19Stories

This episode discusses childhood molestation and rape and may not be suitable for younger listeners or those who’ve experienced similar trauma.

I hope you’ve all had a beautiful and rejuvenating summer. I’m recording this episode on the eve of the Autumn Equinox. I imagine we’re all beginning to pull out those comfy sweaters for the cooler weather that is right around the corner!

I’m delighted to be back with a new season of episodes beginning with the very special guest that’s joining me today.

The descriptor's “bestselling author, global sailor and activist”, used to introduce Heidi Love, fails to give full measure to who this amazing woman is. (She’s definitely all of those but oh, SO MUCH MORE!)

Heidi was born in the small Alaskan town of Seward, Alaska, where her missionary father, mother and older brother moved to from Pennsylvania prior to her birth then eventually moved to Philadelphia when Heidi was six.

Now living in Eliot Maine, her cache of accomplishments include marketing strategist and cofounder of Vont, a Maine-based $7 million dollar digital marketing agency along with its sister agency, Ethos; a full-service, multi-platform branding agency. Love has earned an MBA, a Women of Achievement Fellowship, and graduated from the Institute for Civic Leadership. She is an active board member of Safe Space Radio and a former board member of the Maine Women's Fund.

As impressive as those accomplishments are Heidi's quest for healing from childhood violence, and its ensuing trauma,led her to embark on a five-year, 12,000 nautical-mile sailing odyssey from Maine to French Polynesia that was 43 years in the making resulting in a life redeemed and an incredible message of Hope.

In May of 2024, Heidi released the memoir of that journey, Laughing at the Sky, Wild Adventure, Bold Dreams and a Daring Search for a Stolen Childhood, which ranked #1 in New Releases in four different categories on Amazon, which we’ll be talking about today.

Contact Heidi Love via the following:

• To order Laughing at the Sky: https://amzn.to/3vOcjIT
• Website: HeidiLoveAuthor.com
• Business email: [email protected]
• Instagram: @heidiloveauthor
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaughingAtTheSky1/
• To Order Knowing Acts—Engage in Healing: https://amzn.to/3KcMnJ3
• Free sample Calming Practice exercises at https://www.heidiloveauthor.com/blog

Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope.

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow 19 Stories wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. It would be greatly appreciated if you gave a nice review and shared this episode well :-)

To give feedback or a story idea: [email protected]

To listen to my demos: https://www.cherylholling.com/

To contact me via VO work, or to host your podcast, I can be reached at: [email protected]

Follow me on Instagram: @cherylhollingvo

Theme Song Credit: 'Together' by For King & Country

Outro Music Sample (for this episode): 'Return to Innocence' by Enigma

Proverbs 23:18

"Surely there is a future, and your Hope will not be cut off."

Until next time, stay Healthy and Hopeful!

Hello and welcome to this very special Encore Presentation of my 27th episode that I released back in August of 2021. Back then, I had a great conversation with my guest Jim Cooper, where among other topics, we chatted about the book he was penning, now known as ‘The Not So Little Book About Cancer Caregiving: Be a Caregiver Warrior and Keep Your Sanity!’, which is part memoir and caregiving advice that was birthed from his time as a caregiver to his wife during her battle with brain cancer.

Jim’s book was just released in paperback and is now available on amazon. I think it’s important to note that I have no affiliate relationship with Amazon, rather I’m supporting the tremendous act of service that Jim is providing via the release of his book.

As someone who was a caregiver myself, to several family members with cancer, I know this will be an extremely welcomed resource to those folks who suddenly find themselves in a caregiving position.

I hope you are having a wonderful summer and enjoy this encore presentation with my guest Jim Cooper.

My next guest is a veteran radio personality, voice actor, author, book publisher and drummer.

He cut his on-air personality at KILT in Houston (1980). Was on air talent, production & music manager at WMLP & WOEZ-FM in Pennsylvania.

In Central New Jersey, he hosted, wrote and produced a syndicated film review radio program called ‘All That Glitters’ that aired on WCTC and WMGQ.

