Want An Epiphany About Your Health? 10 Health Habits Not Taught in Med School
Here at Epiphany Channel, we not only are reporting and sharing epiphany stories, but also information that we hope can help spark epiphanies. Dr. Lissa Rankin is a fellow blogger on PositivelyPositive.com and she has a new book out called Mind Over Medicine:...
An Epiphany of a Reformed Perfectionist
"LIFE ISN'T NECESSARILY SUPPOSED TO BE A CAKEWALK." ~ TRACY HAFEN I was always the kind of kid who had to excel and be the best at everything. I had to break the school record on every fitness test; I had to get straight As every year; I was valedictorian of my high...
G.W. Bailey’s Greatest Epiphany in Life, As Told to Elise Ballard
artwork by SimpleReminders.com When one life changes, many lives are changed. —G.W. Bailey BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE INTERVIEW G.W. and I met doing the play in Austin that sparked the epiphany for me that led to my book and this project. When it all started taking off,...
What Would You Share If It Were Your Last Day On Earth?
When I first launched my book, a site called Inspire Me Today asked me to write an article answering the question: "If today were your last day on earth and you could share 500 words with people, what would you say?" My friend Jennifer Pastiloff is the kind of writer...
An Epiphany of Eros: Esther Perel’s Interview with Elise Ballard
For this month of love and eros, I thought I'd post an excerpt of renowned sex therapist and best-selling author, Esther Perel's epiphany from my book. This was of the most surprising interviews I did - I was not expecting the story she told me at all. It was so...
Music Legend Clive Davis’ Greatest Epiphany in Life, as told to Elise Ballard
By completely trusting and acting on your instincts, the course of your entire life can change. —Clive Davis It was the summer of 1967, and of all places I was at the Monterey International Pop Festival. I had come out of a corporate law career, never expecting to be...
Deepak Chopra’s Greatest Epiphany In Life, As Told to Elise Ballard
This is the excerpt of Deepak Chopra's epiphany from my book, Epiphany, that was the catalyst that set him on his renowned trajectory of studying and practicing medicine in a whole new way, leading him to become one of the first people to bring the mind, body, spirit...
How Are You Rippling Out in the World? TV Writer/Producer’s Epiphany Leads to New Breast Cancer Foundation
We probably all at one time or another have heard the terms “ripple effect,” “six degrees of separation,” and the “butterfly effect.” Just in case you haven’t or as a quick review, in every culture and religion there is a belief in “the ripple effect” -- how one event...
Disappointment & Dreams – How to Cope & Begin Anew.
I keep a journal. And at the end of every year I review what I wrote. Sometimes it takes a long time depending on the year and how diligent (or neurotic) I was that year, but it's very informative actually, especially if you are a candid writer in your journals (which...
Top Inspirational Quotes
If you follow me on Facebook and Twitter and have perused my book and site, you will notice that I adore quotes of all shapes and sizes. I mean, REALLY adore. One of my favorite parts of writing my book was coming up with the quotes that titled the epiphanies...