Nobody Knows Your Story
A podcast that is centered around the life story of the podcast guest.
Episodes
129 episodes since 2020
Social Work Difference Maker Lance Hillsinger Shares His Story
Lance Hillsinger worked in social services for 34 years. As he shares his story he talks about what he saw as a cycle for families that was difficult to break free from.Growing up in Southern California, he was fortunate to have parents...
September 11, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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46:34
Retired USAF CMSgt Dave Nordel Shares His Story and Explains Why He's Max Fab
Dave Nordel grew up on a dairy farm in Northern California learning important life lessons. As Dave recalls his life we discuss some of these lessons which include what it means when cows lie down. (Yes, this is a tease.)We talk quite a...
August 27, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:00:58
Wayde Fishman Loves Hawaii (Living the Aloha Life is His Podcast)
Living the Aloha Life is a podcast I have listened to since 2018. This is where I was introduced to Wayde Fishman. Wayde loves Hawaii the way I love Hawaii so naturally as Wayde shares his story, we talk at len...
August 14, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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1:26:36
Tiny House Adviser Laura Lynch Shares Her Story
Laura Lynch grew up in Virginia with a tight knit Christian upbringing. When her parents decided to build a home, Laura got ahold of the blueprints and found them fascinating. As she tells her story, she talks about being interested in blueprin...
July 31, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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51:06
Destigmatizing Loneliness is a Big Part of Richard Demings Story
Richard Deming discovered music at an early age. He played drums. Like many, he thought it would be great to be in a band and play music for a living. Today Richard teaches at Yale where he also directs the creative writing program. Sometimes i...
July 17, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:01:30
Utkarsh Narang's Story Will Inspire & Ignite Your Spark (and make you feel happy)
Often as I sit and talk story with my guest, I have such a fun, therapeutic experience that before I know it twenty, or thirty minutes have flown by. This is how it was as I visited with Utkarsh Narang.Today, Utkarsh is a happi...
July 03, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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46:52
Borderline Personality Disorder is a Part of Zoey Rana's Life, and Her Story
Zoey Rana grew up in Southeast England in the community of Crawley. As a Muslim, she was raised with strict parents, especially a strict father. Her parents had her life all mapped out but from an early age, Zoey wasn’t interested in the life t...
June 19, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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51:53
Africa to USA at 13, Patricia Malanga Embraced a New Country, and Religion
Patricia Malanga was born in Africa more specifically, in Zaire which is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was not a safe place and her family wanted to leave. They spent six years in a refugee camp hoping to relocate to a c...
June 05, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:07:25
Finding His Birth Mom Late in Life, Edward Di Gangi Tells His Story; and Hers
Edward Di Gangi was adopted at birth in New York City. An only child, he made no effort to explore his heredity until, at age 69, a visit to a cemetery where members of his adoptive mother's family were buried stirred his interest.The ab...
May 22, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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46:45
TRIGGER: Sexual Assault Discussed. Jacia Kornwise Shares Her Story of Overcoming Adversity
Jacia Kornwise has a life story unlike any told here on NKYS. Before listening, I want to issue a trigger warning for those who may be affected by sexual assault.Jacia is a Master Embodied Soul Coach, Transformational Experience Facilit...
May 08, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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47:44
1st NKYS Guest RE-visit with James Phelps (and Jolene) It's Been Four Years & Lots of Change
James Phelps was the first guest to appear on Nobody Knows Your Story. In this episode we find out what has changed in James life over the past four years. (It's a lot!) We also asked James wife Jolene to sit in and share her story.In t...
April 24, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:02:48
35 and Living His Best Life Josh Coffin Has Left the Bubble
Josh Coffin grew up as a pleaser. He loved the praise he received for doing what others wanted him to do. He also grew up in super conservative southeastern Idaho and as he states, "In high school 75 to 80% of the students attended Mor...
April 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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1:27:25
Helping Others Overcome What He's Overcome, Joe Elder Shares His Story
Let me start off by saying that Joe Elder tells his story in a way that I believe anyone who has battelled alcohol or drugs would find not only relatable, but inspiring. Like many, Joe Elder has had challenges in his life. In his ...
March 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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1:29:04
Plastic Surgeons Burn Out But for Sharon McLaughlin, She Simply Changed Course
Confidence is Contagious is a podcast hosted by Sharon McLaughlin. It's similar to Nobody Knows Your Story as the episodes contain insightful conversations and thought-provoking discussions from women who have confidence and inspire others. Gue...
March 13, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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47:37
Maile Jewkes - A Lesson in Perseverance. *TRIGGER WARNING
I've had the pleasure of getting to know Maile Jewkes and her husband Jerry over the past couple of years. But in a reversal of the norm, I actually met and became friends with Maile's parents almost thirty years ago. Maile will talk about this...
February 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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1:24:49
Liver Transplant & HE NEVER DRANK! My Pal Wayne Cavicchioni Tells All
As with a number of guests I've interviewed, I know Wayne Cavicchioni on a personal level. We played softball against each other for a couple of years but I noticed that Wayne was a people person. He was also an above average player. People per...
February 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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48:43
Born in the Wrong Body, Mac McGregor's Focus Today is on Positive Masculinity.
Life is all about pivoting, some might say transitioning. Mac McGregor knows all about transitioning and he talks freely about his life as a high level martial arts competitor representing the United States, as a female.As you listen to...
January 31, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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48:14
Baseball Created a Good Life for Marc Schafler
Marc Schafler's story was a particularly fun one for me and I suspect many other boys now in men's bodies. Many of us who grew up in the 60's & 70's dreamed of playing baseball in the major leagues. Marc was a good player in his...
January 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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43:24
Frank Ring "WALKS" Us Through His Life (Emphasis on WALK)
Frank Ring grew up in Palisades Park, NJ with a view of the New York City skyline. He loved sports and played both basketball and baseball. He was always into physical fitness and took to running on a regular basis. Frank discovered...
January 03, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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1:02:27
Diagnosed with ADHD & Autism as an Adult, Traci Neal Tells Her Story
MISSION STATEMENT:I live to inspire and light a fire in the hearts of others.I want people to desire a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. ~Traci Neal~W...
December 20, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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32:48
"I'm No Saint" Author Eric Young Shares His Story
“I write so I can explain things to myself. That they are explained to you in the process is just as important to me, but the motivation has been intrinsic to simply trying to explain things to myself in an attempt to making some kind of sense....
December 06, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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1:15:42
Retired Secret Service Agent Dan Dluzneski Shares His Story
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Secret Service Agent? We all think of the Secret Service protecting the President and Vice President of the United States, but they do much more. Dan Dluzneski did have security details where...
November 22, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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1:02:40
Alive with Purpose - Bret Magpiong Shares His Story
Bret Magpiong has a bit of a Hawaiian connection, but he grew up in Southern California. As Bret shares his life story, he talks about his family and how living in the shadow of his older brother caused a bit of a course direct. Br...
November 08, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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56:15
LivGreater Creator Shelley Perry Shares Her Story
When Shelley Perry tells her story, you'll discover that when she sets her mind to something, she sticks with it. Words like courage, mettle, or tenacity are good describers.So how did Shelley develop these traits? Her family was involv...
October 25, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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47:32
A Quarter Life Crisis Caused a Re-Focus for Trang Nova
Trang Nova had a very academic-focused upbringing In Melbourne, Australia. In addition to typical schooling, Trang had tutoring after school and attended Saturday School to learn Vietnamese as she is Vietnamese Australian.As we discusse...
October 11, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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55:18