These days his voiceover credentials run the gamut from audiobooks, E-Learning Modules, Corporate Explainer videos, radio promos and phone messaging systems.

He’s also the creator, producer & host of ‘The Hydrant’, an Inside The Actor’s Studio-ish video chat with the movers and shakers of the Voiceover industry.

I’d like to welcome the “VO Big Dog” aka Jim Cooper to 19Stories.

As always, if you liked this or any other episode of 19Stories, please like, share or leave me a recorded message on the podcast page of my website: www.soundsatchelstudios.com

You may contact Jim via:

Business email Address: [email protected]

Business website: https://jimcoopervo.com

Host of the hydrant : https://jimcoopervo.com/the-hydrant

Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope.

If you enjoyed what you heard in this episode, make sure to follow 19 Stories wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. It would be greatly appreciated if you gave a nice review and shared this episode as well.

To give feedback or a story idea: [email protected]

To contact me via VO work, I can be reached at: [email protected]

To listen to my demos: https://www.cherylholling.com/

Follow me on Instagram: @cherylhollingvo

Until next time :-)

Wishing a very Happy New Year to you and yours. I certainly hope your holidays afforded you time to enjoy some rest and rejuvenation, and that 2024 is the year that you’re able to actualize some of your dreams and aspirations.

And speaking of actualizing one’s dreams, I think we can all take a page from my next guest as the term renaissance woman truly applies to Maria Pendolino. She’s a multi-award-winning voice artist working in national television and radio commercials, and numerous other genres of voice work.

Maria is also the President of the Board of Directors for Alleyway Theatre Inc., a professional theater company offering education & development programs to foster the talents of emergent artists from Western New York and beyond.

She also identifies as disabled actor, due to psoriatic arthritis which she was diagnosed with during her rise as a stage and screen actor. She’s proud to use her voice to advocate for disabled performers across the entertainment and media spectrum via The Disabled Voice Actors Database; an online directory of names and contact information of working voice actors who also happen to be people with disabilities.

Adding to her talents are that of a freelance Television and Feature Film Writer with a goal of developing and writing stories about women and disabled people who are at the center of their own stories.

This past October 2023, Maria garnered high praise when she joined USA Today’s Top 10 list of Emerging Entrepreneurs for 2023. I’d say a huge congratulations are in order, and yet the recognition is a bit ironic given Maria has been a working actor going on 20 years.

Maria will soon be adding Podcaster to her hugely impressive list of credits as she’ll soon be launching the podcast ‘We Talk for a Living’ where she’ll be talking about the power of using one’s voice, with guests from all different professions and backgrounds.

Maria can be reached via the following:

Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope.

If you enjoyed what you heard in this episode, make sure to follow 19 Stories wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. It would be greatly appreciated if you gave a nice review and shared this episode as well.

To give feedback or a story idea: [email protected]

To listen to my demos: https://www.cherylholling.com/

To contact me via VO work, or to host your podcast, I can be reached at: [email protected]

Follow me on Instagram: @cherylhollingvo

Theme Song Credit: 'Together' by For King & Country

Outro Music Sample: 'Dreams' Accoustic version, The Cranberries album: Something Else

Until next time, stay Healthy and Hopeful!

Hello and a very Happy Thanksgiving week to you and yours. I hope that you’re able to take some down time to enjoy the beginning of this holiday season, eat some good food, and do that which makes you feel rested and rejuvenated.

It’s been about a month since I’ve released a new episode and part of that is due to another project I’ve been working on. So, with that in mind, I am going to be taking a hiatus from releasing any new episodes of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope, until the beginning of 2024. I already have some wonderful guests who’ll be joining me to share more remarkable and encouraging stories.

