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Stories From Women Who Walk

Diane F Wyzga * Podcaster * Communication Problem Solver * Story Strategizer * Founder Engaged Storyism® Method

Daily 60 Seconds doses of hope, motivation, time out, imagination, wisdom, healing, story prompts, & more! Diane-on-Mic episodes offer tips on storytelling & communication problem-solving. Guests with true-life, practical, funny, heartbreaking, insightful human experience stories from (mostly) women walking their lives while Life walked them & the lasting difference their journeys have made. You’ll see yourself here. I’m your host, Diane Wyzga. "Come for the stories - stay for the magic!"

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60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: If Everything Old...

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2025/11/14

Hello to you listening in Victoria, Texas!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me you’re familiar with the line, “Everything old is new again.” Some attribute the saying to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, to Jonathan Swift in the 1700s, or to Churchill, Mark Twain, or even a Chinese proverb. Genesis aside, what does the saying mean? In brief, old patterns, music, items,

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60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: How Landlines...

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2025/11/12

Hello to you listening in Dong Nai, Vietnam!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Imagine this: parents taking matters into their own hands and dialing back on their children’s cell phone access by bringing landlines into their homes. In one dad’s words, “Landlines strip communication skills back to basics.”What makes this move look like something out of The Wayback Machine? Because it

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00:02:56

60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday: Breathe. You Got...

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2025/11/10

Hello to you listening in Show Low, Arizona!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me in times of difficulty you turn for comfort or encouragement to a favorite line from the past, that still makes you wonder: could this have been written with me in mind?Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe said, “Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Looking at its sad appearance who would

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00:02:18

60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: What You’re...

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2025/11/07

Hello to you listening in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me you find yourself having lost track of the pathway of purpose. What’s my work for? Who’s it for? Why does my work matter?When I hit this place I ask 4 questions to re-orient my compass heading to True North:Why?Why Me?Why Me Here?Why Me Here Now?And then I set out on a walk to listen for

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60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: We Are...

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2025/11/05

Hello to you listening in Quezon City, the Philippines!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.In 2017 (years before the current madness) Pope Francis said, “Hitler didn’t steal the power, his people voted for him, then he destroyed his people.” That’s what con men do. Yes, there are days when We the People feel ashamed - even hopeless - for having been duped.At the same time I’m reminded

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00:05:12

60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday: Poland’s 1000...

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2025/11/03

Hello to you listening in Warsaw, Poland!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.I am deeply proud of my Polish heritage and being a lawyer. These times are unprecedented; but especially for judges, the last line of freedom’s defense. Attacks on the independence of the judiciary are sweeping our country taking various forms ranging from court capture to direct attacks on

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00:04:47

60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: The Witch of...

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2025/10/31

Hello to you listening from wherever your feet touch the ground on this Halloween which has roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced SOW in) which marked the end of summer and the harvest and begins the darker half of the year.Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, the Witch of Whidbey.Over these past 6 weeks (as I do every year) I’ve been retracing in my journal and my memories the

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60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: Rise Up & Be...

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2025/10/29

Hello to you listening in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaLand!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.My morning “rise & shine” routine is not complete without a page from the book, Pluto Living - Welcome to the Plutoverse by Pluto (& Mom a.k.a. NJ Wight, renowned wildlife photographer). You might remember the smart and sassy older lady Canadian Miniature Schnauzer who launched her very own Pluto

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00:03:56

60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday: Reflections on...

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2025/10/27

Hello to you listening in these still indivisible United States of America!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.I’ve been following Parker Palmer’s work since I bought a copy of his book, Let Your Life Speak - Listening For the Voice of Vocation, in 1999. You might be familiar with this quote which has become a guiding light for me: “Before you tell your life what you intend to do with

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60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: What Will You...

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2025/10/24

Hello to you listening in Roseau, Capital of Dominica, Lesser Antilles!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Many people are under the impression that the Hero’s Journey made famous by Joseph Campbell is about an external journey to vanquish foes and return with some Truth.In truth, the real journey is an internal one. The Hero is called to a task that is not at the surface of her being;

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00:02:18

60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: Tip = Using...

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2025/10/22

Hello to you listening in Salta, Argentina!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.I have decades of story prompt exercises to help my clients clarify their ideas, create their origin story, amplify their message, and connect with their audience in a way that authentically influences them to take desired action. In my experience practicing with fewer words focuses the core message. From

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60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday: Unsure of the...

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2025/10/20

Hello to you listening in Kokomo, Indiana!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Each year at this time my Camino de Santiago memories come back to life as I retrace my pilgrimage steps through the pages of my journal. Why this annual ritual? It’s a witness to my life: how I lived life before Camino and living it after Camino.In truth I want to relive the memories like strolling down a

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60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: I Want to Walk...

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2025/10/17

Hello to you listening in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malasia!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Retracing my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage footsteps in my journal and photos as I’ve been doing since 17th September reminds me how fully alive I felt then. 5 weeks - 500 miles walking the Way - all across Spain.Yes, there were aches and pains, cold and rain; there were crowded dorms that

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60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: No Kings Rally...

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2025/10/15

Hello to you listening wherever your feet touch the ground! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Our rights were never given — they were earned, they were won. From the ballot box to the picket line, generations of Americans have fought to secure fundamental freedoms and dignity for all of us. President Trump thinks behaving like a king makes him one; but in America, we

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00:02:52

60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday: How Shared...

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2025/10/13

Hello to you listening in Londrina, Brazil!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Recently I was honored to share the mic with my podcast friend and colleague Maritza Perez, the host of My Accent Is No Accident. Together we celebrated cultural diversity by sharing stories and valuable insights about overcoming barriers, and the importance of community. If you’re curious to discover how

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60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: No Wonder We Feel...

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2025/10/10

Hello to you listening in Newport News, Virginia!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me you feel on constant alert - trying to hold it together with compassion, hope and humor even while those who cause all this suffering want to rob us of that as well. No one and no place feels safe.We humans were not designed nor created for being on nonstop vigilance; it raises our blood

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60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: No Kings Rally...

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2025/10/08

Hello to you listening wherever your feet touch the ground! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Our rights were never given — they were earned, they were won. From the ballot box to the picket line, generations of Americans have fought to secure fundamental freedoms and dignity for all of us. President Trump thinks behaving like a king makes him one; but in America, we

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00:02:30

60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday: 4 Steps to...

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2025/10/06

Hello, to you listening in San Lorenzo, California!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me you’ve gotten stuck. Maybe you’re stuck now; you don’t know what to do.If you’re stuck, don’t watch what you think; watch what you do. You can walk your way clear. Walking activates a storehouse of strengths, experiences, helpful teachings, solutions gathered over your lifetime. Feeling

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60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday: What’s Your Work...

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2025/10/03

Hello to you listening in Fremont, California!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.In college I was taught by lay faculty and Benedictine monks. Today I follow Joan Chittister, an American Benedictine nun, theologian, author, and speaker who is known for being an outspoken advocate of justice, peace and equality focusing on the empowerment of women.In her book, The Monastic Heart - 50

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60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: What Does Your...

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2025/10/01

Hello, to you listening in Salford, England!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.I practice the Five Remembrances as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh: I am of a nature to get old, get sick, and die, be separated from those I love, and there is nothing I can do about it. Sounds grim, right? Now what?Maybe the Five Remembrances serve as an invitation to ask ourselves:✓ What does my Life want?✓ Am

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