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March 1, 2021
Beyond: Welcome the Liminal and Rumi
In this Beyond story, we revisit one of our earlier conversations with master healer Artie Wu to help us bring to life the limina…
May 5, 2020
Down Syndrome, Autism and Peace with Kip Morse
Kip Morse's first daughter, Allison, was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth and later, autism. Tremendous behavioral issues fo…
Feb. 17, 2020
Confronting Suicide with Chip Conley
New York Times Best Selling author Chip Conley describes the period of his life between the ages of 45 and 49 as his ‘dark, gooey…
Episodes
Beyond: Welcome the Liminal and Rumi
March 1, 2021
In this Beyond story, we revisit one of our earlier conversations with master healer Artie Wu to help us bring to life the liminal stage in our personal transformation pattern. I know this stage well, and I was able to recognize when I was in it, and how I created a vision board to let my soul guid…
Beyond: The Gift of Listening and Thich Nhat Hanh
Jan. 30, 2021
In this very personal Beyond story, I wanted to share why it's so important to me that this podcast is not for sale. Why it matters that you, dear listeners and neighbors of the world, have a safe, judgement free space to listen, and notice what comes up. To do that, I take you back through my own …
Beyond: Remember Auld Lang Syne and Robert Burns
Dec. 28, 2020
In this special New Year's Beyond story, David All looks deeper into the meaning of that sweet, familiar song, Auld Lang Syne , a poem attributed to Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Before you turn the page and burn the book on 2020, turn around and remember the 'Good old days' and all those…
Becoming a Better Man with Corey Cepeda
Nov. 23, 2020
Corey Cepeda's transformation to become a better man didn't happen overnight, but that journey did begin one night in a jail cell long ago. That night, on his knees on the coldest concrete floor in an intimate jail cell, he committed to ending his rough lifestyle, a typical example in the pattern o…
Gifted this Moment to Begin with Christian Long
Nov. 11, 2020
At first glance, you might wonder why Christian Long, a man with multiple fathers, would be featured in a series on fatherlessness. Good question. It’s true that Christian has a biological father, but he was out of the picture before Christian was three years old and only emerged again when Christi…
The Quest for Purpose with L.T. Bourne
Oct. 29, 2020
As with so many children in the world today, Leonardo Lightbourne (L.T. Bourne) grew up with an absent father. Watching from the window as his father drove away left L.T. feeling confused and heartbroken. As he grew, he became a people-pleaser, trying to win the favor of others so that they wouldn’…
Beyond: Fatherfullness and Joe Biden
Oct. 24, 2020
In this Beyond story, David All brings to life the concept of fatherfullness by telling Joe Biden’s personal story of choosing the role and responsibility of fatherhood over all else, including his own ambitions in his career of public service. Wisdom for our Soul, Courage for your Journey. In Bell…
Fatherlessness, Stories of Men
Sept. 29, 2020
Welcome to our third season of Belly of the Beast Life Stories. Growing up with an absent biological father has a particular impact on men. In Fatherlessness, I’ll tell you stories of men that share this experience. A golden thread marking a childhood of grief, anger, and missteps; a difficult patt…
Show Update: Calibrating Our Story
Aug. 25, 2020
This informational bonus episode covers a few key adjustments we're making: 1. Originally our theme for Season 3 focused on exploring the transformations in personal stories of folks that have faced the criminal justice system. With COVID, it's not safe to take this issue on the way we envision, so…
Blind Mother Raises Blind Children with Ashley Wayne
May 26, 2020
Ashley Wayne shares her story of facing down her fear of being blind and becoming a mother. And now, she has two blind children and a newborn. EPISODE SUMMARY Part I The gift of sight was always seen as a luxury to Ashley up until this moment She’s days from going to get her daughter in Bulgaria, t…
About the Host
David All
Storyteller, Creator, Producer
Hey folks, welcome to our shared story.
Thanks for listening. And I mean really listening. I hope you hear something meaningful come up in your own life story.
My gift is the ability to listen to another human tell their authentic story. The one that holds all the wisdom of what they've overcome in life. I tune in so deeply that it rattles my bones -- letting the wisdom come up to the surface.
I'll never sell this podcast -- every episode is 100% advertising free thanks to the support of our community chipping in $5.
Warmly,
David