Recapturing a Shattered Spirit

Challenges are nothing new to Martha Carswell — she’s a former pro basketball player and finished Ironman Kona. But when her bike was hit head on by a van, it shattered more than her body. See how she’s still learning to live again.

Growing Bolder Radio Show: Oct. 8, 2011

You’ve heard of a mid-life crisis, but what about a mid-life correction? See how it’s never too late to change your life and the world around you. You never know when your rock bottom will lead to heights you never dreamed possible.

Growing Bolder Radio Show: Oct. 1, 2011

Are you proud to be an American? The man behind the most stirring patriotic song of our generation weighs in on our country today. Plus, meet a 90-year-old who wants you to banish the phrase “aging gracefully” from your life.

Stand Up and Fight

We love to tell the stories of cancer survivors, people who stare death in the face, beat it, then go on to live rich, fulfilling lives. But it doesn’t always happen that way. Meet a woman who died trying to get access to a life-saving vaccine.

So She Thought She Could Dance

Like millions, Quin Bommelje is a big fan of the dance competition shows on TV. She convinced her husband to sign up for lessons with her, but now, the woman who couldn’t dance, is waltzing her way to the winner’s circle in top competitions.

The Barefoot Competitor

Judy Myers doesn’t look her age, and she doesn’t act it either. Find out how standing up on her two bare feet changed her body, opened her mind and put the spark back in her life.

Meet the Horn Man!

From a conch to a tuba, Bill Nemoyten plays them all. See how this pied piper uses his unique collection to delight audiences and spread his passion for music to all who will listen!

Life From the View of a Canoe

Rod Price was a successful businessman, but he wasn’t happy. Then he discovered his passion in the grueling endurance sport of Adventure Canoeing.

WWII Vet’s Final Mission: Preserving Women’s History

Betty Wall was one of a handful of female pilots in World War II. After the war, she thought that part of her life was over. But then she realized she owed it to her friends — and herself — to make sure we never forgot about their contributions.

97 Years of Saving Lives

At the time, it was a simple, selfless act. Seventy years later, it’s responsible for saving countless lives. It was just one incident in the long, rewarding life of Dr. Norman Wall, one of the most compelling, relevant 97-year-olds in the world.

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