Tag: Author

Ken Miller – Becoming Ken

by Dan Clouser | Jun 27, 2025 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

From an Ivy League graduate to homeless addict, and ultimately a respected keynote speaker and mentor, Ken Miller has lived every side of the human experience. Now, he shares his journey to inspire others to rise above their past, embrace their true identity, and build lives of purpose. Ken believes it’s never too late to rise, rebuild, and thrive.

Ken Miller’s journey is a testament to the power of resilience, redemption, and choice. Born into challenging circumstances, Ken rose to become a National Merit Scholar and an Ivy League graduate, but a spiral of addiction and poor decisions led him to the streets, homelessness, and incarceration.

Teri M. Brown – Lessons from a Double-Butted Adventure

by Dan Clouser | Jun 20, 2025 | Many Little People, Podcasts, Sports, The Journey | 0 |

Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri M Brown came into this world with an imagination full of stories to tell. She now calls the North Carolina coast home, and the peaceful nature of the sea has been a great source of inspiration for her creativity.

Not letting 2020 get the best of her, Teri chose to go on an adventure that changed her outlook on life. She and her husband, Bruce, rode a tandem bicycle across the United States from Astoria, Oregon to Washington DC, successfully raising money for Toys for Tots. She learned she is stronger than she realized and capable of anything she sets her mind to.

Teri graduated from UNC Greensboro with a multitude of degrees – majors in Elementary Education and Psychology and minors in Math and Sociology – she just couldn’t settle on one thing! While homeschooling her four children, she began her writing career by focusing on small businesses, writing articles, blog posts, and website content.

Dr. Fred Moss – Welcome to Humanity

by Dan Clouser | May 2, 2025 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

A college dropout who found a job at a state mental health facility for adolescent boys. However, he didn’t like how these kids were treated and decided to do something about it. So, he returned to college, and the rest is history.

Dr. Fred Moss, MD, is a pioneering psychiatrist and the founder of Welcome to Humanity. With nearly four decades of experience in the field, Dr. Moss has dedicated his career to transforming the conversation around mental health and well-being. Educated at Northwestern University Medical School and board-certified in psychiatry, he has treated over 30,000 patients across various settings, including telepsychiatry, private practice, and correctional healthcare.

Dr. Moss is best known for his unconventional approach to psychiatry, which emphasizes holistic healing through communication, connection, creativity, and self-expression. He challenges the traditional reliance on psychiatric diagnoses and medications, advocating instead for more human-centered and empathetic methods. This philosophy is encapsulated in his Creative 8™ methodology, which encourages activities like music, art, writing, and gardening as therapeutic practices and in his True Voice Methodology which assists people in finding their authentic voice through unconventional means and becoming comfortable speaking it authentically as a form of self-expression. .

Mark Connor – It’s About Time

by Dan Clouser | Mar 7, 2025 | Many Little People, Podcasts, Sports, The Journey | 0 |

Mark Connor is a Boxing Trainer and a Writer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. His first book, It’s About Time (Millions of Copies Sold for Dad), is a saga wrapped around a package of poems, guarded by angels. Through an autobiography reading like a novel, he weaves together a story of love, family, and life

with twenty poems running through it, sharing his growth in the Catholic faith, the influence of Irish heritage in his hometown’s American identity, his exploration of Lakota tradition within the urban American Indian community, and his understanding of how truth found in different spiritual approaches can lead others—as it led himself back—to its fullness in the revelation of Christ.

Mike Brennan – Release Creativity

by Dan Clouser | Feb 28, 2025 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

I first met Mike back in 2019 at the Growth Now Movement Live Summit hosted by my friend, Justin Schenck in our old hometown of Reading, Pennsyvania. We reconnected in November of 2024 when we were both speaking at The Thing in Orlando, Florida, which was hosted by Terry Weaver.

Mike Brennan, author of Make Fun a Habit: The Creative PLAYbook for Making Life and Work Fun Again, is not just a Creative Consultant and Communicator; he’s a passionate advocate for reigniting the lost art of fun and creativity in our lives. In his book, Make Fun a Habit, Mike takes readers on a captivating journey, drawing from personal experiences of resilience and moments of light in the darkest times. Through this journey, he uncovers the secrets to rediscovering fun, infusing every day with play, and unlocking our innate creative potential.

Mike’s expertise extends beyond the pages of his book, as he has been instrumental in helping renowned clients such as Heineken and Chase Bank infuse creativity, innovation, and yes, fun, into their work. His artwork has graced prestigious spaces like the Ronald McDonald House and the I.D.E.A. Museum in Mesa, Arizona. His educational journey includes studying in New York City and graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology and The School of Visual Arts.

