Hope Through Waking Up

Hope Through Expectation: Deanna Johnston

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2419920/fan_mail/new] Your voice can feed you, free you, and still get tangled up in fear. We’re joined by Deanna Johnston, a renowned vocalist and globally working voiceover artist, for a conversation that starts with a plastic microphone in a family basement and stretches all the way to recording projects heard around the world. Along the way, we talk about what it’s like to grow up shy, to feel emotions you weren’t taught to name, and to discover that singing can be less about perfection and more about telling the truth. Deanna opens up about the boldness it took to build her own band, the lasting impact of her time on Rockstar INXS, and the strange grief of stepping away from performance after years of touring and running a successful corporate entertainment company. Now she works inside a voiceover booth for hours at a time, and we dig into the hidden cost of that isolation, the body’s need for movement, and a recurring dream that perfectly captures what it feels like when expression gets blocked. We also get practical about getting unstuck: baby steps, finding the right door at the right time, and holding onto faith as fuel. Deanna shares a definition that reframes everything for us: hope as a positive expectation that something good is going to happen. If you’re navigating change, burnout, grief, or a creative reset, this one will meet you where you are and nudge you forward. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find these stories. Award-Winning Female Voice Actor Deanna Johnston [https://deannajohnston.com/] COMMERCIAL FEMALE VOICE OVER DEMO #videoproduction #videocreator [https://www.youtube.com/@deannajohnstonvoiceover] Deanna Johnston | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannajohnston/] Thanks for listening to Soul SiStories. We hope you follow us on your favorite podcast platform. Five-star ratings and reviews always help to spread our message of hope. Soul SiStories [https://soulsistories.buzzsprout.com/2419920] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulsistoriespod/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/soulsistoriespodcast/] Soul SiStories Podcast - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SoulSiStoriesPodcast] SoulSiStoriesPod (@soulsistoriespod) | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@soulsistoriespod]

Connection Series: Grounding

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2419920/fan_mail/new] If you’ve ever tried to meditate, connect with spirit, or follow your intuition and then felt spaced out, drained, or too open afterward, this conversation is your safety net. We’re talking about grounding as a real, practical skill for spiritual connection, not a vague “woo woo” idea. The point is simple: expand your awareness while staying anchored in your body, your room, and your real life.  We share the specific grounding techniques that work for us, including a roots-into-the-earth visualization that draws steady energy up through the body, plus a white light “egg” you can zip up around yourself when you’re seated with your feet off the floor. Along the way, we unpack why grounding can feel essential when you’re sensitive to energy, how fear and overwhelm can show up when you don’t feel tethered, and why having boundaries is not the same as hiding from the world.  We also get concrete about how to end a connection well. Intention matters, especially the intention to come back fully, and we offer quick regrounding tools you can use immediately: water, grounding foods, the 5-4-3-2-1 sensory method, and even one emphatic clap to signal that the session is complete. If you’re exploring intuitive development, mediumship, energy protection, or spiritual wellness, this will help you feel steady and supported.  Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a rating or review to help more people find our message of hope. What grounding practice works best for you right now? Thanks for listening to Soul SiStories. We hope you follow us on your favorite podcast platform. Five-star ratings and reviews always help to spread our message of hope. Soul SiStories [https://soulsistories.buzzsprout.com/2419920] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulsistoriespod/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/soulsistoriespodcast/] Soul SiStories Podcast - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SoulSiStoriesPodcast] SoulSiStoriesPod (@soulsistoriespod) | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@soulsistoriespod]

