Host Dave Roberts engages in a profound discussion with Diane Wyzga focusing on empowering women through storytelling and resilience. Diane highlights the importance of understanding one’s identity through personal narratives and the role of safe spaces in amplifying voices. Furthermore, we explore creating a safe space for individuals with Trauma, emphasizing self-empowerment through affirmations like ‘I am, I can, I will’. We also dive into the resources and services she provideds women through her organization, Quarter Moon Story Arts

Diane’s Bio and Contact Information

Diane Wyzga helps women clarify their ideas and amplify their messages in the spirit of who they are. How? By partnering to create their confident Origin Story and voice. From USNavy nurse to lawyer, speaker to litigation consultant, and seasoned backpacking adventurer to storyteller, Life has been Fall Down 7 – Get Up 8. For 30 years, Diane has been helping professionals take their story from a message only they could hear to the publishing world, the courtroom, hospitals, board meetings, and the airwaves. Stories that swayed juries. Built markets. Spread ideas. Changed things. Today Diane helps women become successful Origin Story creators in the spirit of who they are: finding the words they didn’t know they had to connect with, engage and enliven their audience to action while transforming the lives of those they serve. When you summon the courage to say “Yes!” that’s the place where your story changes.

Contact Info

Quarter Moon Story Arts: https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net E-mail: [email protected] Services: https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/services/ Arrange a complimentary Coaching session: https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/hire-me/, Opt In to NewsAudioLetter for bonus gift, valuable tips & techniques to enhance your story work: https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/hire-me/subscribe/ Stories From Women Who Walk with daily 60 Seconds podcast: https://www.stories-from-women-who-walk.simplecast.com/episodes Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-f-wyzga-QMSA

To find out more about Dave go to: davidrobertsmsw.com and his author site psychologyprofessorandminister.com

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Dave Roberts LMSW, Author, Podcaster

David J. Roberts, LMSW, became a parent who experienced the death of a child, when his daughter Jeannine died of cancer on 3/1/03 at the age of 18. He is a retired addiction professional and an adjunct professor in the psychology child life department at Utica University in Utica, New York. Dave also teaches psychology classes at Pratt MWP School of Art and Design. He is the host of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, which can be found on Apple, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

Dave has presented workshops at national conferences of The Compassionate Friends as well as for the Bereaved Parents of the USA. He was also a keynote speaker at the 2011 and 2015 national gatherings of the Bereaved Parents of the USA. Dave also co-presented a workshop titled “Helping Faculty After Traumatic Loss” for the Parkland, Florida community in May of 2018, in the aftermath of the mass shootings at Stoneman Douglas High School.

Roberts has been a past HuffPost contributor and has contributed articles to Medium, Open to Hope Foundation, Mindfulness and Grief, Thrive Global, and the Recovering the Self Journal. He has also appeared on numerous podcasts, as well as Open to Hope Television. In 2021,he co-authored and published a book with Reverend Patty Furino titled, When The Psychology Professor Met The Minister.