LISA BAIN's guest appearances

LISA BAIN

NOURISH Podcast with Kim Bakaev

Young Business Leader Podcast

The Death Dialogues Project Podcast

Empty Nest Guests

Heather Turner

Scott Taylor

Shannon Wilburn

DANNY STOCKSTILL

Alia Joy

Shannan Martin

Phil Jackson

Bradley Cooper

Angie Lee

Emily P. Freeman

Justin Wren

Christie Purifoy

Gary Richardson

Whit George

Bob Goff

OwlTail

Hi! I’m the real Lisa Bain, the blogger behind The Wandering Widow and author of Heart of a Kingdom.  A few years ago, I was just like everyone else I knew. I was on the corporate career track at a company I loved, caring for my aging parents, and taking life’s adventures one day at a time with my soul mate at my side. I had a plan. I knew where I was going, how long it would take to get there, and had the action items to propel me towards my life goals.  All that came screeching to a halt in 2016, when my husband died of a very aggressive and rare form of cancer, just nine months after my dad died of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease. I couldn’t hold it together and watched in horror as my carefully crafted life imploded. The loss of the two men I loved most in the world ripped off the cover on every other loss I’d buried deep inside, forcing me to face them all. I couldn’t function, and the people in my life didn’t know how to help me.  With THE WANDERING WIDOW I started writing to work through my grief. I had been in corporate sales and marketing. Creative writing had been on my radar but became a saving grace as I tried to figure out who I was in this new widow life. I started my blog The Wandering Widow as a way to express the feelings I couldn’t verbalize amid my raw pain. I always wrote for myself, but the feedback I received from other widows encouraged me to share my blog to a wider audience. I committed to share all the ugly and beautiful bits of my grief journey as a way to both stay on track for my healing and also to help others. We live in a grief phobic society. If my snarky accounts of my story can help shed light on the needs of the grieving, help the bereaved feel less alone, and help family and friends with suggestions on how to help, then I’m in 100%. And a journey it became. I left that corporate job, my home, and my friends and family and set out to travel the world by myself for a year. (That year never ended, in case you were wondering.) By this point, I’d added short stories and angsty poetry to my journaling but never planned to write a book. Traveling alone had its lonely moments, and I often took my laptop to a coffee shop and just wrote what I saw. I didn’t want to be a travel blogger but did want to share the things I learned on my travels as The Wandering Widow. And everywhere I went, I encountered my fellow bereaved. I learned that most countries struggle with providing adequate grief support. I connected with widows and widowers who were desperate to share their stories and say aloud the names of the ones they lost. I’m grateful to now call many of them friends.  While my grief will always be her cornerstone of my writing, I've moved further afield and am now and internationally published poet and working on my second novel. Find Lisa on social media @thereallisabain and @lisanainwrites and her website www.thereallisabain.com.  Please follow The Death Dialogues Project and learn more about this project at www.deathdialogues.net where you will find links to podcast platforms and our social media. Instagram is our fave social media home @deathdialoguesproject--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deathdialogues/message

Hi! I’m the real Lisa Bain, the blogger behind The Wandering Widow and author of Heart of a Kingdom.  A few years ago, I was just like everyone else I knew. I was on the corporate career track at a company I loved, caring for my aging parents, and taking life’s adventures one day at a time with my soul mate at my side. I had a plan. I knew where I was going, how long it would take to get there, and had the action items to propel me towards my life goals.  All that came screeching to a halt in 2016, when my husband died of a very aggressive and rare form of cancer, just nine months after my dad died of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease. I couldn’t hold it together and watched in horror as my carefully crafted life imploded. The loss of the two men I loved most in the world ripped off the cover on every other loss I’d buried deep inside, forcing me to face them all. I couldn’t function, and the people in my life didn’t know how to help me.  With THE WANDERING WIDOW I started writing to work through my grief. I had been in corporate sales and marketing. Creative writing had been on my radar but became a saving grace as I tried to figure out who I was in this new widow life. I started my blog The Wandering Widow as a way to express the feelings I couldn’t verbalize amid my raw pain. I always wrote for myself, but the feedback I received from other widows encouraged me to share my blog to a wider audience. I committed to share all the ugly and beautiful bits of my grief journey as a way to both stay on track for my healing and also to help others. We live in a grief phobic society. If my snarky accounts of my story can help shed light on the needs of the grieving, help the bereaved feel less alone, and help family and friends with suggestions on how to help, then I’m in 100%. And a journey it became. I left that corporate job, my home, and my friends and family and set out to travel the world by myself for a year. (That year never ended, in case you were wondering.) By this point, I’d added short stories and angsty poetry to my journaling but never planned to write a book. Traveling alone had its lonely moments, and I often took my laptop to a coffee shop and just wrote what I saw. I didn’t want to be a travel blogger but did want to share the things I learned on my travels as The Wandering Widow. And everywhere I went, I encountered my fellow bereaved. I learned that most countries struggle with providing adequate grief support. I connected with widows and widowers who were desperate to share their stories and say aloud the names of the ones they lost. I’m grateful to now call many of them friends.  While my grief will always be her cornerstone of my writing, I've moved further afield and am now and internationally published poet and working on my second novel. Find Lisa on social media @thereallisabain and @lisanainwrites and her website <a href="http://www.thereallisabain.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thereallisabain.com</a>.  Please follow The Death Dialogues Project and learn more about this project at <a href="http://www.deathdialogues.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.deathdialogues.net</a> where you will find links to podcast platforms and our social media. Instagram is our fave social media home @deathdialoguesproject--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deathdialogues/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deathdialogues/message</a>

