Something Significant With Matt Gersper

Today's guest is Jaqueline Pirtle. She is a holistic practitioner, bestselling author, podcaster, and speaker who helps people go from living a “blah” life to feeling phenomenal… and even healing themselves. For more from Jaqueline, please visit her website.  Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz. Today's Sponsor Zona Plus *The Happy Living Community receives $50 off your purchase. Use code : HAPPY*

Today's guest is Deborah Jane Sutton. Deborah’s raison d’etre (reason for being) is to raise peoples’ energetic vibrations. Listen to her journey to becoming an international intuitive energy healer and learn why it is better to lead from your heart than your mind. For more from Deborah please visit her Website. Happy Living is on a Mission to Improve the Happy of the World, One Person at a time at, please visit our website Happyliving.com for more Happy content and find out how Happy you are with our Happy Quiz. Sponsor Save $50 on a Zona Plus using Code - Happy

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Don’t miss this truly special and inspiring season finale of The Something Significant Show. Broadcasting from the beautiful Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina, we delve into the profound question: "Do You Believe In Miracles?" In this powerful episode, we highlight incredible stories of miraculous moments and transformations shared by our remarkable guest stars throughout the season. These stories, marked by inexplicable and supernatural interventions, showcase the transformative power of faith, resilience, and purpose. Reflecting on moments of devastation, divine communication, and obedient action leading to profound change, our guests’ experiences will inspire and uplift you. From miraculous recoveries to life-altering encounters with the divine, each story exemplifies the extraordinary impact of miracles in our lives. So, tune in and be prepared to explore the miraculous, and discover how these stories of significance can encourage you to embrace the miracles in your own life. Join us for this heartfelt conclusion to our season, and together, let's celebrate the miracles that shape our lives of significance. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living) Episode #158 features these inspiring guest stars: Zachariah Fike, Laura Arthur Stewart, Larry Randolph, Cristina E. Fontana-Gomes, Brandon Meisel, Herman Mendoza, Susie Singer Carter, Jill Wright, Lanny West, and Dori Stone Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #157 is Anne Nelson. She’s the President of Fully Thriving where she specializes in marriage, family, and grief recovery helping her clients build resilience, strengthen relationships, and achieve peak performance. Anne says, “Good science reflects God's Glory,” and she believes we can all witness the fruits of this in our own lives.   Anne, I LOVE your faith that every human being is unique, beautiful, and full of possibilities and value... And I ADMIRE how you use psychology and neuroscience to help people thrive like never before, and start spiraling up rather than down, and find clarity in life by becoming fully who they are meant to be...  And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your passionate, God-loving, fully thriving spirit on our show today.   With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #156 is Matt Raney. He’s the Founder and Executive Director of Adventure Soccer. What he started more than twenty years as a small soccer camp serving the people of his community in Snohomish, Washington has since grown into a multi-national non-profit serving orphans and widows, all around the world, and bringing them life with the Hope of Jesus Christ.   Matt, I LOVE your fierce dedication to engage with orphans & other vulnerable people here at home and in Eswatini, Africa using soccer to build relationships and begin the process of addressing their deeper physical, mental and spiritual needs. And IADMIRE your mission to bring the message of hope in Jesus to people in need around the world leaving them forever changed. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your encouraging, enthusiastic, and God-loving spirit on our show today.   With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #155 is Brittany Moore. She’s the Founder and Chief Home Organizer of B. Moore Organized where she leads a team of talented, and trained organizers that specialize in tackling their clients’ entire to-do list. They seek to relieve stress and achieve a balance of design and functionality in the areas of one’s life that feel out of control. Brittany and her team establish calm and peace in your home, bring efficiency and time back to your day, and provide on-going support so you feel seen and understood.    Brittany, I LOVE that your favorite part of working with your clients is transforming their chaos into beautiful, organized, life-changing systems. And I ADMIRE your belief that God put us on this earth to be his hands and feet, and how you’re doing that by helping others creating more peace and efficiency in their lives. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your creative, entrepreneurial, and God-loving spirit on our show today.   With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #154 is Marisa Ciesluk. She is a facilitator and motivational speaker with over 20 years of experience delivering high-impact, experiential programs for women, leaders, and teams. She’s a leadership consultant and coach, and an educator at heart. She loves to assess needs and opportunities, and then co-create programs to optimize individual and company-wide performance. Her passions are empowering women to increase impact, influence, and income, all while reducing stress and burnout.   Marisa, I LOVE your quest for more—more impact, more fulfillment, more meaning, more energy, more congruence, and more opportunities to operate in your unique and distinct zone of genius. And I ADMIRE your desire to transform people and organizations from the inside out by helping them spark their inner fire! And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your focused and fiery spirit on our show today.   