Before I tell you about my new venture, I want to take this time to give a huge, heartfelt Thank You to all the guests who’ve joined me this past year, and to all of my listeners; whether you’ve been listening from day one or recently joined me. For the third year in a row, this podcast has been nominated for a SOVAS Award by the Society of Voice Arts & Sciences of which I am incredibly honored and grateful for this recognition. The award ceremony will be in Los Angeles in December, and although I will not be attending, I want to give a shoutout to my fellow nominees and voice actors who will be there. Perhaps I’ll have news to share in the new year as to whether or not I was awarded a golden statue. Please know that either way, that I’m grateful for this continued recognition.

Now, for some very exciting news! Much like I mulled around the idea of launching this podcast for several years, I’ve been doing the same with another podcast idea as well. My regular listeners are familiar with the numerous voice actors that I’ve interviewed, who have shared their stories of how they moved through fear to Hope, and having personally heard from many of you, that their messages have been inspirational at a time when you really needed to hear them, I’m hoping this new podcast will inspire you in other ways as well.

The pilot episode of my new podcast, ‘The Voice Kitchen: where recipes and voice talent blend!’ will be launching tomorrow, Wednesday, November 22.

Each week, I’ll be chatting with a talented voice actor who’ll be sharing one of their favorite recipes, while delving into its origin and the meaning it holds for them and their families.

From savory soups to sweet desserts, this podcast has something for everyone. Whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting out in the kitchen, The Voice Kitchen will hopefully leave you feeling encouraged to try some of these recipes for yourself and to experiment with some of your own creations.

I realize the holidays can be a hard time for folks. Whether it’s health or financial issues, family and friends who are no longer with us, or a feeling of melancholy that can set in during the winter months and should you be alone during this season, I encourage you to reach out to the numerous churches, temples and community organizations that prepare holiday meals as I know they’d be delighted to welcome you to their table and love on you with a welcoming heart and a warm meal.

In closing, I’d like to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and holiday season.

Until next time, stay Healthy and Hopeful!

Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope.

If you enjoyed what you heard in this episode, make sure to follow 19 Stories wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. It would be greatly appreciated if you gave a nice review and shared this episode as well.

To give feedback or a story idea: [email protected]

To contact me via VO work, I can be reached at: [email protected]

To listen to my demos: https://www.cherylholling.com/

Follow me on Instagram: @cherylhollingvo

Theme Song Credit: 'Together' by For King & Country

The guest joining me today, Kathy Barron, is a fellow Bay Area resident and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the Women Who Podcast Magazine, a publication that celebrates independent women podcasters from all over the world. I’m delighted to have recently discovered this online publication, especially since Kathy and her team just celebrated their second year in publication!

Women Who Podcast magazine is a fantastic place to discover new podcasts, and podcasters and Kathy strives for it to be a forum for fans and hosts to reach out to one another for support, collaboration, and inspiration.

Her hope is that together they can fulfill the vision she has for a shared future, including scholarships, mentorships, annual conferences and an expanded learning community. As Kathy’s mission is to lift up independent women podcast voices and give them the accolades they deserve.

She may know a thing or two about what that would mean to women podcaster’s, given she has been the host and producer of the Women Who Sarcast podcast since its launch in April of 2018. The Women Who Sarcast podcast aims to "change the misconception of sarcasm.” Something we definitely be chatt about in this episode.

To contact Kathy Barron:

Business email Address: [email protected]

Business website(s): www.womenwhopodcastmag.com

IG: @womenwhopodcastmagazine

Find 'Women Who Sarcast' IG: @womenwhosarcast

To contact Cori Asuncion:

IG: @coachwithcori

Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope.

If you enjoyed what you heard in this episode, make sure to follow 19 Stories wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. It would be greatly appreciated if you gave a nice review and shared this episode as well.

To give feedback or a story idea: [email protected]

To contact me via VO work, I can be reached at: [email protected]

To listen to my demos: https://www.cherylholling.com/

Follow me on Instagram: @cherylhollingvo

Until next time :-)

Theme Song Credit: 'Together' by For King & Country

Outro Music Sample: 'Brave' by Sara Bareilles