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Ep. 115 – Loving Our Shadow Sides: Werewolves, Vampires and All Things Haunted

This episode begins with a crazy thing that happened after the episode ended…

On this spooktacular episode, I invited Angel Morgan to return to talk about her experiences with haunted items, possessions, exorcisms, and all things supernatural. On this episode I talk about my fear of ghosts, and the supernatural and share how I am learning to love the shadow side of my family history.

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Ep. 114 – The Transformative Power of Kindness

Podcast, Season 7

On this heartfelt episode of Love and Compassion Podcast with Gissele, I speak with Cindy Rowe, who teaches individuals and organizations about the power of kindness. We talk about the transformative role kindness had on her life in helping her deal with trauma and adversity. We also talk about the difference between kindness and “niceness”, why kindness cannot exist without boundaries and why forgiveness is important at work! This episode is medicine for our soul.

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Ep. 113 – Creating Healthy Boundaries to Heal Ourselves and Our Lives

Podcast, Season 7

On this episode of Love and Compassion podcast with Gissele, we talk to Nina Thiara about her lack of boundaries and how sitting with her difficult feelings, led her to heal her physical symptoms, and her life of chasing love.

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Ep. 112 – He Almost Became a School Shooter then Someone Saw Him. The Power of Being Seen.

Podcast, Season 7

What happens when someone who feels invisible is finally seen? In this extraordinary conversation, a man who came dangerously close to becoming a school shooter reflects on the people, experiences and compassion that changed his trajectory.

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Ep. 111 – The Kindness Project: How One Man is Loving People One Meal At a Time

Podcast, Season 7

On this episode, I speak to Braidon Johnson about his experiences with homelessness and how that lead him to create the Kindness Project in order to help others in need. Through feeding the unhoused, the elderly and students, he is creating community and showing what it takes to create a world filled with compassion and love for all.

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Ep. 110 – Can Grief and Joy Co-Exist Together?

Podcast, Season 7

In this episode, Gissele talks to Maria Belanic about navigating the loss of her son and her father. We discuss how to have compassion for ourselves and others during difficult moments. We also chat about the possibility that joy and grief can co-exist in the same space. If you are struggling with grief, check this episode out.

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Ep. 109 – How to Be Authentically Ourselves Even With Difficult People

Podcast, Season 7

On this very special episode, I speak to Megan Fuccarelli about why it is so difficult to be authentically ourselves in this world. We talk about how to speak our truths even when faced with difficult people and how to address micro aggressions with compassion and patience. Additionally, we talk about how to raise more authentic children.

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Ep. 108 – Can Enemies Live Together? How One Organization Is Creating True Lasting Peace

Podcast, Season 7

Listen to this powerful episode as Gissele chats with Celestin Gariyunka, ED of Prison Fellowship Rwanda who are actively working on creating long lasting peace by bringing together victims and perpetrators of the Rwandan Genocide. Celestin shares his secret to creating true harmony and how housing enemies together brings greater unity.

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Ep. 107 – No More Hiding: Being Authentic and Stopping People Pleasing

Podcast, Season 7

On this amazing conversation, Caroline Jose and I talk about the roots of her people pleasing persona and why she believed that kindness did not pay off. On this episode she talks about all the adversity she has faced including illness, financial instability, divorce, death and loss of identity. She discusses what keeps her going and how generosity and focusing on giving hope to those in the Autism community give her hope of a brighter tomorrow.

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Ep. 106 – Can Self Compassion Help Us Create A Better World?

Podcast, Season 7

For this episode I speak to Barbara With, who channels Einstein and many other key figures. Her work focuses on compassion and how to resolve conflict by using her conflict revolution strategy. We discuss the importance of compassion, and why it is so needed in today’s world. We also speak about why it is so difficult to practice it.

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Ep. 105 – Want More Peace In The World? Try Unconditional Love

Podcast, Season 7

On this powerful episode, I speak to Adam Guzman-Puell about how to unconditionally love ourselves, others and even our enemies. We talk about how we have to consciously choose love every day and some of the struggles I have faced living up to those ideals.

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Ep. 104 – How helping others can help us become happy when we are struggling

Podcast, Season 7

What does it take to become truly happy, joyful and at peace? we have heard that happiness is an inside job, but how often do we depend on external circumstances to to determine how happy we are. On this episode I chat with Karen Olson, who despite having an accident where she lost her ability to walk, she is one of the happiest people you will meet. She shares why she has always cared about others and how despite her inability to walk, she lives a full life.

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