With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #153 is Lindsay Gutierrez. She retired from the United States Air Force in 2016. She was crowned Ms. Veteran America in October 2017 reigning for one year bringing awareness to America about homeless women veterans. She earned a Master of Social Work at Arizona State University in 2020. She’s very active as a volunteer and advocate for causes close to her heart such as trauma, women veterans, combat and non-combat related brain injuries, policy changes, legislation, and military social issues. And Lindsay’s future goal is to attend law school, combine it with her MSW degree, and practice social justice and human rights law. One day, she’d LOVE to seek public office to give voice to her community (I just may be interviewing a future President of these United States!)   Lindsay, I LOVE your passion and dedication for serving others through your service in the U.S. Armed Forces and now as a volunteer and advocate for causes that matter most to you. And I ADMIRE your big and bold goal of running for a government office to stand as a beacon of bipartisanship that is so desperately needed in our country today. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your generous, compassionate, and patriotic spirit on our show today.   With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living) Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #152 is Susie Singer Carter, an award-winning writer, playwright, director, producer, actress, podcast host, and Caregiver Advocate. Her Oscar-qualified short film, “My Mom and The Girl” starring Valerie Harper in her final beautiful performance, won numerous awards. Her talk show, "Love Conquers Alz", received Best Podcast 2020 by New Media Film Festival and is now in its third season. And she’s currently writing, producing, and directing a critically needed documentary, No Country For Old People, inspired by her Mother's last 6 months of life in a Long Term Care facility in 2022. Her power of storytelling has attracted an impressive list of the most talented and staunch advocates to contribute to the film, including the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care who are fiscally sponsoring the film by providing a 501(c)(3) status. Susie, I LOVE that you had the courage to turn your family’s hard times and heartache into an impassioned movement to improve the care for everyone needing the nursing home system. And I ADMIRE your fierce determination and the creative weapons you’re using to speak truth to a large, powerful and ruthless system affecting so many who feel powerless. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your passionate, resilient, and unwavering spirit on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #151 is Mary Champion, owner and inspiration of BLT Fitness and Nutrition. She offers one-on-one training and group fitness classes. The group classes are for people who thrive in social settings and enjoy the energy of group workouts.  The one-on-one sessions are personally tailored sessions designed to address specific personal goals including weight loss, muscle building, or improved athletic performance, and include customized workout plans, nutritional guidance, and personal progress monitoring. Mary says, “Better Training + Better Nutrition = Better Results.” Mary, I LOVE that your gym specializes in custom-crafted nutrition programs, exercise routines, and supplements, all to improve adverse medical conditions and overall fitness. And I ADMIRE how, at a very low point in life, you summoned the courage to leverage your experience as a nurse and nutritionist to develop a formula for dropping and holding your weight from over 200 to 140 pounds and ultimately eliminating all your medications as your once-debilitating diseases went into remission. And that after you discovered your means to a better life, you focused all your efforts on helping others discover their means to a better life, too. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your inspiring story and powerful spirit on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest stars for episode #150 are Brian and Michelle Cortesio. On Thanksgiving of 2018, they left their traditional ‘sticks and bricks’ home and started living full-time in an RV while working remotely as digital nomads and traveling our beautiful country and moving to a new location every 2 to 3 weeks! They say it’s been an amazing adventure so far, and they see no end in sight. Brian and Michelle, I LOVE your advice to live free and follow your crazy dreams. And I ADMIRE the courage it took to leave traditional living in the rearview mirror of living your RV vision, and how you encourage others to live their vision too! And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your adventure-loving, dream-chasing spirit on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #149 is Cristina Fontana. She’s a Registered Nurse, an Oncology Yoga Instructor, a Living Kidney Donor & Advocate, a Midlife Women’s Health Coach, and a Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss Coach. By combining her medical insights, and knowledge, and education, she offers personalized coaching in nutrition, fitness, energy management, and mindset, specifically tailored to the needs of living kidney donors and midlife women. Cristina, I LOVE how you empower your clients to set and achieve health goals, implement sustainable lifestyle changes, and navigate through health challenges with confidence. And I ADMIRE how you’ve created a strategically tailored coaching niche specializing in the needs of living kidney donors and midlife women. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your tenderhearted, gentle-but-powerful, spirit on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #148 is Brandon Meisel. He was busted in the devil’s world and served a prison sentence there, but now he’s trusted in God’s world enthusiastically serving others and giving God all the glory in his miraculous second chance at life! Brandon, I LOVE how, with God’s help, you’ve turned your struggles, and recovery, and spiritual awakening into a source of power to help those in need. And I ADMIRE how you give all the Glory to our Lord for every good thing in your life. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your powerful, hopeful, God-loving spirit on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #147 is Mira Dessy, the Ingredient Guru. She’s the Founder of The Kitchen Table, author of the Pantry Principle, host of the Preparedness Pantry Masterclass, a popular public speaker, and a board-certified holistic nutrition professional who’s been working with clients for over a dozen years. She mentors functional wellness practitioners to help them grow their practice and to enjoy less stress and more success doing the work they love. Mira says, “It's not just what you eat, but what's in what you eat. Mira, I LOVE your Kitchen Table concept of pulling up a chair, gathering in, and sitting together at The Kitchen Table to encourage others take control of their health through nutrition. And I ADMIRE your desire to help people understand the health-related impact of the ingredients in their food, household and personal care products. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your kindhearted, passionate, quiet-giant spirit on our show today.  With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #146 is Laura Stewart. She survived a car crash that should have killed her because of her will to live, great doctors and nurses, a prayer chain that stretched around the world, by her supportive family, and by the miraculous grace of God in the form of an off-duty fireman being nearby; and Tampa General's Emergency room being so full that her helicopter was diverted to a closer St. Joseph's; and by the helicopter nurse correctly diagnosing her dissected aorta; and with all the appropriate specialists being on duty at the hospital when she arrived. And now, she’s on a mission to share God’s message of love, joy, and kindness through her Canines For Christ ministry. Laura, I LOVE that you and your beloved dogs, Louie and Ella, share the good news of God’s word with people in need of love, hope, and compassion. And I ADMIRE your complete trust in God and your will to serve Him ever since that miraculous June 26, 2007 moment when He told you it was not your time, and that He had more for you to do. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your God fearing, dog loving, inspiring, and compassionate spirit on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #145 is Jill Wright (a.k.a. The Queen of Shine). Jill is the CEO of Executive Shine, a shoeshine company she founded in 1987. She gave us an inspiring interview in October, 2021 in Episode #69. Today, she’s back to share the challenging, unexpected, and awesome twist to her business that resulted from her brilliant adaptation to the Covid-19 shutdown. Jill, I LOVE your mission to provide shoeshine service that’s Powered by Love and setting the quality standard for the industry as professionals serving professionals. And I ADMIRE your passion for building trust, respect, and connection with your Shine Experience teaching executives that to be effective servant leaders, they must be able to properly receive as well as give. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your surrender to God and optimism through struggle on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #144 is Dr. Jeff Wilson. After a long and illustrious career in education with the Arcadia Unified School District, the San Marino Unified School District, and culminating as the Superintendent at Claremont Unified School District, Jeff has leaped all-in to the entrepreneurial world as the Chief Educational Officer at Pension 101 and the Freetirement Academy. Jeff, I LOVE the dedication, energy, and love you poured into your students and everyone and everything you encountered during your distinguished educational career. And I ADMIRE the enthusiasm, joy, and burst of creativity you’re bringing to the second half of your life. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your kind, encouraging, and passionate voice on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #143 is Pastor Herman Mendoza. He’s the Lead Pastor of Promise Ministries International and Director of PowerHouse Kids Ministry where they’re raising up a new generation of leaders to transform the world, and he speaks at conferences, schools, and churches all around the globe spreading the message of hope, and faith, and grace, and redemption! Herman, I LOVE that you share your story at every opportunity, and everywhere, hoping that it may play a part in someone else's journey into a relationship with Jesus. And I ADMIRE your mission, with God's help, to energize, mobilize, and equip the young generation of 4- to 14-year-olds to become the leaders of tomorrow and transform the world through Christ. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your passion for Jesus and for sharing His good news on our show today. With love, Matt (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living)   Four more things for our listeners... 1. Take the ⁠Happy Quiz⁠ 2. Claim your gift: Making Your Mark Of Significance 3. Leave us a ⁠voice message⁠ sharing your thoughts about this episode, and 4. Share our podcast with your family and friends :)

My special guest star for episode #142 is Sandy Wertanen. Sandy is the Skipper, Owner & CEO of Wahine Warriors, LLC, a pacific cup women’s racing company leading an all-woman crew competing in the rugged sport of competitive sailing that’s dominated by men. Sandy, I LOVE that you named your company Wahine Warriors meaning ‘women warriors’ in a boat racing sport dominated by men. And I ADMIRE your mission to become internationally recognized for promoting equal opportunity & providing access to women in competitive sailing. And I’m super HAPPY that you’ve shared your courageous and passionate warrior spirit on our show today.