Heather Holt Podcast Host | Storytelling on Healing, Resilience & Life After Change

Inspiring stories told weekly to help change your perspective — and maybe even leave you smiling.

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    Sandie’s story is one of deep love, unimaginable loss, and quiet resilience. Through her husband Brian’s battle with autoimmune encephalitis, she learned how to keep showing up—with grace, strength, and aloha. This episode honors grief, caregiving, and the power of choosing love, even in the hardest moments. Read more

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    A love story forged in hospital rooms and held together with humor, resilience, and 50 surgeries. Tim and Candy’s journey through cancer, caregiving, and chaos proves that even in life’s messiest moments, love can still win—and sometimes, laughter really is the best medicine. This is the shit show you need to hear. Read more

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    High school memories, misunderstood rhythms, and the quiet strength of a woman navigating ADHD, grief, and motherhood. Jen’s story is raw, real, and deeply human—a reminder that what looks like chaos is often transformation in progress. Sometimes, hearing someone differently is the most powerful gift we can offer. Read more

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    Ericc Cram is a multi-talented artist, musician, and truck driver whose journey reveals the quiet power of reinvention. From surviving a hostile childhood to creating art that heals, his story is one of resilience, creativity, and staying true to yourself—even when life takes unexpected, winding roads. Read more

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    I’m honored to introduce you to someone who’s lived many lives in one body: Taraleigh Weathers. Back when I first met her, she was writing a magazine called The Healthy Hippie, and walking through life in sparkly hats and rainbow layers of joy. Most knew her as Taraleigh the writer. Or the Phish fan. Or Read more

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    Brooke’s story is one of strength, silence, and survival. From hidden trauma in college to a painful medical diagnosis years later, she shares what she couldn’t say before. This episode explores the scars we see—and the ones we don’t—and how healing begins when we finally find the courage to speak. Read more

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    Listen Here A Heartfelt Tribute to a Mother and Her Family: Julie’s Journey In Episode 3 of Change Happened, Then What?, I had the privilege of sharing a story that has stayed with me long after the recording stopped. It’s the story of Julie—a woman with the heart of a warrior and the soul of Read more

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    Listen Here Welcome to the second blog post inspired by the podcast Change Happened, Then What? I’m your host, Heather Holt, and today I want to share with you the deeply moving and powerful story of my friend Cynthea Hausman. Her episode, “Love Against the Odds,” is one I will never forget. It’s the kind Read more

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    In Ila’s Moon, Jeannie Lynch shares how the unimaginable loss of her daughter became a journey of grace, resilience, and acceptance. Her story reminds us that grief doesn’t end—it transforms. This heartfelt episode is a testament to love’s enduring power, and the healing found in sharing our stories. Read more