Matthew Lesko – Finding Money

by Dan Clouser | Feb 7, 2025 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

Matthew is an energetic, passionate advocate with over 40 years of experience helping Americans access billions in government funding. Known for his colorful suits and infectious enthusiasm, he has made it his mission to reveal hidden pathways to financial support for everyday people. With a background that includes over 100 television appearances on Oprah, Larry King Live, and Good Morning America, as well as more than 4 million books sold, Matthew is a captivating storyteller who connects with audiences from all walks of life.

Today, at 81, Matthew is not slowing down. His community, Lesko Help, has grown to over 15,000 members, where he empowers individuals to cut through red tape and access funds they may not know exist. In a time of economic uncertainty, he’s dedicated to teaching people how to get the support they need from resources they already pay for with their tax dollars.

Larry Schechter – The History of Fantasy Sports

by Dan Clouser | Jan 24, 2025 | Many Little People, Podcasts, Sports, The Journey | 0 |

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Larry Schechter.

Larry is the author of the 2014 Amazon bestseller “Winning Fantasy Baseball.” He has been called one of the best fantasy baseball players in the world. Larry was a two-time winner of the CDM Sports national salary cap contest, defeating 7,500 teams in 2002 and 6,000 teams in 2005. He has competed in the two most prestigious expert’s leagues, winning the USA Today-sponsored LABR league three times and the Tout Wars experts league six times. One of his keys to success in fantasy baseball is attention to detail. He used that ability in researching, conducting interviews, and writing his most recent book, “The History of Fantasy Sports.”

It’s not written as a boring research paper, but rather tells the stories of the entrepreneurs who created an industry that has gone worldwide. More than 50 million men and women in the USA play fantasy sports. 200 million play fantasy Cricket in India. There’s never been a book like this and it’s getting rave reviews.

Heather Christie – LoveNotes!

by Dan Clouser | Dec 13, 2024 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Heather Christie.

Heather is a fellow Berks County native and author. She is the author of three books, so far. Additionally, she is the producer of the storytelling show, LoveNotes!, which is True stories of first love, last love, & all the love in between.

LoveNotes! is a storytelling show, a book, and a podcast in which real people share real stories about romantic love in all its incarnations. So, tell the poets, lovers, dreamers and anybody else who’s ever been in love that I’m looking for TRUE LOVE stories–from heartbreaking to heartwarming. Any story about romantic love in any of its incarnations fits the bill. A LoveNotes! story is the kind of yarn in which Cupid has shot someone in the heart and that person has lived to tell the tale.

Bintou Kaba – Creative Soul

by Dan Clouser | Nov 8, 2024 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

Bintou is a fellow author, who just released her first book, “Tragedy In The Tides.” She is also an independent artist, spoken word performer, and author passionate about self-love and personal development.

We had a great conversation about the creative process and the vulnerability involved in publishing your work.

Dan Clouser – Learning to come to Grips with My Terminal Illness – A Monologue

by Dan Clouser | Aug 16, 2024 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, I read Chapter 19 from The Journey of My Mother’s Son, Volume I, Many Random Thoughts from the Road.

I stopped recording interviews back in May because of our Canada and Alaska trip. Knowing that we would be in areas with little to internet, I had created a backlog of episodes to be released through the end of July.

Until I start interviews again, I will be releasing several monologues as well as episodes of just Sandy and I.

Dan and Sandy – Oh, Canada

by Dan Clouser | Jul 2, 2024 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, Sandy and I talk about our trip up the Oregon Coast, into Washington, and eventually across the border into Canada.

After almost two years in the making, we were excited to meet our friends and grandson, Alex in Great Falls, Montana to start our 3-1/2-month journey throughout Canada and Alaska. Even though we had only been in Canada for a little over two weeks when we recorded this episode, we have already seen so many amazing things and made incredible memories.

Morgan McCarver – The Potter and the Clay

by Dan Clouser | Jun 21, 2024 | Many Little People, Podcasts, The Journey | 0 |

Morgan was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her work is inspired by her female mentors of past and present, as well as her connection to Victorian corsetry through her scoliosis journey. She received an art degree with a ceramic’s concentration and a double minor in art history and business in 2019 from Anderson University in Anderson, SC.

McCarver had the honor of receiving the 2019 Outstanding Art Major Ceramics Award her senior year. As a 2020 701 Center for Contemporary Art prize finalist, she had the honor of being the youngest artist to ever make it that far. She is a multi-award-winning artist who recently received an Artist Support Grant to attend a national ceramics conference. She has had the honor of displaying her work in 2 solo exhibitions, “FemininiTEA” 2020 and “The Strength of a Wildflower” 2022. She recently completed a residency at Edgewood Cottage in Blowing Rock Summer 2023 and participated 2022 as well. McCarver has studios in Asheville, NC and Spartanburg, SC. Her art can be found in various galleries around the Carolinas and Tennessee.

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