precious moments with their children. In our conversation today, Sharoya generously shares her journey of learning she has Bipolar Disorder. She shares about the stor...
My guest today is Owen Marcus. Owen is the Co-Founder of Meld, a platform guiding high-performing men—founders, executives, creatives—through emotional development using somatic-based group work. With 50 years of experience in body-centered therapies and the original IP behind Everyman, Owen has helped thousands of men improve their relationships, emotional health, and overall well-being through community-based transformation. Meld has worked with professionals across industries—from Google X...
My guest today is Lisa Krim. Lisa is an executive coach who works with organizations and senior leaders to meet the challenges of leadership in complex landscapes across a range of sectors. She serves leaders who are committed to accelerating their own growth and navigating change, to help them meet individual goals and optimize their organization’s effectiveness. Before we jump into our conversation, I wanted to take a minute to let you know that our conversation today is a deep ...
My guest today is Jim Brulé. Jim is a transformational storyteller, a death doula, a trauma chaplain, and so much more. This is the 4-year anniversary of the Make Life Less Difficult podcast, so I'm especially delighted to share this conversation since it's all about storytelling, which is the heart of this podcast. Jim defines transformational storytelling as the art of telling the right story in the right way, with an open heart, to heal the wounds within and between us. Learn more a...
My guest today is Dr. Sudha Kumar. I was honored to meet Dr. Kumar through the kind introduction of her husband, Vinay, who has also been a guest here on the podcast. Dr. Kumar is a Board-Certified Physician with over 30 years of experience managing acute and chronic conditions. At this point in her career, she focuses on helping her patients live healthier lives by making changes in their diet, balancing hormones, exercise, and adding natural supplements while minimizing the use ...
My guest today is Chris Lebrun. Chris is a productivity coach and the creator of the Wholistic Productivity podcast, and he has one goal: to empower you to be happier and more fulfilled by achieving your professional, personal, and purpose-driven goals. Chris's work around productivity came out of his personal experience, which is why he’s so passionate about helping others. He’s spent more than 25 years helping nonprofits expand their mission through philanthropy, marketing, and commun...
My guest today is John Schuhart. John is an executive leadership coach. He spent 17 years as an Intelligence Community Senior Executive, including: Chief Financial Officer of the National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceDeputy Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Community Management StaffJohn is also the author of, New Supervisor Survival Guide, a book that explores the challenges of becomin...
My guest today is Doug Tilstra. As I introduce Doug, I’ve debated which title to share first and I think I’ll share that he’s my father-in-law! And I’m honored to share another podcast with a family member! Doug has more than 44 years of experience as a pastor, professor, mentor, coach, and university administrator. In the six years leading up to his retirement in 2023, Doug served as the vice president for Student Life at Walla Walla University. He managed the challe...
My guest today is Jessica Vogt. Jessica is a holistic leadership development coach who supports people with a foot in many worlds - culturally, professionally, or personally. She works with those who often feel like they belong everywhere and nowhere all at once. With warmth, empathy, curiosity, and a good measure of humour, Jess helps them reconnect with their voice, their worth, and their right to live life on their own terms. Drawing from her own experience as a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA)...
My guest today is Sava Riaskoff. Sava is a Performance & Wellbeing Coach, TEDxSpeaker, and Associate Professor at the ESADE MBA in Barcelona. Over the past seven years, he’s worked with leaders and next-gen talent through 1:1 coaching, in-company trainings, and immersive retreats in Europe and Patagonia. His work is deeply shaped by his own journey — from following a path that looked right on paper but left him quietly burning out, to being forced to face some of the hard questions we ten...
My guest today is Nicole Anderson. Nicole is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in driving organizational success through human-centered change management. As a Partner at The Kaler Group, her unique ability to integrate people, processes, and technology has made her a pivotal force in enhancing organizational effectiveness and fostering positive culture and employee experiences. She is known for her strategic vision, innovative problem-solving skills, and a deep u...
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