Stories that Empower - 046 Naomi McDougall Jones

046 Naomi McDougall Jones

07/30/18 • 19 min

Naomi, a born storyteller, shares this wisdom: - seek the joy, over the goals - allow yourself the pain of hardtimes and in the morning, take the next steps - a catastophy often provides us with something better than we thought - sometimes we get what we need, instead of what we want Naomi McDougall Jones is an award-winning writer, actress, and producer based in New York City. She is currently in post-production on her second feature film, BITE ME, with producers Jack Lechner (The Fog of War, Blue Valentine) and Sarah Wharton (That’s Not Us), which she wrote and also starred in opposite Christian Coulson (Harry Potter, Love is Strange, The Hours), Annie Golden (Orange is the New Black), and Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story). Naomi’s first feature film, which she also wrote, produced, and starred in, was the 12-time award-winning Imagine I’m Beautiful. The film received a theatrical release and is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and GooglePlay (). A pilot she wrote, The Dark Pieces, is now in development for television in Canada after having been named on The 2016 WriteHer List as one of the top 16 unproduced pilots by a female screenwriter. Naomi is an advocate and thought leader for bringing gender parity to cinema. She gave a virally sensational TEDTalk, What it’s Like to Be a Woman in Hollywood, which has now been viewed over 1 million times and can be seen on TED.com. She is the Founder and Chief Impact Officer of The 51 Fund, a venture capital fund dedicated to financing films by female filmmakers. Naomi is currently writing a book, The Wrong Kind of Woman: Dismantling the Gods of Hollywood, which will be published by Beacon Press in 2019. More at . (tags: Naomi, McDougall, Jones, naomimcdougalljones.com, Imagine I'm Beautiful, Bite Me, bitemethefilm.com, naomimdougallj, actress, writer, producer, women, activist, 51, fund, Wrong Kind of Woman, Fear(ful)less, storiesthatempower.com, stories that empower, empowering stories, empowerment stories, stories of empowerment, stories of empowering others, self empowerment stories, stories empower, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, uplift, uplifting, upliftment, hope, light, Sean)

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045 Kelley Harrell

Kelley experienced chronic illness, severe pain and fatigue for nearly two decades. In the absence of elders to guide her, she practiced self advocacy and educated herself for self care. She shares this wisdom. Define and maintain boundaries, which helps you focus on what you're good at. We don't heal in isolation, but rather in community. Surround yourself with a supportive community. Kelley Harrell is a modern shaman and author. Her practice is Soul Intent Arts in North Carolina. She's read the Elder Futhark for over 25 years. Her next book, Runic Book of Days comes out from Inner Traditions in September 2018. Kelley is the host of the runes podcast What in the Wyrd. (tags: Kelley, Harrell, kelleyharrell.com, soulintentarts.com, kelleysoularts, shaman, soul, intent, arts, Runic, Book, of Days, runes, What in the Wyrd, storiesthatempower.com, stories that empower, empowering stories, empowerment stories, stories of empowerment, stories of empowering others, self empowerment stories, stories empower, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, uplift, uplifting, upliftment, hope, light, Sean)

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047 Iris Waichler

Iris' mom experienced breast cancer. This impacted her brain and caused her personality to change. This loss had a profound impact on Iris. She learned to separate the illness from the person. Iris reminds anyone going through the same caregiver challenge that you're not alone, to get help (e.g. a friend, relative, health care professional, clergy, online) and to find camaraderie with other people. Iris Waichler has been a patient advocate and medical social worker for 40 years. She is an award winning author of 3 books. Her latest book, Role Reversal How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents, has won 6 major book awards. It is a memoir about her father and blends her professional experience to offer a wealth of information for other caregivers. She has been a caregiver for her mother and father. She also has helped 2 friends to die with dignity. Her book "Role Reversal, How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents" is the winner of : Finalist Best Book Award 2016 Finalist Indie Excellence Award 2016 Living Now Silver Award Winner 2017 Honorable Mention Readers Favorite Award 2017 Book Excellence Award 2017 Runner Up Award Florida Book Festival 2018. Her book "Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster: A Guide to Educate and Inspire" is the winner of: Mom's Choice Gold Award Winner for Best Book of the Year. Winner of the National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Gold Award for best book of the year. Winner of the finalist award for Foreword Magazine 2007 non-fiction Book of the Year. (tags: Iris, Waichler, iriswaichler.com, Role, Reversal, How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents, Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster: A Guide to Educate and Inspire, patient, advocate, medical, social, worker, storiesthatempower.com, stories that empower, empowering stories, empowerment stories, stories of empowerment, stories of empowering others, self empowerment stories, stories empower, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, uplift, uplifting, upliftment, hope, light, Sean)