Tag: uplifting stories

Podcast

Ep 10: Overcoming Tourette Syndrome, Trauma, & Triumph: CBS News’ David Begnaud on Friendship, Resilience, & Storytelling

What does it take to rise from childhood bullying, Tourette syndrome, and the fear of never making it to national television, to becoming one of the most beloved Contributor in America? In this episode of Call Me Friend, host Daryn Kagan sits down with CBS News contributor David Begnaud to explore his extraordinary journey of resilience, authenticity, and second chances. David opens up about growing up in Louisiana with Tourette syndrome, navigating the challenges of being gay in a conservative

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How I made the transition from traditional journalism to creating content filled with positive and uplifting news.
Buzz, Good News, Uplifting Stories

Talking My Transition To Uplifting, Positive News On NPR’s GPB Radio

Thank you to GPB’s “On Second Thought” for having me on to talk about uplifting, positive news So how does a traditional journalist make the shift from talking doom and gloom to creating content that is uplifting and positive news? Do folks really want to hear this kind of news? Thank you to Virginia Prescott and the folks at “On Second Thought” for having me on to talk about the biggest shift of my career. Here’s the segment, in case

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Daryn's Blog, Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn, Marriage, The Hard Stuff

Never Enough Time When You Love Someone

A stranger took my breath away this week. What would you do if a woman you just met told you, “I’m really not a risk taker,” followed by, “I married a man who told me on our first date that he only had 18 months to live.” “How’d that work out for you?” I couldn’t help but ask. “He lived 18 more years past that first date. We were married for 15 of those,” Brenda Zimmer Gibson told me. “They

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July 8, 2013: I’m Back–Really!

Feels like I should have an approved absence note or something for you. I haven’t been away from DarynKagan.com this much since I launched the website in 2006. The note would read something like, “Please excuse Daryn for her absence, but she has been on a belated honeymoon and a family vacation-practically back to back.” It feels like I’ve traveled half-way around the world and back twice in the last month. Probably because I have! First, the trip of a

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