Hope Through Truth: Cynthia James

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2419920/fan_mail/new] Truth is a loaded word right now, but Reverend Cynthia James brings it back to something you can actually live: authenticity, integrity, and the inner compass that tells you when you’re aligned and when you’re not. We talk about why “facts” can still mislead, how trust is built moment by moment, and why truth seeking is less about winning arguments and more about becoming someone your own heart can stand behind. If you’ve been craving steadiness, this conversation offers it without pretending life is easy.  Cynthia shares her path from a childhood shaped by survival to a life of public creativity and spiritual leadership. We dig into the real work behind transformation: therapy, spiritual practice, and the slow process of integrating the parts of ourselves that learned to hide. Along the way, she reflects on mentors who saw her light before she fully did, and how doors closing in her career became an unexpected invitation to grow into a wider calling.  We also go straight at the hard question: how do you stay centered in truth when the world feels loud, divided, and manipulative? Cynthia’s answer is refreshingly practical, a non-negotiable daily spiritual practice, community with other truth seekers, and the discipline to do your own research instead of outsourcing your mind. Her performance insight ties it all together: real confidence shows up when you “perform through your heart,” whether you’re on a stage, in a meeting, or in a tough conversation at home.  If you want more hope without bypassing reality, press play and come sit with us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs steadiness, and leave a review so more people can find these stories of healing and truth. Cynthia James - Discover Your Purpose [https://www.cynthiajames.net/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/] Cynthia James - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFree] 777cynthiajames (@777cynthiajames) | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@777cynthiajames] (4) Cynthia James Enterprises: Overview | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/] Thanks for listening to Soul SiStories. We hope you follow us on your favorite podcast platform. Five-star ratings and reviews always help to spread our message of hope. Soul SiStories [https://soulsistories.buzzsprout.com/2419920] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulsistoriespod/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/soulsistoriespodcast/] Soul SiStories Podcast - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SoulSiStoriesPodcast] SoulSiStoriesPod (@soulsistoriespod) | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@soulsistoriespod]

Connection Series: Reading The Signs

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2419920/fan_mail/new] Grief can make you ask a question that feels almost unbearable: are they still here? We sit down as Diana and Dona and talk honestly about spiritual signs, the small “God winks” and the unmistakable moments that feel like direct afterlife communication. If you’ve ever wondered whether a butterfly, a ladybug, a song, or a perfectly timed message is just coincidence, we share how we learned to tell the difference and why we believe there’s nothing to fear in being open to connection. We trade real stories that shaped our trust. One is a gut-punch and a gift at the same time: a mother asks her son for proof, and an old text surfaces with the exact words she needs. We also talk about the sign language that develops between hearts, like monarch butterflies that show up on cue, ladybugs appearing in impossible places, and the deep body-knowing that says, “Yes, that was for me.” Along the way, we explore why signs can seem to fade when life gets loud, and how awareness, acceptance, and intention bring them back into view. You’ll leave with simple practices for asking for a specific sign, staying open without forcing it, and trusting your intuition when it lands. If this conversation sparks your curiosity about spiritual connection, grief healing, synchronicity, and signs from loved ones, come listen and then tell us what happened for you. Subscribe, share with someone who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find Soul Sistories. Thanks for listening to Soul SiStories. We hope you follow us on your favorite podcast platform. Five-star ratings and reviews always help to spread our message of hope. Soul SiStories [https://soulsistories.buzzsprout.com/2419920] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulsistoriespod/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/soulsistoriespodcast/] Soul SiStories Podcast - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SoulSiStoriesPodcast] SoulSiStoriesPod (@soulsistoriespod) | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@soulsistoriespod]

Hope Through Waking Up

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2419920/fan_mail/new] Some mornings don’t feel like mornings at all, they feel like a weight. We start from that honest place and work our way toward something sturdier: hope that comes from waking up, not just physically, but emotionally, socially, and spiritually. When you’re tempted to pull the covers over your head, “waking up” can sound almost too simple. We make the case that it’s the only way forward: start where you are, do the next small thing, and show up anyway. We talk about the bigger world, too the political climate, the cruelty that can feel impossible to metabolize, and the ways many of us have been able to look away until we couldn’t. We unpack privilege, the difference between empathy and understanding, and the sting of realizing how much we didn’t know. Along the way, we share the personal moments that widened our lens, from raising a brown-skinned child and noticing representation everywhere, to living overseas and seeing how entitlement shows up when you least expect it. It’s painful, but it’s clarifying. From there, we move into what action can look like without burnout. We reflect on community rallies as places of connection and love, not just protest, and we talk about grief that never fully goes away and joy that can still be real beside it. Waking up can mean advocacy, volunteering, creating art, caring for kids, or simply helping the next being in front of you. If you’ve been searching for a grounded mental health perspective on resilience, social justice, community, and hope, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show. Thanks for listening to Soul SiStories. We hope you follow us on your favorite podcast platform. Five-star ratings and reviews always help to spread our message of hope. Soul SiStories [https://soulsistories.buzzsprout.com/2419920] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulsistoriespod/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/soulsistoriespodcast/] Soul SiStories Podcast - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@SoulSiStoriesPodcast] SoulSiStoriesPod (@soulsistoriespod) | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@soulsistoriespod]