110. Lisa Bain: The Wandering Widow

The light that is Lisa Bain founded the charity "Joy in the Cause" during a time when most people would be at their lowest moments.  Her mother's five-year battle with cancer birthed a beautiful movement that is rooted in choosing joy in every situation.  Joy in the Cause and its off-shoots, the Purpose Project, Joy to the Rescue and Joy in the Adventure,  brings hope and light to individuals, young and old, who are facing traumatic situations.  Lisa's sidekick, Mavis Pearl, a six-year-old, tutu-wearing English Bulldog, ministers love and joy to countless kids and adults daily.  No small act of kindness is ever wasted, and Joy in the Cause is a great place to get plugged in to give joy to others.  I know Lisa's story and inspiring words will nourish you today. www.joyinthecause.org

The light that is Lisa Bain founded the charity "Joy in the Cause" during a time when most people would be at their lowest moments.  Her mother's five-year battle with cancer birthed a beautiful movement that is rooted in choosing joy in every situation.  Joy in the Cause and its off-shoots, the Purpose Project, Joy to the Rescue and Joy in the Adventure,  brings hope and light to individuals, young and old, who are facing traumatic situations.  Lisa's sidekick, Mavis Pearl, a six-year-old, tutu-wearing English Bulldog, ministers love and joy to countless kids and adults daily.  No small act of kindness is ever wasted, and Joy in the Cause is a great place to get plugged in to give joy to others.  I know Lisa's story and inspiring words will nourish you today. <a href="http://www.joyinthecause.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.joyinthecause.org</a>

EPISODE 24 LISA BAIN "Finding Joy in Any Cause"

YBT Podcast host Evan Uyetake sits down with Joy in the Cause founder Lisa Bain.  Lisa created Joy in the Cause to provide joy, compassion, and care through one personal act at a time.  In the last 4 years Joy in the Cause, has grown to over 500 volunteers and serves hospital patients, nursing homes, and kids in crisis.   Her inspirational story begins wiht her and her monther deciding to take their own diagnosis and turn it into an adventure filled with bringing joy and hope to others. To learn more about Lisa and Joy in the Causehttp://joyinthecause.orgFacebook: /joyinthecauseTwitter: @joyinthecauseTo learn more about The Young Businessmen of Tulsa:Facebook: /YBTOklahomaTwitter: @ybTulsaOKLinkedIn: Young Businessmen of TulsaWebsite: www.ybtok.comTo connect with Evan Uyetaketwitter: @utalkieinstagram: @utalkieLinkedIn: /evanuyetakeemail: podcast@ybtok.comThis podcast is sponsored by Trost Marketing www.trostmarketing.com

YBT Podcast host Evan Uyetake sits down with Joy in the Cause founder Lisa Bain. Lisa created Joy in the Cause to provide joy, compassion, and care through one personal act at a time. In the last 4 years Joy in the Cause, has grown to over 500 volunteers and serves hospital patients, nursing homes, and kids in crisis. Her inspirational story begins wiht her and her monther deciding to take their own diagnosis and turn it into an adventure filled with bringing joy and hope to others. To learn more about Lisa and Joy in the Cause <a href="http://joyinthecause.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://joyinthecause.org</a> Facebook: /joyinthecause Twitter: @joyinthecause To learn more about The Young Businessmen of Tulsa: Facebook: /YBTOklahoma Twitter: @ybTulsaOK LinkedIn: Young Businessmen of Tulsa Website: <a href="http://www.ybtok.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ybtok.com</a> To connect with Evan Uyetake twitter: @utalkie instagram: @utalkie LinkedIn: /evanuyetake email: podcast@ybtok.com This podcast is sponsored by Trost Marketing <a href="http://www.trostmarketing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.trostmarketing.com</a>

YBT Podcast 32 Giving=Joy=Hope=Healing  Lisa Bain